Animal Control Contract, Impound Facility, and Animal Control Logs
Dear Scotch Plains 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:
1. Executed contract between Scotch Plains and animal control providers for municipal animal control services.
2. Executed contract between Scotch Plains and its animal shelter for municipal shelter services and impound facilities.
3.Animal control budget for years 2023 and 2024
4.Animal control call log for 2023 and 2024
Yours faithfully,
Elizabeth Mattfield
The Township of Scotch Plains received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on January 25, 2024. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is February 5, 2024.
Thank you.
Maryann Matteo
OPRA Compliance Clerk
Township of Scotch Plains
430 Park Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
908.322.6700 (office) ext. 213
908.322.1663 (fax)
[Scotch Plains Township request email]
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Ms. Mattfield:
The Township of Scotch Plains received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on January 25, 2024. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is February 5, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the 1st business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Request: For Animal Control Information: See attached OPRA Request Email.
Response: Included in attached pdf entitled “OPRA – Mattfield 1.25.24 – Animal Control” please find all documents provided as responsive to your request.
END OF REQUESTED ITEMS
By this letter of response, the Township of Scotch Plains will consider your OPRA request received on January 25, 2024, complete unless otherwise informed.
If you have any questions, please contact the Township Clerk at 908-322-6700 ext. 211, Engineering ext. 306.
Thank you.
Maryann Matteo
OPRA Compliance Clerk
Township of Scotch Plains
430 Park Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
908.322.6700 (office) ext. 213
908.322.1663 (fax)
[Scotch Plains Township request email]
NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY
This message, including any prior messages and attachments, may contain advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential information or privileged communications of the Township of Scotch Plains. Access to this message by anyone other than the sender and the intended recipient(s) is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action taken or not taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written consent of the sender is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, you should not save, scan, transmit, print, use or disseminate this message or any information contained in this message in any way and you should promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. Please notify the sender by return e-mail if you have received this message in error