FOIA Request to Town of Boonville regarding vendor payment registers on February 1, 2026.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the Town of Boonville on February 1, 2026, by Old North News. The request seeks access to the town’s vendor payment register for the preceding calendar month. The information requested includes the names of vendors paid by the city, dates and amounts of payments, and descriptions of goods or services purchased.
The request is made under the North Carolina Public Records Law, G.S. ยง132-1., with a preference for receiving the records in electronic format. Old North News emphasizes that this request is intended to gather information of public interest for dissemination and does not require the creation of new documents.
In case any part of this request is denied or withheld, Old North News asks for a specific statutory basis for such denial and requests that all reasonably segregable portions of the records be released. As members of the media involved in reporting news to the public, they have also requested a fee waiver due to their role in providing transparency and holding public institutions accountable.
Old North News 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 and Sunshine Laws. 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.
