Thomas Ramos v. Plymouth, Town of (SPR 20221834)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 17, 2022 SPR22/1834 Kelly McElreath Town Clerk/Records Access Officer Town of Plymouth 11 Lincoln Street Plymouth, MA 02360 Dear Ms. McElreath: I have received the petition of Thomas Ramos appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Plymouth (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On July 6, 2022, Mr. Ramos requested a copy of the Plymouth tax title list. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Ramos petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1834, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Town has provided a response. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Mr. Ramos with a response to his request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its 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. Ramos 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: Thomas Ramos 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