The Springfield Reporter

Why does the Springfield News-Sun turn off comments on any story they do about the City of Springfield, Ohio - Government ? Its bad enough the city does on their own page, but a newspaper? What happened?

One year ago Springfield made international headlines over Haitian immigration: What has changed? One year after false rumors about Springfield’s Haitian community ignited a national immigration debate, the city is still working to counter misinformation and expand support services.

The Springfield Wall of Shame

Today we have 2 that have shown what kinds of hateful human beings they really are. First up is James Cushman, Vice President of Mechanicsburg Sand & Gravel Inc

Call his family company and let your thoughts be known. Refuse to do business with them. (937) 834-2606

Courtesy of Armstrong

Lawsuit pending against the City of Springfield for understaffing of the police force and possible misappropriation of funds.

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Response from the City of Springfield Assistant Law Director regarding scanner traffic record requests. Read to the bottom.

Subject: Public Record Request Response – Springfield, Ohio

Sir/ma’am:

We are writing in response to your public records request dated September 30, 2024, regarding Scanner transcripts/recordings. Your request specifically asked for:

In lieu of the scanners being taken offline for the public, I am requesting all recordings and/or transcripts of all Springfield City Police, Fire and emergency calls and runs, Ohio State Police calls and runs, and subsequent reports arising from all the calls.
Dates are from the date the scanners were taken down until the date of the completion of this request, and continuing daily until the police, fire and OSP department calls and runs are made available to the public on the scanners
After initial request, daily email reports.
RESPONSE:

The requested records or portions of records are exempt from disclosure under Ohio Revised Code 149.43(A). The specific exemptions and their legal justifications are as follows:

Exemption: After a diligent search, no records responsive to your request have been found. Under Ohio Revised Code § 149.43(B)(1), public offices are required to make available only existing records, and there is no obligation to create or compile a record to satisfy a request (State ex rel. Fant v. Enright, 66 Ohio St. 3d 186, 1993). If you believe that specific records do exist that meet the scope of your request, please provide more detailed information.
All scanner traffic is processed through the Clark County Dispatch Center. The Clark County Dispatch Center is not controlled or managed by the City of Springfield. You will need to contact the Clark County Dispatch Center for the requested documents.
This concludes your public record request.

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Randy Stevenson
Assistant Law Director
The City of Springfield
76 East High Street
Springfield, OH 45502
(937) 324-7351
[email protected]

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In lieu of scanners being taken down, use this form to obtain police records. Request them every single day.

"In lieu of the scanners being taken offline for the public, I am requesting all recordings and/or transcripts of all Springfield City Police, Fire and emergency calls and runs, Ohio State Police calls and runs, and subsequent reports arising from all the calls.

"Dates are from the date the scanners were taken down until the date of the completion of this request, and continuing daily until the police, fire and OSP department calls and runs are made available to the public on the scanners."

Request a Public Record | City of Springfield Ohio Official Website To request a Public Record, please submit the form on this page.

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