On behalf of the City Of Minneapolis Planning Department, I would like to thank Kristin Harley for bringing to our attention her recent experience while conducting research in the Planning Department at the City of Minneapolis. I would like to extend my regrets for any misunderstanding that may have occurred during her visit and explain the City data access policy. It has always been the policy of the City of Minneapolis and the Planning Department to provide access to public information. However, in order to insure the integrity of the records, there are procedures to obtain this information. When public information is needed from the Planning Department, the requestor calls the appropriate staff person or the receptionist in the Planning Department and schedules a time to come in to review the file(s). Staff will pull the file for the requestor, allow time to mark the pages that the requestor would like copied, and provide the copies within a reasonable amount of time, depending upon the quantity requested and the workload of the department staff. There is also a City of Minneapolis policy that outlines the charge for these copies, generally a per page charge to recover costs. If you have questions about the Planning Department policy, please call 612-673-2597, or e-mail us at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chuck Ballentine Planning Director _______________________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - Minnesota E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
