In my print media journalism class we had an assignment in which we had to try to obtain a public record. I am from Indiana, PA so I thought I would try to obtain records pertaining to the recent Indiana Area Junior High School renovation project.
To obtain these records I first, wrote a letter requesting the information to the Indiana County court house on Oct. 24, 2008. Within about a week (Oct. 30, 2008) I recieved a letter from the court house registrar and recorder's office. The women who sent me the letter informed me that the court house doesn't keep records of the school districts on hand; however, she gave me the mailing information of the school district's administration office. The letter that I recieved from the court house was very professional and the woman was very sincere. I then wrote a letter to the administration office, mailed it on Oct. 31, 2008 and hoped for the best. On Nov. 13, 2008 I recieved a letter from the school district. Enclosed was a very professional letter from the school district's business manager and the requested records. The document was a seven page summary of the renovations based on the final costs of the project.
~Ansley
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