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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">This is more than likely the reason.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.openthebooks.com/michigan/">http://www.openthebooks.com/michigan/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Eric Hayes</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Network & Systems Administrator</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Orion Township Public Library</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">orionlibrary.org</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">w. 248-287-8019</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">c. 248-885-2301</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Driedger, Kevin (MDE)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 17, 2017 2:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Roslyn F. Yerman <ryerman@madison-hgts.lib.mi.us>; Dillon Geshel <dgeshel@pldl.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Michigan Open the Books<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Speaking as a civilian, my hunch this organization is making a FOIA push in recognition of this being Sunshine Week, the annual event which recognizes the value of access to
public information and the tool of FOIA to sometimes gain that access. That doesn’t make it any more or less a task for libraries in how they respond to these requests, but just some context as to why they may be coming.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http://sunshineweek.rcfp.org/&c=E,1,-XrEwIteMUQ3zlkHA6tAsuhdvvEpOScFTRzTiVp4ewniPI-mXDW87mSvI47g0C-WVNf2GW6Y-a5loTYQV7WYVj1nLutoHOMsVlKHpa6w&typo=1">http://sunshineweek.rcfp.org/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kevin
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kevin Driedger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Digitization and Conservation Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">P.O. Box 30007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">702 W. Kalamazoo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Lansing, MI 48915<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">517-373-9440<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org">michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org</a> [<a href="mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org">mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Roslyn F. Yerman <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 17, 2017 1:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Dillon Geshel <<a href="mailto:dgeshel@pldl.org">dgeshel@pldl.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Michigan Open the Books<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">Madison Heights also received this request on Thursday at 5:00 p.m., and I've learned that the same request was also made to the
City Clerk on February 7th. <br>
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In response to the request that information be provided for free, she has twice advised that the City of Madison Heights has updated our FOIA policy to comply with the new State laws, and is no longer providing information free if it takes over 15 minutes to
compile. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">"Dillon Geshel" <<a href="mailto:dgeshel@pldl.org">dgeshel@pldl.org</a>><br>
<b>To: </b>"jude halloran" <<a href="mailto:jhalloran@highland.lib.mi.us">jhalloran@highland.lib.mi.us</a>><br>
<b>Cc: </b>"Michlib-l" <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Friday, March 17, 2017 12:50:24 PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [Michlib-l] Michigan Open the Books</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">Yes, I heard from them as well. I let them know we could not waive the fee as requested, and they withdrew their request.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 12:04 PM, jude halloran <<a href="mailto:jhalloran@highland.lib.mi.us" target="_blank">jhalloran@highland.lib.mi.us</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">We are a Class IV library (population 19,202) in SE MI.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black"> --- jude halloran, Highland Library,
<a href="tel:(248)%20887-2218" target="_blank">248-887-2218 ext. 110</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:black">Roslyn Yerman<br>
Director<br>
Madison Heights Public Library<br>
240 W. 13 Mile Road<br>
Madison Heights, MI 48071<br>
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tel: (248) 837-2852<br>
fax: (248) 588-2470<br>
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