Secretary Galvin's contracts with SKDKnickerbocker

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:

All contracts awarded to SKDKnickerbocker by the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin. These contracts were referred to in a recent article in The Boston Globe (http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/10/20/galvin-gave-bid-contracts-firm-that-worked-for-his-campaign/u2OGe29VXuwIjYC7ZvGwaL/story.html)

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. Furthermore, these documents are known to have already been retrieved in the reporting of the aforementioned Boston Globe article, so fees related to search time should not apply.

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 fees cannot be waived, 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 C.D. Lipton

Hello Mr. McCarthy,

I hope this message finds you well. I'd like to revisit this request, and I'm wondering whether the $14.10 fee is still accurate. Please let me know, and I will send along a check.

Thanks so much for your help and patience.

Best,
Beryl

Hello Ms. Connolly,

I would like to revisit this request. Could you please assist?

Thanks so much,
Beryl
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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:

All contracts awarded to SKDKnickerbocker by the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin. These contracts were referred to in a recent article in The Boston Globe (http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/10/20/galvin-gave-bid-contracts-firm-that-worked-for-his-campaign/u2OGe29VXuwIjYC7ZvGwaL/story.html)

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. Furthermore, these documents are known to have already been retrieved in the reporting of the aforementioned Boston Globe article, so fees related to search time should not apply.

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 fees cannot be waived, 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 C.D. Lipton

Hi Valerie,

Thanks so much for your response, and I apologize for the inadvertent follow-up that was sent before I had a chance to properly reply. I'll place a check for $3.65 in the mail this week.

I hope your holiday season is going very well.

Best wishes,
Beryl

To Whom It May Concern:

Please find enclosed a check for $3.65 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.

Thank you.