Public Records Information

 Please note that some of the attached websites are not up to date.  As soon as the Secretary of States websites are updated, these will be updated.

 
In July of 2016, Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill, Chapter 121 of the Acts of 2016, "An Act to Improve Public Records".  This Bill took effect on January 1, 2017.  Listed below are the Record Access Officers for the Town of Hanson, also known as RAO:
 
Town Administrator, Lisa Green:  lgreen@hanson-ma.gov
Town Clerk, Elizabeth Sloan:  townclerk@hanson-ma.gov
Appeals Board, Virginia Costley: vcostley@hanson-ma.gov
Assessor, Lee Gamache:  las@hanson-ma.gov
Building, Kerry Glass: kglass@hanson-ma.gov
Board of Health, Gilbert Amado: gamado@hanson-ma.gov
Board of Selectmen, Lisa Green: lgreen@hanson-ma.gov
Conservation Agent, Frank Schellenger:  conconagent@hanson-ma.gov
Elder Affairs, Mary Collins: mcollins@hanson-ma.gov
Fire, Jerome Thompson:  jthompson@hanson-ma.gov
Highway, Jamison Shave: jshave@hanson-ma.gov
Library, Karen Stolfer: kstolfer@hansonlibrary.org
Planning, Antonio Defrias: tdefrias@hanson-ma.gov
Police Department, Michael Miksch: mmiksch@hansonpolice.org
Recreation, Dori Jamieson: djamieson@hanson-ma.gov
Town Accountant, Todd Hassett: thassett@hanson-ma.gov
Treasurer/Collector, Jeanne Sullivan; HansonTC@hanson-ma.gov
Veteran’s Agent, Timothy White: veterans@hanson-ma.gov
Water, Jerry Davis: jerry.hwd@comcast.net
 
Miscellaneous Boards and Committees: Town Clerk townclerk@hanson-ma.gov
 
 
Below are helpful links:  
A Guide to Massachusetts Public Records Law:  http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prepdf/guide.pdf 
Making a Request for Public Records:  http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/prereq/reqidx.htm
Appeal a Denial of Access to Public Records:  http://www.sec.state.ma.us/pre/preapp/appidx.htm