25-IB53 10/20/2025 FOIA Opinion Letter to Warren Rosenkranz re: Village of Arden
Petitioner alleged that the Village of Arden violated FOIA by failing to post a proper meeting notice for the September 22, 2025 meeting with the time and location. The petitioner also alleged that the mailed notice was improper.
DECIDED: The Village violated FOIA by failing to post a sufficient notice for the meeting initially scheduled for September 22, 2025, but rescheduled for September 29, 2025. The second claim was not an allegation of a FOIA violation and was outside the scope of the determination.
Read More25-IB52 10/20/25 FOIA Opinion Letter to Renee Edge re: Delaware State Police, Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Petitioner alleged that the Delaware State Police, Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s (“DSP”) denial of your request was overly broad.
DECIDED: As the requested logs and call summaries were part of the investigatory files, DSP did not violate FOIA by denying access to these records.
Read More25-IB51 10/16/25 FOIA Opinion Letter to Elise Altergott re: Town of Millsboro
Petitioner alleged that the Town of Millsboro violated FOIA by denying her request for complaints, providing website links in response to certain requests, creating unclear meeting minutes, and failing to post the meeting agendas online.
DECIDED: No violation of FOIA was found.
Read More25-IB50 10/09/25 FOIA Opinion Letter to Keriann Conroy re: Sussex County
Petitioner alleged that Sussex County violated FOIA by denying its FOIA request under the pending litigation exemption.
DECIDED: As litigation was pending and the requested records pertained to the pending litigation, it was determined that the records were exempt.
Read More25-IB49 10/06/25 FOIA Opinion Letter to Amy Roe re: Delaware Office of State Planning Coordination
Petitioner alleged that the Delaware Office of State Planning Coordination violated FOIA by declining to accept written public comment in connection with the September 3, 2025 Preliminary Land Use Services meeting.
DECIDED: As public bodies are not required to accept written comments during the public comment period of a meeting, no violation of FOIA was found.
Read More25-IB48 10/03/25 FOIA Opinion Letter to Kelli Nuwer re: Town of Greenwood
Petitioner alleged that Town of Greenwood violated FOIA by failing to have its current FOIA coordinator on its website and by holding an executive session for an improper purpose.
DECIDED: The Town did not violate FOIA by failing to have its new FOIA coordinator on its website at the time of the Petition. The remaining claim regarding the propriety of the executive session discussions is not appropriate for consideration.
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