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
Good Morning!
Please advise the timeframe that you are seeking said information for so that I may process your request.
Thank you!
Bobbie Quinn, RMC/CMR
Deputy Township Administrator/Township Clerk/Registrar of Vital Statistics
Lumberton Township Municipal Building
35 Municipal Drive Lumberton, NJ 08048
609-267-3217, ext. 102
https://www.lumbertontwp.com
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Dear Bobbie Quinn,
I am seeking data for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. I appreciate your assistance with this matter.
Yours sincerely,
Giovanna Romero Sarubbi
Please be advised that Summer Office Hours are in effect from 05/19/25 to
8/29/25:
Monday: 8:00 am to 5:30 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday/Thursday: 7:45 am to 4:15 pm
Friday: OFFICES CLOSED
Summer Holidays Observed: 5/26, 6/23 and 7/7
Thank you!
Bobbie Quinn, RMC/CMR
Deputy Township Administrator/Township Clerk/RVS
The Township of Lumberton received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on May 27, 2025. The Official Records Custodian, Bobbie Quinn, received your OPRA Request on May 27, 2025. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is June 9, 2025. This response is being provided to you on the 4th business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
The following is responsive to your request:
Attached are the records relative to your OPRA Request.
This response is being transmitted to you via email. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b., the total cost associated with this request is zero.
Bobbie Quinn, RMC/CMR
Deputy Township Administrator/Township Clerk/RVS
Lumberton Township Municipal Building
35 Municipal Drive, Lumberton, NJ 08048
609-267-3217, ext. 102
https://www.lumbertontwp.com
Summer Office Hours – 5/19/25 through 8/29/25
Monday: 8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 7:45 am – 4:15 pm
Friday: Offices Closed