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Editor’s Note 11/14/22: The submission above has been marked as “Completed”. As written, it is unclear what specific info the sender would like to receive.
We attempted to rewrite the request to turn what are mostly informational type questions for the County to answer, into a clear request for public records (see below). However, it is still unclear how/if the timeline provided by the sender is meant to apply to all portions of the request. Additionally — It is unclear what “these fees“ and “the entire program“ in Parts D1 and D2 are referring to specifically. As such, this request is too vague to send in.
We’d ask that the sender please revise and submit a new request clearly indicating specific date ranges and any other specific details about the exact records being requested.
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Hello Gaston County, NC Government (Records Officer),
I’d like to make a multi-part public records request for the following information under NC Public Records Law
Ref: https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/bychapter/chapter_132.htmlThis request is related to “Electric vehicle charging stations”. All responsive records requested should include the specific time period of 01/01/2022 through 11/10/2022.
A1) Please provide the total number of “public Electric Vehicle Charging Stations” that Gaston County, NC has paid for in Gaston County, NC.
A2) Please provide the installation cost of each of these stations.
A3) I’d also like to know what, if any, money has been spent on maintaining, and using, these stations.B1) Please provide the total number of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations that are “free to use”.
B2) Please provide the total amount of money Gaston County has spent on “free charging stations”.C) Please provide the total number of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations that are “pay per use”.
D1) I’d also like to know whether tax money is spent to subsidize these fees. If so, how much?
D2) I’d also like to know how much total taxpayer money is spent on the entire program.If any / all of this info is already publicly available online, please provide a link to where it can be accessed.
——————I am not required to provide a name or address to associate with a public records request, but in order to move things along I’d like to clarify that this request is being made by:
Sunshine Request
PO Box 17391
Asheville, NC 28816The 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 me. Please do not commingle or treat that as an alteration or cancellation of my request – I intend to continue to pursue my request.
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