Patricia Baker v. Middlefield, Town of - Town Administrator (SPR 20191420)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray S11pe111isor ofR ecords July 29, 2019 SPR19/1420 Duane Pease Town Administrator Town of Middlefield P.O. Box 238 Middlefield, MA 01243 Dear Mr. Pease: I have received the petition of Patricia Baker appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Middlefield (Town) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 1O A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Ms. Baker requested "all Assessor Executive Session Meeting notes approved and unapproved pertaining to the property at 86 Chester Rd., the abatement, the Appellate Tax Board Case, and all issues from 2016 to Present." Claiming to not yet have received a response, Ms. Baker 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 Ms. Baker's request with a response sent on July 25, 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. Ms. Baker may appeal the substantive nature of the Town's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, ~ i l l ~ Supervisor of Records cc: Patricia Baker 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