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Lawrence Bruce v. Andover, Town of - Fire Department (SPR 20171038)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 07-31-2017
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20171038 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Lawrence Bruce concerning records held by Andover, Town of - Fire Department, opened 07-31-2017. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20171038
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Lawrence Bruce
- Custodian
- Andover, Town of - Fire Department
- Date Opened
- 07-31-2017
- Date Closed
- 08-09-2017
- Date Request Submitted
- 04-29-2017
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords August 9, 2017 SPR17/1038 Chief Michael Mansfield Andover Fire Department 32 North Main Street Andover, MA 01810 Dear Chief Mansfield: I have received the petition of Lawrence Bruce appealing the nonresponse of the Andover Fire Department (Department) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 1O A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically Mr. Bruce requested "any and all (2) two way audio radio transmissions related to the ambulance call" to an identified address. Claiming to not yet have received the records in entirety, Mr. Bruce petitioned this office and this appeal was opened as a result. Subsequent to the intervention by a staff member ofthe Public Records Division, I learned that the Department will provide Mr. Bruce a response within ten business days. I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Accordingly, I will consider this administrative appeal closed with the proviso that the Department provide Mr. Bruce with said 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. Bruce may appeal the substantive nature of the Department's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Lawrence Bruce One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 (617) 727-2832o Fax: (617) 727-5914 o sec.state.ma.us/pre pre@sec.state.ma.us o