Givan, Jay v. West Boylston, Town of - Zoning Board of Appeals (SPR 20150708)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords October 16, 2015 SPRlS/708 Ms. Toby S. Goldstein Secretary to Zoning Board of Appeals Town of West Boylston 140 Worcester Street West Boylston, MA 01583 Dear Ms. Goldstein: I have received the petition of Jay Givan appealing the response of the Town of West Boylston (Town) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Givan requested documentation related to a specifically identified construction project. Having received no response, Mr. Givan 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, § 1O (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 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 September 24,2015. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Town's failure to provide a written response, I will now consi r this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Givan may appeal the substantive nature of the Dep ment's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). f ~s, n A. Williams Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Jay H. Givan OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre