Gas leaks policies and data - Middlesex County (Chelmsford Town Clerk)
| Submitted | Jan. 5, 2017 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all directive materials and data regarding the location and repair of gas leaks within this municipality.
Please include any ordinances, policies, procedures, or related materials regarding:
• the necessity of gas companies to report existing gas leaks to municipal officials
• the necessity of gas companies to survey areas for the existence of gas leaks
• the necessity of gas companies to repair known gas leaks
Please also include any data, statistics, maps, and other materials detailing the location and severity of known gas leaks in the areas under the jurisdiction of this municipality. Please include any data acquired from the Department of Public Utilities regarding gas leaks within this municipality.
Please include all requests from gas companies for construction and digging related to gas leaks.
Please include all requests for repair made by this municipality to companies regarding gas leaks. Please also provide all responses.
Please provide all data, statistics, maps, and other materials regarding the decay or destruction of trees and other foliage in relation to the presence of gas leaks.
If further clarification is necessary, please contact the MuckRock office at 617-299-1832.
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 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From:
Town of Chelmsford, MA
Public Record Request Number:2017-0002 Requester:
Beryl Lipton Request Date:
Thursday, January 05, 2017 2:37:00 PM Response Due Date:
Friday, January 20, 2017
Dear Beryl Lipton :
We have received your public Records request for Chelmsford. This record is being assigned to appropriate department. The department reviewer will review the request and create an effort estimate to create the response. Per state mandate, for Chelmsford, if the effort estimate is more than 2 hours, we will create a proposed cost estimate and will email such estimate to your attention. Once you approve the amount and send the payment, we will start working on your request.
In case the estimate is less than 2 hours, we will proceed to work on the response and will send you the response once the work is completed. Please also note that state mandate allows us to complete and send the response within
10 business days. We will do our due diligence towards this effort. However, the due date may be extended for any of the following reasons:
1. Any clarification that is required from you towards this request will stop the clock. The clock will be resumed once the proper clarification is received.
2. Payment of estimated effort – The time it takes to receive the due amount will be added to the original due date.
3. If in the opinion of the reviewer it is determined that original due date cannot be met despite reasonable effort, the due date shall be extended based on reviewer’s judgment. You will be promptly notified in such case with revised due date.
Thank you.
Steve Jahnle, Department RAOPublic Works Department
Town of Chelmsford
50 Billerica Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
978-244-3352
sjahnle@townofchelmsford.us
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 5, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Town of Chelmsford, MA
Public Record Request Number:2017-0002 Requester:
Beryl Lipton Request Date:
Thursday, January 05, 2017 2:37:00 PM Response Due Date:
Friday, January 20, 2017
Dear Beryl Lipton :
We have completed the work in reference to your request as referenced above. The response is given below. In addition please refer to the attachments which includes the data and the description of response content, which we believe should suffice for your needs.
Attached is a spreadsheet of National Grid work that indicated a repair or a leak repair. We compiled a three year window (2014-2016) since no time frame was given in the request. Copies of the actual permits can be obtained, 97 in total for the three year window.
Chelmsford has no specific ordinance for gas companies to report, survey for or repair gas leaks.
We have no data, statistics or maps detailing leak locations.
Requests for repair are indicated on the attached spreadsheet and as stated, copies of the actual permits can be provided. They have no other significant data than the spreadsheet does other than hoisting license and insurance information.
This office has no record of requests made by the Town for leak repair.
We have no record of any decay or destruction of trees related to gas leaks.
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us at the following email address.
Thank you.
Steve Jahnle, Department RAOPublic Works Department
Town of Chelmsford
50 Billerica Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
978-244-3352
sjahnle@townofchelmsford.us
From: Beryl Lipton
Hello Mr. Jahnle,
Thank you so much for your letter. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem as though an attachment was sent; do you mind resending it?
Hope you have a lovely weekend!
Beryl
From: MuckRock
Hello Mr. Jahnle,
Thank you so much for your letter. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem as though an attachment was sent; do you mind resending it?
Hope you have a lovely weekend!
Beryl
From: MuckRock
Hello Mr. Jahnle,
Thank you so much for your letter. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem as though an attachment was sent; do you mind resending it?
Hope you have a lovely weekend!
Beryl
From:
Town of Chelmsford, MA
Public Record Request Number:2017-0002 Requester:
Beryl Lipton Request Date:
Thursday, January 05, 2017 2:37:00 PM Response Due Date:
Friday, January 20, 2017
Dear Beryl Lipton :
We have completed the work in reference to your request as referenced above. The response is given below. In addition please refer to the attachments which includes the data and the description of response content, which we believe should suffice for your needs.
Attached is a spreadsheet of National Grid work that indicated a repair or a leak repair. We compiled a three year window (2014-2016) since no time frame was given in the request. Copies of the actual permits can be obtained, 97 in total for the three year window.
Chelmsford has no specific ordinance for gas companies to report, survey for or repair gas leaks.
We have no data, statistics or maps detailing leak locations.
Requests for repair are indicated on the attached spreadsheet and as stated, copies of the actual permits can be provided. They have no other significant data than the spreadsheet does other than hoisting license and insurance information.
This office has no record of requests made by the Town for leak repair.
We have no record of any decay or destruction of trees related to gas leaks.
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact us at the following email address.
Thank you.
Steve Jahnle, Department RAOPublic Works Department
Town of Chelmsford
50 Billerica Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
978-244-3352
sjahnle@townofchelmsford.us
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Gas Permits_01182017132907
From: Jahnle, Steve
Attached.
Please confirm that this was received.
Thanks
Stephen E. Jahnle
Assistant Director of Public Works
Town of Chelmsford
Department of Public Works
978-250-5228
Please be advised that the Secretary of the Commonwealth has determined that
all email messages and attached content sent from and to this email address
are public records unless qualified as an exemption under the Massachusetts
Public Records Law (MGLc.4,§7(26).
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Gas Permits
From: Beryl Lipton
Hello Mr. Jahnle,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Best wishes,
Beryl