Smith, Jeffery v. Hardwick, Town Of (SPR 20260561)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records February 18, 2026 SPR26/0561 Ryan Witkos Town Clerk Town of Hardwick 307 Main Street Gilbertville, MA 01031 Dear Mr. Witkos: I have received the petition of Jeffery Smith appealing the nonresponse of the Town of Hardwick (Town) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 2, 2026, Mr. Smith requested “[e]lectronic records that contain all invoices submitted to the Town of Hardwick by KP Law (Kopelman and Paige, P.C.) for legal services rendered between November and December 2025, dates of services provided, hourly rates, timekeeper names and any billing entries.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Smith petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/0561, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the Town provided Mr. Smith with a response on February 18, 2026. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the Town’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. Mr. Smith may appeal the substantive nature of the Town’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Jeffery Smith 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