Learned III, A. v. Abington, Town of - Office of the Town Clerk (SPR 20150428)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords July 3, 2015 SPRlS/428 Ms. Leanne M. Adams Abington Town Hall 500 Gliniewicz Way Abington, MA 023 51 Dear Ms. Adams: I have received the petition of A. W. Learned appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Abington (Town) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § lO(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Learned requested records related to a specifically identified address. Having received no response, Mr. Learned 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, § lO(b); 950 C.M.R. 32.05. The response may be an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provisions of the records, or a denial. The Town 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 a response was provided, dated July 1, 2015. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Department's failure to provide a written response, I will not consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Learned may appeal the substantive nature of the Town's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08. urs, Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. A. W. Learned OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre