Freedom of Information Requests to Julie Garcia, DA  and to the  Essex County Treasurer.  Neither was answered .   What are you hiding?
    Guide for Ms. Garcia: use the following law and its subsequent sections
 
§ 84. Legislative  declaration.  The  legislature  hereby finds that a
  free society is maintained when government is responsive and responsible
  to the public, and when the public is aware of governmental actions. The
  more  open  a  government  is  with  its  citizenry,  the  greater   the
  understanding and participation of the public in government.
    As  state  and  local government services increase and public problems
  become more sophisticated and complex and therefore harder to solve, and
  with  the  resultant  increase  in  revenues  and  expenditures,  it  is
  incumbent   upon   the   state  and  its  localities  to  extend  public
  accountability wherever and whenever feasible.
    The people's right to know the process of governmental decision-making
  and to review the documents and statistics leading to determinations  is
  basic  to our society. Access to such information should not be thwarted
  by shrouding it with the cloak of secrecy or confidentiality.
    The legislature therefore declares that  government  is  the  public's
  business   and  that  the  public,  individually  and  collectively  and
  represented by a free press,  should  have  access  to  the  records  of
  government in accordance with the provisions of this article.


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 Certified letter to Julie Garcia's office

              Terence Finnan
                PO Box 354
                Keene NY 12942
                518-576-9734

                                             July 22, 2009

District Attorney

                         RECORDS REQUEST

Dear Records Request Officer and/or District Attorney:

     Pursuant to the state open records act, I request access to and copies of 1. records of persons paid under budget programs ending with SVAW in the office of the District Attorney; 2. the records of all meetings between any medical professionals and /or Darla Breckenridge and the staff or person the District Attorney; 3. all documents and electronic communications regarding domestic violence and policy; all communications whether electronic or written with Marsha Kameron (Finnan), Rob DeMuro, Darla Breckenridge and Ann Kennedy. All since October 2007 till present.

    Please provide a date for my examination of requested records and fee required for their reproduction.

    If my request is denied in whole or part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the act.

    Thank you for your assistance.

                        Sincerely,

                        Terence Finnan


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Certified letter to Essex County Treasurer    


               Terence Finnan
                PO Box 354
                Keene NY 12942
                518-576-9734                                                        July 22, 2009

                                             

Records Request Officer and/or Treasurer

                         RECORDS REQUEST

 Dear Records Request Officer and/or Treasurer:

     Pursuant to the state open records act, I request access to and copies of 1. records of any and all funds paid to Ann Kennedy and/or Darla Breckenridge and or Marsha Kameron (Finnan) either as salary, expenses or in any form, since 2004  till present.

    Please provide a date for my examination of requested records and fee required for their reproduction.

    If my request is denied in whole or part, I ask that you justify all deletions by reference to specific exemptions of the act.

 
    Thank you for your assistance.

                        Sincerely,

                        Terence Finnan