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FULLER v. CITY OF HOMER

No. S-10079.

75 P.3d 1059 (2003)

Abigail FULLER and Kachemak Area Coalition, Inc., d/b/a Citizens Concerned About Annexation, Appellants, v. CITY OF HOMER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

August 15, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brooks W. Chandler, Hicks, Boyd, Chandler & Falconer, LLP, Anchorage, for Appellants.

Gordon J. Tans, Perkins Coie, LLP, Anchorage, for Appellee.

D. John McKay, Law Offices of D. John McKay, Anchorage, for Amicus Curiae Alaska Press Association.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

I. INTRODUCTION

We are asked here to consider whether the City of Homer's city manager could properly claim the deliberative process privilege to deny public access to staff documents that he used in preparing a petition for annexation that the city filed with the Alaska Local Boundary Commission. Because the record shows that the public's interest in having access to these documents outweighs the city's interest in confidentiality...

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