Received today. -jsq
Is gently orienting the Land Bank Authority to Sunshine Law
compliance going to be a joint LAKE transparancy in government
venture or am I riding solo? Since their purpose is to acquire,
transfer, divest, etc. land for the common good, real time exposure
of this public good should be welcomed. I’m sure it is just an
oversight that to date I have never seen a posted meeting date and
the city web site has never listed anything but “occasionally” for a
meeting schedule. Perhaps they think citizens would be bored and not
interested in their meetings and we just need to let them know we
are interested. Currently I’m interested in the construction for
Dupont on St. Augustine.
Also we need to keep watch to make sure SB 284, which would
legislate the formation of a regional land bank with greatly
enhanced acquisition powers, does not rise from the 2011 session
ashes. If getting information from the local land bank authority is
so difficult, can you imagine trying to keep up with a regional
entity and all the creative land deal possibilities.
-Barbara Stratton
It’s an hours in the day issue.
if you want to spearhead this issue, please lead.
As you know, LAKE as an organization rarely takes
a position on anything.
Most topics are pursued by one or two or more individuals
and almost all posts are the opinions of the poster,
unless otherwise indicated by “for LAKE”.
You seem to be the kernel of a syndicate of initiative on this one.
According to
The Valdosta City page on the Land Bank Authority
“Last updated: 8/23/2010 7:29:18 AM”:
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introduced into the state senate that will allow the establishment of regional land bank authorities. We citizens never consented to all this regional government that is being forced on us. If we can’t keep up with what the local land bank authority is doing just imagine what a regional land bank authority will be able to accomplish with zero public knowledge and input. This is one of the most dangerous pseudo-government entities ever and it needs to be addressed from the citizen level immediately. I applied for a citizen vacancy on the Land Bank Authority, but of course those positions are reserved for politically supportive individuals. Per the sunshine laws, which Sam Olens has sworn allegiance to, a citizen review committee would have to be advised of the meetings that are currently never publicized.