Clear the air in Cedar Hills
Sunday, September 30, 2012 – Daily Herald Editorial Staff — In Our Opinion
“The Utah Public Records Committee was wrong when it ruled against Cedar Hills resident Ken Cromar’s request to be reimbursed $766 for city financial documents and e-mails, but not for the regular reason that the cost of voluminous requests should be borne by the requester. 
“It was wrong because disclosure of these documents would, in fact, serve the public interest.
“Among other things, Cromar requested correspondence between two former city officials — disgraced former mayor Eric Richardson, who resigned last summer in the wake of unrelated fraud charges, and former city manager Konrad Hildebrandt, who resigned earlier in the face of mounting questions about the city’s financial books.
“Cromar is part of an activist group calling itself Cedar Hills Citizens for Responsible Government, which fought for the release of public records that would reveal mismanagement of city funds related to golf course financing. In March, Cromar requested the e-mails and other documents, but the city dug in, demanding payment to cover the costs of retrieval and copying.”
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Campbell: Cedar Hills case shows scars of fight for open government
By Joel Campbell
Special to The Salt Lake Tribune – First Published Sep 28 2012 06:15 pm • Last Updated Sep 29 2012 12:36 pm
“…Ken Cromar represents Cedar Hills Citizens for Responsible Government. Cromar could be straight out of central casting, as he has taken on the role of the crusading everyman. He and his group believe there is something rotten at City Hall. There’s good reason to suspect something’s fishy. While the former mayor was cleared in a city audit, he admitted to financial wrongdoing in his personal business. In addition, questions about the financial health of a controversial golf course and clubhouse come up frequently in conversations.
“While city leaders deny anything is wrong at city hall or with the golf course, some still see a black cloud. The city’s reaction to this GRAMA request has only fueled more suspicions.”
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