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Agencies charge me for their own records. I pay it, then I put the files on camera and show you what is in them. Chip in and you cover the next one.

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The bill so far

Every request I have open, what the agency wanted for it, and what has actually been paid. Updated 2026-07-30.

Contesting the price
Grand Rapids Police
February and March audit logs
$218.20 quoted, and being argued down
They quoted ten hours of redaction to cover two months. I asked for one. No collecting on this until they send a new number.
Contesting the price
Wyoming Dept. of Public Safety
Plate-reader audit logs
$446.74 quoted, and being argued down
They wanted 881 hours of review. I filed a narrower request on July 28 that gets the same records without it. Waiting on a new price.
Open · nothing paid yet
Kent County Sheriff
Audit logs and sharing lists
$36.83 still needed
$0.00 of $36.83 paid
They turned down the fee waiver. It's under appeal, ruling due August 6.
Fund the Kent County logs →
Waiver won · records delivered
Kalamazoo Dept. of Public Safety
Audit logs, contracts, camera policy
Waived cost me nothing
Fee waiver granted. 143,038 rows came back on July 8. Strip the overlap between the two export types and it is 116,017 individual searches.
Open · half paid
Michigan State Police
Statewide plate-reader audit logs
$106.62 still needed
$106.62 of $213.24 paid
I paid half up front to start the clock. The rest comes due when they hand the records over.
$106.62 paid by Mags
Fund the MSP Flock logs →
$915.01 quoted across 5 agencies. $108.62 out of my own pocket. $143.45 still owed on the two that are open. 1 of the 7 fee waivers I asked for came back granted.

Who should I FOIA next?

Five is what one person can carry at once. If your town belongs on this list, put it there. It costs nothing and it does not sign you up for anything.

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Two of these say quoted and have no button. I am arguing those prices down and I am not collecting against a number that is going to change.

If a request takes in more than it needs, the extra goes to the next one on this list. If an agency waives a fee after you have chipped in, same thing.

Central Ventures LLC is a business, not a charity, so none of this is tax deductible and I cannot hold anyone's money in escrow. What I can do is show you the invoice and show you the day it clears.