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Board upholds FOIA fee for researcher’s request for 2000–2024 permit reports
Summary
Trustees voted to uphold fees for a Freedom of Information Act appeal seeking residential electrical and mechanical permit reports from 2000–2024; staff said the request would require substantial staff time and the township lacks a simple export the requester sought.
Canton Township’s Board of Trustees voted July 8 to uphold the township’s fee determination for a FOIA appeal filed by a researcher requesting building permit reports for residential electrical and mechanical permits issued from 2000 through 2024. The motion to uphold the fee was made by Clerk Kirk Siegrist and supported by Trustee Berninski; the board approved the motion by voice vote.
Staff explained the building department estimates about 16 hours of staff time to pull and review the records and that the…
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