Timothy A. Toomey v. Rowley, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20211317)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records June 9, 2021 SPR21/1310; SPR21/1317; SPR21/1349 Ms. Catie McClenaghan Town Clerk Town of Rowley 139 Main Street P.O. Box 351 Rowley, MA 01969 Dear Ms. McClenaghan: I have received the petition of Timothy Toomey appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Rowley (Town) to requests for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Mr. Toomey filed public records requests pertaining to specified comments made at a meeting on May 3, 2021. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Toomey petitioned this office and this appeal was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that a representative from the Town intends on providing a written response to Mr. Toomey. I encourage the Town and Mr. Toomey to communicate further to allow the Town to efficiently provide the requested records. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Mr. Toomey with a response in accordance with the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Toomey 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: Timothy Toomey 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