This morning I encouraged Mr. Hildebrand (Build it Downtown) to challenge mayor Huether on the issue, he sent him this email this afternoon;
Mayor Huether,
You are currently using $500,000 of public funds to study the location, feasibility and design of a future events center for Sioux Falls. Because of your use of public funds, the transparency and accessibility of information used to conduct these studies should be afforded to the public in a timely fashion.
SDCL 1-27 provides entitlement to information within government bodies, including the City of Sioux Falls. Specifically, under 1-27-1.3 the law is to be “liberally†construed “in order that the citizens of this state shall have the full right to know of and have full access of information on public finances of the government and the public bodies and entities created to serve them.â€
Under SDCL 1-27-1.5 there are exceptions to the right to inspection and copying. Which exception are you relying on to prevent us from seeing the information we have requested?
I look forward to hearing back from you.
Steve Hildebrand, Co-Founder
Build it Downtown
Steve is not the only one who has been fishing for facts. Another resident has hinted to me that they will probably file a complaint with the open meetings commission. Seems Mike is about as transparent as a piece of coal.