The council's votes to rescind its appointment to the RDA, to withdraw from the RDA and to withhold funding were foolish and shortsighted.
But one of the council members' complaints about the RDA is a valid criticism.
"We are not informed of anything," council member Rita Stevenson said at the council's fateful April 8 meeting.
No matter your position on the RDA going forward, there is no doubt that appointed bodies in our region have done a poor job of communicating and getting word out about their accomplishments and challenges. Once appointed far too many of these acronym bodies are confusing at best and hidden at worst.
We have seen the same thing in Valparaiso with an all appointed school board, once appointed nary the two shall talk ... time for appointed leaders to communicate with enabling elected officials and time for elected officials to demand accountability too.
