Right to Know
« Previous EntriesJudge: State violated Right-to-Know Law in ATV park case
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008October 7, 2008
Nashua Telegraph
A citizen’s dogged pursuit of information being withheld by a state agency was recently justified when a judge ruled that state officials knowingly violated the Right-to-Know Law.
Records related to the state purchase of land for an ATV park were improperly kept secret when Fitzwilliam resident Andrew Walters was denied access to the [...]
Planning Board message sparks firm reminder
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008September 2, 2008
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
NEW IPSWICH — In July, Governor John Lynch signed a revised Right-to-Know Law that forbids deliberation on public business by a quorum or majority of a public body outside a duly noticed public meeting, including by e-mail correspondence.
When Selectman Jim Coffey received an e-mail from a member of the Planning Board [...]
City meetings, minus minutes
Monday, August 11th, 2008August 11, 2008
Seacoast Online
PORTSMOUTH — The School Board has been court-ordered to record minutes at every meeting it holds, and to pay $225 in court costs to the city man who brought the board to court.
“I’m satisfied with the outcome,” said Tom Morgan. “It remains to be seen if they will obey the law. I’d [...]
Oyster River questions RTK
Saturday, August 9th, 2008Residents of the Oyster River Community (Durham) are questioning the behavior of some in their school district.
They are concerned about the wasting of taxpayer money by the Oyster River School District.
An audit of all purchases will be done this coming Tuesday and the results will be published.
In a nutshell, some residents are accusing the district [...]
Meeting on tornado response shut
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008July 30, 2008
Concord Monitor
The Epsom selectmen met privately last night to discuss the town’s response to last week’s tornado.
The board cited a provision under New Hampshire’s right-to-know law allowing nonpublic sessions to protect a person or entity’s reputation. Through their attorney, town leaders said they feared personal details about residents, including medical information and requests [...]