Geraldine Mullaly v. Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SPR 20240725)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 22, 2024 SPR24/0725 Erik B. Rousseau Records Access Officer Southeastern Regional Transit Authority 700 Pleasant Street, Suite 320 New Bedford, MA 02740 Dear Mr. Rousseau: I have received the petition of Geraldine Mullaly appealing the nonresponse of the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (Authority) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 20, 2024, Ms. Mullaly requested, “[f]or each/every FY in which PPRH, PPRM, PPT, and CPP are listed as Monitor or Fail on the attached chart for Route 114-Swansea, please provide copies of the… corrective plan developed for each category [and] corrective plan developed/implemented for each category[.]” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Mullaly petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/0725, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Authority has provided a response. Accordingly, the Authority is ordered to provide Ms. Mullaly with a response to her 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. Ms. Mullaly may appeal the substantive nature of the Authority’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Geraldine Mullaly 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