Well, according to a related press release by the Virginia Coalition for Open Government (VCOG), this was to be kept a secret until 5 pm today.
The Roanoke Times already let the cat out of the bag, and maybe some other traditional media sources.
Depot Dazed blogger Carol Lindstrom is the recipient of this year's Laurence E. Richardson award for individual citizen contributions to open goverment, given in memory of longtime Charlottesville broadcaster and VCOG founding director.
Regular readers know Lindstrom created web sites which shared public documents not found on Christiansburg's official site, at her own expense and teaching herself as she went along. She also started recording public meetings when some FOIA requested documents were not provided or memories seemed to get fuzzy over time. She is an active member of the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County, Virginia which promotes voting rights and voter awareness. Some motivation may have stemmed from council's past interpretations of FOIA with further prodding provided by a SLAPP suit.
VCOG is a non-profit alliance which promotes access to government records and meetings at the state and local level.
Congratuations, Ms. Lindstrom, for helping make Christiansburg government more transparent and maintaining the community's title of being the "Home of Heros."