Skirting of Open Meetings Law an Open Secret in Milwaukee County

In late March 2016, Abele told the Cultural Landscape Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based organization, “Earlier this month, I launched a steering committee comprised of stakeholders from the business community, non-profit community, neighborhood groups and more, which has already begun meeting.” Despite that boast, Abele’s office refused to provide any details about this committee, which apparently met multiple times.