Handwerker, Ethan v. Lexington, Town of - Economic Development (SPR 20140741)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A Williams Supervisor ofR ecords March 5, 2015 SPR14/741 Ms. Melisa Tintocalis Town of Lexington Economic Development Office 1625 Massachusetts A venue Lexington, MA 02420 Dear Ms. Tintocalis: This office has received a letter from Ethan Handwerker appealing the response of the Town of Lexington- Economic Development Office (Town) and the Economic Development Advisory Committee's (EDAC) response his October 16, 2014 request for records. Specifically, Mr. Handwerker requested copies of: 1. All records by, to and from the EDAC regarding the "medical use of marijuana, and 2. All records regarding EDAC since August 29, 2014. It is my understanding that the Town provided Mr. Handwerker with the copies of the approved minutes of the September 17, 2014 meeting and the draft minutes of the October 15, 2014 meeting. Mr. Handwerker informed this office that he never received the draft minutes from the September 17 meeting, nor has he received any other records responsive to his requests. In a December 6, 2014 email directed to me, EDAC Chair John J. McWeeney stated that there are no records being withheld from Mr. Handwerker by EDAC. Accordingly, the portion of this appeal associated with records in the custody ofEDAC is closed. In a telephone discussion with this office, Mr. Handwerker stated his belief that the Town possesses records it has not provided that are responsive to his request. Accordingly, whereas it is unclear whether additional responsive records exist in the custody of the Town, the Town is hereby ordered to provide Mr. Handwerker with a detailed written response to his public records request, prepared in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations. OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832. Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre

Ms. Melisa Tintocalis SPR14/741 Page Two March 5, 2015 This administrative appeal is now closed. a Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Ethan Handwerker Mr. John McWeeney