Emails related to proposed or planned new women's prison, Aug-Oct 2020 (Division Of Capital Asset Management And Maintenance)

David Weimer filed this request with the Division Of Capital Asset Management And Maintenance of Boston, MA.
Multi Request Emails related to proposed or planned new women's prison, Aug-Oct 2020
Submitted Feb. 14, 2021
Est. Completion None
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No Responsive Documents

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From: David Weimer

Subject: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: Emails related to proposed or planned new women's prison, Aug-Oct 2020 (Division Of Capital Asset Management And Maintenance)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

I request all email communication within, to, and from your department and employees from August 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020 regarding any proposed or planned new women’s prison.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

David Weimer

From: Division Of Capital Asset Management And Maintenance

Subject: FW: 21-38 Weimer FW: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: Emails related to proposed or planned new women's prison, Aug-Oct 2020 (Division Of Capital Asset Management And Maintenance)

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We received your request for public records. If any or all of the requested documents are exempt pursuant to the public records law, you will be notified by this office. We are currently researching your request. We will contact you if your request will take longer than ten (10) days to be fulfilled
PLEASE NOTE: while we endeavor to provide prompt service, due to the COVID-19 emergency and its attendant uncertainties, including office closures and employee absences, response times may exceed ten days. We appreciate your understanding and patience as we process your requests.
The Massachusetts General Laws for Public Records provides that certain fees may be assessed when public record requests are made to a custodian of documents. In order to make records more accessible to the public, we may waive search, retrieval and copying charges. In addition, we will strive to fulfill requests electronically, if we are able. Otherwise, once copied the responsive documents will be mailed to you or made available for pick-up at our offices.
Please feel free to contact us at publicrecords.dcamm@mass.gov<mailto:publicrecords.dcamm@mass.gov> with any questions or concerns you may have.
Also note for future reference Public Records has it’s own email account as seen above here. You can find further information on how to file a public records at the following location. https://www.mass.gov/dcamm-public-records-request
Very truly yours,

PUBLIC RECORDS

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Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance
Office of the General Counsel
One Ashburton Place, 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
www.mass.gov/dcamm<http://www.mass.gov/dcamm>

PHONE 617-727-4053

From: Division Of Capital Asset Management And Maintenance

Subject: RE: 21-38 Weimer FW: Massachusetts Public Records Law Request: Emails related to proposed or planned new women's prison, Aug-Oct 2020 (Division Of Capital Asset Management And Maintenance)

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Response to: Public Records No. 21-38

Dear Mr. Weimer:

The Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (“DCAMM”) received your public records request dated February 16, 2021.

You requested:

“email communication within, to, and from your department and employees from August 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020 regarding any proposed or planned new women’s prison”

A diligent search of DCAMM records did not reveal any documents responsive to your request. If you wish to challenge any aspect of DCAMM’s response, in accordance with G.L. c. 66, § 10 and 950 CMR 32.00, you may appeal to the following office: Supervisor of Public Records, Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, Public Records Division, One Ashburton Place, 17th Floor, Boston, MA 02108, and in accordance with G.L. c. 66, § 10A(c), you have the right to seek judicial review of an unfavorable decision by commencing a civil action in the Superior Court.

Sincerely,

PUBLIC RECORDS UNIT

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Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance
Office of the General Counsel
One Ashburton Place, 15th Floor, Boston, MA 02108
www.mass.gov/dcamm<http://www.mass.gov/dcamm>

PHONE 617-727-4050
Publicrecords.dcamm@mass.gov<mailto:Publicrecords.dcamm@mass.gov>

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