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Cindy L. Christiansen, PhD v. Milton, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20232543)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Public records appeal decision · Filed 10-25-2023
ClosedAppealDecision
SPR 20232543 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Cindy L. Christiansen, PhD concerning records held by Milton, Town of - Town Clerk, opened 10-25-2023. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Public records appeal decision.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20232543
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Cindy L. Christiansen, PhD
- Custodian
- Milton, Town of - Town Clerk
- Date Opened
- 10-25-2023
- Date Closed
- 10-25-2023
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 25, 2023 SPR23/2543 Susan M. Galvin Town Clerk Town of Milton 525 Canton Avenue Milton, MA 02186 Dear Ms. Galvin: I have received the petition of Cindy L. Christiansen, Ph.D. appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Milton (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On October 10, 2023, Dr. Christiansen requested the following records: [1.] Records referred to in the Select Board Milton Landing Committee minutes from its 9/14/23 meetings which minutes state: “Update on fence repairs the Committee has received complaints about the deterioration of the fence along to the wharf[”]… i.e., records of the “complaints” made to the Committee. [2.] Records of the Select Board Milton Landing Committee votes to repair the fence. [3.] Records of the … requests for bids … quotes, and … invoices and other documents showing the cost to repair or replace the fence at Milton Landing. [4.] Records that show the authority given to the Milton Landing Committee and/or its Chair to enter into a contract to build or repair a fence on behalf of the town. Claiming to not yet have received a response, Dr. Christiansen petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/2543 was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned the Town provided a response to Dr. Christiansen on October 25, 2023. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Town’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. It is my understanding that Dr. Christiansen has appealed the Town’s October 25, 2023 response resulting in a new appeal which is currently 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 Susan M. Galvin SPR23/2543 Page 2 October 25, 2023 opened as SPR23/2550. Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Cindy L. Christiansen, Ph.D.