What is Little Falls City Council hiding?
Laura Wright's public forum comment May 20, where she read her email request April 28 which stated: "I would like to formally and officially request in writing that City Council meetings AND all future work sessions related to city council meetings be audio/video recorded and made available for public viewing on the internet. Additionally if captioning (or full transcript) is available please also include with each video/upload to help ensure they are accessible to all viewers. Also, as a suggestion-a link, email, or telephone number for the City of Little Falls could possibly be included with video/uploads for persons needing to request other accommodations. As a former employee of the State of Minnesota, having advocated for ease of accessibility for persons with disabilities as well as for disabled Veterans- I am hopeful you would please consider these items and implement in your future efforts for the benefit of all residents."
Mayor Greg Zylka's response: "I don't think it's a great idea. I am a very positive person, that enjoys positive things about this community, and I don't think that always has come out in the past in those meetings, in those comments, and I don't think that the truth is necessary at those as we've seen in the past. So in the interest of the betterment of the community and the attitude of the community, I would not support that, and also I will say that I have supported veterans of this community a lot, and I have supported Handicapped. So it's not me taking a shot at them, that they don't deserve to hear."
Countless Minnesota cities, including Willmar, livestream public comments/work sessions, because they are "resident friendly" and value taxpayers free speech, even if it's critical.
Not in Little Falls, Minn.
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Robin Hensel
Little Falls
