Richard Karp v. Arlington, Town of - Clerk's Office (SPR 20222777)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 15, 2022 SPR22/2776; SPR22/2777 SPR22/2778; SPR22/2779 James Feeney Deputy Town Manager Town of Arlington 730 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington, MA 02476 Dear Mr. Feeney: I have received the petitions of Richard Karp appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Arlington (Town) to requests for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On November 7, 2022, Mr. Karp requested numerous communications, emails, direct mail, notes, logs, and reports regarding the Brackett School in Arlington for specific dates. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Karp petitioned this office and these appeals, SPR22/2776, SPR22/2777, SPR22/2778, and SPR22/2779, were opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of these appeals, it remains unclear whether the Town has provided a response(s). Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Mr. Karp with a response(s) to his requests, 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(s) must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response(s) to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Karp 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: Richard Karp 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