Colman Herman v. City of Boston - Property Management Department (SPR 20180153)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Corrimonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray St~pcnrisoro f Records February 7,2018 SPRl81153 Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records One City Hall Plaza, Room 615 Boston, MA 02201 Dear Attorney Williams: I have received the petition of Mr. Colman Herman appealing the nonresponse of the City of Boston (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, 5 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Herman requested "more than 25 emails and letters to the city denouncing Delaware North's business conduct since November 2016." Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Herman 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 City is working to compile the requested records and has spoken to Mr. Herman to address his concerns. Accordingly, the City is hereby ordered to provide a response to Mr. Herman made in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Access Regulations and this order within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@,sec.state.ma.us.M r. Herman may appeal the substantive See nature of the City's response within ninety days. 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Colman Herman . 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