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A lot of people don't realize that a hired Township attorney works for the the Town Board, not for the citizens of the Township. The Township attorney's job is to advise and protect the Town Board. Same thing goes for a hired City attorney. In the case of Greenwood Township, the Town Board has had a tendency to get itself into trouble. We all know that knowledge is power. To help prevent trouble, the Greenwood Board's attorney, Mike Couri, has devised an incredible puzzle that citizens, or a newspaper need to put together before they can access public knowledge, records that are available under the MN Open Meeting Law. It's almost funny if you look at the puzzle. Mr. Couri and the Board continue to flaunt the Open Meeting Law, apparently in hopes that no one will challenge them and that some things will just blow over. If Tuesday's election is any indication, where the two incumbent Board members were ousted, it looks like the township is waking up again. And the lesson that the Board's attorney works for the Board, not for the people, is well taken.

Moving forward, we need to support our two new Greenwood Town Board members and look forward to a time when we don't have to waste taxpayer money for an expensive Board attorney to keep public records under wraps.