Taskforce to study transparency and open government

A new taskforce will examine local government transparency and openness in the borough.

"The South River Green Team Committee created the 'Transparency and Open Government Taskforce' in October with the intent of examining whether the borough government and school district are open and transparent in conducting business," said Councilwoman Sandra Adelino, liaison to the Green Team.

Are local and school government open about their discussions and actions?  Are citizens getting access to public information and documents with ease?  How can we encourage more public involvement in decision making?

These are some of the questions the taskforce is expected to answer in the months ahead.

To accomplish its fact-finding, the taskforce is seeking comments from the public about their experiences accessing information or dealing with public entities.  

The public may e-mail comments to:  southrivergreenteam@gmail.com.  Please include whether your comments are related to borough government or the school district.  

Those who wish their comments remain anonymous can visit an online form that requires no personal information at bit.ly/SRTOG

The deadline for comments is Dec. 14, 2018.

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