FOIA Request to Town of Fontana Dam regarding vendor payment registers on February 1, 2026.
A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request was submitted by Old North News to the Town of Fontana Dam on February 1, 2026. 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.
The records requested include the names of vendors paid by the city, dates and amounts of payments, and descriptions of goods or services purchased. The request emphasizes that it is limited to existing records and does not require the creation of new documents. It also requests that any denied portions be accompanied by a specific statutory basis for denial and that all reasonably segregable portions be released.
Old North News has expressed its willingness to receive these records in electronic format if available. As members of the media, they have requested a fee waiver based on their role in gathering and reporting news to hold public institutions accountable and provide transparency.
The requestor 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 organization 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.
