Geraldine Mullaly v. Swansea, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20242360)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records August 30, 2024 SPR24/2360 Diane Pelland Town Clerk Town of Swansea 81 Main Street Swansea, MA 02777 Dear Ms. Pelland: I have received the petition of Geraldine Mullaly appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Swansea to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 4, 2024, Ms. Mullaly requested the following: [1.] Committee Meeting Minutes at which programming, designing, etc. the Town Hall Annex into a repaired, renovated, and/or expanded Town Hall was discussed by CHA consulting, T2 Architects, and/or the Building Committee[;] [2.] Invoice/estimate/quote for an asbestos abatement referred to in the Capital Building Committee Meeting Minutes of 06-25-2024[;] [3.] The hazardous material study completed/used to request a quote for the aforementioned abatement (also noted in Capital Building Committee Meeting Minutes of 06-25-2024. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Mullaly petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2062, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Town provided Ms. Mullaly with a response on August 19, 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. Mullaly may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s August 19th response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Diana Pelland SPR24/2360 Page 2 August 30, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Geraldine Mullaly