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Good Governance · Point 02, Transparency & Point 03, Accountability

Public Records Requests

Every Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request Civest Sphere has filed with Long Island towns: when it went out, when the town has to answer, and what came back. Records we receive are posted here and used in our public tools.

Requests filed under New York's Freedom of Information Law, Public Officers Law Article 6.

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What We Asked For

All 10 Suffolk towns · October 2026

2025–26 property tax rolls

The parcel-level tax roll in electronic form: each property's taxing districts, rates and tax amounts. With it, the Tax Analyzer can break down Suffolk tax bills line by line, as it already does for Nassau.

7 Long Island towns · October 4, 2026

Town contracts over $20,000

A list of every town contract over $20,000 awarded since January 2024, from Babylon, Brookhaven, Hempstead, Huntington, Islip, Oyster Bay and Smithtown.

Request Tracker

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Response due dates count 20 business days from filing and skip town holidays. "Date to be confirmed" means the request was filed in October 2026 and its exact filing date is being verified.

How New York's FOIL Deadlines Work

5 days

A town must acknowledge a request within five business days of receiving it.

20 days

It must then grant or deny the request within 20 business days, or explain in writing why it needs longer and give a date.

30 days

A denial, or a missed deadline, can be appealed to the town within 30 days.

Learn more from the NY Committee on Open Government ↗