Lockport Residents Seek Transparency of Elected Officials

The annual meeting got off to a rocky start on Tuesday night as its location was switched two days beforehand to accommodate a larger crowd. Residents complained of arriving late and accused township officials of defying a state law requiring 15 days notice, according to the Chicago Tribune.

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But Township Clerk Denise Mushro Rumchak said the law also requires her to change the location if necessary to accommodate the anticipated number of people. Once she realized how many would be attending, she changed the site from the township's office at the Central Square building to the Lockport Township High School auditorium and posted the information on the township's website, at Central Square and in all its libraries.

Last year's annual meeting drew nearly 200 residents to the Central Square meeting room. Tuesday's session was attended by about 100.

Many wanted digitized copies of the annual financial report to be widely available to its residents.

"This business of transparency is very important. The board needs to address that," Carl Bebrich said.

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