Weinberger, Esq., Joshua v. Stoughton, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20150861)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor ofR ecords December 4, 2015 SPRlS/861 Mr. Thomas McGrath Building Commissioner & Zoning Officer Town of Stoughton 10 Pearl Street Stoughton, MA 02072 Dear Mr. McGrath: I have received the petition of Joshua Weinberger appealing the nomesponse of the Town of Stoughton (Town) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Weinberger requested records regarding the construction, repairs, and/or modifications of a specifically identified gas station. Having received no response, Mr. Weinberger 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 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 opening of this appeal, this office was notified that Mr. Weinberger will be meeting with the Town on December 10,2015 to review the records. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Town's failure to provide a response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed cc: Mr. Joshua Weinberger OneAshburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 · (617) 727-2832 ·Fax (617) 727-5914 www.sec.state.ma. us/ pre