2022-0569
Date Received: 3/28/2022
Status: Under Review
Applicant: Melissa Reed
Information Requested: 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: I am requesting any and all septic related
information for 79 Lucy Rd in Lakewood NJ 08701.

Response: The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public
Records Act (OPRA) request on 3/28/2022. As such, the seven (7)
business day deadline to respond to your request is 4/6/2022. This
response to your request is being provided to you before the 1st
business day after the custodian's receipt of said request.

Please be advised that OPRA is a request for a specific government
record. A proper request under OPRA must identify with reasonable
clarity those documents that are desired, and 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.
Your request does not identify a specific government but rather
picks a topic and then asks the Township to research whether or
not any of these records exist. As such, your request is an
invalid OPRA request. 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).

In regards to "any and all septic related information..." please
clarify your request to identify specifically what record you are
seeking. As previously noted, Township's are not required to
conduct research. Please note requests for "any and all" records
are not valid. Please see MAG Entm't LLC v. Div. of Alcoholic
Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005).

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2022-0569
Date Received: 3/28/2022
Status: Under Review
Applicant: Melissa Reed
B/L/Q: 1248.01/45/
Address:
79 LUCY ROAD
Lakewood Township Lakewood Township
Information Requested: 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: I am requesting any and all septic related
information for 79 Lucy Rd in Lakewood NJ 08701.

B1248.01 L45

SECOND CLARIFICATION REQUESTED

The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public Records Act
(OPRA) request on 3/28/2022. As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is 4/6/2022. This response to
your request is being provided to you on the 7th business day
after the custodian's receipt of said request.

We had requested clarification on 3/28/2022 with no response.
Please clarify what government record you are seeking in regards
to "..any and all septic related information". Please respond in
writing and identify the specific government records sought so
that we may process your request.

Failure to provide clarification of your request will result in
the closure of this OPRA request.
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2022-0569
Date Received: 3/28/2022
Status: Approved for Data Collection
Applicant: Melissa Reed
B/L/Q: 1248.01/45/
Address:
79 LUCY ROAD
Lakewood Township Lakewood Township
Information Requested: 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: I am requesting any and all septic related
information for 79 Lucy Rd in Lakewood NJ 08701.

B1248.01 L45

CLARIFICATION RCVD VIA EMAIL 4/11 AS FOLLOWS: "We would like any
permits related to the septic system. "

No records responsive to request. This deems your request
complete.

Assignments
Construction Status: Completed
   Action: There are no permits related to the septic system for
this property.
Construction Status: Completed
   Action:

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
Lakewood 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 e-mail at [email address], or at their
web site 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.
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