Barry Stringfellow v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority (SPR 20171169)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords September 7, 2017 SPR17/1169 Steven M. Sayers, Esq. General Counsel Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship Authority Foot of Railroad Avenue P.O. Box 284 Woods Hole, MA 02543 Dear Attorney Sayers: I have received the petition of Barry Stringfellow appealing the response of the Steamship Authority (Authority) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Stringfellow requested "the number of trips paid for and the total revenue spent by the Oak Bluffs ambulance service on SSA travel in FY16." Unsatisfied with the Authority's response, which noted their intention to withhold the requested information under Section 4 G) of the Enabling Act of the Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamship Authority, Mr. Stringfellow 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 Authority provided a supplemental response. Accordingly, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Stringfellow may appeal the substantive nature of the Authority's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Barry Stringfellow 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