School Board Responds to June Open Records Request

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Photo courtesy: No Briarlake Tower, LLC

June 28, 2012

Re: Open Records Request

Dear (GTCO-ATL):

This letter is in response to your Open Records Act request to the DeKalb County School District, received June 25, 2012.  Specifically, you requested the following:

1. “(T)he ‘plan’ referred to by TMobile in the lease agreement with 8 DCSD schools …”

2. “A copy of the ‘construction time-line’ of the "plan" as referred in lease agreements …”

3. “A signed copy of the Lakeside HS agreement …”

4. “ (R)elevant documents regarding a cell tower at Brockett ES specifically if surfaced after July 11, 2011 mtg …”

           In response to your numbered requests, the School District responds that it is not in possession of records as described.

 You have further requested:

1. “ (A)ny additional schools considered for cell towers, or any other vendor proposals considered or accepted …”

The District responds that there were 12 schools originally considered: Margaret Harris Center, Princeton ES, Lakeside HS, Medlock ES, Narvie Harris ES, MLK Jr. HS, Flat Rock ES, Jolly ES, Smoke Rise ES, Briarlake ES, Meadowview ES, Brockett ES.  No additional schools have been considered.


Sincerely,

Walter Woods
Executive Director of Communications
DeKalb County School System
1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd.
Stone Mountain, Georgia 30083
678-676-0410 (office)
404-486-3710 (wireless)
Walter_Woods@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us