Patrick Higgins v. Fall River, City of - Housing Authority (SPR 20240975)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 10, 2024 SPR24/0975 Michael J. Sousa, Esq. General Counsel Fall River Housing Authority 85 Morgan Street Fall River, MA 02721 Dear Attorney Sousa: I have received the petition of Patrick Higgins appealing the nonresponse of the Fall River Housing Authority (Authority) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On March 15, 2024, Mr. Higgins requested “… a copy of the site license that allowed [an identified individual] to broadcast the movies in the attached poster in March of 2024.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Higgins petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/0975, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Authority provided Mr. Higgins with a response dated April 9, 2024. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Authority’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Higgins 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: Patrick Higgins 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