Colman Herman v. Department of Conservation and Recreation (SPR 20251385)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 21, 2025 SPR25/1385 Michael Tencellent, Esq. Records Access Officer Department of Conservation and Recreation 251 Causeway Street, Suite 600 Boston, MA 02114 Dear Attorney Tencellent: I have received the petition of Colman Herman appealing the nonresponse of the Department of Conservation and Recreation (Department) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 17, 2025, Mr. Herman requested “[c]opies of any and all communications regarding the Friends of the Paragon Counsel for the period December 1, 2024 to the present...” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Herman petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/1385, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned the Department intends on providing a written response to Mr. Herman. Accordingly, the Department is ordered to provide Mr. Herman with said response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations and this order within ten 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. Herman may appeal the substantive nature of the Department’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Colman Herman 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