By Christy Solo – Editor
In our Jan. 21, 2026 Shady Cove City Council meeting article we mentioned that government transparency is not council (or county commissioners or state level elected officials) answering questions asked by the public in the course of a public meeting.
In fact, there is nothing in the Oregon Revised Statutes which states that public comment must be allowed during public meetings. Only that meetings are public and noticed.
Allowing public…
