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Office refuses access to public records Edgefielddaily.com web posted March 30, 2005 Staff reporting One of our staff members has been to the Clerk to Council Barbara Stark insists the Freedom of Information Act does not apply to anything other than the minutes to council meetings. Requested were the records of costs associated with the offices of the Probate, Magistrate, and administration and the funds that have been expended in those moves. Tracking public funds is exactly why the South Carolina Legislature passed, overwhelmingly, the law. The county is in the process of the budget, the records we requested are no doubt easily accessible. We were appearing during normal business hours as prescribed by law and were willing to wait. Still our efforts were rebuffed. We will return again in effort to have our staff thrice denied. The public and the press cannot be denied access to public records in their original form for review during regular business hours.Developing… Return to
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