Adam Nuñez v. Salem, City of - Mayor's Office (SPR 20243173)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records November 27, 2024 SPR24/3173 Joanne Roomey City of Salem – Mayor’s Office 93 Washington Street Salem, MA 01970 Dear Ms. Roomey: I have received the petition of Adam Nuñez appealing the nonresponse of the City of Salem – Mayor’s Office (Office) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On October 18, 2024, Mr. Nuñez requested: [1] From the dates of June 8, 2024 - June 27, 2024, all email, phone, text, fax, and any other applicable digital, written, or recorded communications, both within and in-between the Salem Police Department, Salem Department of Public Services, and the Salem Mayor’s office, leading up to, that took place during, and took place after, the eventual dispersal and removal of the tent encampment commonly known as the ‘South River encampment,’ ‘Wendy’s encampment,’ or ‘Tent City’ in Salem, Massachusetts on June 26, 2024. Including, but not necessarily limited to, all applicable communications surrounding the dispersal orders posted by the Salem Police Department at the same tent encampment on June 13, 2024 and June 21, 2024, as well as the decision by [an identified] Captain to confirm in a story published by the Boston Globe on June 25, 2024 titled, “Salem homeless encampment coming to an end,” that the plan was to sweep the tent encampment “around 10 or 11” on June 26, 2024[;] [2] [T]he communication records of Salem Chief of Police . . ., Captain . . ., the Community Impact Unit of the Salem Police Department, Salem Mayor . . ., Chief of Staff . .., Constituent Services Director . . ., Neighborhood Stability Coordinator . . . of the Salem Mayoral Office, Director of DPS . . ., Principal Account Clerk . . ., and General Foreperson . . . of the Salem Department of Public 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

Joanne Roomey SPR24/3173 Page 2 November 27, 2024 Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Nuñez petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR24/3173, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Office provided Mr. Nuñez with a response on November 25, 2024. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Office’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Nuñez may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Adam Nuñez