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Stephen Townsend v. Clinton, Town of - Town Administrator (SPR 20181167)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Public records appeal decision · Filed 08-07-2018
ClosedAppealDecision
SPR 20181167 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Stephen Townsend concerning records held by Clinton, Town of - Town Administrator, opened 08-07-2018. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Public records appeal decision.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20181167
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Stephen Townsend
- Date Opened
- 08-07-2018
- Date Closed
- 08-21-2018
- Date Request Submitted
- 06-29-2018
- Response Provided Date
- 08-03-2018
- Processing Fees Charged
- 0.00
- Petitions Regarding Fees
- No
- Went to Court
- No
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The Csmmon\veahi$b of Massachnsees William Francis Gali7m. Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Dis~Esron Rebecca S.l viurra~ Supen~zsoro ~iiecurds August 21.201 8 SPWI$/I 167 Michael J. Ward Town of Clinton Tom Administrator - 242 Chwch Street Clinton. h4.40 15 10 Dear Mr. Wad: 1 have received the petition of Stephen Townsend appealing the response of the Tomin of Clinton (Town) to a request for public records. G. L. 66. 5 1OA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). C. Specsfncally, Mr. Towinsend requested "statistical data of 'earth removed'. including slips. notes. logs. etc. in this regard from 260 Sterling St. Clinton, h4A 0 15 10, in conjunction with a Special Pemt for earth removal approved by the Board of Selectman for James and lvlary Litteno m October 201 7" particularly "the volume of earth removed, number of tmck loads, and days removal occurred to date.-' hlr. Tournsend indicated the response he received was missing "any notes a d o rl ogs which would translate the ifinnation In a memingfu4 way," and consequently petitioned thls off~ce. While this appeal was pending, this office was notified there was a meeting between Mr. Tomsend md the supen7isor of the project in question on August 13- 20 1 8 1 mdersra~dth e partres dnscussed obta~ntgh e records at Issue Therefore. I will now csnsrder this admmstrative appeal closed. Rh. Towmsesad may appeal the substantive nabre of the Tsvm s ' response ~4~ithwhe ty days. 950 C.M.R.32 .08(1) V Rebecca S Mun-a? Super\~isnro f Records One AsKsurton Place Room :7 1 3 9oston. la/Lassac*chuse~0s3 1 CIS (61 7) '37-2833. FZLX 6,7 "2--5914 i i sec.stat-e.ni.us '7re prel,g-s- ec.st8Te.rna.rrs