the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, the results of an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request revealed that Mayor Paul Vagianos was hiding comments that several citizens posted on his official Mayor Paul Vagianos Facebook page. This action was a violation of the OPRA. An elected official cannot, by law, block public comments on an official government page. Not only did this break the law, but it also flew in the face of his repeated contention that he is all in favor of “open dialogue,” “transparency,” and “civil discourse.” None of the hidden comments used vulgar, threatening, or otherwise inappropriate language; they simply stated opinions.
