Request for Public Records (March 13, 2017)

RE: Barb Stanton on lowering water rates

Town Clerk
Town of Apple Valley
14955 Dale Evans Pkwy.
Apple Valley, CA 92307

Via e-mail

In the Daily Press article of October 8, 2015, entitled Assemblyman discusses benefits, pitfalls of water system acquisition, Matt Cabe wrote, Apple Valley Mayor Pro Tem Barb Stanton recently told the Daily Press she believes water rates will go down once the town pays off a bond that would be used for the purchase.

Pursuant to California Government Code section 6250 et seq., the California Public Records Act (PRA), this request is for the following public records:

  • Any communications among council members regarding this article and/or this statement.
  • Any communications with town staff regarding this article and/or this statement.
  • Any communications between Barb Stanton and the Daily Press regarding this article and/or this statement.
  • Any communications between Barb Stanton and reporter Matt Cabe regarding this article and/or this statement.

If records are available in both an electronic format and a hard-copy format, please provide only the electronic records. You can email the electronic records to me. Please provide me with the cost of providing the records.

Should you withhold responsive records, please justify the withholding of the record in writing with a demonstration as to why the record is exempt from disclosure. (Gov. Code § 6255, subd. (a).) Please also provide the name and title of whomever was responsible for the denial. (Gov. Code § 6253, subd. (d).)

I am looking forward to your determination within 10 days as to whether you possess disclosable public records that are responsive to this request. If you have any questions please contact me.

Greg Raven is Co-Chair of Apple Valley Citizens for Government Accountability, and is concerned about quality of life issues.