Russell Seelig v. Springfield, City of (SPR 20170044)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords January 9, 2017 SPR17/044 Andrea L. Stone Law Department City of Springfield Springfield, MA 011 03 Dear Ms. Stone: I have received the petition of Russell Seelig appealing the nonresponse of City of Springfield- Law Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O (b ); see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Specifically, Mr. Seelig requested all documents regarding a specifically identified property. Having received no response, Mr. Seelig petitioned this office. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of my staff, this office was notified that a response was provided, dated January 9, 2017. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the Department's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Seelig may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). · To assist in requesting and responding to requests for public records please refer to our publication, A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law. This document is available on the Internet, free of charge, at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prepdf/guide.pdf. Attorneys on my staff are available during regular business hours to answer general questions regarding the Public Records Law. In addition, members of my staff will visit a records custodian in person to conduct training workshops on the Public Records Law upon request. Please contact my office directly at the telephone number provided in this determination for further information. Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Russell Seelig 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