Laura H. Ortiz v. Natick, Town of (SPR 20242331)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 29, 2024 SPR24/2331 Diane Packer Town Clerk Town of Natick Natick Town Hall, First Floor 13 East Central Street Natick, MA 01760 Dear Ms. Packer: I have received the petition of Laura Ortiz appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Natick (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On July 20, 2024, Ms. Ortiz requested “[c]opies of any emails to/from/cc/bcc [an identified] select board member . . . and [two identified] individuals…” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Ortiz petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2331, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Town provided a response to Ms. Ortiz on August 22, 2024. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Town’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Ortiz may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Laura Ortiz 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