Brower, William v. Springfield, City of (SPR 20260375)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 17, 2026 SPR26/0375 Alesia Days, Esq. Records Access Officer City of Springfield 36 Court Street Springfield, MA 01103 Dear Attorney Days: I have received the petition of William Brower appealing the nonresponse of the City of Springfield (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On November 29, 2025, Mr. Brower requested, “the complete outgoing-mail log (electronic or paper) from the Springfield Department of Veterans’ Services showing every piece of mail addressed to [an identified individual] sent to any address during 2025.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Brower petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/0375, was opened as a result. Despite being notified of the opening of this appeal, it remains unclear whether the Department has provided a response. Accordingly, the City is ordered to provide Mr. Brower with a response to his request, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten (10) 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. Brower 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: William Brower 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