CWAC questions Trustee Council's private meeting\ By Monique Balas News-Chronicle A private meeting with representatives from government and tribal groups charged with restoring the ecosystem of the Fox River and bay of Green Bay was questioned because the public did not have adequate time for comment. Rebecca Katers, director of the Fox River watchdog group Clean Water Action Council, expressed concern the Trustee Council's morning executive session meeting was not publicized and did not give the public adequate knowledge of the restoration process. The restoration addresses restoring the Fox River and bay of Green Bay ecosystem, as determined by the Natural Resources Damage Assessment. During the Trustee Council's afternoon meeting, which was open to the public, the trustees voted to approve 17 restoration projects and look into 54 new ones. The voting had taken place before the public-comment period started. "We had been promised that all the meetings would be open to the public," Katers said. "I had the sense it wasn't even a meaningful meeting. It's a waste of time where decisions have already been made." According to Tom Nelson, an environmental specialist for the Oneidas who hosted Tuesday's meetings, the council's morning and early-afternoon sessions were simply private meetings to address confidential matters. "In the executive session, we were discussing negotiations, property purchases, things that are held confidential," Nelson said. "We weren't hiding anything."