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Saint John City Hall went dark for 5 days. What are they hiding?

City Hall feels too quiet this week, and that's usually bad news

Good morning from the Fundy shore — the tide's turning, and so is New Brunswick. Let's get into it.

I'll tell you what, it's been a real "wait and see" kind of week down at City Hall, and that usually makes me a bit antsy, right? For five straight days now, the Saint John open data portal has been a ghost town. Not a single new bit of civic data, no fresh reports, nothing. It’s like they closed up shop and went down to St. Martins for a quiet weekend, even though it’s still Wednesday.

### What's Up With No Data?

This isn't just about a slow news week, mind you. No new data means we're flying blind on things that matter to you, right? Like:

* How many building permits were issued?

* Are those new parking initiatives in Uptown actually working?

* What’s the latest on the potholes in Millidgeville?

It's all crickets. When the silence gets this loud, you start wondering what they *don't* want us to see, ou bien, what’s happening behind closed doors that they're not ready to spill. For a city that's always talking about transparency, this week feels like we're back in the fog.

It leaves you with more questions than answers, and that's never a good sign for the folks just trying to figure out what's what.

Good morning from the Fundy shore — the tide's turning, and so is New Brunswick. Let's get into it.

You can find all my Saint John reports and more on mornings.live.

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