Parks Board announces they will no longer take questions on non-agenda items from the public at meetings...

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It's no secret that the Harrison County Parks Department restricts access to its board meetings and has been hesistant to answer our questions in recent months. Regarding the Wright Center issue and the ongoing situation at Rhoads Pool, Harrison County residents asked simple questions that were completely reasonable and possible to answer.

However, at their board meeting last night, the Harrison County Parks Board announced that they will no longer take questions on non-agenda items from the public at their meetings. If you want to inquire about any Parks Board business, you must call the office and get placed on the agenda, which will only be posted on the door to the government center prior to the meeting.

This is within their legal right, but it is not a practice of healthy, transparent leadership.

We truly hope that the Parks Board starts posting the agenda online ahead of meetings, otherwise it will be very difficult to know when to voice concerns. Also, this eliminates any person from simply asking any questions regarding the Parks department

We will continue to attend and record Parks Board meetings. If you agree that this new policy sets a dangerous precedent and want to voice your concern, we encourage you to call the office at 812-738-8236 to do so.