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"UTA still intent on locking public out," read the headline of the editorial in the Sept. 21 Tribune. Anyone reading this would understandably shake their head in disgust toward the folks running UTA.
Only problem? It's not the show-runners this time. This utter lack of transparency is coming from the board of trustees, an externally appointed group of citizens that's there to oversee UTA's management. I hope folks see the sad, bitter irony in this.
The most transparent, judicious and well-liked CEO could be at the helm of UTA and he or she could do nothing to control the board's actions. The result: UTA's name is tarnished because of the doings of a bunch of volunteers — appointed from the outside — who are in no way full-time employees, in no way running the day-to-day operations of the agency.
To be sure, management has made plenty of mistakes before. And for that they should not be held blameless. But let's not lump them together with the board in this situation. Instead, may I suggest scrutinizing the municipalities and elected officials that appointed the members of the board in the first place.
Mason Reid
Salt Lake City