From the Niagara Falls Review: It was standing room only at Oak Hall Friday where several dozen people crammed into a committee room for the first public meeting of the Niagara Parks Commission in its 124-year history. “We did not expect to see this many people,” said acting chairman Archie Katzman. Commissioners are “encouraged” by…
From the Niagara Falls Review: It’s hard to know how many chairs to put out when you’re not sure who is coming to the party. The Niagara Parks Commission is gearing up now to accommodate the press and members of the public at its first public board meeting Friday, after more than a century of…
From the Niagara Falls Review: The Niagara Parks Commission wants to go public. After 124 years of meeting in private, commissioners voted unanimously Friday to open their doors to the public and the media. “I made a motion at the parks commission today that the meetings, in the spirit of openness and transparency … be…