Department of Justice Communications
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:
1. As referenced by Township Manager Gross at a recent meeting, Howell Township government records that refer, reflect, or relate to communications between any Township Official, employee, or professional with the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ"), and any response by the DOJ thereto. The relevant period is August 1, 2025 through the date of Howell Township's response to this request.
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,
Tommy Shelby, OBE, MP
Good afternoon,
Please be advised that in order to fulfill your OPRA request 26-1334 an extension is required. Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i If the documents are available prior to the extension to 6/15/26 they will be sent to you.
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
Good afternoon,
Please be advised that in order to fulfill your OPRA request 26-1334 an additional extension is required. Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i If the documents are available prior to the extension to 6/25/26 they will be sent to you.
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
Good afternoon,
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.
OPRA request 26-1334 has been closed/denied.
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