Adoption of G.L. Chapter 258, Section 13, or G.L. Chapter, 41, Section 100.
Submitted | March 6, 2019 |
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From: Mary Connaughton Pioneer Institute
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all documents which indicate the whether the Town of Stow has accepted the provisions of G.L. Chapter 258, Section 13, or the provisions of the predecessor statute, G.L. Chapter, 41, Section 100, and the date of any such acceptance.
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,
Mary Connaughton Pioneer Institute
From: Stow Town Clerk (MA)
Good Afternoon,
Stow adopted Mass General Law Chapter 258, Section 13 - Indemnification of
municipal officials on May 11, 1981.
This email response completes the information request.
Sincerely,
Linda Hathaway
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Linda Hathaway, CMMC
Stow Town Clerk
Deb Seith, Assistant Town Clerk
Town Building
380 Great Road
Stow, MA 01775-2127
Tel. 978-897-5034
FAX 978-897-4534
2019 Stow Town Meeting and Election Dates:
May 6, 2019 Annual Town Meeting
May 14, 2019 Annual Town Election
Register to vote on-line
<https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr/> https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ovr/
Website: www.stow-ma.gov
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