Resident Says City Did Not Provide Clemson HUB Emails

Upstate Today (June 28, 2024): Resident Says City Did Not Provide Clemson HUB Emails

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On April 7, Clemson resident Eleanor Hare submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to Clemson city clerk Jeremiah Jackson, according to documents provided to The Journal. In Hare’s request, she asked for all emails pertaining to the city’s recently approved Hub Clemson project (on April 15), including communications between city staff, Core Spaces (Hub Clemson’s developer) and Keowee Trail, LLC (property owners). Hare specified the dates listed as January 2023, “through the date of this request.”

"According to Hare, the city charged her $1,000 for the information she requested — but only provided emails that began on May 22, 2023." 

The city cited attorney-client privilege as the reason no information at all was provided for the period January - May 21 2023.