Denied: Request for zoning board transcripts without paying transcription fee

Granted in part and denied in part: A request to the borough of Baldwin for copies of notes, minutes and transcripts from two zoning board meetings, one in March and one in May. The borough had granted the request for transcripts, but indicated that the cost would be more than $100. Read More...

Denied: Records in electronic format where redaction not secure

Granted in part and denied in part: A request to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for copies of the 2008 travel expense reports for all board. The board granted the request, but indicated that the copying fees would be more than $2,000, which the requesters appealed, arguing that the fee was unnecessary as the records should be provided in electronic format. Read More...

Denied: Appeal of $1,187 fee for compiled PennDOT records

Denied: A request to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for compiled spreadsheets of vehicle registration information, with specified fields, for less than the estimated $1,187.50 fee. Read More...

Denied: Access to fragile 40-year-old minute books

Denied: A request seeking access to the borough of Baden's original minute books for 1955 and 1956. Read More...

Granted: PennDOT vehicle records not easy to produce

Granted: A request for certain salvage and towing information filed with the Department of Transportation. Read More...

Denied: Appeal of $2,000 fee for real estate GIS dataset

Denied: A request for real estate property tax information in a specialized geographic information system (GIS)-based file, where Lycoming County granted the request but required payment of $2,000 for the database. Read More...

Denied: School district contact information in format requested

Denied: A request for contact information for William Penn School District employees, which the district provided but not in the way the requester wanted it. Read More...

Denied: Request for names of recipients of PEMA goods/services

Denied: A request to the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency for the names of those receiving equipment and services purchased with Homeland Security grant funds from 2005-2008. Read More...

Granted: Access for requester to inspect and copy

Granted in part and denied in part: A request to the Department of Corrections for records about claims and settlements, which the DOC granted but required prepayment of an estimated $8,750. Read More...

Denied: Labor & Industry appropriately responded to request

Granted in part and denied in part: A request for records related to the employment of statisticians by the Department of Labor & Industry. Read More...

Granted/Reversed: Printouts of tax lien information

Granted/Reversed: A request for printouts of current tax year and lien information for two Aston Township properties. The Office of Open Records' determination in this case was reversed by the court, which ruled that the Township was under no obligation to create the record sought. Read More...

Denied: Electronic school plans from architect

Denied: A request to obtain an electronic copy of proposed school plans from an architect contracted by the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District. Read More...

Denied: Access to PennDOT electronic document system

Denied: A request for access to a non-public area of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's electronic document management system. Read More...