As the St. Louis County Council continues to deliberate spending of American Rescue Plan Act federal relief money, Councilwoman Clancy pushed back on an attempt by some of her colleagues to meet behind closed doors. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board shared Clancy’s concern about a lack of transparency and praised her for her push to keep the meetings public.
“Credit goes to council member Lisa Clancy for raising objections. “That committee [working group] absolutely cannot do its work in secret. These have to be public meetings,” she said Saturday.”
Read the full editorial here.