Delaware

June 30, 2008: Fewer details about voters would be available to the public under legislation approved in the House late Monday.

H.B. 481, sponsored by Rep. V. George Carey, R-Slaughter Neck, would exclude voter lists from provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Read the full story here.

Rehoboth Beach planners did not violate the law
June 16, 2008: The Delaware Attorney General’s Office has determined the Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission did not violate the Freedom of Information Act when it partitioned property at 507 Lee St. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) complaint stems from a denial of a partitioning application for the Lee Street property in January. The next month, the applicant, Lee Street LLC, came back with a request for reconsideration of the decision and a new partitioning plan. City code states an applicant must wait 12 months before submitting a new application. However, at its March 7 meeting, the commission voted to waive the waiting period and proceed with the new plan.

The complaint, filed by Rehoboth resident Mable Granke, alleged that the agenda for the meeting said the commission was going to discuss reconsideration, not a waiver, and that reconsideration and waiver were two different things. Read the full story here.

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