Basketball courts refurbished as part of the "Slam Dunk" initiative
| Submitted | Feb. 15, 2014 |
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From: Geoffrey Hing
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (5 ILCS 140/1 to 11), I hereby request the following records:
Names and locations of basketball courts that were refurbished as part of the 2012 "Slam Dunk" initiative as well as the amount of money spent on refurbishing each court.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Geoffrey Hing
From: FOIA
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From: FOIA
Direct: 312.742.4789
Fax: 312.742.5276
Email: foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com<mailto:foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com>
February 25, 2014
Geoffrey Hing
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 10527
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
MuckRock.com
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Via email
Dear Mr. Hing:
The Chicago Park District is in receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for the following document(s):
Names and locations of basketball courts that were refurbished as part of the 2012 "Slam Dunk" initiative as well as the amount of money spent on refurbishing each court.
The Chicago Park District responds with a notice that five additional business days are required to complete its search for and evaluation of the documents listed above.
Specifically, the extension is taken for one or more of the following reasons:
( ) the requested records are stored in whole or in part at other locations than the office having charge of the requested records;
(X ) the request requires the collection of a substantial number of specified records;
( ) the request is couched in categorical terms and requires an extensive search for the records responsive to it;
( ) the requested records have not been located in the course of routine search and additional efforts are being made to locate them;
( ) the requested records require examination and evaluation by personnel having the necessary competence and discretion to determine if they are exempt from disclosure under Section 7 of this Act or should be revealed only with appropriate deletions;
( ) the request for records cannot be complied with by the public body within the time limits prescribed by 5 ILCS 140/3 (c) without unduly burdening or interfering with the operations of the public body;
( ) there is need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another public body or among two or more components of a public body having a substantial interest in the determination or in the subject matter of the request.
For the record, the above-listed reasons for an extension of time to respond can be found in 5 ILCS 140/3(d) of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Maria Castaneda
Freedom of Information Officer
Chicago Park District
From: FOIA
Direct: 312.742.4789
Fax: 312.742.5276
E-mail: foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com
March 4, 2014
Geoffrey Hing
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 10527
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
MuckRock.com
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Via email
Dear Mr. Hing:
This letter is in reply to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking the following:
Names and locations of basketball courts that were refurbished as part of the 2012 "Slam Dunk" initiative as well as the amount of money spent on refurbishing each court.
RESPONSE: Attached please find documents per your request. If you have any questions regarding this response, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Maria Castaneda
Freedom of Information Officer
Chicago Park District
From: Geoffrey Hing
Hello,
I have received the documents that you sent in response to my request for "Names and locations of basketball courts that were refurbished as part of the 2012 "Slam Dunk" initiative as well as the amount of money spent on refurbishing each court."
I believe that the document satisfies my request, but I had two questions about the documents to clarify that they provide the information I requested.
1) Are the bids included in the response the ones that were accepted.
2) Has all the work described in the bids been completed, or are some of these projects outstanding?
Thank you,
Geoffrey Hing
From: FOIA
Thank you for your FOIA request.
THIS COMMUNICATION MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR
OTHERWISE
PROPRIETARY MATERIAL and is thus for use only by the intended
recipient. If you received this in error, please contact the
sender and delete the e-mail and its attachments from all
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From: FOIA
Direct: 312.742.4789
Fax: 312.742.5276
E-mail: foia@chicagoparkdistrict.com
March 12, 2014
Geoffrey Hing
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 10527
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
MuckRock.com
requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Via email
Dear Mr. Hing:
This letter is in reply to your Freedom of Information (FOIA) request seeking the following:
I have received the documents that you sent in response to my request for "Names and locations of basketball courts that were refurbished as part of the 2012 "Slam Dunk" initiative as well as the amount of money spent on refurbishing each court." I believe that the document satisfies my request, but I had two questions about the documents to clarify that they provide the information I requested.
1) Are the bids included in the response the ones that were accepted?
2) Has all the work described in the bids been completed, or are some of these projects outstanding?
RESPONSE: Under the rules of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a public agency is required to make available for inspection or copying public records, it does not require that a public agency prepare answers to questions. Kenyon v. Garnels, 184 Ill. App. 3d 28, 540 N.E.2d 11 (4th Dist. 1989). As your e-mail consists of inquires the FOIA does not require us to respond.
However, in the spirit of cooperation, the bids included in the response are the ones that were accepted, and all work has been completed. If you have any questions regarding this response, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Maria Castaneda
Freedom of Information Officer
Chicago Park District
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