Paul DeMeo v. Gardner, City of (SPR 20242797)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 21, 2024 SPR24/2797 Titi Siriphan City of Gardner 95 Pleasant Street Gardner, MA 01440 Dear Mr. Siriphan: I have received the petition of Paul DeMeo appealing the nonresponse of the City of Gardner (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On September 20, 2024, Mr. DeMeo requested “all emails and correspondence having to do with the Crystal Lake Bike Path currently under construction. DEP# 1600669.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. DeMeo petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/2797, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the City has provided a response. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. DeMeo 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. DeMeo may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Paul DeMeo Jayen Kumar 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