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Executive Director, Housatonic Area Regional |
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December 22, 1999 |
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The above-captioned matter was heard as a contested case on November
19, 1999, at which time the complainant and the respondents appeared and
stipulated to certain facts.
After consideration of the entire record, the following facts are found
and conclusions of law are reached:
1. The respondents are
public agencies within the meaning of §1-200(1) [formerly §1-18a(a)], G.S.
2. By letter dated July
16, 1999, the complainant requested of the respondent executive director that
the complainant be permitted to inspect (a) all correspondence with outside
agencies about no loitering signs on Kennedy Avenue, (b) any legal opinions
about loitering or trespassing, (c) any records created by employees of the
Housatonic Area Regional Transit (“HART”) about loitering or trespassing
on Kennedy Avenue or elsewhere, (d) any work orders for putting up signs on
Kennedy Avenue, (e) all correspondence with outside agencies about a bus and
trolley sticker sign on Main Street in front of CVS, (f) any legal opinions
about such sign, (g) any records created by employees of HART about such sign,
and (h) any work orders for putting up the sign at CVS on Main Street in
Danbury.
3. Having received no
response to the foregoing request, the complainant appealed to the Commission
by letter dated August 26, 1999, and filed with the Commission on September
14, 1999.
4. At the hearing on this matter, counsel for the respondents represented that the respondents have no records responsive to the complainant’s request. The complainant acquiesced in this representation and agreed not to prosecute his complaint.
The following order by the Commission is hereby recommended on the
basis of the record concerning the above-captioned complaint:
1. The complaint is hereby
dismissed.
Approved by Order of the Freedom of Information Commission at its regular meeting of
December 22, 1999.
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Melanie R. Balfour
Acting Clerk of the Commission
PURSUANT TO SECTION 4-180(c), G.S., THE FOLLOWING ARE THE NAMES OF EACH PARTY AND THE MOST RECENT MAILING ADDRESS, PROVIDED TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION, OF THE PARTIES OR THEIR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.
THE PARTIES TO THIS CONTESTED CASE ARE:
John Ward
18 Garamella Boulevard
Danbury, CT 06810
Executive Director, Housatonic Area Regional Transit; and Housatonic Area Regional Transit
c/o Atty. Mark J. Sommaruga
Sullivan, Schoen, Campane & Connon, LLC
646 Prospect Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
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Melanie R. Balfour
Acting Clerk of the Commission
FIC1999-398FD/mrb/12/27/1999