Why do citizens have to FOIL every bit of information they are entitled to see because it is public information?  It seems that Mayor Johnson has taken us back to the 'Dark Ages'.  The path to find out anything has become near impossible.  I am putting up two quotes from 2 of his State of the City addresses.

A statement made by Mayor Johnson at the 2008 State of the City Address

“I will operate a transparent government, not one where decisions are made in the shadows.

I believe that every citizen, whether Democrat or Republican that is civically minded and wants to be involved on a committee or commission to file an application and come in for a talk with me and you will be put on a list to be called on when needed.

It’s time for both Party’s to start working together for the benefit of the City.  Saratoga Springs is at a crossroads and petty politics will not benefit the City nor its citizens.”

From his State of the City address in 2011

Pg. 10 of 12

“So as we enter this New Year, we must ask ourselves how to be better

prepared against future fiscal impacts from dysfunctional and inefficient State and

Federal governments? We must continue to conduct performance reviews of each

governmental function, impose transparency in the process, improve productivity, and promote fiscal efficiency. We have taken steps in that direction over the past few years, in the face of the great economic recession, and must continue the process because we cannot possibly be fiscally stable without first getting our spending under control.”

This man is smiling because he is pulling the wool over your eyes.