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Altin Berxhiku v. Billerica, Town of (SPR 20240716)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 03-08-2024
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20240716 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Altin Berxhiku concerning records held by Billerica, Town of, opened 03-08-2024. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20240716
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Altin Berxhiku
- Custodian
- Billerica, Town of
- Date Opened
- 03-08-2024
- Date Closed
- 03-13-2024
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 13, 2024 SPR24/0716 John C. Curran Records Access Officer Town of Billerica 365 Boston Road Billerica, MA 01821 Dear Mr. Curran: I have received the petition of Altin Berxhiku appealing the response of the Town of Billerica (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 19, 2024, Mr. Berxhiku stated, “[i]n this letter to me on 09/07/2021, you mention a petition signed by 19 residents of the neighborhood … As part of my public records request, [I] am asking for a copy of the petition.” The Town provided a March 1, 2024 response asserting, “[we are] responding to acknowledge your public records request. [The Town is] currently working on retrieving the information you requested and expect to have this task completed sometime next week. I will forward all available records to you via email.” Unsatisfied with the Town’s response, Mr. Berxhiku petitioned this office on March 7th, and this appeal, SPR24/0716, was opened as a result. In his petition, Mr. Berxhiku stated, “[the Town] responded on 3/1/2024 that [the Town] will be forwarding these records sometime next week. A whole week has gone by, and [the Town] hasn’t provided [the record] yet.” Subsequent to the opening of this appeal, I learned the Town provided Mr. Berxhiku with a response on March 11, 2024. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Town’s March 1st response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Berxhiku may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s March 11th 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 John C. Curran SPR24/0716 Page 2 March 13, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Altin Berxhiku