Michelle Kearney v. Abington, Town of - Office of the Town Clerk (SPR 20213267)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records December 23, 2021 SPR21/3267 Leanne M. Adams Town Clerk Town of Abington 500 Gliniewicz Way Abington, MA 02351 Dear Ms. Adams: I have received the petition of Michelle Kearney appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Abington (Town) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On November 9, 2021, Ms. Kearney requested, “[a]ny document, report or other public record, dated from September 2019 to the most recent date for which information is available, relating to [identified real property]. . . .” Claiming to not yet have received a response Ms. Kearney petitioned this office, and this appeal, SPR21/3267, was opened as a result. Under the Public Records Law and the Access Regulations (Regulations) all requests for public records must be met with a response within 10 business days from receipt of the request. G. L. c. 66, § 10(a)-(b). The response may contain, among other things, an offer to provide records, a fee estimate for provision of the records, or a denial. G. L. c. 66, § 10(b). All records custodians must comply with both the Public Records Law and the Regulations with respect to the timeliness of response. Subsequently, I learned that the Town provided Ms. Kearney with a response to her request dated December 15, 2021. Where this matter was opened based upon the Town’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this appeal closed. By email dated December 23, 2021, Ms. Kearney indicated that she wishes to appeal the Town’s response. The appeal is in the process of being opened. 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

Leanne Adams Page 2 SPR21/3267 December 23, 2021 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Michelle Kearney