Sams Penn Statue Removal

Jimmy Tobias filed this request with the National Park Service of the United States of America.
Tracking #

DOI-NPS-2024-000425

1011991

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Completed

Communications

From: Jimmy Tobias

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any and all written or electronic communication, including emails and texts, sent or received by NPS director Charles Sams that refer to NPS's proposed rehabilitation of Welcome park in Philadelphia, including but not limited to NPS's proposal to remove the William Penn statue currently located at Welcome Park. You can read more about the "rehabilitation" here: https://www.nps.gov/inde/learn/news/park-seeks-input-on-the-rehabilitation-of-welcome-park.htm This request also seeks all communication between Sams, or his deputies, and any representatives of the indigenous nations of the Haudenosaunee, the Delaware Nation, Delaware Tribe of Indians, the Shawnee Tribe, and the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.

This request seeks records produced since January 1, 2023.

I am a reporter for The Guardian, The Nation and other outlets.

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 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jimmy Tobias

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Dear Jimmy Tobias,

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Dear Jimmy Tobias,

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Dear Jimmy Tobias,

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DOI

From: National Park Service

Good morning,

Please see attached.

Sincerely,

__________________
Sarah Gamble
Records and Information Management Specialist
Information Resources, National Park Servicewaso_foia_requests@nps.gov

From: National Park Service

Dear Jimmy Tobias,

The status of your NPS-WASO FOIA request #DOI-NPS-2024-000425 has been updated to the following status 'Closed'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.

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DOI

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