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Mark Trottier v. North Adams, City of - City Administrator (SPR 20170623)

Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 05-05-2017

ClosedAppealPetitioner Won

SPR 20170623 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Mark Trottier concerning records held by North Adams, City of - City Administrator, opened 05-05-2017. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.

Case Details

Case Number
20170623
Case Type
Appeal
Case Subtype
Initial
Status
Closed
Requester
Mark Trottier
Custodian
North Adams, City of - City Administrator
Date Opened
05-05-2017
Date Closed
05-09-2017
Date Request Submitted
04-19-2017
Response Provided Date
04-21-2017
Processing Fees Charged
0.00
Petitions Regarding Fees
No
Time to Comply
N/A
Went to Court
No

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records May 9, 2017 SPR17/623 Michael J. Canales North Adams City Administrator 10 Main Street North Adams, MA 01247 Dear Mr. Canales: I have received the petition of Mark Trottier appealing the nonresponse of the City of North Adams (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66 § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1 ). Specifically, Mr. Trottier requested records relating to a building at a specifically identified address. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Trottier 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 the City responded to Mr. Trottier's request via email on April 21, 2017. Whereas the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the City's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Trottier may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08. Sincerely, ~ u r r ~ Supervisor of Records cc: Mark Trottier 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