Park Board Not Yet On Video
Busy journalist Scott Russell of the Southwest Journal and Skyway News reports in the Feb. 2 issue of the Skyway that "A sign greeting visitors in front of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board's meeting rooms at its new headquarters, 2117 W. River Parkway N., reads: "For your protection, portions of these offices may be under video surveillance."
Unfortunately, one room doesn't have a video camera: the board meeting room.
The issue came to the forefront after the Park Board's 11th-hour decision Dec. 17 to hire Jon Gurban as interim superintendent on a 5-4 vote. The Park Board had not given public notice it would vote on Gurban, and Gurban had neither applied nor interviewed.
Unlike City Council meetings, the Park Board does not broadcast its meetings on a cable channel or the Web. If you want to watch, you have to show up."
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