George and Jen Burden v. Lunenburg, Town of (SPR 20230901)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 15, 2023 SPR23/0901 Heather R. Lemieux Town Manager Town of Lunenburg 17 Main Street, P.O. Box 135 Lunenburg, MA 01462 Dear Ms. Lemieux: I have received the petition of George and Jen Burden appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Lunenburg (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 18, 2023, Mr. Burden requested the following records: [1] All available documents relating to disclosures made by any Lunenburg Police Officer and/or any Lunenburg Police Department staff member and/or any Lunenburg Town staff regarding conflicts of interest[;] [2] All available documents relating to permission granted by the appointing authority for the respective agency of any Lunenburg Police Officer and/or any Lunenburg Police Department staff member and/or any Lunenburg Town staff relating to conflicts of interest disclosure submitted by any Lunenburg Police Officer and/or any Lunenburg Police Department staff member and/or any Lunenburg Town staff[.] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Burden petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/0901, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Town provided a response to Mr. Burden on May 4, 2023. Where the basis of this appeal was opened as a result of the Town’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Burden may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Ms. Heather R. Lemieux SPR23/0901 Page 2 May 15, 2023 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: George Burden