Colman Herman v. Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (SPR 20232397)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 24, 2023 SPR23/2397 Christopher Guerin, Esq. Records Access Officer Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance One Ashburton Place, 15th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Guerin: I have received the petition of Colman Herman appealing the nonresponse of the Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (Division) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On September 18, 2023, Mr. Herman requested “... copies of any and all communications related to UMass Dartmouth recently vacating a downtown New Bedford building that once was a department store, in the files of DCAMM.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2397, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Division has provided a response. Accordingly, the Division is ordered to provide Mr. Herman 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 the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Herman may appeal the substantive nature of the Division’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Colman Herman 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