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<div>The bottom line is....is this meeting in violation of the Maryland Public Meetings Act? Or the sunshine law, or whatever it's called? Or is it not? If it is, the council should not have such a meeting. If it is not, they can.</div>
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<div>Adrianne Lefkowitz</div>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 3px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><PRE><TT>I suppose we all agree then that the Town of Riverdale Park should
discuss in public their (our) negotiating position? I'm sure that Whole
Foods (or who ever) would be most appreciative of any advanced notice of
where Riverdale Park stands, what we will accept, what the town's bottom
line is.
Do you except Whole Foods to publish, for the world to know, the minimum
they feel the must get from the town to make a deal?
People want the Town's decision process and negotiating position to be
open and public, yet in the passed they have complained that the Town
gave away the store, didn't get as much as they could.
There is a time for public input. There is a time for official public
discussion. There is also a time for officials to hold their cards
closer to there vest. If you don't like what the elected officials do,
make sure your voter registration in Riverdale Park is current so you
can vote AND then VOTE.
Getting more than one person to run for each office seems to be over the
top.
Now that I reached redundancy ...
Lou
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