Code Violation List Request
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 use the requested government records for a commercial purpose (Real Estate).
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Code Violation List Request from 07/15/2024 - 09/13/2024
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,
Elizabeth
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: Elizabeth <[OPRA #66652 email]>
From: Edith Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA Code Violations
Date: September 18, 2024
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on September 13, 2024. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on September 13, 2024. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is September 24, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the third business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Construction Department Response:
As of today (9/17/24), this office does not have a list of properties with code violations for the period of 7/15/2024-9/13/2024.
Have a great day,
Elaina Lambert
Technical Assistant to the
Construction Official
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 http://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.