Lana Sullivan v. Boston Water & Sewer Commission (SPR 20251148)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 5, 2025 SPR25/1148 Dolores Randolph Chief Communications Officer Boston Water and Sewer Commission 980 Harrison Avenue Boston, MA 02119 Dear Ms. Randolph: I have received the petition of Attorney Lana Sullivan, of the Law Office of Lana Sullivan, appealing the nonresponse of the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (Commission) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 9, 2025, Attorney Sullivan requested the following: [1] All public records requests received by the BWSC from January 1, 2024 to the present and all responses thereto. [2] All communications between the BWSC and the Boston Herald and/or the Boston Globe from January 1, 2024 to the present concerning requests for comment. [3] The total amount of monies paid to [an identified individual] and/or Serino Law LLC from January 1, 2024 to the present and the names of all individual(s) who authorized payment of any such monies. [4] The total amount of monies paid to ADR Research from January 1, 2024 to the present and the names of all individual(s) who authorized payment of any such monies. [5] A spreadsheet containing the basic metadata for all emails concerning [an identified individual] (i.e., columns with to/from/cc and bcc; date sent; subject text) from October 1, 2023 to February 6, 2025 sent to or received from the following individuals: [identified individuals]. [6] All settlement agreements between BWSC and current or former employees from January 1, 2016 to the present. [7] All communications between [identified individuals] and any of the following individuals from January 1, 2024 to the present concerning the sale of parking lots to the City of Boston: [identified individuals]. 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

Dolores Randolph SPR25/1148 Page 2 May, 2025 [8] All communications between the BWSC and Local 888, UAM Local 100, and OPEIU Local 6 concerning [an identified individual] from January 1, 2024 to the present. [9] All communications between [an identified individual] and the City of Boston Retirement Board from January 1, 2024 to the present. Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Attorney Sullivan petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/1148, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Commission provided Attorney Sullivan with a response on April 24, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Commission’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Attorney Sullivan may appeal the substantive nature of the Commission’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Lana Sullivan, Esq.