I think she attended more council meetings than any local official. We knew that her criticism was in good spirit and given with good intentions.

It's clear Rocky Hill does get the short end of the stick ... I think it's an election year ploy...and someone will have to pay for that $700,000 [shortfall in money from the state].

I applaud him for trying to tackle such a difficult and complicated issue, but I think it's too drastic a change.

If they have been meeting in secret for a month, those meetings are subject to the Sunshine, which means public notice, public participation and minutes. The documents are a public record. There is no doubt about that. Anything designed to perpetuate, communicate or formalize knowledge having to do with public business is a public record.

The meetings we have had have been held in such a bad spirit. There have been tempers and people walking out and shouting and banging on tables.

It may not be a technical violation, but there's something called the spirit and intent of Florida's open records laws. I don't think voters approved the state's Sunshine laws thought it was OK for the governor and legislators to meet behind closed doors possibly to give away the store.