Bridget Connelly v. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (SPR 20230479)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Office Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 23, 2023 SPR23/0479 Elizabeth Doherty, Esq. Deputy General Counsel Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs 100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900 Boston, MA 02114 Dear Attorney Doherty: I have received the petition of Bridget Connelly appealing the response of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (Office) to a request for public records. G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 2, 2023, Ms. Connelly requested, [1] COE INVESTIGATION # COM0002818 Report dated January 9, 2023; [2] All emails, text messages, calendar invites, Teams chat logs and any other form of communication regarding said investigation and any related investigation(s) between and among EEA, DCR, DEP and HRD for the period of March 10, 2022 to the present. The Office provided a response on February 28, 2023. Unsatisfied with the response, Ms. Connelly petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0479, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office provided a further response on March 20, 2023. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Office’s February 28th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Connelly may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Bridget Connelly 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