TCF Regional Care Center - Communications (Michigan National Guard)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

All communications related to the planning, funding, construction, and closure of the TCF Regional Care Center in Detroit, MI between the dates of 3/1/2020 and 5/10/2020.

Communications should include, but not be limited to, emails, texts, and written/printed documents - please make sure to check filing cabinets in addition to searching digital communications.

Your search should include, but not be limited to, communications of/between the following people and others related to the project:

- Robert Gordon
- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
- Lynn Torossian
- Dr. Jenny Atas
- James K. Joseph
- Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers
- Lt. Col. Gregory Turner
- FEMA Region 5 staff

To avoid any potential confusion, please send all responsive documents to this email address (through Muckrock), and not to my personal email address. In a previous request, another Michigan agency seems to have had my personal email address on file from an older request, and for some reason they decided to send the requested documents there instead of to Muckrock. Please do not do this.

Please send all documents related to this FOIA request to this email address only.

I am willing to pay up to $25 for the requested information. If there is a fee that exceeds that amount, please notify me prior to initiating work on the request.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, 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,

Erin Marie Miller

Hi Amanda,

I am following up on your recommendation that I file a FOIA with the Michigan Department of Military and Veteran’s Affairs for the requested documents. They have confirmed that there are no responsive documents related to this request within their agency.

You can view their response here: https://www.muckrock.com/foi/michigan-117/tcf-regional-care-center-email-communications-department-of-military-and-veterans-affairs-116589/#comms

I am not sure why your agency recommended them for these documents, but I just wanted to update you.

- Erin