Clark Township's Itemized Monthly Capital Expenditures 2024 - Present
Dear Clark Township,
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:
Clark Township's Itemized Monthly Capital Expenditures 2024 - Present
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,
John Greaves
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
To: John Greaves <[OPRA #75990 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request
Date: May 13, 2025
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on Monday, May 12, 2025 3:46 PM. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on May 12, 2025. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is May 21, 2025. This response to your request is being
provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to:
Clark Township's Itemized Monthly Capital Expenditures 2024 - Present
Response: the attached records are responsive to your request and are provided in their entirety
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 Clark 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 GRC 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.
Dear Clerk's Dept.,
I am looking for the monthly itemized payments made for each month starting from January 2024. At each council meeting a council person mentions that they have reviewed the expenses for the month. I would like the documentation of these expenses that they review.
Yours sincerely,
John Greaves
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
To: John Greaves <[OPRA #75990 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Bill Lists Jan. 2024 - present
Date: May 13, 2025
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on May 13, 2025. The official Records
Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on May 13, 2025. This response to your request is being
provided to you on the same business day as the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to:
" I am looking for the monthly itemized payments made for each month starting from January 2024. At each council meeting a council person mentions that they have reviewed the expenses for the month. I would like the documentation of these expenses that they review."
Response: the attached records are responsive to your request and are provided in their entirety
The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as
amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”
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 Clark 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 GRC 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.