5489 Oak St. Mays Landing
Dear Hamilton Township (Atlantic),
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
Were any permits pulled for an outdoor half bath and shed? It is a shed with part of it containing a toilet sink and urinal.
Yours faithfully,
Jessica Martin
Ms. Martin,
This request seeks information or asks questions and does not identify specific government records. As such, your request is an invalid OPRA request and is denied. When a request is “complex” because it fails to specifically identify the documents sought, then that request is not “encompassed” by OPRA. See New Jersey Builders Association v. New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, 390 N.J.Super. 166, 180 (App. Div. 2007). A proper request under OPRA must identify with reasonable clarity those documents that are desired, an a party cannot satisfy this requirement by simply requesting all of an agency’s documents. See Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J.Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). Custodians are not required to conduct research or create new records in response to an OPRA request. Please submit a new OPRA request identifying the documents you are requesting.
Thank you,
Jessica S. Mendez
Administrative Assistant
Township Clerk’s Office
Township of Hamilton
609-625-1511 x 600
[email address]