Kimberly Wetherell v. Montague, Town of - Town Administrator (SPR 20161029)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Shawn A. Williams Supervisor of Records November 16,2016 SPR16/1029 Mr. Frank E. Abbondanzio Town ofMontague Town Administrator 1 Avenue A Turners Falls, MA 01376 Dear Mr. Abbondanzio: I have received the petition of Kimberly Wetherell appealing the response of the Montague Town Administrator (Administrator) to a request for public records. The requirements for an appeal are as follows: Such appeal shall be in writing, shall include a copy of the original request, and shall include a copy of the letter by which the custodian made a response. The supervisor shall accept an appeal only from a person who has made his or her request in writing. An oral request, while valid as a public records request pursuant to 950 CMR 32.05 (3), may not be the basis of an appeal under 950 CMR 32.08. Given that a copy of the Administrator's response was not included, we are unable to assist in this appeal at this time. Ms. Wetherell may re-submit her appeal when she has retrieved copies of all the required documents. cc: Kimberly Wetherell One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us