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UPDATE # 2 – After sending an open records request to both city of Braselton (where the AJC tells readers Vital Foods plant is located) and to city of Gainesville, which is the address on the Vital Foods website, I received response from both informing me that the business is not located in either place – but in Hall County. So I sent a request directly to Hall County Business License Director Susan Rector. I admit that my request could have been more clear on the fact that I am looking for copies of the required documents for original issue AND annual renewals. I sent this August 17, 2020 10:37PM:

After reading a news report in the liberal AJC yesterday, I have sent open records requests (around 1;15 PM) to both the city of Braselton and the city of Gainesville asking for a look into Vital Foods poultry processing plant which the AJC says is in Braselton. According to the Vital Foods website, they are located in Gainesville.

Also, in the liberal AJC news piece, they say “many immigrants” cannot get Social Security Numbers. Which is nonsense. I also sent the below letter to the editor with little hope of publication.

Dear editor,

A recent AJC news story focused on Hispanics, “immigrants” and the Covid pandemic informs readers that some testing labs require Social Security Numbers and that “many immigrants don’t have them.” This assertion is another in an endless flow from the liberal media aimed at blurring the lines between immigrants and illegal aliens.

Real immigrants should have no problem obtaining an SSN. “Generally, only noncitizens authorized to work in the United States by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can get Social Security numbers, which are used to report a person’s wages to the government and to determine a person’s eligibility for Social Security benefits” (SSA).

It is true that illegal aliens working illegally don’t have their own SSNs, but they do use stolen numbers – it’s called identity theft.

Not for the first time, we offer AJC editors a foolproof method of discerning the difference between immigrants and illegal aliens: Immigrants do not require amnesty.

D.A. KING

MARIETTA

KING IS PRESIDENT OF THE DUSTIN INMAN SOCIETY

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Braselton business license office,

Using the time frame 2011 through and including 2020, please respond to this request with copies of all documents pertaining to the application for business license for Vital Foods LLC, including application, SAVE affidavit, E-Verify affidavit and Secure and Verifiable ID used to prove identity. I understand that ID copies may be partially redacted.

I am willing to pay all lawfully appraised research and or copy fees.

Please respond electronically. Please contact me with any questions.

Thank you,

D.A. King
Marietta
404-*******
DKing*********
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Gainesville business license office,

Using the time frame 2011 through and including 2020, please respond to this request with copies of all documents pertaining to the application for business license (original, if in this time frame and renewal) for Vital Foods LLC 2069 MemorialPark Dr., Gainesville, GA. 30504 including license application, SAVE affidavit, E-Verify affidavit and Secure and Verifiable ID used to prove identity. I understand that ID copies may be partially redacted.

I am willing to pay all lawfully appraised research and or copy fees.

Please respond electronically. Please contact me with any questions.

Thank you,

D.A. King
Marietta
404-******
DKing********

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UPDATE:

Reply from Gainesville

Dear Requestor:

This letter serves as notice that I have worked with staff on the Open Records Request Number 2020-0507 to obtain a copy of the business license from 2011 through 2020 pertaining to Vital Foods, LLC.  This request to include license application, SAVE affidavit, E-verify affidavit and Secure and Verifiable ID used to prove identity.

The City of Gainesville Administration Department of Finance performed a search and was unable to provide records in response to your request.   As such, there are no records to release.

Staff advised this company is located within the City of Gainesville, as it is located in the county.  You may contact Hall County via email at www.hallcounty.org.

Based upon the information referenced above, this request will be closed with no further action.  You may contact me with any questions or concerns.

Regards,

Sheryl Voyles

Records Specialist

City Manager’s Office

+1.770.535.6864

www.gainesville.org

I received a similar note from Braselton. I will post id I have time to find it.

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The below is posted for personal filing purposes only and will not make sense to most readers.

Utilization of federal work authorization program; “employee” defined; issuance of license; evidence of state licensure; annual reporting; standardized form affidavit; violation; investigations