Levenson, Deborah v. Hadley, Town of - Select Board (SPR 20150726)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor of& cords September 25, 2015 SPRlS/726 Mr. David G. Nixon Town Administrator Town of Hadley 10 0 Middle Street Hadley, MA 01035 Dear Custodian: I have received the petition of Deborah Levenson appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Hadley (Town) to her request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § lO(b); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Ms. Levenson requested records regarding a specifically identified road. Having received no response, Ms. Levenson 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 22, 2015. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Town's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Levenson may appeal the substantive nature of the Town's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). cc: Ms. Deborah Levenson OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/pre