FOIA Request to City of Litchfield Regarding Building Permits on October 30, 2024.
We at South Central Reporter, a media organization dedicated to delivering comprehensive and accurate news coverage on local governmental affairs, have formally requested records under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act from the City of Litchfield. The request was sent on October 30, 2024.
The records we are seeking pertain to both new and active residential and commercial building permits issued from January 1, 2023, up until the present date. The specific fields we are interested in include the type of permit, date issued, fee paid, requester's name, address where the permit is applied for, and contractor's name.
This information is crucial for our ongoing coverage of local government activities. As a news organization committed to holding public institutions accountable and providing transparency to the public, access to these public records is essential for us to fulfill our professional responsibilities.
We believe that as a media organization involved in gathering and reporting news to the public, we are eligible for a fee waiver under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. We await a response from the City of Litchfield regarding this request.
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