In response to my correspondence, I received the following letter from the Middleboro Town Clerk, dated November 20, 2007:
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Eileen S. Gates, CMC
Town Clerk
November 20, 2007
Jessie A. Powell
Middleborough, MA 02346
Dear Ms Powell:
The records that you requested on October 23, 2007, are ready for pick up. The cost associated with this request is $115.00. If you wish to have them mailed there will be an additional fee of $1.10 for postage, making the total due $116.10.
Please let this office know as to whether or not you wish to pick up these records or if you will
be sending a check to have them mailed.
Thank you.
EIleen S. Gates
Town Clerk
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3 comments:
Do they price records based upon who asks for them?
$115.00????
Did you request a copy of "War and Peace"??
Ahh...! The plot thickens! But not to bore everyone, I am attempting to simplify the plot.
In all, about 22 copies were produced.
One could make an argument, as I have with the Public Records Division, that the excessive cost was/is intended to discourage disclosure of documents that should be in the public domain.
Documents intended to provide information to the public as deliberately concealed. And some of them were witheld from the Finance Committee. Wonder why?
Probably because now most town departments are requesting approximately $3,000.00 for hard copy law books. Maybe they will really need them. The town is still SERIOUSLY IN DEBIT. CORRECT?
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