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

Thu Sep 26 12:09:07 UTC 2013

Right on, but also in our instances especially when related to activities of 
the board, state plan (which is virtually all activities) this stuff is 
supposed to be made freely available pro forma, let alone upon request under 
both Title I of the Rehab Act and under Section 504, alongwith, of course 
the ADA.

Now, these are federal laws, the latter two being federal civil rights laws, 
and they certainly trump under our federal Constitution any stupid 
interpretation, of any state law.

Joe
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> 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
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> Westland's FOIA fee structure called illegal | Michigan Radio
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> A free-market think-tank in Michigan is taking the city of Westland to
> court.
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> 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.
>
>
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> 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.
>
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> 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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> 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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