FOIA Request to Town Of Edenton regarding vendor payment registers on February 1, 2026.
On February 1, 2026, a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted to the Town Of Edenton by Old North News. The request seeks access to the town’s vendor payment register for the immediately preceding calendar month. This request is made under the North Carolina Public Records Law, G.S. §132-1., and aims to obtain records in an electronic format if available.
The specific details requested include the names of vendors paid by the city, dates and amounts of payments, and descriptions of goods or services purchased. The purpose of this request is to gather information of public interest for dissemination to the public. It emphasizes that only existing records are sought and does not require the creation of new documents.
Old North News has expressed its willingness to receive these records electronically and has requested a fee waiver based on their role as a media organization involved in gathering and reporting news. They have also asked that if any part of this request is denied or withheld, a specific statutory basis for such denial be provided along with all reasonably segregable portions of the records.
The requester is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that assists media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies using Freedom of Information laws.
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.
