Colman Herman v. Department of Conservation and Recreation (SPR 20221911)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 26, 2022 SPR22/1911 Michael Tencellent Records Access Officer Department of Conservation and Recreation 251 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02114 Dear Attorney Tencellent: I have received the petition of Colman M. Herman appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Conservation and Recreation (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 2, 2022, Mr. Herman requested copies of “…requests for lease extensions submitted to DCR by Sullivan’s on Castle Island…” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1911, 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. Herman 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. Herman may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Colman M. Herman 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