In 2008, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed Act 3, otherwise known as the new “Right to Know” law which took effect on January 1, 2009.  This law provides access to public records of the Borough of Etna as well as other public entities.  

All Right to Know requests must be submitted in writing to the Borough of Etna’s Open Records Officer:

Mary Ellen Ramage, Secretary-Manager
Borough of Etna      
437 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA  15223
412-781-0569
412-82-5302 (fax)

The Borough of Etna is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with the exception of holidays.
Inquiries can be faxed, mailed or submitted through email using the attached form:
If you are submitting via email please send to the following email address:
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Our agency (all agencies) has five business days from the date the Open Records Officer receives the request.  The agency (Borough of Etna) may request additional time to fill the request but will submit a request for the thirty (30) day time extension within the initial five business day period (from receipt by the Open Records Officer).  

Additional information can be found at http://www.openrecords.pa.gov/

Appeals to denied requests shall be filed with the following agency:

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Office of Open Records
Commonwealth Keystone Building
400 North Front Street, Plaza Level
Harrisburg, PA  17120-0235
1-717-346-9903
1-717-425-5343 (fax)