Transparency, Commonwealth v. Malden, City of (SPR 20260969)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records March 19, 2026 SPR26/0969 Joanne Perperian Records Access Officer City of Malden 215 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148 Dear Ms. Perperian: I have received the petition of Commonwealth Transparency (requestor) appealing the nonresponse of the City of Malden (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On February 28, 2026, the requestor sought the following records between December 1, 2025 and March 2, 2026: [1] All bills and/or invoices and or statements received from any of the following companies/corporations[:] [A] Republic Services, Inc.[;] [B] Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLC[;] [C] Republic Services of Revere[;] [D] Republic Services of Holbrook[;] [E] Republic 623 Landfill, Inc.[;] [2] All payments made to any of the following companies/corporations[:] [A] Republic Services, Inc.[;] [B] Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLC[;] [C] Republic Services of Revere[;] [D] Republic Services of Holbrook[;] [E] Republic 623 Landfill, Inc.[.] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, the requestor petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/0969, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City provided the requestor with a response on March 19, 2026. Where this appeal was opened as a result of the City’s lack of a written response, I will now consider this administrative appeal closed. The requestor may appeal the substantive nature 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

Joanne Perperian SPR26/0969 Page 2 March 19, 2026 of the City’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Commonwealth Transparency