Whether or not one agrees with EWEB having entered into the contract with Seneca, the bigger issue seems to me to be the continuing effort of governmental agencies to hide their workings from the public for no good reason. This latest effort has apparently cost the tax payers $170,000 just in attorney fees. The lawyers must be laughing all the way to the bank. Totally irresponsible waste of public funds. I applaude the Register-Guard for hanging in there and forcing EWEB's disclosure.