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Harvey Smith v. Rockland, Town of - Board of Selectman (SPR 20180479)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Public records appeal decision · Filed 04-10-2018
ClosedAppealDecision
SPR 20180479 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Harvey Smith concerning records held by Rockland, Town of - Board of Selectman, opened 04-10-2018. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Public records appeal decision.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20180479
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Harvey Smith
- Date Opened
- 04-10-2018
- Date Closed
- 04-13-2018
- Date Request Submitted
- 03-28-2018
- Response Provided Date
- 04-11-2018
- Processing Fees Charged
- 0.00
- Petitions Regarding Fees
- No
- Time to Comply
- 1 Business Day (4-13-18)
- 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 Aprill3, 2018 SPR18/479 Allan R. Chiocca Town Administrator Town of Rockland 242 Union Street Rockland, MA 02370 Dear Mr. Chiocca: I have received the petition of Harvey Smith appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Rockland (Town) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Smith requested an "[a]nnual Town MIG Warrant 2018 approved by Board of Selectman 50 days prior to the Annual Town Meeting per Rockland Town Charter." Subsequent to the intervention by a staff member ofthe Public Records Division, I learned that in an email dated April13, 2018, Executive Assistant Susan Ide expressed to you that the responsive records are available and Mr. Smith agreed to come in to pick up the records. Accordingly, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Smith may appeal the substantive nature of the Town's response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ~~, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Harvey Smith 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