Gannett Co. v. County of Monroe
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtDenman, J.
As a result of substantial budget reductions, 276 employees of Monroe County were terminated in January, 1977. The county fiscal problems and proposed budget cuts had been the subject of a great deal of public interest and media coverage for a number of months. Petitioner, Gannett Co., Inc., owns two Rochester newspapers and a television station. A reporter for petitioner applied to the Records Access Officer of Monroe County for access to certain records under the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, §§ 85-89). The records demanded were the names, job titles, and salary levels of…
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