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Jacquelyn Wehtje v. Fitchburg, City of (SPR 20242580)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 09-13-2024
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20242580 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Jacquelyn Wehtje concerning records held by Fitchburg, City of, opened 09-13-2024. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20242580
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Jacquelyn Wehtje
- Custodian
- Fitchburg, City of
- Date Opened
- 09-13-2024
- Date Closed
- 09-27-2024
- Response Provided Date
- 10-11-2024
- Processing Fees Charged
- 0.00
- Petitions Regarding Fees
- No
- Time to Comply
- 10 Business Days
- Went to Court
- No
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records September 27, 2024 SPR24/2580 Joanna Bilotta City Clerk City of Fitchburg 718 Main Street Fitchburg, MA 01420 Dear Ms. Bilotta: I have received the petition of Jacquelyn Wehtje appealing the response of the City of Fitchburg (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On August 6, 2024, Ms. Wehtje requested the following: [A]ll documents from June 2024 pertaining to these items: [1.] Halstead records request including but not limited to all June 18, 2024 documents of any kind including their attachments. These would include correspondence between [four individuals]. [2.] All records pertaining to “Ag Comm and tax taking parcel” listed on the 6/21/24 entry on the [specified] invoice... The City responded on September 12, 2024. Unsatisfied with the City’s response, Ms. Wehtje petitioned this office, and this appeal, SPR24/2580, was opened as a result. Subsequent to the opening of this appeal, based on telephone conversations between this office and an attorney for the City on September 23, and September 26, 2024, I understand that the City intends to provide a supplemental response to Ms. Wehtje. Accordingly, said response must be provided in a manner consistent with the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten 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. If issues remain unresolved, Ms. Wehtje may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s supplemental response within ninety 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 Joanna Bilotta SPR24/2580 Page 2 September 27, 2024 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Jacquelyn Wehtje Alexander M. Castro, Esq.