Szikszay v. Buelow

OPINION OF THE COURT

Thomas F. McGowan, J.

Petitioner brings this action pursuant to article 6 of the Public Officers Law, otherwise known as the Freedom of Information Law. He seeks, first, a complete set of Cattaraugus County tax maps at the actual cost of reproduction. The county is willing to provide petitioner with copies of the maps in question but only for a fee of $4 per map ($4.50 per map if mailed), a figure concededly well above actual photocopying costs. Secondly, petitioner requests a copy of the county’s Assessment Roll and Levy Module (A.R.L.M.) computer tapes which contain…