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Jeremy Freudberg v. Newton, City of (SPR 20213288)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Public records appeal decision · Filed 12-20-2021
ClosedAppealDecision
SPR 20213288 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Jeremy Freudberg concerning records held by Newton, City of, opened 12-20-2021. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Public records appeal decision.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20213288
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Jeremy Freudberg
- Custodian
- Newton, City of
- Date Opened
- 12-20-2021
- Date Closed
- 01-03-2022
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records January 3, 2022 SPR21/3288 Greta McConnell Public Records Admin. City of Newton 1000 Commonwealth Avenue Newton, MA 02459 Dear Ms. McConnell: I have received the petition of Jeremy Freudberg appealing the nonresponse of the City of Newton (City) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On December 2, 2021, Mr. Freudberg requested, “[a]ny written determination of Dover waivers made by the Commissioner of Inspectional Services for [identified property].” Claiming to not yet have received a response, Mr. Freudberg petitioned this office, and this appeal, SPR21/3288, 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. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it is unclear if a response has been provided. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Freudberg with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within 10 business days. A copy of the response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. 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 Greta McConnell SPR21/3288 Page 2 January 3, 2022 Sincerely, Rebecca S. Murray Supervisor of Records cc: Jeremy Freudberg