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City of Asheville Submitted: February 7, 2023 | Updated: July 6, 2023
(February 2023) Request for City of Asheville, NC Government: Subject specific emails sent to or from City Council members. 12/01/2022 – 01/31/2023.
Hello City of Asheville, NC Government (Records Officer),
I'd like to make a public records request for the following information under NC Public Records Law.
Ref: https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html
If such a record exists – Please provide any emails sent To or sent From any and all members of the Asheville City Council. Specifically – I'm requesting all emails with the name “Crystal MacKinnon” (or some obvious variance of that name) mentioned in the Subject line. During the specific time period of 12/01/2022 through 01/31/2023.
I am not requesting to come in person to inspect, nor to obtain printed copies of, electronic records. In accordance with NC Public Records Law, I’m requesting explicitly that all responsive records be provided via an electronic medium / format (in which the records should already exist), such as an email, file share, google drive folder, mailed flash drive if necessary, etc.
** I do not have any additional or further clarifying info to provide other than what you see in the message above. If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under NC Public Records Law.**
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[Editor’s Note: This request has been sent solely from the email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from our Team. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of our request – We intend to continue to pursue our request.
Please note that by submitting this request, we are NOT committing to pay any potential fees or associated costs related to any request. If it is not possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let me know the itemized potential cost and explanations, and do not proceed until I can respond.]
Thank you for your assistance!
Status: Completed
Documents:
Activity:
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July 6, 2023 10:20 am
11 months ago
from: City of Asheville Public Records <[email protected]>
reply-to: [email protected]
to: [email protected]
date: Jul 6, 2023, 10:20 AM
subject: Your City of Asheville public records request #23-80 has been published.City of Asheville Public Records
Record request #23-80 has been published and is now available for public view.
from: City of Asheville Public Records <[email protected]>
to: [email protected]
date: Jul 6, 2023, 10:20 AM
subject: Your City of Asheville public records request #23-80 has been closed.City of Asheville Public Records
Record request #23-80 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
The records responsive to your request are available here.
All records responsive to your request have been released in accordance with the North Carolina Public Records Act. Your request has been fulfilled and is now closed. Please reply to this message or contact [email protected] if you have any questions.
**Editor’s Note: You can also see the referenced file (“23-80-20230713T181220Z-001.zip”) at top left in our Documents section.
Status: Completed -
June 27, 2023 10:39 am
1 year ago
**06/27/23 Editor’s Note: This records request is now #4 on the City’s “Communications Search Queue”. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
June 13, 2023 11:01 am
1 year ago
**06/13/23 Editor’s Note: This records request is now #5 on the City’s “Communications Search Queue”. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
May 30, 2023 12:37 pm
1 year ago
**05/30/23 Editor’s Note: This records request is now #11 on the City’s “Communications Search Queue”. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
May 15, 2023 11:14 am
1 year ago
**05/15/23 Editor’s Note: This records request is now #12 on the City’s “Communications Search Queue”. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
April 28, 2023 12:47 pm
1 year ago
**04/28/23 Editor’s Note: On 04/04/23 we received the following from Allison in response to one of our records requests:
“From now on, all requests for communications – including emails, text messages, Google Chat messages, voicemails, etc. – will be processed in the order received.” … ”you can check the position of your request at any time using the City of Asheville Communications Search Queue (formerly the City of Asheville Email Search Queue). I appreciate your understanding as I work to fulfill public records requests equitably and as promptly as possible. Thank you!”
Our records request above is now #17 on the City’s “Communications Search Queue”.
Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
April 6, 2023 2:14 pm
1 year ago
**04/06/23 Editor’s Note: On 04/04/23 we received the following from Allison in response to one of our records requests:
“From now on, all requests for communications – including emails, text messages, Google Chat messages, voicemails, etc. – will be processed in the order received.” … ”you can check the position of your request at any time using the City of Asheville Communications Search Queue (formerly the City of Asheville Email Search Queue). I appreciate your understanding as I work to fulfill public records requests equitably and as promptly as possible. Thank you!”
Our records request above is now #18 on the City’s “Communications Search Queue”.
Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
April 5, 2023 12:15 pm
1 year ago
**4/5/23 Editor’s Note: This request is now #18 on the City’s email queue spreadsheet. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
April 3, 2023 12:56 pm
1 year ago
**4/3/23 Editor’s Note: This request is now #19 on the City’s email queue spreadsheet. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
March 27, 2023 2:48 pm
1 year ago
from: City of Asheville Public Records <[email protected]>
to: [email protected]
date: Mar 27, 2023, 2:48 PM
subject: [External Message Added] City of Asheville public records request #23-80City of Asheville Public Records
A message was sent to you regarding record request #23-80:
Hi Sunshine Request, thanks for reaching out. As I am the only person that conducts email searches and initial reviews, sometimes my additional obligations as the public records officer, time off, or other circumstances can cause the email search queue to halt or move more slowly. However, please know that I am always working on fulfilling requests as promptly and efficiently as possible. You should start seeing the queue move again in the next week or so. I appreciate your patience and understanding. If you have any other questions, please reply to this message or contact [email protected]. Thank you!
