Douglas J. Maclachlan v. Bellingham, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20222419)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records November 2, 2022 SPR22/2419 Lawrence J. Sposato, Jr. Town Clerk/Records Access Officer Town of Bellingham 10 Mechanic Street Municipal Center Bellingham, MA 02019 Dear Mr. Sposato: I have received the petition of Douglas Maclachlan appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Bellingham (Town) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On September 30, 2022, Mr. Maclachlan requested the posting of the Article, Town Charter revisions and Article 17. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Maclachlan petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2419, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Town provided Mr. Maclachlan with a response dated October 26, 2022. Where the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of Town’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Maclachlan may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Douglas Maclachlan 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