Cambridge Public Records Request Log - 2023
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| Tracking # |
P240094-011724 |
| Submitted | Jan. 12, 2024 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, this is a request for records related to this agency’s receipt of and response to public records requests.
For the period from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, please provide all logs and available related details of public records requests received by this office. Responsive materials include those that describe the following details for each public records request received by this office:
• The name of the requester and the affiliated organization
• The date on which the request was received by this office
• The city department for which the request was intended
• A description of the requested records
• The tracking number assigned by this office to the request
• The date on which the request was closed by this office
• The final disposition of the request, including, if possible, whether the request was fully fulfilled, partially fulfilled, rejected in its entirety, resulted in no responsive documents, or remains open
• Details on exemptions applied to responsive and withheld records
• The number of released pages
Please provide the responsive materials in the form of a spreadsheet (either in CSV or XLS file formats), if possible.
This request is being made as part of an academic and journalistic project and is not being made for any commercial reason. 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 be fulfilled electronically, via e-mail attachment, the upload link in the footer of this message, or Dropbox, if possible.
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.
Please contact me if your office has any questions about this request.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: Cambridge City Clerk
Dear Beryl Lipton:
Your public records request has been received by the City of Cambridge, and is being processed in accordance with Public Records Law. Your request was received in this office on 1/12/2024 and has been given the reference number P240094-011724 for tracking purposes. Requests received after hours, on weekends, or on a City of Cambridge Holiday are considered received on the next business day under the Public Records law, regardless of when they are actually received or entered into our system. Please be advised that the Massachusetts Public Records Law does not require a governmental body to create new records, conduct legal research, or answer questions, in order to provide a response to a request.
The City of Cambridge Business Hours are as follows: M: 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM, T-W-Th: 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM, F: 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM.
Sincerely,
Seah Levy
Public Records Access Officer
City of Cambridge, Law Department
City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-4121 | Fax: (617) 349-4134
publicrecords@cambridgema.gov
From: Cambridge City Clerk
Dear Beryl Lipton,
Please find a response to your public records request attached.
Best,
Seah Levy
Public Records Access Officer
City of Cambridge, Law Department
City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-4121 | Fax: (617) 349-4134
publicrecords@cambridgema.gov<mailto:publicrecords@cambridgema.gov>
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Massachusetts Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 12, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #P240094-011724.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Massachusetts Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 12, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #P240094-011724.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Massachusetts Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 12, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #P240094-011724.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Massachusetts Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 12, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #P240094-011724.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Beryl Lipton
Hello, Mr. Levy —
Thank you for your most recent letter, which was dated January 25, 2024. Would you be able to provide an update on the status of this request?
I appreciate your time and help.
Best wishes,
Beryl
From: Cambridge City Clerk
Dear Beryl Lipton,
Please find a response to your public records request attached.
Best,
Seah Levy
Public Records Access Officer
City of Cambridge, Law Department
City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 349-4121 | Fax: (617) 349-4134
publicrecords@cambridgema.gov<mailto:publicrecords@cambridgema.gov>
From: Beryl Lipton
Hello, Ms. Levy —
Thanks so much for these materials. I appreciate your help.
Best wishes,
Beryl
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