Town of Hempstead papers related to residential zoning regulations - specifically anything that might have had the effect of making it difficult for low income and/or African Americans to either purchase a house or rent an apartment between the years 194
| Tracking # |
201901608 |
| Submitted | April 25, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: ken brociner
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
I am looking for any papers relating to the Town of Hempstead's zoning regulations that might have anything to do with what is sometimes referred to as "exclusive zoning" i.e. regulations that had the effect (regardless of intent) of making it difficult for low income and/or African Americans from living in any of the communities that comprise the Town of Hempstead (not the village of Hempstead which is a part of the much larger town) between the years 1945-1985. The Town of Hempstead is located on Long Island in the State of New York.
I have called the Town Hall on numerous occasions and spoke to many people in various offices and got nowhere, so now I am filing a formal request for these records
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
ken brociner
From:
4/26/2019
Town Of Hempstead
FOIL Request Acknowledgement
Foil #: 201901608
Records Requested
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
I am looking for any papers relating to the Town of Hempstead's zoning regulations that might have anything to do with what is sometimes referred to as "exclusive zoning" i.e. regulations that had the effect (regardless of intent) of making it difficult for low income and/or African Americans from living in any of the communities that comprise the Town of Hempstead (not the village of Hempstead which is a part of the much larger town) between the years 1945-1985. The Town of Hempstead is located on Long Island in the State of New York.
I have called the Town Hall on numerous occasions and spoke to many people in various offices and got nowhere, so now I am filing a formal request for these records
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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
ken brociner
Dear Ken Brociner
Please allow this to acknowledge this office's receipt of your request, referenced above, under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Be advised that a determination to grant Or deny this request will be provided to you within 20 business days of the date of this acknowledgement.
If this Then request Is granted, we will make every effort To grant access To the records within those 20 business days, however,
If circumstances Then prevent disclosure within the 20 business days, you will be contacted In writing With the reason For the delay And provided a Date by
which the records will be made available.
From: Town Of Hempstead
May 13, 2019
Ken Brociner
Dear Mr. Brociner,
I am writing in response to your recent Freedom of Information Law
request referenced above.
Please be advised that after a diligent search of the Town’s files, no
documents that are responsive to your request were found.
If you believe you have been denied access to Town records, you may
make an appeal in writing within 30 days to: Charles Kovit, Deputy
Town Attorney/FOIL Appeals Officer, Office of the Town Attorney, One
Washington Street, Hempstead, NY 11550 or by email to:
charkov@tohmail.org.
Yours truly,
Marie Jerome
Records Access Officer
From: Jessie Gomez
Good afternoon Charles,
I am appealing the integrity of the search for this request. We believe records responsive to this request can be generated as I am seeking zoning regulations, or records relating to zoning/housing policies, between 1945-1985, which are standard policy records that must have been recorded by the agency. In a conversation with Marie Jerome on 5/7/19, I explained that the scope of this request may be narrowed down a couple of years to best facilitate the search for responsive records. We understand that a 40-year span can be too broad of a scope. In addition, I also detailed that we would be ok with seeing records such as zoning regulations or other documents depicting zoning policies throughout that time period.
If there are still no responsive records after this appeal, we would appreciate an explanation in writing as to why these records are not found. We ask that another search be done on any and all of the town's existing historical databases. We will also mail this appeal to the address provided by the Town of Hempstead: Charles Kovit, Deputy
Town Attorney/FOIL Appeals Officer, Office of the Town Attorney, One Washington Street, Hempstead, NY 11550.
Thank you for your attentiveness to this appeal.
Warmly,
Ken Brociner
Jessie Gomez
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #201901608.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #201901608.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #201901608.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #201901608.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #201901608.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #201901608.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on April 25, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #201901608.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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