Request #20-120 (Greenfield, MA - Planning Department)

Request for public records made to City of Greenfield.

Agency

City of Greenfield

Summary

---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Jeffrey Moyer <masscannabishca@gmail.com>Date: Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 11:42 AMSubject: Host Community Agreement Public Records RequestTo: Dear custodian of records: Under the Massachusetts Public Records Act § 66-10 we are requesting public records related to your town or city's negotiation and adoption of Host-Community Agreements under 935 Code of Massachusetts Regulations 500.000, as well as all information about funds received under these agreements to pay for the impact of these licensees. If   If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me if the cost will exceed $50.  However, we would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public’s understanding of how these agreements are negotiated as well as how towns and cities are using these funds to address the impact of cannabis legalization, and influence research for policymakers considering further action on this matter. This information is not being sought for commercial purposes.  The Massachusetts Public Records Act requires a response to this request within 10 days.  If access to the records we are requesting will take longer than this amount of time, please contact us with information about when we might expect copies of the requested records. If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to us under the law. In order to streamline your response and avoid any costs, we ask that you use this simple Google Form to respond to this request.   Thank you for considering our request. Sincerely,Massachusetts Cannabis Host Community Agreement Research Project(please contact masscannabishca@gmail.com for any questions on this request)           ReplyForward

Request Date

2020-03-02

Agency Tracking

20-120

Acquisition Notes

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