Office of Open Records Letter to Borough Solicitor Mooney Comments 4-30-09
My last blog is a scan of a letter from the Office of Open Records to Kutztown Borough Solicitor Keith Mooney which was in reply to an appeal filed by me. This letter sets a precedent which means that Mayor Sandy Green, the Borough Council, Borough Solicitors Dietrich and Mooney along with some Borough will have to start making all Borough Books and Financial Records available to the public periodically and not by request. For instance Hometown Utilicom statistics such as the number of subscribers and the revenue from subscribers should be published monthly which would allow the residents to determine if this business venture is viable.
Last week under the Right to Know Law I made a request and yesterday I received a reply from Borough Secretary\Right to Know Officer Bonnie Bray which I stated and I quote, “I would like to see the start and completion dates of the Blonder Tongue Laboratories contract to update the head end to digital when they are available”.
Her reply was and again I quote, “Your request is denied because the contract does not exist and because there are no start and completion dates established for the head end project”. You have a right to appeal etc. She makes the statement that the Contract does not exist even though the bid for it was voted on in Committee and then voted on and accepted at the April 21, 2009 Council Meeting. She also states there are no start or completion dates established despite the fact that this work must be completed, as per a Federal regulation by June 12, 2009. Of course I will appeal this decision.
Gennaro A. Marino P.E.
www.marinoreport.com
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Go Gerry Go! Go Gerry Go!, by the way, just curious, what do you have in your hands?
I mean, what did you get? Why haven't you published it?
Mr Marino, I am rather curious. After all the weeks of letter writing, posting on your web, what did you gain? I ahve to agree with the prvious poster, I don't really see anything posted any differently now.
What is different today than last week? It seems the same information provided to you from your previous RTK requests are not any different than the the informationa available via the Borough website.
What did your effort produce?
Is it true you made the statement at Borough Hall that you "Don't want to know the truth?" Curious, I heard you blurted this out in front of a number of residents.
DO THE RESIDENTS HAVE NAMES AND ADDRESSES?
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