Samuel E. Lipson v. Barre, Town of - Police Department (SPR 20170618)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords May 11, 2017 SPR17/618 Chief John F. Carbone Town of Barre-Police Department 40 West Street Barre, MA 01005 Dear Chief Carbone: I have received the petition of Samuel Lipson of appealing the response of the Town of Barre - Police Department (Department) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § 1O A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Lipson requested copies ofrecords regarding a report of a specifically identified incident. Unsatisfied with the Department's response, Mr. Lipson petitioned this office and this appeal was opened as a result. Subsequent to the intervention by a member of the Public Records Division staff, I learned that the Department intends on providing Mr. Lipson with a supplemental response to his request. Accordingly, I will consider this administrative appeal closed with the proviso that the Department provide Mr. Lipson with a response within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Lipson may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(2). Sincerely, ~ Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Samuel Lipson 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