Hadley Barndollar v. Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (SPR 20241806)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records July 5, 2024 SPR24/1806 Adrian Walleigh, Esq. Counsel, Public Records Officer Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities 100 Cambridge Street Boston, MA 02114 Dear Attorney Walleigh: I have received the petition of Hadley Barndollar, of MassLive, appealing the response of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66 § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On May 29, 2024, Juliet Schulman-Hall, also of MassLive, requested, “... all EA hotel inspections since September 2022 [and] ... all records that The Boston Globe was given based on this [identified] article ...” On May 29, 2024, the Office provided a response. Unsatisfied with the Office’s response, Ms. Barndollar petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/1806, was opened as a result. It is my understanding that the Office intends on providing a further response to Ms. Barndollar. Accordingly, the Office is ordered to provide Ms. Barndollar with said response in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its Regulations within 10 business days. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of the response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Ms. Barndollar may appeal the substantive nature of the Office’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Hadley Barndollar 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