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Resident tells council he did not receive Welcome Center contract requested under FOIA
Summary
At the July 23 special meeting, resident Buddy Jones told the Ravenswood Common Council he had not received a requested FOIA copy of the Welcome Center contract, raised concerns about restroom access and questioned mayoral travel reimbursements; no formal action was taken.
Buddy Jones, a resident speaking during the public forum at the City of Ravenswood Common Council’s July 23 special meeting, said he had not received a copy of the complete contract for the Welcome Center that he requested under a FOIA request.
“I did not receive a copy of the complete contract for the Welcome Center that was requested in a FOIA,” Jones said during public comment. He also raised concerns about restroom access at the Welcome Center and recapped questions related to mayoral travel reimbursements recorded elsewhere in the meeting packet.
Council did not take immediate action in response to Jones’s comments during the public forum. The meeting packet includes attached reports and administrative records; the council later moved on to other agenda items, including a budget revision and sewer project approvals.
The council did not announce a follow-up or staff assignment on the Welcome Center contract during the meeting. The transcript records the comment but does not include a council response or a statement that the requested FOIA materials were delivered at the meeting.
