The state Office of Open Records set the rate for copies at 25 cents per page for most documents, with higher fees for things such as certified copies.
Warren Bulette, a resident of the York Suburban School District, recently paid $43.25 for copies of budget documents that relate to next year's spending.
He wrote to the YDR, upset that he was charged so much. He asked a friend in the copying business how much it costs to create a black and white copy. The answer: about one cent. Mr. Bulette asked the district to charge him two cents a copy, but they refused to give him the documents until he paid 25 cents per page.
That leads us to two interesting issues.
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