David Calhoun v. Cambridge, City of - Law Department (SPR 20192513)

Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Public records appeal decision · Filed 12-20-2019

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SPR 20192513 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by David Calhoun concerning records held by Cambridge, City of - Law Department, opened 12-20-2019. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Public records appeal decision.

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Case Number: 20192513
Case Type: Appeal
Case Subtype: Initial
Status: Closed
Requester: David Calhoun
Custodian: Cambridge, City of - Law Department
Date Opened: 12-20-2019
Date Closed: 01-07-2020
Date Request Submitted: 12-03-2019
Response Provided Date: 12-17-2019
Time to Comply: 10 Business Days

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division

Rebecca S, Murray Supervisor of Records

January 7, 2020 , SPR19/2513 Seah Levy Public Records Access Officer City of Cambridge Law Department 795 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139

Dear Ms. Levy:

[have received the petition of David Calhoun appealing the response of the City of Cambridge (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, on December 3, 2019, Mr. Calhoun requested “all emails sent or received by [certain] [town of Weston]... [e]mployees from January 2016 to December 2, 2019 that include or reference to ‘Stony Brook, Stony Brook Reservoir, Weston ... Rivers Protection Act’ [and] [certain] [addresses] or any of those words/subjects.”

Mr. Calhoun further requested, “all emails sent or received by [certain] [town of Weston] [e]mployees from or to the Weston Town Manager, Weston conservation members and or Agent Weston ... Board of Selectmen now or previously seated, Weston Town Planner and all from Jan 1, 2016 -December 2, 2019.” Unsatisfied with the City’s response, Mr. Calhoun petitioned this office and as a result SPR19/2513 was opened.

Subsequent to the intervention by a staff attorney of the Public Records Division, I learned that the City responded to Mr. Calhoun’s request with a subsequent response sent on January 6, 2020. Whereas the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of City’s December 17" response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. It is my understanding that Mr. Calhoun has appealed the City’s January 6" response. The substance of that appeal will be discussed in a.separate determination.

Sincerely,

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