Gunstock - My Right To Know Demand Concerning GMR's use of UAV/drones is Now out of Compliance with RSA91-A - Granite Grok

Gunstock – My Right To Know Demand Concerning GMR’s use of UAV/drones is Now out of Compliance with RSA91-A

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Well, back on August 8th, I submitted an RSA 91-A Right To Know demand for any and all documents concerning the use of drones/UAVs at Gunstock Mountain Resort. 

Such documents may include (but not limited to):

  • Request for Proposals to vendors
  • Purchase Orders to vendors
  • Statement of Work/Contracts between GMR and vendors
  • Acceptance of Services provided by GMR to a vendor
  • Invoices from vendors
  • Payments/remittances to vendors from GMR

Yesterday, I realized that I had lost track of the 5 day window in which I was to receive a response – the 17th of August and 7 business days had passed.  So, I sent the Gunstock Area Commissioners a gentle reminder:

—— Original Message ——
From: “Skip” <Skip@granitegrok.com>
To: “Douglas Lambert” <dlambert@gunstockcommissioners.org>; “Jade L. Wood” <JWood@gunstockcommissioners.org>; “dstrang@gunstockcommissioners.org” <dstrang@gunstockcommissioners.org>
Sent: 8/17/2022 1:30:48 PM
Subject: Re[2]: RSA 91:A demand – UAV/Drone Services

Good Afternoon,

On August 8, I sent the below RSA-91A demand for certain documents concerning the use of UAV/drones usage by Gunstock Mountain Resort. It has now been 7 business days since placing that with you three AND your official notification, Mr. Lambert, that it was successfully received.

As you well know, Commissioner Lambert,  RSA91-A:4 IV mandates a specific time schedule for a response from the Governmental body:

IV. (a) Each public body or agency shall, upon request for any governmental record reasonably described, make available for inspection and copying any such governmental record within its files when such records are immediately available for such release.
(b) If a public body or agency is unable to make a governmental record available for immediate inspection and copying the public body or agency shall, within 5 business days of a request:
(1) Make such record available;
(2) Deny the request; or
(3) Provide a written statement of the time reasonably necessary to determine whether the request shall be granted or denied and the reason for the delay.
(c) A public body or agency denying, in whole or part, inspection or copying of any record shall provide a written statement of the specific exemption authorizing the withholding of the record and a brief explanation of how the exemption applies to the record withheld.

The Gunstock Area Commission is now two days overdue according to the Law.  Please advise when the Gunstock Area Commission will bring itself back into compliance with RSA91-A by either:

    • Furnishing the demanded records (for which there are relatively few)
    • Providing the time frame in which they will be provided
    • Provide the explanation as to why the GAC is denying this valid request.

I’m quite sure that this is just a gentle reminder for you, Commissioner Lambert, with your still precedent setting actions in Tardiff-Lambert vs. Belknap County Delegation in defending the Public’s Right To Know what their Government is doing.

Have a GREAT day!

-Skip

 

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