Kevin E. Taugher v. South Hadley, Town of - Fire District (SPR 20221643)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records July 21, 2022 SPR22/1643 Terie B. Fleury Fire District 1 Clerk/Treasurer Town of South Hadley 144 Newton Street South Hadley, MA 01075 Dear Ms. Fleury: I have received the petition of Kevin E Taugher appealing the nonresponse of the South Hadley, Town of - Fire Department (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On July 13, 2022, Mr. Taugher requested “ … the basis for each of the four warrant articles...” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Taugher petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1643, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Taugher with a response to her request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Access Regulations within ten (10) business days. A copy of any such 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. Mr. Taugher may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Kevin E Taugher 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