X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 X-Mozilla-Status2: 00800000 Message-ID: <452eb3d6-65eb-954d-96a3-a45ad2f31e56@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 19:52:28 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/102.11.0 Subject: Public Records Request Content-Language: en-US References: To: clark.curtis@newportvermont.org From: Marina Brown In-Reply-To: X-Forwarded-Message-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Under the Vermont Public Records Law, §315 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain the following records from the following time period of Nov 1 2022 to May 24 2023: Any copies of your data retention and deletion policy. Any records of deletion of emails or City of Newport Business records. Any records of discussion of data deletion. Any and all correspondence to Beth Barnes. Any and all correspondence from Beth Barnes. Any and all correspondence regarding Beth Barnes particularly any threats received. I would strongly prefer that these records be provided in digital format or be posted on your transparency page for the public to view directly. If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me if the cost will exceed $20. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public's understanding of the operation of the Newport City Government. I am a citizen journalist who is gathering this information in the public interest This information is not being sought for commercial purposes however it may be shared with commercial media. The law requires a response to this request within 2 days, or within 10 days for extraordinary circumstances. If you expect a significant delay in fulfilling this request, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records. If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law. Thank you for considering my request. -- Marina Brown -- for VTLeaks