[nfbmi-talk] Fw: FOIA Response to Request for Information on New Horizons

[joe harcz Comcast]

The known conflicts of interests documented in the "reversion to vendor" findings in the 2009 RSA monitoring report with this CRO and with area Supervisor for BSBP GGwen McNeal who is on New Horizons board of Directors continues.

This is on its face a corrupt practice and documented as one.

Now this agency abuses once again FOIA in stalling its known obligations.

Oh yes and thy'll likely illegally try to charge me several hundreds of dollars for the very information I send them!

Joe Harcz
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Haynes, Carla (LARA) 
To: joe harcz Comcast 
Cc: Rodgers, Edward (LARA) ; Luzenski, Sue (LARA) ; Pemble, Mike (LARA) ; Belknap, Katie (LARA) ; Jones, Leamon (LARA) ; Gaston, Diamalyn (LARA) 
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 1:45 PM
Subject: FOIA Response to Request for Information on New Horizons


June 13, 2014

 

Mr. Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

E-mail: joeharcz at comcast.net

1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.

Mt. Morris, MI 48458

 

Re:  FOIA Response to Request for Information on New Horizons

 

Dear Mr. Harcz, Jr.:

 

This email is in response to your June 6, 2014, email request for information, received by this office on June 9, 2014.  Please be advised that the Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP) is processing this request under the state's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), MCL 15.231 et seq.

 

You have requested information as described in your email (which is also below) as:

 

"Now I'm asking for explanations of any and all of the expenditures and the transparency of relationships of those cited iin the public record after my signature line here."  Note:  The email is below that outlines the expenditures referred to.

 

In order to determine the extent of the research time, the size and number of records of nonexempt information within BSBP responsive to your request, a search must be undertaken.  For this reason, it is necessary to extend the time for response, as permitted by Section 5(2)(d) of the FOIA, through June 27, 2014.

 

If it is determined that there is a cost involved in the processing of this request, you will be sent an email which will include an invoice outlining 

 

FOIA Response - P.J. Harcz, Jr.

June 13, 2014

Page 2 of 2

 

 

 

 

that cost (before or no later than June 27, 2014).  This email may either request a deposit (if the cost is over $50.00) or request payment of the total cost if the amount is under $50.00.

 

Please note that nothing within the federal American with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA), as amended, or the state's FOIA (MCL 15.231 et seq.) requires a public body to process FOIA requests free of charge.  Further, while the ADA and Section 504 of the RA may mandate that, upon request, material be produced in an accessible format without charge, neither the ADA or Section 504 of the RA preclude a public body from charging costs under the state's FOIA. Thusly, please note that no labor fee charges have been, or will be, assessed to convert existing, nonexempt public records responsive to your requests into an accessible format to forward to you.

 

Sincerely,

 

Carla Miller Haynes, FOIA Coordinator

Bureau of Services for Blind Persons

 

Attachment:  Email Request for Information

 

cc:     Edward F. Rodgers II

Sue Luzenski

          Mike Pemble

Katie Belknap

Leamon Jones

Diamalyn Gaston



From: joe harcz Comcast [mailto:joeharcz at comcast.net]  

Sent: Friday, June 06, 2014 8:46 PM 

To: Rodgers, Edward (LARA) 

Cc: Christyne.Cavataio at ed.gov; BSBPcommissioners; Luzenski, Sue (LARA); nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org 

Subject: new horizons again?

 

June 6 2014 New Horizons Again?

 

Paul Joseph Harcz, Jr.

1365 E. Mt. Morris Rd.

Mt. Morris, MI 48458

810-516-5262

joeharcz at comcast.net

To: Edward Rodgers, Director

Bureau of Services to Blind Persons

Mike Pemble, BSBP

Mike Zimmer, LARA, DSA

S. Luzenski

Chrystyne Cativao, RSA

 

All,

 

Note that New Horizons was sited along with the former Michigan Commission for the Blind in its monitorring for "reverson to vendor" which thechnically is fraud upon the taxpayer if you'dcheck it out in the RSA monitorring report of 2009 of MCB. Note that

on BSBP alone I've denoted the inherentPayments to NEW HORIZONS  of any sort as conflicts of intersts as one Gwen Mcneal a federally funded state employee of BSBP/formerly MCB and area Supervisor of same has been on the Board of Directors of this same federally funded, community rehab org.

 

What gives here? The conflicts continue.

 

Now I'm asking for explanations of any and all of the expenditures and the transparency of relationships of those cited iin the public record after my signature line here.

 

(By the way the relillegal relationships between this CRP and former and current members of the SRC and other entities are so tight and so inherently inscestous that I'm surprised that all Michigangers aren't glowing in the dark and have other notable birth defects due to the intense and incestours relationships going on here.)

 

Joe Harcz

REHABILITATION SERVICES by LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS for fiscal 

year 2014

 

Table with 4 columns and 8 rows

Agency Name

Category Description

Warrant Date

Payments Total

LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Contractual Services Supplies and Materials

1/28/2014

$544.00

LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Contractual Services Supplies and Materials

1/21/2014

$1,566.00

LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Contractual Services Supplies and Materials

1/16/2014

$5,052.00

LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Contractual Services Supplies and Materials

12/17/2013

$2,526.00

LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Contractual Services Supplies and Materials

12/13/2013

$2,526.00

LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Contractual Services Supplies and Materials

11/26/2013

$5,052.00

LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

Contractual Services Supplies and Materials

10/24/2013

$1,925.20


 

 

 

Carla Miller Haynes

LARA Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP)

201 N. Washington Square, 2nd Floor

P.O. Box 30652

Lansing, MI  48909

Telephone:  517-373-2063 or Toll-Free 1-800-292-4200

Fax:  517-335-5140

 

www.michigan.gov/bsbp

 
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