Kronhite Kronhite v. Acton, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20250597)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 14, 2025 SPR25/0597 Leo Mercado Town Clerk/Records Access Officer Town of Acton 472 Main Street Acton, MA 01720 Dear Mr. Mercado: I have received the petition of Kronhite Kronhite (requestor) appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Acton (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 13, 2025, the requestor requested “…copies of all emails sent or received by Associate Planning Board member . . . between November 10, 2024 and January 21, 2025, inclusive.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/0597, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Town has provided a response. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide the requestor with a response to the 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. 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: Kronhite Kronhite 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