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Belton council waives $88.49 fee for local reporter's records request
Summary
The City Council voted to waive an $88.49 charge for a public-records request filed by Allen Edmonds of the Northcast Herald, citing the statutory public-interest exception in Missouri's Sunshine Law.
Allen Edmonds, owner and editor of the Northcast Herald, asked the Belton City Council on a public meeting night to waive an $88.49 fee charged to fulfill a Sunshine Law public-records request. Council members voted by voice to grant the waiver, saying the request satisfied the statute's public-interest standard.
Edmonds said he sought emails exchanged between city staff and the Cass County sheriff’s office to resolve an apparent discrepancy between statements made in public meetings and statements by the outside agency.…
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