Emails and Texts to and from PPB Recreation Committee members
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:
Emails and texts from any member of the Point Pleasant Beach Recreation Committee or to any member of the Point Pleasant Beach Recreation Committee created between November 1, 2022 and April 26, 2023.
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous
Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
Reference # OPRA-2023-00092
Date Entered: 4/25/2023 9:25:17 AM
Dear Dan Miller,
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:
Emails and texts from any member of the Point Pleasant Beach Recreation
Committee or to any member of the Point Pleasant Beach Recreation
Committee created between November 1, 2022 and April 26, 2023.
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous
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-2023-00092
Date Entered: 4/25/2023 9:25:00 AM
Dear Dan Miller,
This email is to confirm receipt of your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request.
The Custodian of Records received your request on 04/25/2023. As such, the
seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is 05/04/2023.
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:
Emails and texts from any member of the Point Pleasant Beach Recreation
Committee or to any member of the Point Pleasant Beach Recreation
Committee created between November 1, 2022 and April 26, 2023.
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous
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-2023-00092
Date Entered: 4/25/2023 9:25:00 AM
Dear Dan Miller,
Please note the following comment by Public User on 4/25/2023 9:33:00 AM:
Be advised that your request is denied as it fails properly identify the
emails & text messages sought. In an OPRA request seeking text messages
or other correspondence, a requestor 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.”) Please provide
sender/recipient & subject matter of the texts/emails you seek. Also
4/26/23 is in the future - future records can`t be provided.
Sincerely,
Borough of Point Pleasant Beach
Custodian of Records
Be advised that your request is denied as it fails properly identify the
emails & text messages sought. In an OPRA request seeking text messages
or other correspondence, a requestor 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.”) Please provide
sender/recipient & subject matter of the texts/emails you seek. Also
4/26/23 is in the future - future records can`t be provided.Be advised
that your request is denied as it fails properly identify the emails &
text messages sought. In an OPRA request seeking text messages or other
correspondence, a requestor 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.”) Please provide
sender/recipient & subject matter of the texts/emails you seek. Also
4/26/23 is in the future - future records can`t be provided.
Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
Reference # OPRA-2023-00092
Date Entered: 4/25/2023 9:25:00 AM
Dear Dan Miller,
This email is regarding the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
received on 04/25/2023.
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:
Emails and texts from any member of the Point Pleasant Beach Recreation
Committee or to any member of the Point Pleasant Beach Recreation
Committee created between November 1, 2022 and April 26, 2023.
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous
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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