David Bixby v. Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Aeronautics Division (SPR 20200355)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray S11pen1/sor ofR ecords March 5, 2020 SPR20/0355 William J. Doyle, Esq. Massachusetts Department of Transpo1iation 10 Park Plaza, Suite 3910 Boston, MA 02116 Dear Attorney Doyle: I have received the petition of David Bixby appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § lOA; also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Bixby requested the MassDOT report on public airports and their economic benefits. Claiming to not yet have.received a response, Mr. Bixby 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 MassDOT responded to Mr. Bixby's request with a response sent on March 2020. Whereas the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of Mass DOT' s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Bixby may appeal the substantive nature of Mass DOT's response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: David Bixby 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