FOIA Request to City of Greensboro regarding vendor payment registers on February 1, 2026.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the City of Greensboro by Old North News on February 1, 2026. The request seeks access to the city’s vendor payment register for the immediately preceding calendar month. This request is made under the North Carolina Public Records Law, G.S. ยง132-1., and aims to gather information of public interest for dissemination.
The records requested include details such as the names of vendors paid by the city, dates and amounts of payments, and descriptions of goods or services purchased. The request specifies that it seeks only existing records and does not require the creation of new documents. Additionally, if any part of this request is denied or withheld, Old North News has asked for a specific statutory basis for such denial along with all reasonably segregable portions of the records.
Old North News has expressed a preference for receiving these records in electronic format if available. As a media organization committed to transparency and accountability in government affairs, they have also requested a fee waiver based on their role in gathering and reporting news to the public.
The requester is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA requests. More information about this coalition can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
