Construction Permits for 776 Franklin Lake Rd
Dear Franklin Lakes Borough,
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:
Property Address: 776 Franklin Lake Rd, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Year Built: 1964
Block #: 2204
Lot #: 4
- All open construction permits
- Closed construction permits for the last 20 years
- Property tax card
- Survey
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,
Sandra Matthew
Sandra,
Your request was received on 4/15/2026 and assigned to the following
department(s) for response: Building Department
Tax Records, including tax sale information, are available online. Visit
the Tax Collector's page at [1]www.franklinlakes.org/taxes and click on
“[2]Search for Tax Information” The Property Tax information for this
property is available at:
[3]https://wipp.edmundsgovtech.cloud/view/w...
Property Record Cards, including assessment details, are accessible on the
Tax Assessor’s page of the Borough website. Visit
[4]www.franklinlakes.org/taxassessor and click on “[5]Click here for
Property Record Cards to view the information. The Property Record Card
for this property is available at:
[6]https://www.msnj.us/ctb/02/cgi/inq/prc.c...
In accordance with OPRA, custodians generally have seven (7) business days
to respond to your request. A response will be provided within the
statutory timeframe.
Questions may be directed to the Borough Clerk's Office at 201-891-4000
x1200 or via email to [email address].
Additional information may be found at
https://www.franklinlakes.org/publicreco...
Gail M. Rulli, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Deputy Registrar
Borough of Franklin Lakes
480 DeKorte Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
201-891-4000 x1202
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Sandra,
Please note the address 776 Franklin Lake Road does not exist any longer.
The block & lot referenced are for 776 Comanche Lane. Would you like
everything pulled from the former and current addresses?
Gail M. Rulli, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Deputy Registrar
Borough of Franklin Lakes
480 DeKorte Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
201-891-4000 x1202
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From: Borough Clerk
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 8:03 AM
To: 'Sandra Matthew'
<[OPRA #89852 email]>
Cc: OPRA <[email address]>
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Construction Permits for 776
Franklin Lake Rd
Sandra,
Your request was received on 4/15/2026 and assigned to the following
department(s) for response: Building Department
Tax Records, including tax sale information, are available online. Visit
the Tax Collector's page at [2]www.franklinlakes.org/taxes and click on
“[3]Search for Tax Information” The Property Tax information for this
property is available at:
[4]https://wipp.edmundsgovtech.cloud/view/w...
Property Record Cards, including assessment details, are accessible on the
Tax Assessor’s page of the Borough website. Visit
[5]www.franklinlakes.org/taxassessor and click on “[6]Click here for
Property Record Cards to view the information. The Property Record Card
for this property is available at:
[7]https://www.msnj.us/ctb/02/cgi/inq/prc.c...
In accordance with OPRA, custodians generally have seven (7) business days
to respond to your request. A response will be provided within the
statutory timeframe.
Questions may be directed to the Borough Clerk's Office at 201-891-4000
x1200 or via email to [8][email address].
Additional information may be found at
[9]https://www.franklinlakes.org/publicreco...
Gail M. Rulli, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Deputy Registrar
Borough of Franklin Lakes
480 DeKorte Drive
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
201-891-4000 x1202
Note: You are advised that this e-mail and all responses to this e-mail,
including all attachments, may constitute "public records" which may be
obtained by any person filing a request under the Open Public Records Act
(OPRA). There should be no expectation that the content of e-mails
exchanged with municipal officials and employees will remain private.
Gail,
Yes, that would be great. Please help us pull the requested records for 776 Comanche Lane (formerly 776 Franklin Lake Road)
Yours sincerely,
Sandra Matthew
Sandra,
The attached records from the Building Department found to be responsive
to your OPRA request.
Please contact [1][email address] if you have any questions.
[2]https://www.franklinlakes.org/publicreco...
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OPRA.
Erica Davenport
Assistant to the Borough Clerk
Borough of Franklin Lakes
480 DeKorte Drive, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
Phone: 201-891-4000 ext. 1200
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