Capital Purchases
Dear Franklin Township (Somerset),
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:
Budget listing of all capital purchases (purchases and payments) for 2024 and 2025 to date. Please provide in an Excel or PDF format.
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,
Jean Briggs
I will be out of the office from Monday, August 25, 2025 to Monday,
September 1, 2025. I return to the office on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
If you need immediate assistance, please call Msiba Holliman, Deputy Clerk
at [email address] or 732-873-2500 x 6208.
If this is an OPRA request, please resend your request to Nancy Zumbana,
Administrative Aide at [email address] or Janessa Mayo,
Administrative Aide at [email address]. Any OPRA questions,
please call Nancy or Janessa at 732-873-2500 x 6208.
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Dear JEAN BRIGGS,
Thank you for registering with the Franklin Township, Somerset County OPRA
Center.
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Dear JEAN BRIGGS:
Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was
received in this office on 9/2/2025 and given the reference number
T000881-090225 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: RECORDS REQUESTED: BUDGET LISTING OF ALL CAPITAL
PURCHASES (PURCHASES AND PAYMENTS) FOR 2024 AND 2025 TO DATE. PLEASE
PROVIDE IN AN EXCEL OR PDF FORMAT. MY PREFERRED DELIVERY METHOD FOR
RESPONSES TO THIS REQUEST IS BY EMAIL 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.
Your request will be forwarded to the relevant department(s) to locate the
information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated
with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability
and/or provided with copies of the records in question.
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll
receive an email when your request has been completed.
Franklin Township, Somerset County
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RE: Public Records Request of September 02, 2025, Reference #
T000881-090225
Dear JEAN BRIGGS,
The Franklin Township, Somerset County received a public records request
from you on September 02, 2025. Your request was for the following
record(s):
RECORDS REQUESTED: BUDGET LISTING OF ALL CAPITAL PURCHASES (PURCHASES AND
PAYMENTS) FOR 2024 AND 2025 TO DATE. PLEASE PROVIDE IN AN EXCEL OR PDF
FORMAT.
MY PREFERRED DELIVERY METHOD FOR RESPONSES TO THIS REQUEST IS BY EMAIL 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.
The Franklin Township, Somerset County has reviewed its files and has
located responsive records to your request. Please log in to the OPRA
Center at the following link to retrieve the responsive records.
[1]Public Records Request - T000881-090225
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 Franklin 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
Council 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.
For questions or additional information, please reply to this email.
Sincerely,
Nancy Zumbana
Clerk's Office
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Dear Franklin Township OPRA,
Good Morning, Mrs. Zumbana,
I am still waiting for a response to my request.
Yours sincerely,
Jean Briggs
Dear Franklin Township OPRA,
Good Afternoon,
I noticed your request that I sign into some portal. I choose to have the information sent to this address. Thank you for a timely response.
Yours sincerely,
Jean Briggs
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│ On 9/11/2025 4:09:02 PM, Nancy Zumbana wrote to JEAN │
│BRIGGS ([OPRA #80142 email]): │
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│Subject: Public Records Request :: T000881-090225 │
│Body: │
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│RE: Public Records Request of September 02, 2025, Reference # │
│T000881-090225 │
│ │
│Dear JEAN BRIGGS, │
│ │
│The Franklin Township, Somerset County received a public records request│
│from you on September 02, 2025. Your request was for the following │
│record(s): │
│ │
│RECORDS REQUESTED: BUDGET LISTING OF ALL CAPITAL PURCHASES (PURCHASES │
│AND PAYMENTS) FOR 2024 AND 2025 TO DATE. PLEASE PROVIDE IN AN EXCEL OR │
│PDF FORMAT. │
│MY PREFERRED DELIVERY METHOD FOR RESPONSES TO THIS REQUEST IS BY EMAIL │
│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. │
│ │
│The Franklin Township, Somerset County has reviewed its files and has │
│located responsive records to your request. Please log in to the OPRA │
│Center at the following link to retrieve the responsive records. │
│ │
│[1]Public Records Request - T000881-090225 │
│ │
│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 Franklin 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 │
│Council 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. │
│ │
│For questions or additional information, please reply to this email. │
│ │
│Sincerely, │
│ │
│Nancy Zumbana │
│Clerk's Office │
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Thank you,
Nancy Zumbana
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Nancy Zumbana, CMR
Administrative Aide /Alt. Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics
Franklin Township Clerk's Office, Somerset County
475 DeMott Lane
Somerset, NJ 08873
732-873-2500 ext. 6214
Fax 732-873-1059 Attn: Nancy Zumbana
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