Cannabis fiscal data request
Dear Clerk,
My name is Giovanna Romero Sarubbi. I am a doctoral student and public finance researcher at Rutgers University-Camden. I am researching the legalization of recreational cannabis and its impact on NJ municipal public finance, while collecting data on related revenue sources.
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:
1. local cannabis transfer tax,
2. cannabis user tax,
3. social responsibility revenue, and
4. any additional sources of local revenue, such as cannabis application fees.
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,
Giovanna Romero Sarubbi
I will be out of the office beginning Friday May 16th and return to the
office on Wednesday May 21st. I will not be checking email. For
questions requiring immediate attention related to tax or sewer payments,
please contact Hailey Bell at (609) 298-2311 x 105. For all other
matters, please contact Rachel Fryc at (609) 298-2311 x 120.
I will reply to your email upon my return.
Regards,
Caryn Hoyer, RMC/CTC
Municipal Clerk/Tax Collector
(609) 298-2311
Giovanna,
We do not have any cannabis facilities in Chesterfield Township.
Caryn
Caryn M. Hoyer, RMC, CMR, CTC
Municipal Clerk/Registrar/Tax Collector
295 Bordentown-Chesterfield Road
Chesterfield, NJ 08515
(609) 298-2311x110
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From: Giovanna Romero Sarubbi [mailto:[OPRA #76172 email]]
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2025 4:49 PM
To: Caryn Hoyer <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Cannabis fiscal data request
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Dear Clerk,
My name is Giovanna Romero Sarubbi. I am a doctoral student and public finance researcher at Rutgers University-Camden. I am researching the legalization of recreational cannabis and its impact on NJ municipal public finance, while collecting data on related revenue sources.
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:
1. local cannabis transfer tax,
2. cannabis user tax,
3. social responsibility revenue, and
4. any additional sources of local revenue, such as cannabis application fees.
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,
Giovanna Romero Sarubbi
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