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Dumfries Town Council missing meeting minutes violates open government law

DUMFRIES, Va. -- The Town of Dumfries has not made available minutes of its regular Town Council meetings.

Minutes from Town Council meetings between June 7 and November 15 have not been transcribed, according to Dumfries Town Clerk Dawn Hobgood. Virginia open records law mandates such minutes must be made available to the public. 

"Even draft versions of minutes are a public document under FOIA law," said said Virginia Coalition for Open Government Director Meghan Rhyne. "The localities are required to keep minutes, and then retain them indefinitely."

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