One Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
Re: Massachusetts Public Records Request
Dear Keeper of the Records:
This
is a request under the Massachusetts Public Records Law (M. G. L.
Chapter 66, Section 10). I am requesting that I be provided a copy of the following records:
1)---all
documents containing financial data regarding Medford Community
Cabevision, Inc. (hereinafter "MCC") that is NOT on the AG's website
or the Secretary of State's website, or available at Medford City Hall
or Medford High School.
SPECIFICALLY - THE $37,787 MONIES that are not justified in the August 2014 Medford Transcript article.
Where is that information regarding the $37,787 discrepancy?
2)All
documents containing financial data that the city solicitor claims is
not under the AG's purview. I believe it IS under your purview, all of
it (how can it possibly be separated and why?) - so all documents
including but not limited to e mails, desk notes at MCC and City Hall,
phone records, documents between Rumley and his fellow board members.
There should be no "executive session" information denial as the corporation is dissolving.
If
Medford City Solicitor Mark Rumley claims that his investigation is
"not exactly" related, financially, to what the AG's office is
investigating, how does the office of public charities find an impartial
person to actually interview the board of directors of Medford
Community Cablevision, Inc. and get the financial records they allegedly
refuse to turn over?
3)All
documents internally at the AG's office from employees of the public
charities division as well as the employees of the full office of the
Attorney General in regards to Medford Community Cablevision, Inc.
Along with being vital to the case, the lack of public action thus far by the AGO has added to the widespread and significant harm to multiple customers of Comcast and Verizon in Medford.
The AGO's failure to make public the information asked for in this records request could cause irreparable harm to
Joe Viglione personally as well as to the Medford community.
The multiple customers are currently cheated out of access TV in Medford including in 2019, stemming from the multitude of MCC issues being repeated by the issuing authority AND the current mayor, Stephanie Muccini-Burke.
Mayor Burke, abusing her role as issuing authority and refusing to facilitate programming - as other cities and towns do outreach that encourages free speech, is conflicted.
The
issuing authority uses TV3 as her own platform, asking CORI checks of
other people running for elected office if they want a TV show.
Their
"CORI waiver" is a form that insinuates innocent people are child
molesters.
How does that show impartiality the mayor, allegedly, took an oath to defend. Same with the solicitor, Rumley.
4)All
documents from the AG's office discussing Medford City Hall's conflict
in regards to public access TV issues, which is pertinent to the Medford
Community Cablevision, Inc. investigation
The very low standard set by MCC is now repeated by a mayor who refused to allow candidates for elected office on the airwaves prior to the September 12, 2017 primary election, and who now demands a CORI check on candidates and all residents if they want to do a television show; they also demand a signature on a five page "agreement" which is preposterous and flies in the face of access television and the city's mandate, it's obligation to cable TV subscribers.
Had the AGO properly responded to my public records requests regarding the financial records of MCC and acted in a timely manner, the mayor would not have replicated the ugly system installed by MCC to deny the multiple customers of the access they pay for.
I recognize that you may charge reasonable costs for copies, as well as for personnel time needed to comply with this request, however, as a journalist who publishes a city blog that has 1,308,988 page views as of 3 pm on Saturday, 3/30/19, I ask that any fees be waived as this is of great public interest.
The Public Records Law requires you to provide me with a written response within 10 business days. If you cannot comply with my request, you are statutorily required to provide an explanation in writing.
Sincerely,
Joe Viglione
