What Do You Do When No One Replies To Your FOIL Request?

The answer is easy. All you need to do is copy and paste the email in today's article and send it to the clowns trying to deny you access to information you're entitled to as a taxpayer.

I’ve been tracking claims of sexual harassment and other improper behavior by the Town of Monroe Highway Supervisor, James “Pat” Patterson.

Monroe Town Supervisor, Tony Cardone, and 2024 State Senate Candidate Dorey Houle, are alleged to have assisted Mr. Patterson in covering up those claims.

This investigation took me to the Village of Highland Falls, where I submitted a FOIL request on March 26th, 2024, at just after 9am.

Two hours after receiving my request, the Village Clerk wrote me back to confirm receipt, and they said, “By law, the Village has twenty business days in which to provide the documents requested with any associated costs or explain why the request is denied. I will be back in touch with you on or before, Tuesday, April 23, 2024.”

On April 22nd, I received the documents I requested.

That is how a FOIL request is supposed to work. You make a request. The government gets back to you to acknowledge receipt of your request. And then, the government tells you how long it’ll…