Status: Government Processing Request -
March 24, 2023 6:51 pm
1 year ago
from: Sunshine Request <[email protected]>
to: [email protected]
date: Mar 24, 2023, 6:51 PM
subject: Re: [External Message Added] City of Asheville public records request #23-80Hi Allison or NR Officer,
I’m following up regarding [NextRequest #23-80]. I understand that this might be a large request and could take some time to fulfill. However, I’ve noticed it has stopped moving and hasn’t changed position (#20) on the City’s email queue spreadsheet for at least 22 days.
Can you please provide a status update or reason for the delay – or the anticipated timeline for its completion?
I’ll follow up again early next month, if I don’t hear anything else before then.
Thank you for your help!
~ The Sunshine Request Team
Status: Follow up -
March 2, 2023 3:31 pm
1 year ago
**3/2/23 Editor’s Note: This request is now #20 on the City’s email queue spreadsheet. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
February 22, 2023 2:53 pm
1 year ago
**2/22/23 Editor’s Note: This request is now #21 on the City’s email queue spreadsheet. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
February 15, 2023 4:46 pm
1 year ago
**2/15/23 Editor’s Note: This request is now #23 on the City’s email queue spreadsheet. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Status: Government Processing Request -
February 8, 2023 9:01 am
1 year ago
from: City of Asheville Public Records <[email protected]>
to: [email protected]
date: Feb 8, 2023, 9:01 AM
subject: [External Message Added] City of Asheville public records request #23-80City of Asheville Public Records
A message was sent to you regarding record request #23-80:
Your public records request has been received by the City of Asheville. Email requests are processed in the order they are received. Your request is number 24 in the email queue; you can view the queue document at any time to see the position of your request. Once the emails are collected and reviewed, you will be sent any responsive records. Please reply to this message or contact [email protected] if you have any questions.
View Request 23-80
Status: Government Processing Request -
February 7, 2023 3:37 pm
1 year ago
**Editor’s Note: This request was sent in via Asheville City Government’s public records request portal. As we receive updates, we will post them here on our website. Thank you for using Sunshine Request!
Hello City of Asheville (Records Officer),
I’d like to make a public records request for information that may be available in your office.
If you’re not the appropriate party to contact about the request, please provide the correct name and email address of whom I should send it to.
Please confirm receipt to let me know the request will begin processing, and if possible, please provide a rough estimate of when the request may be completed. I will plan on following up again around the end of the month if I have not heard back before then.
Here are the details of the request:
Subject: (February 2023) Request for City of Asheville, NC Government: Subject specific emails sent to or from City Council members. 12/01/2022 – 01/31/2023.
Message: “Hello City of Asheville, NC Government (Records Officer),
I’d like to make a public records request for the following information under NC Public Records Law.
Ref: https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.html
If such a record exists – Please provide any emails sent To or sent From any and all members of the Asheville City Council. Specifically – I’m requesting all emails with the name “Crystal MacKinnon” (or some obvious variance of that name) mentioned in the Subject line. During the specific time period of 12/01/2022 through 01/31/2023.
I am not requesting to come in person to inspect, nor to obtain printed copies of, electronic records. In accordance with NC Public Records Law, I’m requesting explicitly that all responsive records be provided via an electronic medium / format (in which the records should already exist), such as an email, file share, google drive folder, mailed flash drive if necessary, etc.
** I do not have any additional or further clarifying info to provide other than what you see in the message above. If you are unable to fulfill any or all parts of this request, please specifically cite where a reason for denial is justified under NC Public Records Law.**
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[Editor’s Note: This request has been sent solely from the email address [email protected] . If anyone other than that email address contacts you to pursue a similar request, it did not come from our Team. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of our request – We intend to continue to pursue our request.
Please note that by submitting this request, we are NOT committing to pay any potential fees or associated costs related to any request. If it is not possible to process the request without incurring fees, then please let me know the itemized potential cost and explanations, and do not proceed until I can respond.]
Thank you for your assistance!”
Thank you!
** Sunshine Request (www.sunshinerequest.com) makes no claim as to the veracity of any statements or information contained in any of the requests, or public records, we receive.
Status: Sent to Government -
February 7, 2023 3:19 pm
1 year ago
Submitted to Sunshine Request
Status: Pending