Bartell Park
Dear Clark Township,
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:
I am requesting all emails from the last year in relation to the building of a parking lot at bartell park. Also would like any documents in relation to why it was cancelled. Also any bids that went out for the project.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous Resident
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
-----Original Message-----
From: Anonymous Resident <[OPRA #72297 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 8:59 PM
To: Clerk's Dept. <[Clark Township request email]>
Subject: EXTERNAL- OPRA request - Bartell Park
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
Dear Clark Township,
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:
I am requesting all emails from the last year in relation to the building of a parking lot at bartell park. Also would like any documents in relation to why it was cancelled. Also any bids that went out for the project.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous Resident
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To: Anonymous Resident <[OPRA #72297 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request
Date: February 25, 2025
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on February 19, 2025. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on February 19, 2025.
As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is February 28, 2025. This response to your request is being provided to you on the fourth business day after the custodian’s receipt of
said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to:
"I am requesting all emails from the last year in relation to the building of a parking lot at bartell park. Also would like any documents in relation to why it was cancelled. Also any bids that went out for the project."
Response: The records, attached and below, are responsive to your request and are provided in their entirety.
In response to the subject OPRA request, please use the link below to access a “.pst” file which can be opened through Outlook and includes the emails requested.
https://grottoeng-my.sharepoint.com/:u:/...
Thank you,
Frank W. Farrell, P.E., C.M.E.
Principal
Grotto Engineering Associates, L.L.C.
77 Brant Avenue – Suite 105
Clark, New Jersey 07066
908-272-8901
908-272-8902 (f)
The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”
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 Clark 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.
-----Original Message-----
From: Anonymous Resident <[OPRA #72297 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 8:59 PM
To: Clerk's Dept. <[Clark Township request email]>
Subject: EXTERNAL- OPRA request - Bartell Park
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
Dear Clark Township,
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:
I am requesting all emails from the last year in relation to the building of a parking lot at bartell park. Also would like any documents in relation to why it was cancelled. Also any bids that went out for the project.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous Resident
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Please deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE address for all replies to this request:
[OPRA #72297 email]
Is [Clark Township request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests to Clark Township? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
View this OPRA request & responses online:
https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=ht...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180, New Brunswick, NJ 08903."
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