Open Public Records Act (OPRA)

Reference # OPRA-2024-00017

Date Entered: 1/16/2024 10:44:03 AM

Dear Good Citizen,

This email is to confirm submission of your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request.

Additional emails will be sent upon processing of your request.

The request seeks access to the following records:

Dear Point Pleasant Beach Borough,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law
right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please
acknowledge receipt of this message.
  Records requested: I am requesting copies of all emails sent or received
by Paul Kanitra, [email address], regarding development of Channel
Drive.
Yours faithfully,
Good Citizen

A copy of the request is attached for your records.

Please do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

Borough of Point Pleasant Beach

Custodian of Records

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Open Public Records Act (OPRA)

Reference # OPRA-2024-00017

Date Entered: 1/16/2024 10:44:00 AM

Dear Good Citizen,

This email is to confirm receipt of your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request.

The Custodian of Records received your request on 01/16/2024. As such, the
seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is 01/25/2024.

The request seeks access to the following records:

Dear Point Pleasant Beach Borough,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law
right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please
acknowledge receipt of this message.
  Records requested: I am requesting copies of all emails sent or received
by Paul Kanitra, [email address], regarding development of Channel
Drive.
Yours faithfully,
Good Citizen

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 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 do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

Borough of Point Pleasant Beach

Custodian of Records

Open Public Records Act (OPRA)

Reference # OPRA-2024-00017

Date Entered: 1/16/2024 10:44:00 AM

Dear Good Citizen,

This email is regarding the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
received on 01/16/2024.

The request seeks access to the following records:

Dear Point Pleasant Beach Borough,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law
right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please
acknowledge receipt of this message.
  Records requested: I am requesting copies of all emails sent or received
by Paul Kanitra, [email address], regarding development of Channel
Drive.
Yours faithfully,
Good Citizen

Accordingly, the request has been denied per N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1, Executive
Order No. 21, or Executive Order No. 26, or otherwise as listed below:

Department Statute Other

You have a right to challenge the decision 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 [1][email address], or at their web site
at [2]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 do not reply directly to this email; this address is not monitored.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

Borough of Point Pleasant Beach

Custodian of Records

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Open Public Records Act (OPRA)

Reference # OPRA-2024-00017

Date Entered: 1/16/2024 10:44:00 AM

Dear Good Citizen,

Please note the following comment by Public User on 1/17/2024 4:30:00 PM:

Your request for email correspondence is denied as it fails to
specifically identify government records. An OPRA request seeking email or
other correspondence must provide “1) [the] content and/or subject of the
[correspondence]; 2) the specific date or range of dates during which the
[correspondence] was transmitted ... ; and 3) [the] identity [of] the
sender and/or recipient of said [correspondence].” Elcavage v. West
Milford Township, GRC Complaint No. 2009-07 (April 2010); see also
Serringer v. Office of Governor of State, A-0837-15T2, 2017 WL 2610646
(App. Div. June 16, 2017))(“In order to limit a blanket request, the
subject matter of the type of document sought should be identified in the
request. ... With these guiding principles in mind, we conclude from our
review that plaintiff`s request was overly broad.”)  In order to
constitute a valid request under OPRA, a date range for the email sought
must be provided.

Sincerely,

Borough of Point Pleasant Beach

Custodian of Records

Your request for email correspondence is denied as it fails to
specifically identify government records. An OPRA request seeking email or
other correspondence must provide “1) [the] content and/or subject of the
[correspondence]; 2) the specific date or range of dates during which the
[correspondence] was transmitted ... ; and 3) [the] identity [of] the
sender and/or recipient of said [correspondence].” Elcavage v. West
Milford Township, GRC Complaint No. 2009-07 (April 2010); see also
Serringer v. Office of Governor of State, A-0837-15T2, 2017 WL 2610646
(App. Div. June 16, 2017))(“In order to limit a blanket request, the
subject matter of the type of document sought should be identified in the
request. ... With these guiding principles in mind, we conclude from our
review that plaintiff`s request was overly broad.”)  In order to
constitute a valid request under OPRA, a date range for the email sought
must be provided.Your request for email correspondence is denied as it
fails to specifically identify government records. An OPRA request seeking
email or other correspondence must provide “1) [the] content and/or
subject of the [correspondence]; 2) the specific date or range of dates
during which the [correspondence] was transmitted ... ; and 3) [the]
identity [of] the sender and/or recipient of said [correspondence].”
Elcavage v. West Milford Township, GRC Complaint No. 2009-07 (April 2010);
see also Serringer v. Office of Governor of State, A-0837-15T2, 2017 WL
2610646 (App. Div. June 16, 2017))(“In order to limit a blanket request,
the subject matter of the type of document sought should be identified in
the request. ... With these guiding principles in mind, we conclude from
our review that plaintiff`s request was overly broad.”)  In order to
constitute a valid request under OPRA, a date range for the email sought
must be provided.

Open Public Records Act (OPRA)

Reference # OPRA-2024-00017

Date Entered: 1/16/2024 10:44:00 AM

Dear Good Citizen,

Please note the following comment by Public User on 1/17/2024 4:33:00 PM:

Also, the identity of the sender and/or recipient must be provided.

Sincerely,

Borough of Point Pleasant Beach

Custodian of Records

Also, the identity of the sender and/or recipient must be provided.Also,
the identity of the sender and/or recipient must be provided.