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Wendi Seelin
Acting Borough Clerk
Borough Of Oakland
1 Municipal Plaza
Oakland, NJ 07436
(201)337-8111 ext 2001

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From: Giovanna Romero Sarubbi
<[OPRA #76202 email]>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2025 5:19 PM
To: Wendi Seelin <[Oakland Borough request email]>
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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May 19, 2025

Via email:  [OPRA #76202 email]

Giovanna Romero Sarubbi

RE:       OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT (OPRA) REQUEST

              BOROUGH OF OAKLAND

REFERENCE #O359-2025

Dear Ms. Sarubbi:

The Borough of Oakland Records Custodian has received your Open Public
Records Act (OPRA) request on 5/19/25.  The seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is 5/28/25.

Your request sought the following records.:

 1. Local cannabis transfer tax; 2. Cannabis user tax; 3. Social
responsibility revenue 4. Additional source of local revenue such as
cannabis application fee.

Please be advised that the Borough of Oakland has only had one
application-copy of application fee attached.  This response to your
request is being provided to you on the fourth business day of custodian’s
receipt of said request. These records are being transmitted to you via
email, as per your request. Your request is now marked as closed and
deemed complete. Should you have any additional questions, please do not
hesitate to contact our office.

Sincerely,

Lisa Duncan

Office of  the Borough Clerk

One Municipal Plaza

Oakland, NJ 07436

Office: 201-337-8111 ext. 2026

Good afternoon.
Per our Chief Financial Officer, the Borough has not received any cannabis
revenue to date. 

Best Wishes,

Charlene M. Oselador, CMR

Assistant to the Administrator and the Borough Clerk

One Municipal Plaza

Oakland, NJ 07436

Office: 201-337-8111 ext. 2026

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From: Giovanna Romero Sarubbi
<[OPRA #76202 email]>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2025 5:09 PM
To: Charlene Oselador <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OPRA Request OP359-2025
 

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Dear Lisa Duncan,

Thank you for getting back to me. I am writing to clarify the data that I
need from the Borough of Oakland.
I am looking for the annual retail cannabis-related revenue data for your
municipality from 2021-2025, if available.

Yours sincerely,

Giovanna Romero Sarubbi

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