David Durgin v. Dudley, Town Of - Town Clerk (SPR 20230721)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 24, 2023 SPR23/0721 Lori A. Smith Town Clerk Town of Dudley 71 West Main Street Dudley, MA 01571 Dear Ms. Smith: I have received the petition of David Durgin appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Dudley (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 21, 2023, Mr. Durgin requested “[a] copy of last year’s up-to-date FY2022 revenues…” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Durgin petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0721, 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 Mr. Durgin with a response to his 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. Mr. Durgin 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: David Durgin 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