{"id":751,"date":"2007-08-14T01:53:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-14T01:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arkansasfreedom.net\/?p=751"},"modified":"2007-08-14T01:53:00","modified_gmt":"2007-08-14T01:53:00","slug":"foi-act-request-to-little-rock-arkansas-mayor-mark-stodola-regarding-financial-transactions-to-open-mexican-consulate-in-little-rock-ar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arkansasfreedom.net\/?p=751","title":{"rendered":"FOI Act Request To Little Rock, Arkansas Mayor Mark Stodola Regarding Financial Transactions To Open Mexican Consulate In Little Rock, AR"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Joe McCutchen<\/BIG>
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August 13, 2007
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<\/CENTER>CERTIFIED MAIL \u00e2\u20ac\u201c RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED<\/U>
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Mayor Mark Stodola
City of Little Rock
500 West Markham, Room 203
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

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Re: Freedom of Information Act Request
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Dear Mayor Stodola:
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Pursuant to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (Ark. Code Ann. \u00c2\u00a7 25-19-101), I hereby request copies of the following public records:
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(a) Copies of checks, drafts, and other proof of payment (including check stubs or documentation evidencing the purpose of the payment) made at any time from the City of Little Rock or the Office of Mayor Mark Stodola (including any discretionary funding sources over which the Mayor maintains control) to any of the following persons or entities at any time on or after July 1, 2006:
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(a) Andres Chao; (b) the Government of Mexico; (c) Consulado De Mexico En Little Rock Arkansas; (d) the Mexican Consulate in Little Rock, Arkansas; or (e) any other person with the intent that such person shall distribute such funds for the use of constructing or opening a Mexican Consulate in Little Rock, Arkansas; and
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(b) Copies of any contracts, agreements, or other documents authorizing or requiring the payment of any funds from the City of Little Rock or Mayor of the City of Little Rock to any of the following persons or entities at any time on or after July 1, 2006: (a) Andres Chao; (b) the Government of Mexico; (c) Consulado De Mexico En Little Rock Arkansas; (d) the Mexican Consulate in Little Rock, Arkansas; or (e) any other person with the intent that such person shall distribute such funds for the use of constructing or opening a Mexican Consulate in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Please be advised that I am specifically excluding from this request any documents that are protected from disclosure by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 USC \u00c2\u00a7 1232g. The requested information may be provided to me at the address specified above. I offer to pay the actual cost of reproduction, as defined by statute, either in advance of copying or pursuant to a statement or invoice from you after copying occurs. Alternatively, if you are otherwise unable to comply with this request, I request reasonable access to the identified public records and reasonable comforts and facilities for the full exercise of the right to inspect and copy those records.
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In the event that the recipient of this letter is not the proper person or office holder to which this Freedom of Information Act Request should be submitted, please notify me as to the name of the appropriate person to whom the request should be submitted.
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Thanking you for your attention to this matter,
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Yours very truly,
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Joe McCutchen <\/P><\/BLOCKQUOTE><\/FONT><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Joe McCutchen August 13, 2007 CERTIFIED MAIL \u00e2\u20ac\u201c RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Mayor Mark StodolaCity of Little Rock500 West Markham, Room 203Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Re: Freedom of Information Act Request Dear Mayor Stodola: Pursuant to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (Ark. Code Ann. \u00c2\u00a7 25-19-101), I hereby request copies of the following public records: … Continue reading FOI Act Request To Little Rock, Arkansas Mayor Mark Stodola Regarding Financial Transactions To Open Mexican Consulate In Little Rock, AR<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-huckabee-illegal-consulate"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arkansasfreedom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arkansasfreedom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arkansasfreedom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arkansasfreedom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arkansasfreedom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arkansasfreedom.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/751\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arkansasfreedom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arkansasfreedom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arkansasfreedom.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}