Good morning,

 

The OPRA request below has been denied as the records requested are
inter-agency communications of an advisory/consultative/deliberative
nature. As such, these materials are exempt from production under OPRA.
See NJSA 47:1A-1.1 defining "government record" to exclude materials of
inter-agency communications that are of an
advisory/consultative/deliberative nature.

 

Thank you.

 

Jill Abernathy

Office of the Municipal Clerk

Township of Howell

4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor

Howell, NJ 07731

732-938-4500 ext. 2241

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Sammy Ben <[OPRA #91785 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2026 11:54 PM

To: clerkforms <[Howell Township request email]>

Subject: OPRA request - Communication Involving Twp Manager Gross
Regarding Twp ordinances and Houses of worship

 

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<[OPRA #91785 email]>

 

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Make sure you trust this sender before taking any actions.

 

Dear Howell 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-5(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:

 

 

 

Communication Involving Twp Manager Gross and the DOJ  regarding potential
ordinances and Houses of worship.

 

 

 

As per Mayor Leggio's remarks at 4/28/26 council meeting.

 

 

 

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,

 

 

 

Shemuel Ben-Ari

 

 

 

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