I recently emailed the WDFW Puget Sound Fish Manager, asking for the start time to the now published Tribal/WDFW North of Falcon Meeting. The closed door meeting is scheduled for 22 March at the Lacy Community Center. My inquiry was to know what time it begins. Seem's like a simple request, right? After all, shouldn't we, the citizens at least know what time the closed door meetings are happening. AT LEAST? Well, here's an excerpt from his response! I will let you draw your own conclusions. As for me, it's just confirmation that the "culture of secrecy" is very much alive in WDFW and our fisheries! _________________________________________________________________ "...If you are wanting to know the time and location of any planned co-manager meetings for that week, I cannot help you. Doing so would not only betray any trust that I have built in my relationships with co-managers, it would also violate the obligations I have as a representative of the State of Washington. I understand your desires for transparency, but I will not be the one that enables your endeavors. As always, if you have specific questions or ideas about fisheries, I am a great listener. Kind regards. Mark Washington Dept of Fish and Wildlife Puget Sound Fisheries Management 1111 Washington St SE NRB 6th Floor Olympia, WA 98501 Office : 360-902-2807 Cell : 360-688-3410 Fax : 360-249-4628 (personal communication 10 March 2018) ______end_________________________________________________ NOTICE he states letting the citizen's know what time the meeting starts would "VIOLATE THE OBLIGATIONS I HAVE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON." REALLY!!! Open Government VIOLATES HIS OBLIGATIONS AS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE??? This is why WDFW feel OBLIGATED to KEEP SECRETS from it's STAKEHOLDERS!!!