[nfbmi-talk] wish the'd sue bsbp/lara for worse

Thu Sep 26 04:30:30 UTC 2013

This is a clear example of why Michigan needs a state Sunshine in Government
law such as  in the State of Florida!!

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Wish they'd sue LARA/BSBP for their incredible abuses of the FOIA. Man, the
fees they (BSBP//LARA) make Westland look like chicken feed.

Joe

Westland's FOIA fee structure called illegal | Michigan Radio

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Rina Miller

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A free-market think-tank in Michigan is taking the city of Westland to
court.

The Mackinac Center for Public Policy says Westland charges way too much for
documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act.

Spokesman Patrick Wright says the center wanted information about a
municipal golf course.

That's when they were told Westland charges a $5 fee to start the process.
It can get expensive quickly after that, Wright says.

"You're going to pay us a dollar a page and $45.61 per hour for the person
who's doing the copying, collating and envelope stuffing," Wright says the
Mackinac

Center was told.

"If you extrapolate $45.61, you end up with somebody making $94,000 a year.
If they do, the people of Westland have to have a serious conversation with

their city government," he says.

Wright also  says high fees could hinder average citizens looking for
information that should be easily accessible.

The Mackinac Center filed the suit in Midland County Circuit Court Friday,
claiming Westland's fee structure is illegal.

Westland City Clerk Eileen De Hart says she hadn't heard about the suit, but
also says she would not discuss ongoing litigation.

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