All emails of all elected officials-- including and not limited to Town Councilman, Planning Board Members, and Mayor from 12/01/23 - 1/10/25
Dear Raritan Borough,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested: All emails from 12/1/23 - 12/31/24 from elected officials including but not limited to the mayor, town councilman, and the planning board.
Mr. Allen,
I am in receipt of your OPRA request, received on 01-13-2025. Your
request fails to identify with reasonable clarity the specific government
records sought, as is required by Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381
N.J.Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005). At this time, we request
clarification of your OPRA request. Please respond in writing and
identify the specific records sought so that we may process your
request. Failure to provide written clarification of your request will
result in the closure of this OPRA request.
Kimberly Mathewson
Acting Municipal Clerk
Raritan Borough
22 First Street
Raritan, NJ 08869
(908) 231-1300 ext: 115
(908) 231-0810 Fax
[1]www.raritanboro.org
Notice: You are advised that copies of correspondence, including e-mail
correspondence and attachments, between the public and Raritan Borough are
obtainable by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records
Act (OPRA)
unless subject to a specific OPRA exception. There should be no
expectation that the
content of e-mails exchanged between the public and municipal officials
and employees
will remain private.
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From: Chris Allen <[OPRA #70614 email]>
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2025 9:38 PM
To: Kimberly Mathewson <[Raritan Borough request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - All emails of all elected officials--
including and not limited to Town Councilman, Planning Board Members, and
Mayor from 12/01/23 - 1/10/25
Dear Raritan Borough,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA
and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an
official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request
per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including
all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place
of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New
Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested: All emails from 12/1/23 - 12/31/24 from elected
officials including but not limited to the mayor, town councilman, and the
planning board.
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