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“Thompson said he was ‘all about public information,’ but that many of the state Freedom of Information Act requests filed by these citizens were ‘frivolous.’”
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As the outgoing School Board members said their farewells at last week’s business meeting, thanking colleagues and reflecting on their time in office, chairman Rob Thompson took the opportunity to lambast several self-appointed citizen watchdogs who have been critical of the school system, calling out two by name. In his closing remarks, Thompson said he was “all about public information,” but that many of the state Freedom of Information Act requests filed by these citizens were “frivolous.” Through FOIA requests, citizens and entities can access previously unreleased information and documents from the government. Thompson said Chesterfield County Public Schools had received 2,252 FOIA requests over the past four years, with 1,064 coming from Midlothian resident Ron Hayes and 790 coming from Matoaca resident Brenda Stewart. “Our staff gets up, and the first thing they do in the morning, some mornings, is sit down and spend the next 35 to 40 minutes of the day [working] on these FOIA requests,” he said. “The FOIA process has been hijacked by these select few, and CCPS needs to find a way to recoup the hundreds of hours wasted by our staff for their meaningless requests.”
Chesterfield Observer
The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday evening in favor of a termination agreement with County Administrator Bryan David. Details were not immediately available. Board Chairman and District 2 Supervisor Jim White added the item to the agenda at the start of the meeting.
The Free Lance-Star
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“The group filed several requests last month asking the city to turn over all the source data collected by sensors on all its Smart Street Lights over a 24-hour period.”