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'"No taxpayer interest is protected by this secrecy."

Aye, that's' it in a nutshell. In this particular case, the entire shooting range issue has been one hot potato, and anything related to it should be out in the open whenever possible. I hope the public generally agrees with me in feeling protected from chicanery of any sort by the presence of at least a reporter in the room during discussion of all manner of things, including this.

The only ones protected by unnecessary secrecy are the ones who might benefit from such secrecy.

When it comes to meetings of public officials, when voices are silenced or ears are plugged, we all lose. As I write these lines, Donald Trump is holding a press conference on TV trying to cover his butt, giving HIS VERSION on what was said at various times in various places to which the press was not allowed—and disparaging the press in every way possible with charges of fakery. That, people, is the old propaganda ploy known as "transference of guilt"—by the real faker, employing Free Speech to arouse disrespect for Freedom of the Press.