A follow up from yesterdays post Town Councilor Ted Combes Files $20,000-30,000? 91A Request
The question was asked: Why does this 91A cost 20,000 to 30,000?
Here is the information presented to the town council 2024:
9/18/2025 The Town Council discusses a shift in public records policies regarding email transparency requests. Local officials face significant challenges when broad searches yield thousands of results, requiring a labor-intensive redaction process for sensitive or privileged information. To address this, new legislation allows the state to charge fees for requests that exceed 250 emails. Alternatively, staff may ask citizens to refine their search criteria to more specific keywords or participants. This approach aims to balance public access with the practical limitations of municipal resources. Ultimately, the policy encourages narrowly defined inquiries to ensure that information remains manageable for the town and useful for the requester.
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