Adam Austin v. North Reading, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20230030)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 24, 2023 SPR23/0030 Susan Duplin Town Clerk Town of North Reading 235 North Street North Reading, MA 01864 Dear Ms. Duplin: I have received the petition of Adam Austin appealing the nonresponse of the Town of North Reading (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On December 20, 2022, Mr. Austin requested the following records: Any and all emails that were sent to or from any person or group that has been a part of the Wastewater Working Group (as defined by the Town Administrator) from 2015-2023 that include any of the following words: [1] wastewater [2] sewer [3] bylaw [4] workgroup [5] working group [6] subcommittee Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Austin petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0030, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it is unclear whether a response has been provided. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Mr. Austin with a response to the request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within 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. Austin 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

Susan Duplin SPR23/0030 Page 2 January 24, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Adam Austin