Lower Mount Bethel Township
2004 Hutchison Avenue / Martins Creek, Pa 18063 / 610-252-5074

Right To Know

Lower Mount Bethel Township Open Record Officer
The Township hereby designates Jennifer W. Smethers as the Township Open Records Officer.

The Open Records Officer may be reached at:
PO Box 257 - 2004 Hutchison Avenue
Martins Creek, PA 18063
Phone 610-252-5074
Fax 610-253-8971

Requests
Your request should be made in writing addressed to the Open Records Officer on the Standard Right To Know Request Form. This form is available at the Township Municipal Office or from our Forms & Documents section, where the form can be printed. Please mail, email, or drop off your request form.

Township Grant or Denial of Request
Some documents contain protected information under the Right to Know Law, and these documents, or portions of them, may not be considered Public Records. The Open Records Officer will send a response to you in writing, explaining the information required under the law, including any special measure that may be required to protect the township documents from the possibility of theft, damage, and/or modification; if a denial, the reason for the denial; if more time is required, then the Township shall follow the procedures set forth under the Right to Know Law. You may be required to pay a fee or fees as set forth here below.

Fees
You will be required to remit fees to the Township for the costs of your requests. These may include twenty five cents per copy per page per side. The certification of a record cost is one dollar per record. Specialized documents such as blue prints, color copies, non-standard sized documents, and the like, shall cost the actual amount for the reproduction. If you would like to have documents mailed to you, the cost of postage will also be assessed. If your request will amount to one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more, you will be required to remit the fees in advance. For a list of all other fees, visit online at the Pennsylvania Right to Know website under FEES.

Inspection, Retrieval, and Duplication
After the Open Records Officer has communicated to you with regard to your request and fees, you can make arrangements with regard to inspection, retrieval and duplication of any and all documents that are deemed to be public records. If your request does not require any special handling, then the documents can be viewed and/or duplicated at the Municipal Building during established business days and hours, with the exception of any days that the building may be closed. The Open Records Officer will work with you concerning any request that may require special viewing and/or duplication for any reason, including but not necessarily limited to the size and/or volume of the documents requested.

Information Regarding Appeals
You must file an appeal within 15 business days of the Township's response or writing 15 business days of a deemed denial.

You may file an appeal in writing if your written request is denied or deemed denied by the Township.

Send the appeal to:
Eric Arneson, Executive Director, Office of Open Records
333 Market Street, 16th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101-2234.

Phone: (717)346-9903
Fax: (717)425-5343
Email: openrecords@pa.gov
Website: http://openrecords.pa.gov





Lower Mount Bethel Township
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