Dear Requestor, 
 
Thank you for submitting a Open Public Records Act Request Form on
Tuesday, December 31, 2024. As such, the Township will respond as soon as
possible but no later than seven (7) business days.
 
Your request reference number is [1]Request Number: OPRA-JF2024-1279 and
your security key is 7C756A51.
 
Use this information to track the status of your request at any time and
to receive responsive documents through the Township of Lakewood JustFOIA
Public Portal here:
[2]https://lakewoodnj.justfoia.com/publicpo...
 
Please have both reference numbers available when communicating with our
staff regarding your request.
 
Thank you, 
[3]Label1
Township of Lakewood, NJ
231 Third Street
Lakewood, NJ 08701
(732) 364 - 2500
 
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Dear Requestor, 
 
The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on 12/31/2024.   As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request is 1/10/2025.  This response to your request is
being provided to you before the 1st business day after the custodian's
receipt of said request.

In regards to request #3, requests for information are not valid OPRA
requests. As such, your request "unit number associated with Eli
Hasenfelds LPD radio" is invalid as it is seeking information rather than
a specific record

Regarding #4, in accordance with Elcavage v. West Milford Twp (Passaic)
your request is invalid. In order to specifically identify the record
please specify the following four (4) characteristics:

(1) the content and/or subject of the correspondence

(2) the specific date or range of dates during which correspondence was
transmitted or the correspondence were transmitted

(3) must identify the sender (by name or Title)

(4) must identify the recipient (by name or Title)

Please clarify your request and identify the following characteristics:
(1) the content and/or subject of the correspondence, (3) must identify
the sender (by name or Title), and (4) must identify the recipient (by
name or Title)

Regarding #13, OPRA is a request for a specific government record.  A
proper request under OPRA must identify with reasonable clarity those
documents that are desired, and a party cannot satisfy this requirement by
simply requesting all of an agency's documents on a given topic.  See Bent
v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J.Super. 30, 37 (App. Div.  2005).
OPRA is not a research tool to force government entities to identify and
siphon off information. See Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381
N.J.Super. 30, 37 (App. Div.  2005).  Your request does not identify a
specific government records but rather picks a topic and then asks the
Township to research whether or not any of these records exist.    As
such, your request is an invalid OPRA request.  When a request is
"complex" because it fails to specifically identify the documents sought,
then that request is not "encompassed" by OPRA. See New Jersey Builders
Association v. New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing, 390 N.J.Super.
166, 180 (App. Div. 2007). 

Please clarify your request to identify specifically what record you are
seeking.  As previously noted, Township's are not required to conduct
research.  

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 Lakewood 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 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.

Please note, if a response is not received within 7 business days, your
request will be closed.
 
Thank you, 
[1]Label1
Township of Lakewood, NJ
231 Third Street
Lakewood, New Jersey 08701
(732) 364 - 2500
 
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The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on 12/31/2024. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request is 1/10/2025.  This response to your request is
being provided to you on the 7th business day after the custodian's
receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:

Records requested:

1 Copy of Application for Blue Light permit for OEM by Eli Hasenfeld

2 Copy of Lakewood Police or OEM issued ID for Eli Hasenfeld

3 Unit Number associated with Eli Hasenfelds LPD Radio

4 Email Communication between Meir Lichtenstien, Greg Meyer, Alex Guzman,
Ben Inzelbuch, and Eli Hasenfeld for the months of October, November and
December 2024

5 copy of LPD Policy regarding unauthorized use of Lights and sirens with
a permit

6 Copy of LPD Policy of officers using Police information, Image and
videos that may be part of active investigations and sharing with the
public

7 Copy of LPD policy in terms of what lights and sirens is permitted to be
installed in a car with a blue light permit

8 Copies of payments from Scoop billboard to the township for the fees for
billboard licenses for the years or 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

9 Copies of each application for the five digital billboard available in
Lakewood as per Ord. No. 2013-51 § 9; Ord. No. 2014-31; Ord. No. 2016-11 §
10

10 Final Inspection/ township reports to confirm the digital billboards
follow the requirements detailed in Ord. No. 2013-51 § 9; Ord. No.
2014-31; Ord. No. 2016-11 § 10

11 copy of Lakewood township, OEM, First Aid, Fire, Lakewood Police Non
Disclosure, Privacy and or Hippa regulation in terms of personnel with
access to info sharing with the public

12 Copies of building permit from the construction official of the
Township for the construction of digital billboards in lakewood

13 document provide to ensure that digital billboards are in compliance
with section L of township ordinance

Regarding #1: There are no records responsive to this request.

Regarding #2: responsive record released to portal. Please click request
link below to obtain record.

Regarding #3: see response sent via email 12/31/2024

Regarding #4: requested clarification on 12/31/2024, we are still awaiting
for your clarification.

Regarding #5: responsive record released to portal. Please click request
link below to obtain record.

Regarding #6: responsive record released to portal. Please click request
link below to obtain record.

Regarding #7: There are no records responsive to this request.

Regarding #8: The township doesn't make or maintain copies of payments. As
such, there are no records responsive to this request.

Regarding #9: The Building and Zoning department do not maintain records
by subject but by block and lot or address. At this time, we are seeking
clarification. Please provide the block and lot or address so we may
search our records.

Regarding #10: The Building and Zoning department do not maintain records
by subject but by block and lot or address. At this time, we are seeking
clarification. Please provide the block and lot or address so we may
search our records.

Regarding #11: Regarding #2: responsive record released to portal. Please
click request link below to obtain record. You can find the HIPPAA privacy
notices on the the State's  Office of Legal and Regulatory Affairs
[1]https://www.nj.gov/humanservices/olra/hi.... Police has no records
responsive to this request.

Regarding #12: The Building department does not maintain records by
subject but by block and lot or address. At this time, we are seeking
clarification. Please provide the block and lot or address so we may
search our records.

Regarding #13: Regarding #4: requested clarification on 12/31/2024, we are
still awaiting for your clarification.

Please click on the request link here: [2]Request Number:
OPRA-JF2024-1279 to download any responsive documents that may have been
released to you. The table attached identifies the redacted records being
denied in whole or in part as well as the legal basis for each denial, as
is required by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6.

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 Lakewood 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 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.

 
Please note, if a response is not received within 7 business days, your
request will be closed.
 
Thank you, 
[3]Label1
Township of Lakewood, NJ
231 Third Street
Lakewood, New Jersey 08701
(732) 364 - 2500
 
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The Township of Lakewood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on 12/31/2024. The Township sent records responsive to your
request on 1/10/2024. Additionally, the township had requested
clarification on 12/31/2024 and 1/10/2025 with no response. At this time,
your OPRA request is deemed concluded since we did not receive the
requested clarification.

If you are still seeking additional records, please re-submit with the
requested information.

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 Lakewood 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 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.

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