Stephen J. Morgan v. Ashland, Town of - Office of the Town Clerk (SPR 20170516)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords April 20, 2017 SPR17/516 Tara Ward Town Clerk Town of Ashland 101 Main Street Ashland, MA O1 7 21 Dear Ms. Ward: I have received the petition of Stephen Morgan appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Ashland- Town Clerk's Office (Tovro) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Morgan requested "the minutes and documents used in the 3/1/2017 Board of Selectmen meeting." Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Morgan petitioned this office and this appeal was opened as a result Subsequent to the intervention by a staff member of the Public Records Division, I learned that a representative from the Town intends on providing Mr. Morgan with the requested records. Accordingly, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed with the proviso that the Town provide said response within ten (10) business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Morgan may appeal the substantive nature of the Town's response within ninety (90) days. See C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ~~ Supervisor of Records cc: Stephen Morgan 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