Leiha Maldonado v. Holyoke, City of - City Clerk (SPR 20251117)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records April 29, 2025 SPR25/1117 Kathleen E. Degnan Assistant City Solicitor City of Holyoke City Hall Annex 20 Korean Veterans Plaza Holyoke, MA 01040 Dear Attorney Degnan: I have received the petition of Leiha Maldonado appealing the nonresponse of the City of Holyoke (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 6, 2025, Ms. Maldonado requested the following records, between January 1, 2020 and April 6, 2024: [1] Any licenses to do business as Savimbi Bengals for April Bottles and/or Anthony Torres at…Wedgewood Terrace, Holyoke, MA 01040. [2] Any emails between [an identified individual] and the following people related to April Bottles, [an identified individual], Savimbi Bengals or…Wedgewood Terrace, Holyoke, MA 01040 or any combination thereof: - [An identified individual] [an identified email address] - [An identified individual] [an identified email address] - Blandford Animal Hospital [an identified email address] - [An identified individual] [an identified email address] - AprilAnthony Bottles [an identified email address] - The Thomas J O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center - [An identified individual] [an identified email address] - [An identified individual] [an identified email address] - [An identified Individual] at Westover Animal Clinic [3] Any emails to [an identified individual] and anyone not listed in (2) and related to April Bottles, [an identified individual], Savimbi Bengals or…Wedgewood Terrace, Holyoke, MA 01040 or any combination thereof. [4] Any emails to employees of Holyoke Animal Control related to April Bottles, [an identified individual], Savimbi Bengals or…Wedgewood Terrace, Holyoke, MA 01040 or any combination thereof. 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

Kathleen E. Degnan, Esq. SPR25/1117 Page 2 April 29, 2025 Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Maldonado petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/1117, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City provided Ms. Maldonado with a response on April 25, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the City’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Ms. Maldonado 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: Leiha Maldonado