Christopher Donovan v. Norwood, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20210734)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records April 7, 2021 SPR21/0734 Mary Lou Folan, Town Clerk Town of Norwood 566 Washington Street, Room 27 P.O. Box 40 Norwood, MA 02062 Dear Mrs. Folan: I have received the petition of Christopher Donovan appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Norwood (Town) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Specifically, Mr. Donovan submitted a request for records relating to a certain public records request submitted by an identified individual including the Town’s response and communications pertaining to that request. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Donovan 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 a representative from the Town intends on providing written a response to Mr. Donovan. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Mr. Donovan with a response made in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Access Regulations and this order within ten business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of the response to this to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Donovan may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Christopher Donovan Karis North, Esq., Town Counsel 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