fiction, freedom of information

how long is reasonable to wait for a Freedom of Information request to be answered? A week? A month? SIX months? I made a Freedom of Information request SIX weeks ago and have had NO response so far. These requests were for simple everyday information and required NO complex calculations, calculus, etc. The law says 'a reasonable time frame" and doesnt allow for excuses like "we were too busy",etc. The people have a right to know where their money is going, dont they? If its because the numbers may embarrass them or are impossible to logically explain away, as I suspect, then they will just have to live with those ongoing evidences of gross mismanagement and financial irresponsibility. If somehow, they are able to present a logical explanation for $400+ or $600+ a square foot new construction costs it would be most welcomed. Normal new construction costs are $125 a square foot so we are talking considerable imagination and creativity would be required in THAT explanation, not to mention a suspension of any connection to reality to actually BELIEVE IT. Fiction is ALWAYS more fun than facts.