Patrick D. McPhee v. Massachusetts Department of Transportation (SPR 20241910)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records July 15, 2024 SPR24/1910 William Doyle, Esq. Records Access Officer Massachusetts Department of Transportation 10 Park Plaza, Suite 3510 Boston, MA 02116 Dear Attorney Doyle: I have received the petition of Patrick McPhee appealing the nonresponse of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On June 15, 2023, Mr. McPhee requested “1. The Town of Ashbury owned active registered vehicles, including ATV’s, motorcycles, Heavy equipment (Loaders, etc) and trailers. a. The date the registration started b. Purchased date also if possible.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. McPhee petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/1910, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. McPhee 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. McPhee may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Patrick McPhee 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