TCF Regional Care Center - Email Communications (Department of Military and Veterans Affairs)

To Whom It May Concern:

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

- All e-mails 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. Please also include any attachments to those e-mails.

Please limit your search to only e-mails sent to or received by any of the following individuals:

- Robert Gordon: GordonR3@michigan.gov
- Gretchen Whitmer: WhitmerG1@michigan.gov
- Mark Totten: TottenM1@michigan.gov
- Dana Nessel: dananessel@gmail.com, miag@michigan.gov
- Elizabeth Hertel: HertelE@michigan.gov
- Tricia Foster: FosterT13@michigan.gov
- Joanna Huls: HulsJ1@michigan.gov
- Lynn Torossian
- Dr. Jenny Atas
- James K. Joseph
- Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers
- Lt. Col. Gregory Turner
- FEMA Region 5 staff

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

In order to help determine my status for fees, you should know that I am a freelance journalist whose work has been published by print and digital news outlets and magazines in Michigan and in other states, as well as by national outlets. You can view my portfolio at www.erinmariemiller.com/journalism. Disclosure of the requested information to me is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government and is not primarily in my commercial interest.

Because this request is being made as part of a news-gathering effort with a high likelihood of publication, and because the requested information has already been provided to other parties as part of a lawsuit, I request a waiver of all fees.


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 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.

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