Email to General Administration, March 22, 2006

Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:04:35 -0800 (PST)
From: Ben Livingston <ben at inwa.net>
To: "Valandra, Steve (GA)" <SValand at GA.WA.GOV>
Cc: "Darnell, Stephanie (GA)" <SDarnel at GA.WA.GOV>
Subject: RE: Public Disclosure Request

Steve, to clarify my request:

The basic question I am trying to answer, if this helps your search, is this: where is it written that Powerhouse Road is off limits to the public? To cover this basic question, I'm requesting:

1. all records that mention the restricted nature of Powerhouse Road, or records related to public access to Powerhouse Road;

2. all records that contain information about whether Powerhouse Road is or is not part of Heritage Park (Bob Bippert told me it is not, but I would like something more official for my court case);

3. a copy of General Administration's index of records, as per RCW 42.17.260(5).

The records covered in points 1 and 2 above may be found in the list of records in RCW 34.05.220(2): "final orders, decisions, and opinions in adjudicative proceedings, interpretive statements, policy statements, and any digest or index to those orders, decisions, opinions, or statements prepared by or for the agency."

They may also be those found in the list of records in RCW 42.17.260(5), which discusses indexing of records.

I also seek:

4. the index of records, as per 42.17.260(5), that indexes records that General Administration relies upon to forbid public access to Powerhouse Road. To explain why I seek this, RCW 42.17.260(6) says that a public record (such as an agency rule) may be used against a citizen only if it is indexed. If GA has no such rule, or this rule is not indexed, I think it strengthens my appeal to overturn the $101 ticket.

I hope this helps. I appreciate your help and apologize for any trouble.

-- Ben