SANTA FE, N.M. – Government is notoriously slow, even at the local school district level.

So it’s hardly a surprise when district officials take a long time to respond to a public information request.

But citizens have a right to expect a better response when a school district charges money to provide the requested information, based on the estimated number of hours it will take for employees to fill the request.

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On Oct. 28, 2014, EAGnews sent the Santa Fe, New Mexico school district a public information request for copies of documents pertaining to food and travel expenditures in fiscal year 2014.

The district responded a couple weeks later, saying it would cost $568.99 to fill the order. EAGnews sent a check for that amount on Dec. 4, and then waited for the information to show up.

Now, at the end of January, a full three months since the initial request, the wait continues.

The following is a timeline of the ridiculously long misadventure:

December 4, 2014: Santa Fe district officials inform EAGnews via email that they will begin the redaction process of personal information and anticipate finalizing the redaction process on or before December 19, 2014.

December 19, 2014: District officials notify EAGnews by email that the redaction process was not completed in the initial time frame estimated. Due to SFPS closing for winter break (Dec. 22-Jan. 2), the process of redaction will be resumed on January 5, 2015. They estimate that it will be finalized on January 16, 2015.

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January 19, 2015: EAGnews emails the district checking on the status of the request.

January 20, 2015: District officials respond by asking if EAGnews would like them send what is completed. EAGnews responds affirmatively, and inquires when the entire project would be done. District officials respond by saying they will send the completed documents ASAP, and estimated that all of the documents will be completed by Jan. 27.

As of today, Jan. 30, no records have been received at all, even though a check was sent to the school district almost two months ago.

EAGnews will write and publish a story regarding the Santa Fe spending records, whenever they arrive.