Gas leaks policies and data - Middlesex County (Reading 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: 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: Gemme, Laura
Hello,
Thank you for the Public Records Request sent to the Town of Reading. Attached you will find an Excel Spreadsheet created and maintained by the Town of Reading of all Gas Leak permits issued for 2016 to date. The Town of Reading has no other records pertaining the Gas Leaks all the data is collected and maintained by National Grid.
Please let me know if you can be of further assistance
Have a great day!
Laura A Gemme CMC, CMMC
Town Clerk, Board of Registrar,
Chief Election Official, Justice of the Peace,
Notary, Burial Agent, Records Access Officer
Town of Reading
16 Lowell Street
Reading, MA 01867
(P) 781-942-6647
(F) 781-942-9070
(E) lgemme@ci.reading.ma.us<mailto:lgemme@ci.reading.ma.us>
(W) http://www.readingma.gov<http://www.readingma.gov/>
Town Hall Hours:
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday - 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Tuesday - 7:30 AM to 7:00 PM
Friday - CLOSED
When writing or responding, please remember that the Secretary of State's Office has determined that email is a public record. This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you have received this communication in error, please do not print, copy, retransmit, disseminate, or otherwise use the information. Also, please indicate to the sender that you have received this email in error, and delete the copy you received.
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2016 to present - Gas Leak Permits Issued
From: Gemme, Laura
This request was emailed today
Let me know if you need anything else
Laura A Gemme CMC, CMMC
Town Clerk, Board of Registrar,
Chief Election Official, Justice of the Peace,
Notary, Burial Agent, Records Access Officer
Town of Reading
16 Lowell Street
Reading, MA 01867
(P) 781-942-6647
(F) 781-942-9070
(E) lgemme@ci.reading.ma.us<mailto:lgemme@ci.reading.ma.us>
(W) http://www.readingma.gov<http://www.readingma.gov/>
Town Hall Hours:
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday - 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Tuesday - 7:30 AM to 7:00 PM
Friday - CLOSED
When writing or responding, please remember that the Secretary of State's Office has determined that email is a public record. This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you have received this communication in error, please do not print, copy, retransmit, disseminate, or otherwise use the information. Also, please indicate to the sender that you have received this email in error, and delete the copy you received.
From: Beryl Lipton
Ms. Gemme,
Thank you so much for this! I'll let you know if I have any other questions.
Best wishes,
Beryl