Golrick, Peter v. Montague, Town of - Board of Selectmen (SPR 20140644)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords December 11, 2014 SPR14/644 Mr. Gregg J. Corbo, Esq. Kopelman and Paige, P.C. 10 1 Arch Street Boston, MA 0211 0 Dear Attorney Corbo: I have received the petition of Peter Golrick appealing the nonresponse of Chris Boutwell, Chair of the Town of Montague Board of Selectmen (Town) to his September 22, 2014 request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Golrick requested a copy of any records that demonstrate that the Town is in compliance with G. L. c. 90, section 18, specifically the writing that shows the locations of all approved speed limit regulations. Having received no response, Mr. Golrick petitioned this office. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within ten (10) days of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b); 950 C.M.R. 32.05. The response may be an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. The Town failed to response to Mr. Golrick's request until October 24, 2014, thirty-two (32) days after the date of the request, and after Mr. Golrick petitioned my office for assistance. In a November 4, 2014letter to an attorney on my staff, Mr. Golrick stated that you had informed him on October 24, 2014, as Legal Counsel to the Town, that there are no records responsive to Mr. Golrick's request. Accordingly, this administ tive appeal is closed. Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Peter Golrick Mr. Chris Boutwell, Chair of the Board of Selectmen OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma.us/pre