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Gilbert Town Council to study overwhelming public records requests

Gilbert Town Council will hold a study session and regular meeting Tuesday.

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Gilbert Town Council will take a look at its public records system in a study session Tuesday.

The agenda calls for council to hear and discuss issues related to costs, process, limitations and allowable options by statute.

Gilbert, which uses a software system called JustFOIA to fulfill requests, has been nearly ovwhelmed the past couple years with public-records requests as JustFOIA officials have told the town it receives more requests than any other system, including the city of Chicago.

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