David Bixby v. Office of the Attorney General (SPR 20252845)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 9, 2025 SPR25/2845 Hanne Rush, Esq. Assistant Attorney General Records Access Officer Office of the Attorney General One Ashburton Place, 20th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Dear Attorney Rush: I have received the petition of David Bixby appealing the response of the Office of the Attorney General (AGO) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On July 31, 2025, Mr. Bixby requested, “[a]ll comments or communications with respect to MLU case #11875 (Town of Chatham bylaw limiting use of Chatham Airport to Type I aircraft) from the following entities:” [1] Federal Aviation Administration[;] [2] MassDOT or MassDOT Aeronautics Division[;] [3] Town of Chatham or Town of Chatham legal counsel[;] [4] Town of Chatham Airport Commission or any legal representative thereof[;] [5] AOPA (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association)[.] The AGO provided Mr. Bixby with a response on August 14, 2025. Unsatisfied with the response, Mr. Bixby petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR25/2845, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the AGO provided Mr. Bixby with a supplemental response on October 6, 2025. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the AGO’s August 14th response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Bixby may appeal the substantive nature of the AGO’s October 6th response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). 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

Hanne Rush, Esq. SPR25/2845 Page 2 October 9, 2025 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: David Bixby