8/13/2024 Housing Policy Summit
Dear Middlesex County,
Under OPRA and the common law right of access, please provide copies of the following from today's Housing Policy "Summit" hosted by the county government at West Hall in Edison:
1) agenda
2) flyer
3) calendar event posted to the county website
4) all presentation slides and handouts
5) full list of individuals invited and email address where invite was sent
6) all email blasts inviting "stakeholders" to attend
7) report of all event tickets issued through eventbrite
8) all policies in place regarding press access or denial of access
9) all recordings of the event
10) all invoices, bills, receipts from the event
I tried to attend the event, but despite having a ticket, I was denied access by John Carroll. I am working on a news article about this event, and require the above records as part of my work as a reporter. Do not destroy or alter any of the requested records. Please provide a complete response as soon as possible and let me know if you have any questions for me.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Dear Middlesex County,
If there has been a response to this request, I did not receive it. I know Mr. Carroll indicated at tonight's County Commissioner that the county had released at least one of the requested records. Please clarify, thanks.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
Responsive records provided 8/16/24
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From: Michael Williams <[1][email address]>
Date: Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Subject: FW: OPRA request - 8/13/2024 Housing Policy Summit
To: New Brunswick Today - Chares Kratovil
<[2][email address]>
Dear Charlie—
I write in response to your follow up request that Amy forwarded to me
below. I am not sure why it was not received as a response went out
8/15/24 at 5:12 pm (see attached screenshot) on GovQA and should have been
received on the OPRA machine website. I am also adding the invite lists
that were not available yesterday as redactions were made to protect
personal, private e-mail addresses. Nevertheless, with regard to the
remainder of your request seeking various documents from the Housing
Policy “Summit” we respond as follows:
1) agenda: See attached.
2) flyer: See attached.
3) calendar event posted to the county website. This event was removed
from the County’s website upon discovery that it was erroneously posted as
an event applicable to the general public. Nevertheless, the content
posted at the time is as follows:
Title: HSAC Policy Summit
Location: Middlesex College
2600 Woodbridge Avenue
Edison, NJ 08837
Details: [Click here to download flyer]
4) all presentation slides and handouts: See attached.
5) full list of individuals invited and email address where invite was
sent: . See attached with redactions for personal email addresses.
6) all email blasts inviting "stakeholders" to attend. See attached.
7) report of all event tickets issued through Eventbrite: See attached
with redactions for personal email addresses.
8) all policies in place regarding press access or denial of access. There
are no records responsive.
9) all recordings of the event: see link
at [3]https://bcove.video/3WYdTCx Please let me know if you have any
difficulty accessing the link.
10) all invoices, bills, receipts from the event: See Attached.
Very best regards,
Mike
Michael S. Williams, Esq.
Deputy County Counsel
Office of Middlesex County Counsel
Administration
75 Bayard Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732-745-3228
Fax: 732-745-4539
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From: Charlie Kratovil
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Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:32:15 PM
To: Amy Petrocelli <[6][Middlesex County request email]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - 8/13/2024 Housing Policy Summit
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Dear Middlesex County,
If there has been a response to this request, I did not receive it. I
know Mr. Carroll indicated at tonight's County Commissioner that the
county had released at least one of the requested records. Please
clarify, thanks.
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Kratovil
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