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On January 1,
2009, a new Right to Know Law (the “RTKL”) took effect in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Under this statute (Act 3),
public records of the Altoona Housing Authority are generally
available to the public who requested them. The Altoona Housing
Authority is required to make available for public inspection
records which meet the generally outlined qualifications set
forth in the Act. For more information regarding the Act,
please contact the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Office of Open
Records at the Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street,
4th Floor, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120-0225,
Phone: (717) 346-9903 – Fax: (717) 425-5343. They can also be
reached at the following website:
http://openrecords.state.pa.us.
Public
Record
The Right to Know Law defines a public record as
information, regardless of physical form, which documents a
transaction or activity of the Altoona Housing Authority and
that is created, received or retained pursuant to law or in
connection with a transaction, business or activity of the
Altoona Housing Authority.
Requests
and Contact Information
There are four ways to request a public record from the
Housing Authority: 1) In person; 2) By Mail; 3) By E-Mail; and
4) By Fax.
Requests for
public records can be made by completing and submitting the
Housing Authority’s Right to Know Request Form (PDF).
The Altoona Housing Authority will also accept the forms
supplied for making such requests by the Commonwealth Office of
Public Records Public Records Access Form.
All such
requests should be submitted, by mail or in person, to the
Altoona Housing Authority’s Open Records Officer, as follows:
Mrs. Cheryl
Johns
Executive Director
Altoona Housing Authority
2700 Pleasant Valley Boulevard
Altoona, PA 16602
By fax to: (814) 949-2025
By e-mail to:
cheryl.johns@altoonahousing.org
If you have
questions about open records, you may contact the Housing
Authority’s Open Records Officer at (814) 949-2000.
Response
The Altoona Housing Authority will respond to your
request in the manner required by the Act.
Fees
Paper copies are 25 cents per page plus the actual cost
for postage, if mailing is requested. Certification is an
additional charge of $3.00. All fees must be paid in advance
and are payable to:
Altoona Housing
Authority
c/o Open Records Officer
2700 Pleasant Valley Boulevard
Altoona, PA 16602
Appeals
If your request is denied, appeals should be submitted
to:
Terry Mutchler,
Executive Director
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Office of Open Records
Commonwealth Keystone Building
400 North Street, 4th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225
These appeals
will be heard by officers of the Office of Public Records.
All appeals
must be in writing, must state the grounds upon which the
requestor asserts that the requested records is a public record
and must address any grounds stated by the Altoona Housing
Authority for delaying or denying the request.
All appeals
must be filed within 15 business days of the mailing date of the
Altoona Housing Authority’s notice of denial or a deemed denial
as defined in the Act. All appeals will be handled in
accordance with the Act.
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