Steven L. Smith v. Provincetown, Town of - Office of the Town Clerk (SPR 20211209)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records May 24, 2021 SPR21/1209 Emmett Catanese Town of Provincetown Office of the Town Clerk 260 Commercial Street Provincetown, MA 02657 Dear Mr. Catanese: I have received the petition of Steven L. Smith appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Provincetown Office of the Town Clerk (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 1, 2021, Mr. Smith requested records relating to “[1] All records/bills that were paid by the Town to Herring Cove Animal Hospital and/or Animal Inn; [2] All records related to my dog; [3] A copy of the bill for the vaccination etc; [4] Any records/bills/reports generated by a named veterinarian.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Smith petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR21/1209, was opened as a result. A representative of the Town informed a staff member of the Public Records Division on May 21, 2021 that responses dated April 9th and May 7th were provided to Mr. Smith. Accordingly, I will consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Smith may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Mr. Steven L. Smith Michele E. Randazzo, Esq. 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