Adam Austin v. North Reading, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20230057)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records January 25, 2023 SPR23/0057; SPR23/0058 Susan Duplin Town Clerk Town of North Reading 235 North Street North Reading, MA 01864 Dear Ms. Duplin: I have received the petitions of Adam Austin appealing the nonresponse of the Town of North Reading (Town) to requests for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On December 23, 2022, Mr. Austin made the following requests: [1] Any and all records, files, correspondence, email, or text messages sent to Kleinfelder, FXM, or any other wastewater study contractor or subcontractor by any North Reading employee, board, committee, working group or other entity[;] [2] Any and all records, files, correspondence, email, or text messages received from Kleinfelder, FXM, or any other wastewater study contractor or subcontractor by any North Reading employee, board, committee, working group or other entity. [3] Any and all email traffic to/from [an identified] email account[;] [4] Any email or other document, file or record sent in response to email received at that address… Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Austin petitioned this office and these appeals, SPR23/0057 and SPR23/0058, were opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of these appeals, it is unclear whether responses have been provided. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Mr. Austin with responses to the requests, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within 10 business days. A copy of any such responses must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of the responses to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. 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 SPR23/0057; SPR23/0058 Page 2 January 25, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Adam Austin