Property Services v. Whitman, Town of - Office of the Town Clerk (SPR 20242527)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 17, 2024 SPR24/2527 Dawn Varley Town Clerk Town of Whitman 54 South Avenue Whitman, MA 02382 Dear Ms. Varley: I have received the petition of Property Services (requestor) appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Whitman (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 15, 2024, the requestor sought “… all communications to or from each and every town of Whitman department, board, or employee about the property at [an identified location] from January 1, 2022 through July 31, 2024.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2527, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Town provided the requestor with a response dated September 12, 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. The requestor 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: Property Services 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