Wehtje, Jacquelyn v. Fitchburg, City of (SPR 20264125)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records October 1, 2026 SPR26/4125 Jacquelyn Cronin City Clerk / Records Access Officer City of Fitchburg 718 Main Street Fitchburg, MA 01420 Dear Ms. Cronin: I have received the petition of Jacquelyn Wehtje appealing the nonresponse of the City of Fitchburg (City) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On September 14, 2026, Ms. Wehtje requested “… a copy of the ledger, electronic or otherwise, for any account or sub account that holds funds received from Unitil for road paving, for the time period from 12/31/23 through today 9/24/26, showing:” the following: [1] Beginning balance[;] [2] Deposits into [the] account (with any notations such [as] the street they are earmarked for)[;] [3] Withdrawals from the account (with any notations, such as were they used to pave a specific street or transferred to the DPW general budget), and [e]nding/ current balance[.] Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Ms. Wehtje petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR26/4125, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that the City provided Ms. Wehtje with a response on October 1, 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. Ms. Wehtje may appeal the substantive nature of the City’s 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

Jacquelyn Cronin SPR26/4125 Page 2 October 1, 2026 Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Jacquelyn Wehtje