Copies of Water bills to the Borough of West Cape May
Dear Cape May City,
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:
1. Copies of any and all correspondence, including but not limited to, email communications, letters or other written documents between the Borough of West Cape May and the City of Cape May, NJ during the time period from December 1, 2024 through August 17, 2025 regarding the billing, payments, delinquencies, disputes of water meter readings, discussions of payments and/or water bills, from the City of Cape May to the Borough of West Cape May, NJ.
2. Copies of invoices for water bills from the City of Cape May, NJ to the Borough of West Cape May, NJ for the time period from December 1, 2024 through August 17, 2025.
3. Copies of payment records for water bills from the City of Cape May, NJ paid by the Borough of West Cape May from December 1, 2024 through August 17, 2025.
4. Copies of the City of Cape May gross water meter readings which document the amount of gallons of water the meter(s) displayed used for billing to the Borough of West Cape May, NJ for the time period from December 1, 2024 through August 17, 2025. Said records to include the document the readings are recorded, the date recorded and amount recorded.
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,
Michael Rafone
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,
Michael Rafone
Good Morning,
You must submit your request to the West Cape May Borough Clerk.
Respectfully,
Erin C. Burke, RMC, CMR
City Clerk/Registrar
City of Cape May
City Clerk's Office
643 Washington Street
Cape May, NJ 08204
609-884-9532
www.capemaycity.com
Good Morning,
My apologies for the confusion. Your request does not need to be routed through the Borough of West Cape May. I will process your request, but need clarification on the following:
1. You must identify specifically who you are requesting correspondence between from the City and Borough.
Respectfully,
Erin C. Burke, RMC, CMR
City Clerk/Registrar
City of Cape May
City Clerk's Office
643 Washington Street
Cape May, NJ 08204
609-884-9532
www.capemaycity.com
Good Morning,
Since I have not yet received a response to my request for clarification below, I am linking the response to items 2, 3, and 4 of your OPRA request number 186-2025:
https://capemay-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/...
As stated in my email from 8/18/25, item number 1 of your request cannot be processed as presented. Please provide me with exactly who you are requesting correspondence to/from so that we can search for responsive records. If I do not hear back by Friday, 9/12/25 I will deem your OPRA request satisfied.
Respectfully,
Erin C. Burke, RMC, CMR
City Clerk/Registrar
City of Cape May
City Clerk's Office
643 Washington Street
Cape May, NJ 08204
609-884-9532
www.capemaycity.com