Open Records Policy

Lower Saucon Township Open Records Officers
John J. Finnigan, Jr., Acting Township Manager
Carol Schneider, Human Resources/Community Engagement Coordinator

Lower Saucon Township
3700 Old Philadelphia Pike
Bethlehem, PA 18015

Phone: 610-865-3291
Fax: 610-867-3580
Email: info@lowersaucontownship.org

Link to Township RTK Policy: Lower Saucon Township, PA

Link to Right to Know Form: https://www.openrecords.pa.gov/Documents/RTKL/RTKRequestForm.pdf

Requests
All requests need to be made in writing, should be specific and concise, and identify specifically the records wanted so they can be located quickly to determine whether they are a public record.

The request should be addressed to the Open Records Officer on the Right-to-Know Record Request Form. Forms can be mailed, emailed or dropped off.

Approval or Denial of Requests
There are documents that contain protected information under the Right-to-Know Law and may not be considered to be Public Records. The Open Records Officer will contact you with a response to our request; if a denial, the reason for the denial or if more time is required for certain reasons.

Contact Information for Appeals

If a written request is denied or deemed denied, the requester may file an appeal in writing to Executive Director, The Office of Open Records, 333 Market Street, 16th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101-2334.

Appeals of criminal records shall be made to the District Attorney of Northampton County, 669 Washington Street, Easton, PA, Phone-610-559-3000.

Right to Know form and Lower Saucon Township Police Department Policy#4-5-1 is attached below.