Michael Muadin v. Pittsfield, City of - City Clerk (SPR 20211595)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records July 6, 2021 SPR21/1595 Michele Benjamin City Clerk City of Pittsfield 70 Allen Street Pittsfield MA 01201 Dear Ms. Benjamin: I have received the petition of Michael Maudin appealing the nonresponse of the City of Pittsfield (City) to his request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On June 11, 2021, Mr. Maudin requested, “[a]ny and all e-mails, notes, memoranda, exhibits, records, and any and all other supplementary materials written by any employee or official of the City of Pittsfield, or by any employee or official of V-COMM Telecommunications Engineering Firm, concerning the testing of microwave radiation emissions from the Verizon Wireless Cellular Tower located at [named address] in Pittsfield …” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Maudin petitioned this office and SPR21/1595 was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that a response was provided to Mr. Maudin on June 28, 2021. Whereas this matter was opened based upon the City’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Maudin may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Michael Maudin 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