Access to Information Orders
Decision Information
Request for records relating to proposed purchase of unopened shore road allowance, including fair market value appraisal.
Section 11(c) (prejudice to economic interests) partly upheld.
Section 11(d) (injury to financial interests) not upheld.
Township ordered to disclose one record in part.
Decision Content
NATURE OF THE APPEAL:
The Township of Severn (the Township) received the following request under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act) for information relating to the requester’s application to purchase a portion of an unopened shore road allowance (the land) at a specific address:
…copies of the contents of [the Township’s] file relating to [the requester’s] request and Council’s determination of the matter. Specifically, [the requester requests] a copy of the appraisal which the Town obtained and for which [the requester] provided the associated fees. Also, specifically, [the requester] request[s] a copy of the Corporate Services Committee report/recommendation which was adopted by Council on July 8, 2004. As noted above, [the requester is] also requesting any other documents which may be in your file pertaining to the matter.