Paul Hardiman v. Erving, Town of (SPR 20240504)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 27, 2024 SPR24/0504 Bryan Smith Town Administrator Town of Erving 12 East Main Street Erving, MA 01344 Dear Mr. Smith: I have received the petition of Paul Hardiman appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Erving (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On January 27, 2024, Mr. Hardiman requested: [1.] All contract(s) and contract award letter(s) sent to and received by a company called Air Cleaning Specialists of New England, LLC, Hanover, MA (“ACS”). [2.] All Vehicles Exhaust submittals, which, per contract, are required to be submitted and approved before work can begin. [3.] All Flex Track submittals which are required per addendum # 1. [4.] All internal cable based hose system which are required per addendum # 1. [5.] All email correspondence (to and from) any email(s) ending with @erving-ma.gov which were sent to or received by these two [identified] email addresses between the dates of 1/1/2022 through 1/27/24. [6.] A complete copy of the bid submitted to the Town by ACS. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Hardiman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/0504, 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. Hardiman 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. Hardiman 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

Bryan Smith SPR24/0504 Page 2 February 27, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Paul Hardiman