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Editor’s Note 02/20/23: The submission above has been marked as “Completed.” As written, it is unclear what specific public record the sender would like to receive, or to what specific entity the request should be addressed.
We would typically send a request like this just to the records officer at Rockingham County, NC Gov. However, as it is written currently, the sender has addressed the request to multiple parties. It appears this is actually intended to indicate multiple records requests the sender hopes to make to multiple entities.
If you are trying to indicate that this request should not be sent just to the Rockingham County records officer, and should instead be sent to someone else, then please specify to whom the request should be made. If this is actually multiple separate requests to multiple entities, then please submit each unique request to us separately — using the form on our website.
Additionally — please note: A Google search (and search of the Rockingham, NC website) for some of the individuals named, shows that several people have a different Name and Job Title than what has been written in the request. We will need to know the exact name / title / email address of the appropriate party to contact.
Reviewing the content of the request — We are also wondering if this a request specific to Rockingham County in North Carolina? Or, are you also hoping to make a separate public records request for information that should be addressed to the Government of Rockingham County, Virginia?
We’d ask that the sender please submit any new request(s) to clearly indicate specific date ranges and any other specific details, subject matter, etc. about the exact public records that are being requested.
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