Right To Know

Open Records Officer
The Township has designated Jill Seymour as the Township Open Records Officer.

The Open Records Officer may be reached at:
Lowhill Township
7000 Herber Rd
New Tripoli, PA 18066

Phone: 610-298-2641
Fax: 484-217-2173
jseymour@lowhilltwp.org

Your request should be made in writing using the Standard Right-to-Know Law Request Form. This form is available at the Township Office or from our Forms and Documents section where it can be printed. Please mail or drop off your request form.

Under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law (RTKL), all state and local government agency records are presumed to be public. If an agency wants to withhold a record, it must prove that it is entitled to do so under the state law or court order. The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records maintains information about the RTKL and Sunshine Act, which governs public meetings. This includes information about filing a request for records, and a Citizens' Guide to the RTKL. The office also provides information about filing an appeal when a RTK request is denied.

Township Grant or Denial of Request
Some documents contain protected information under the Right to Know Law, and these documents, or portions of them, may not be considered Public Records. The Open Records Officer will send a response to you in writing, explaining the information required under the law, including any special measure that may be required to protect the township documents from possibility of theft, damage, and/or modification; if a denial, the reason for the denial; if more time is required, then the Township shall follow the procedures set forth under the Right to Know Law. You may be required to pay a fee or fees as set forth here below.

Fees
You will be required to remit fees to the Township for the cost of your requests. These may include twenty-five cents per regular 8 ½ x 11 paper or fifty cents per 11x17 papers. The Township does not have the ability to copy specialized documents such as blue prints or non-standard documents.