Howard Owens, publisher of The Batavian, used three minutes of public comment to discuss open government concerns.
Three minutes of public comment is what a resident gets in Batavia, and Owens spent his laying out three areas where he believes the City Council is getting the Open Meetings Law wrong. He told the council that keeping the state’s open government laws intact is part of a local publisher’s job.
Read the full story: A reminder to ‘elected officials and citizens’ to follow Open Meeting laws — The Batavian, May 27, 2026.
What the law actually requires: New York’s Open Meetings Law.
