Trade secrets
Denied: Agency records of pending real-estate purchase
October 05, 2009
Denied: A request to the Erie
Western Pennsylvania Port Authority for records
related to the intended purchase of property,
including the identity of another potential buyer
and the proposed purchase price. Read
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Granted: Unredacted report by third-party contractor
September 16, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request to General McLane School
District for unredacted documents. The documents
had already been provided to the requester, but
had been redacted. Read
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Denied: Confidential financial information on bid-winning company
September 10, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Department of General Services for records
related to the submission of bids and the
awarding of a contract to a competing company.
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Denied: Copyrighted material referenced by Dept. of Corrections
August 12, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for copies
of an accreditation company’s correctional
standards referred to in a DOC administrative
manual. Read
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Granted: Developer's tax increment financing plan, with redactions
July 20, 2009
Granted in part and denied in
part: A request for copies of a draft
Montgomery County tax increment financing plan
for a specific project. The county had denied the
request, saying that the records were exempt from
disclosure as containing confidential proprietary
information and as predecisional deliberations.
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Denied: Developer's request for competitor's building plans
July 17, 2009
Denied: A request for building
plans for a specific home, which West Manheim
Township had denied, saying the requested
drawings constituted trade secrets as defined and
exempted from public release in the Right to Know
Law. Read
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Granted: Scranton Parking Authority lease contract with restaurant
June 25, 2009
Granted: A request for a copy of
a lease and subsequent renewal between the
Scranton Parking Authority and Molly Brannigan's
restaurant. The city had denied the request,
claiming the lease contained confidential
information bargained for by the parking
authority and its commercial client. Read
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Denied: Project concepts, protected as pre-bid proposals
June 08, 2009
Denied: A request to the
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission for all
responses to its Requests for Concepts and
Solutions for the Mon-Fayette Expressway and
Southern Beltway. Read
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Granted: Access to Chester charter school financial records
May 08, 2009
Granted: A request for copies of
financial reports involving the Chester Community
Charter School and Charter School Management. The
district had partially granted and partially
denied the request, invoking a number of
exemptions. Read
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Granted: Medical protocols for prisoners from county contractor
April 13, 2009
Granted: A request to Lackawanna
County for the rules and regulations pertaining
to medical treatment of inmates at the county
prison, including those of the contractor
providing medical services. Read
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