Division of Community Forestry Waivers
| Tracking # |
13557 |
| Submitted | Feb. 20, 2020 |
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From: Bret Walker
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Kentucky Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Copies of the waivers granted between January 1, 2019 and June 30, 2019 by the Louisville Metro Division of Community Forestry per ordnance 221, series 2017, section 5(C) allowing exemption from the requirement to replace public trees.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Bret Walker
From: Bret Walker
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Kentucky Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on February 20, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Thanks, Bret.
This serves to acknowledge receipt of your open records request. Please refer to form ID number 13557 when communicating with Louisville Metro Government. You may expect a response within 3 Metro Government working days, at which time you will be notified when records can be made available, if they are identified to exist.
Open Records Request
Requestor Name * Bret Walker
Are you a media organization? *
No
Email * requests@muckrock.com (mailto:requests@muckrock.com)
Address 411A Highland Avenue
Somerville, Massachusetts 02144
United States
Phone Number 6172991832
Which Metro Government Agency
Do You Think Holds the Record(s)?
Other
Is this request for an environmental study? *
Yes
Specific Type of Record *
Environmental Records
Will this request require a search of Metro Government emails?
I'm not sure
Will the Record be used for Commercial Purposes? (https://louisvilleky.gov/government/management-budget/open-records-commercial-purpose-form) *
No
Records Timeframe
From: City of Louisville
Hello,
We have determined that this request is for Commercial Purposes.
This determination was made because on the Muckrock website it mentions that “Filing requests through MuckRock starts at just $20 to file up to four requests<https://www.muckrock.com/accounts/signup/>, which includes advice, postage, follow up, and hosting of the materials in an easy-to-use format.” A Commercial Purposes request is defined, per KRS 61.870(4)(a), as “…the direct or indirect use of any part of a public record or records, in any form, for sale, resale, solicitation, rent, or lease of a service, or any use by which the user expects a profit either through commission, salary, or fee.”
Fees charged by Louisville Metro Government Agencies vary, see below for a breakdown of hourly charges for some of the agencies.
Metro fee: $25 and up
Please complete and return the attached form to our office. The form must be notarized. You can either email it to us or mail it to:
Office of Management and Budget
ATTN: Open Records
611 W. Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Once we receive the completed form we will begin to process this request.
Stephonn Bunton
Open Records Specialist
Louisville Metro Government
Office of Management and Budget
611 W. Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Direct Line: 502-574-8672
Fax: 502-588-3121
From: Bret Walker
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Kentucky Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on February 20, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Per the Kentucky Open Records Act, a response should have been issued within three days of the receipt of my request.
Thank you for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: City of Louisville
Hello,
The public records you seek are in active use, in storage or not otherwise readily available. The records are not available because the responsive records are potentially voluminous in number and require review. A response will be available on or before close of November 13, 2020.
Robin Berry
Office of Management & Budget
Director of Records Compliance
502-574-5247
.From: Open Records Requests <no-reply@wufoo.com>
From: Bret Walker
Hello,
I am following up on this request.
I was previously told that res response would be available on or before November 13. It is now December 6, and I have not received a response.
Could someone let me know the status of my request?
Bret Walker
From: City of Louisville
Good morning,
In response to your request, the Office of Sustainability (Community Forestry Division) has provided the attached records and the following response.
“Please see the attached records responsive to your request. Redactions of private citizen’s names and addresses have been made pursuant to KRS 61.878(1)(a) as a disclosure of the same would be an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”
Furthermore, we apologize for the delay in getting this response. The agency submitted the records on time but the request was mistakenly closed in our database the same day your extension was given.
We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.
Thank you,
Jacinta Scruggs
Open Records Specialist Intake
Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government
Office of Management and Budget
611 W. Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Direct Line: 502-574-3576
Fax: 502-588-3121
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