Moschella, Esq., William v. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs - Department of Conservation and Recreation (SPR 20140702)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords December 12, 2014 SPR14/702 Ms. Alice Bilbo-Miles Paralegal Department of Conservation and Recreation 251 Causeway Street, Suite 600 Boston, MA 02114 Dear Ms. Bilbo-Miles: I have received the petition of William A. Moschella, Sr. appealing the nomesponse of the Department of Conservation and Recreation (Department) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 10(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Moschella requested records relating to the Hemy Graf Ice Skating Rink and Janis Memorial Ice Rink. Having received no response, Mr. Moschella 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 (1 0) 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 Department is advised that all records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, this office was notified that you provided a response to this request dated December 10, 2014. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Department's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Moschella may appeal the subst ntive nature of the Department's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M~R. 2.08(2). · V. t our , / / ' f . Williams Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. William A. Moschella, Sr. One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax {617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre