Government secrecy in Florida is out of hand - St. Petersburg Times

Op-ed piece on open government - click title for link. In the latest filing by Greater Bay in their lawsuit against the city, they complained to the judge about the fact that the city produced documents that contain redactions. Yes, that is right, a municipal government in the state of Florida that is subject to the open records law submitted documents in a legal proceeding with sections "marked out." If I were the judge, I'd tell the city's attorneys to read up on the Sunshine Law and provide intact documents - which I believe is what was done. Now, don't you think those items that we previously hidden would be red flags to the plaintiff? Of course!

Is this evidence of Stanton's heavy hand or just bad lawyering, or both? Where was the Palm Beach Post on this?  I guess the topic wasn't discussed during a kayak trip. Like the article says, any equivocation on whether something is public information is a sure sign of bad government - one that is not working for the people they serve or one that sees the citizen as the enemy. If the shoe fits, get a new foot.