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
The Borough of River Edge Records Custodian received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on May 19, 2025 seeking a copy of the following documents:
1. local cannabis transfer tax
2. cannabis user tax
3. social responsibility revenue
4. any additional sources of local revenue, such as cannabis application fees
As such, the 7th business day deadline to respond to your request is May 29, 2025. Therefore, the Borough is timely in responding to your request.
The following records are being provided to you in their entirety and are responsive to your request:
1. Borough of River Edge – MRNA November December 2024 deposits - Cannabis License Fee (1 Page)
These records are being transmitted to you via email, as per your request. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b., there is no cost associated with this request as the documents are being transmitted to you electronically.
After a review of our files, there are no other records pertaining to your request.
Your OPRA request is now deemed answered and closed. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Melissa Capolete
Administrative Assistant
Borough of River Edge
705 Kinderkamack Road
River Edge, NJ 07661
[email address]
201-599-6311
-----Original Message-----
From: Giovanna Romero Sarubbi <[OPRA #76208 email]>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2025 5:26 PM
To: Anne Dodd <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - 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
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Dear Melissa Capolete,
Thank you for getting back to me. Does the borough also have data from years 2021, 2022, and 2023? If so, could you please share it with me?
Yours sincerely,
Giovanna Romero Sarubbi
Good morning,
We do not have any data for those years.
Melissa Capolete
Administrative Assistant
Borough of River Edge
705 Kinderkamack Road
River Edge, NJ 07661
[email address]
201-599-6311
-----Original Message-----
From: Giovanna Romero Sarubbi <[OPRA #76208 email]>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2025 6:13 PM
To: Melissa Capolete <[email address]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - Cannabis fiscal data request
Dear Melissa Capolete,
Thank you for getting back to me. Does the borough also have data from years 2021, 2022, and 2023? If so, could you please share it with me?
Yours sincerely,
Giovanna Romero Sarubbi
-----Original Message-----
The Borough of River Edge Records Custodian received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on May 19, 2025 seeking a copy of the following documents:
1. local cannabis transfer tax
2. cannabis user tax
3. social responsibility revenue
4. any additional sources of local revenue, such as cannabis application fees
As such, the 7th business day deadline to respond to your request is May 29, 2025. Therefore, the Borough is timely in responding to your request.
The following records are being provided to you in their entirety and are responsive to your request:
1. Borough of River Edge – MRNA November December 2024 deposits - Cannabis License Fee (1 Page)
These records are being transmitted to you via email, as per your request. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b., there is no cost associated with this request as the documents are being transmitted to you electronically.
After a review of our files, there are no other records pertaining to your request.
Your OPRA request is now deemed answered and closed. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Melissa Capolete
Administrative Assistant
Borough of River Edge
705 Kinderkamack Road
River Edge, NJ 07661
201-599-6311
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