Jim Gerace v. Lynnfield, Town of - Town Clerk (SPR 20251398)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records May 20, 2025 SPR25/1398 Amanda Haggstrom Town Clerk Town of Lynnfield 55 Summer Street Lynnfield, MA 01940 Dear Ms. Haggstrom: I have received the petition of Jim Gerace appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Lynnfield (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On April 25, 2025, Mr. Gerace requested “[a] list of all payments made by the Town of Lynnfield to the following businesses during FY23, FY24 and FY25 through today’s date, April 25, 2025: Stantec[;] WorldTech Engineering[.]” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Gerace petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/1398, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned the Town intends on providing a written response to Mr. Gerace. Accordingly, the Town is ordered to provide Mr. Gerace 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. Gerace may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Jim Gerace 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