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The Cultural committee never spoke to us during their research process.

The Cultural committee never spoke to us during their research process.

Some members of the council itself even though they came through J Shed early this year, also never spoke to us about this.

Some members of the council itself even though they came through J Shed early this year, also never spoke to us about this.

Artsource, of whom we have been members for 20 years, never told us about the process and only spoke to us after we discovered by accident that they were actually writing the recommendations based on the cultural committees report that would be put to council for vote.

Artsource, of whom we have been members for 20 years, never told us about the process and only spoke to us after we discovered by accident that they were actually writing the recommendations based on the cultural committees report that would be put to council for vote.

These above are facts and they could indicate many things. Something went horribly wrong in a process that is supposed to be open and transparent. I would hope that this should be addressed so that it doesn't happen again. It may be just poor management which needs to be rectified.

These above are facts and they could indicate many things. Something went horribly wrong in a process that is supposed to be open and transparent. I would hope that this should be addressed so that it doesn't happen again. It may be just poor management which needs to be rectified.