But What If the Notice is on a Party-Line and the Line is Busy?
October 3, 2008
It can be expected that the Secretary of the Treasury will argue for posting foreclosure notices to the Treasury website. But a taste of the treats to come is already found at www.house.gov where many have gone to find the bailout bill. The landing page posts this notice:
“Due to an unusually high amount of emails currently being submitted through the Write Your Representative feature (above), you may experience a slow response or error message when attempting to send emails through this system during hours of peak demand. We apologize for this inconvenience. Our technicians are working to fix the problem. Thank you”
It doesn’t bother to note that at times this week, www.house.gov wouldn’t even load because of high traffic.
Wisconsin conference
October 1, 2008
For those concerned about transparency in the foreclosure process, this conference offered by Federal Reserve and others may be of interest.
http://chicagofed.org/news_and_conferences/conferences_and_events/foreclosure_prevention.cfm
Free Newspaper Battle Coming in PA
September 18, 2008
$26 Million PA Corporate Welfare Scheme Harms Citizens, Government …
Philadelphia Center City Weekly Press – Philadelphia,PA,USA
It champions the free market over monopoly, opening the door to expanded public notice at much lower costs to taxpayers. His bill understands local …
English County Gets into the Media Biz
September 18, 2008
Cornwall says it has to have its own newspaper to make sure notice gets out. But at 50K a month in pounds, citizens aren’t so sure.
EPA muddies the water
September 13, 2008
Environmental Protection Agency has issued a notice that it will cease newspaper notices when it disapproves a state’s impaired waters report. The agency had notified the public when a state failed to list unacceptable water on its list. Now, it says, it thinks its own website will reach the public better. Its reasoning is that the Internet is available in libraries. It doesn’t explain why it shouldn’t do the Internet notice plus the newspaper notice.
Unfortunately, Congress didn’t tell the agency HOW it should provide notice, so the agency says it is using its discretion to decide.
Authentication on the Web Concerns Legal Librarians
September 5, 2008
Library professionals who staff and assist lawyers and law firms are growing in their uses of the web, but librarians remain concerned about the trustworthiness of the Internet, American Bar Association executive Catherine Sanders Reach told ACCN on Thursday. Many website provide information without any clear restriction on who posts, who edits.
For a copy of Sanders-Reach’s presentation, contact info@pnrc.net.
Who says public notice is on the wane? People concerned about good government are still looking to the posting in local newspapers as the best way to get the word out. Here, a Councilman says he wants his city law to spell out that the public should get good notice of meetings.
http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/083108/new_278178830.shtml
Public Interest Groups v Real People
September 2, 2008
Enviro groups are arguing against local newspaper notice on siting of wireless cell towers in neighborhoods, preferring publication on the FCC website. The reason? It would be easier for national groups to monitor. Never mind the folks whose neighborhoods are affected. And who would trust the mere locals to think the lofty thoughts of national braintrusts anyway?
Common Sense Idaho Court Opens Door to Notices in ACCN Newspaper
August 27, 2008
A long battle between a major metropolitan newspaper and the Idaho Business Review concluded today with a unanimous Idaho Supreme Court decision that interpreted the legal notices statute as it was written: private parties may use the newspaper of their choice for notice.
The largest circulation isn’t necessarily always the most effective medium for notice. Reader habit, attention to detail, customer service to advertisers, promotional devotion to the cause of notice and other elements can reasonably be taken into account by advertisers when they decide where to place their notices.
The opinion:
Did the Notice Actually Supply Notice?
August 25, 2008
Treating newspaper notices as pro forma–just a ticket to be punched because the law says so–diminishes the purposes of notice. It is no wonder the public often misses the point. A good notice is explicit and clear. This one may or may not have done the job, but some property owners evidently believe they were not actually notified.
