Open Government Award
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
The Florence County Citizens In Action is a an organization founded to promote open government. Each year FCCIA presents the prestigious Open Government Award to a citizen of Florence County who has done the most to foster open government in the County. The 2007 award was presented to past FCCIA chairman, Lou Vause at the September 20 meeting .
The identify of the recipient is kept secret each year. “This year it was particularly difficult to keep the name secret, as Lou is serving as vice chairman.” said Licia Stone, FCCIA , chairman. “But somehow we managed to do it and I think Lou was completely caught off guard.”