Patrick D. McPhee v. Ashby, Town of - Office of the Town Clerk (SPR 20222918)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 4, 2023 SPR22/2918 Angela Jack Records Access Officer Town of Ashby Office of the Town Clerk 893 Main Street Ashby, MA 01431 Dear Ms. Jack: I have received the petition of Patrick McPhee appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Ashby (Town) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On November 26, 2022, Mr. McPhee requested the following records: [1] …any/all information, the Town SelectBoard receives for the meeting on May 25, 2022[;] [2] …emails (sent/received), attachments, text send/received that the Town SelectBoard receives or uses for meeting on May 25, 2022[;] [3] Item 11. Discuss proposal from Solect Energy Development, LLC to lease town owned land on Foster Road for solar electrical generation facility and battery storage system. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. McPhee petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR22/2918, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Town provided Mr. McPhee with a response dated December 22, 2022. Where the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Town’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. McPhee may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Angela Jack SPR22/2918 Page 2 January 4, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Patrick McPhee