Nicholas P. Brown v. Melrose, City of (SPR 20222836)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records December 22, 2022 SPR22/2836 Kristin Foote City Clerk Melrose City Hall 562 Main Street Melrose, MA 02176 Dear Ms. Foote: I have received the petition of Attorney Nicholas P. Brown, of Pierce Atwood, LLP., appealing the nonresponse of the City of Melrose (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On October 27, 2022, Attorney Brown requested “[a]ll records of water and water quality testing, including test results, performed by or on behalf of the City for the property located at [residential address], including any individual apartments or units therein, during the months of September 2022 and October 2022.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Attorney Brown petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2836, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the City has provided a response. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Attorney Brown 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. Attorney Brown may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Nicholas P. Brown, Esq. 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