Anne Ogilvie v. Lancaster, Town of (SPR 20230278)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 23, 2023 SPR23/0278 Kathleen Rocco Records Access Officer Town of Lancaster 701 Main Street Lancaster, MA 01523 Dear Ms. Rocco: I have received the petition of Anne Ogilvie appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Lancaster (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On December 13, 2022, Ms. Ogilvie requested a copy of the “Proposed Re-Zoning Plan, Lancaster, MA dated 8/31/22.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Ogilvie petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0278, 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. Ogilvie 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 this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Ogilvie 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: Anne Ogilvie 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