In the interest of sharing public information to the greatest possible degree free of charge, we have decided to post the recently released Millstone investigation report — "Report on the Open Space and Farmland Preservation Council, 2000, Millstone Township" — on our Web site.

While the 33-page report is available at the municipal building, residents would have to pay about $18 for a copy or read it there.

With all the interest, you would think township officials might have put a cheaper price tag on it. The National Park Service, for example, is offering copies of its 150-page environmental assessment on controversial rehabilitation plans for Sandy Hook’s Fort Hancock area, at a cut-rate $5.

The Millstone Township Committee is considering posting the document on the township Web site, but has taken a wait-and-see attitude, amid accusations by some that the investigation, which cost about $14,000, has resulted in a biased report.

Our attitude is that the readers can discern for themselves the validity of the report.

The more people know, the better off they are.