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Richard Karp v. Canton, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20190378)

Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Public records appeal decision · Filed 02-14-2019

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SPR 20190378 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Richard Karp concerning records held by Canton, Town of - Town Clerk, opened 02-14-2019. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Public records appeal decision.

Case Details

Case Number
20190378
Case Type
Appeal
Case Subtype
Initial
Status
Closed
Requester
Richard Karp
Custodian
Canton, Town of - Town Clerk
Date Opened
02-14-2019
Date Closed
02-22-2019
Date Request Submitted
12-07-2018
Petitions Regarding Fees
No
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

February 22, 2019

SPR19/0378 Ms. Tracy K. Kenney

Town Clerk and Records Access Officer 801 Washington Street Canton, MA 02021

Dear Ms. Kenney:

I have received the petition of Richard Karp appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Canton (Town) to a request dated December 7, 2018 for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Karp requested “communications regarding Open Start Times or Late Finish Times by the contractor at the Reservoir Dam Project.”

The Town has indicated that they did not receive this request, though they did receive a request dated December 13, 2018 for the same records. In response to the December 13" request, they provided a fee estimate. Given that the December 7" and December 13" requests seek the same records, I will consider the response provided to the December 13" request by the Town a response to the December 7" request as well.

Accordingly, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed, Mr. Karp may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1).

Alorea

faleeeo S. Murray Supervisor of Records

cc: Richard Karp

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