George and Jen Burden v. Lunenburg, Town of (SPR 20231018)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 17, 2023 SPR23/1018 Heather 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 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 26, 2023, Mr. Burden requested “…any and all available invoices, contracts, or any other documents related to the landscaping of the Town.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Burden petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/1018, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Town provided Mr. Burden with a response dated May 15, 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). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: George Burden 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