Steven Fitzgerald v. Billerica, Town of (SPR 20221947)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 2, 2022 SPR22/1947 Shirley E. Schult Town Clerk Town of Billerica 365 Boston Road Billerica, MA 01821 Dear Ms. Schult: I have received the petition of Steven Fitzgerald appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Billerica (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On July 30, 2022, Mr. Fitzgerald requested “… a list of all dog licensing issued by the Town … since January 1, 2016.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Fitzgerald petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/1947, 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. Fitzgerald with a response to the 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. Fitzgerald 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: Steven Fitzgerald 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