165 Orchard Terrace
Dear Clark Township,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
165 Orchard Terrace
Copie of all permits open and closed with special attention to any permit pertaining to an oil tank.
Yours faithfully,
Maria Ackerman
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with
the Open Public Records Act.
Dawn DelVecchio
Clerk’s Office
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Avenue
Clark, NJ 07066
(P) 732-388-3669
(F) 732-388-1241
To: Maria Ackerman
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request 165 Orchard Terrace
Date: August 12, 2021
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
on August 5, 2021. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received
your OPRA request on August 5, 2021. As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is August 16, 2021. The response to
your request is being provided to you on the 5th business day after the
custodian's receipt of said request. Your request is hereby satisfied.
Your OPRA request (attached) sought access to the documents indicated.
Open Permits: see attached
Finalized Permits: see attached
If you should have any questions regarding the documents, please contact
the Construction Department at 732-428-8401
The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. "
A government record shall not include the following information which is
deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L. 1963, c 73 (C.47:1A-1
et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which
discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted
telephone number or driver license number of any person..."
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Township of Clark to deny access.
At your option, you may either institute a proceeding in the Superior
Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records
Council (GRC) by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. You may
contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O.
Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by email at [email address], or at their
website at www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC can also answer other questions
about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court
should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County.