Julie Ahern v. Watertown, Town of - Office of the Town Clerk (SPR 20230042)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 24, 2023 SPR23/0042 Janet Murphy Town Clerk Town of Watertown 149 Main Street Watertown, MA 02472 Dear Ms. Murphy: I have received the petition of Julie Ahern-Pugilese appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Watertown (Town) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On December 18, 2022, Ms. Ahern-Pugilese requested “. . . all of the referenced ‘... unopened certified letters ...’ public records. . . .” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Ahern-Pugilese petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0042, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Town has provided a response. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Ms. Ahern- Pugilese with a response to her 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 the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Ahern-Pugilese 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: Julie Ahern-Pugilese 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