Conneaut (Ohio) says no to Web site

The Star Beacon ^ | 18 May 2009http://www.freerepublic.com/perl/post_article | Mark Todd

[KRyanJames]

CONNEAUT — City administrators have sent a letter to a local Website operator, ordering her to remove information related to municipal offices, City Council members learned at Monday's work session.

The cease-and-desist order was sent last week to Katie Schwartz, who oversees the everythingconneautohio.com Web site. The letter was authorized by City Manager Robert Schaumleffel Jr.

Ward 1 Councilman Dave Campbell, who has promoted the Web site, was outraged by the letter, calling it “garbage. We cannot dictate how she runs her business,” he said.

[muir_redwoods]

Notice: If 1st amendment inoperative, see 2nd.

[iowamark]

[City manager]Schaumleffel used Schwartz as a springboard to rail against what he said was an organized campaign among some to “dig up dirt” on his administrative staff.

“I am tired of the dirt,” he said. “I don't know what the hell is going on. These personal attacks are going to stop. I'm really tired of the personal attacks.”

Any time government employees want to keep public information secret and outlaw criticism you know that they have something to hide.

[JeepInMazar]

Will they even ban a generic website?