Michael Rivers v. Sterling, Town of - Board of Health (SPR 20190815)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor ofR ecords April 23, 2019 SPR19/815 Barbara J. Bartlett Town Clerk Town of Sterling One Park Street, Room 113 Sterling, MA 01564 Dear Ms. Bartlett: I have received the petition of Michael Rivers appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Sterling (Town) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Rivers requested records relating to a specifically identified property, as well as copies "of any policy, bylaw, or statute ... " relating to internal Town policies. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Rivers 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 Town responded to Mr. Rivers' request with a response sent on April 23, 2019. Whereas the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Town's failure to provide a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Rivers may appeal the substantive nature of the Town's response within 90 days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Michael Rivers 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