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Dear Sparta 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-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:
All emails from Township manager James Zepp to Chief Ryan Odom.
Dates 10/25/25 - 12/10/25

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,

Karl

OPRA, Sparta Township

Received, and all OPRA request can be emailed to [email address]
Thank you 

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From: Roxanne Landy <[Sparta Township request email]>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2025 8:25 AM
To: OPRA <[email address]>
Subject: Fw: OPRA request - Emails from Manager
 

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From: Karl <[OPRA #84259 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 8:34 PM
To: Roxanne Landy <[Sparta Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Emails from Manager
 
Dear Sparta 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-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:

All emails from Township manager James Zepp to Chief Ryan Odom.

Dates  10/25/25 - 12/10/25

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,

Karl

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OPRA, Sparta Township

Dear Requester
Due to circumstances that reasonably necessitate additional time to
fulfill your records request, the Township is availing itself, pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i)(1), to a reasonable extension of 7 business days to
respond to your request.  Should the records be available sooner, we will
furnish them at that time.  
Thank you

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From: Roxanne Landy <[Sparta Township request email]>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2025 8:25 AM
To: OPRA <[email address]>
Subject: Fw: OPRA request - Emails from Manager
 

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From: Karl <[OPRA #84259 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 8:34 PM
To: Roxanne Landy <[Sparta Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Emails from Manager
 
Dear Sparta 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-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:

All emails from Township manager James Zepp to Chief Ryan Odom.

Dates  10/25/25 - 12/10/25

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,

Karl

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address for all replies to this request:

[OPRA #84259 email]

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Sparta Township? If so, please contact us using this form:

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If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
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"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New
Jersey public records.

For more information, contact us at: ‪(732) 707-1628‬ or PO Box 3180, New
Brunswick, NJ 08903."

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you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use
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strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error,
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OPRA, Sparta Township

8 Attachments

The Township objects to and denies OPRA Request 810 for “all emails from
Sparta township manager James Zepp to Mayor Neil Clark” for dates
10/25/25-12/10/25 as the request is overbroad.  Lagerkvist v. Office of
the Governor, 443 N.J. Super, 230, 235 (App. Div. 215).  The Township
objects to and denies OPRA Request 811 for “all emails from Township
manager James Zepp to Chief Ryan Odom” for dates 10/25/25-12/10/25 as the
request is overbroad.  Id.  The Township objects to and denies OPRA
request 812 for “all emails from Fire Department Chief Ryan Odom to town
manager James Zepp” and “all emails from Fire department Chief Ryan Odom
to Mayor Neil Clark” for dates 10/25/25-12/10/25 as the request is
overbroad.  Id.  Notwithstanding said objections and without waiver of
same, the Township is hereby producing the attached documents in response
to your OPRA requests.   

 

Thank you 

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From: OPRA <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2025 1:50 PM
To: [email address]
<[email address]>
Subject: OPRA REQUEST 810 - Emails from Manager
 
Dear Requester
 Due to circumstances that reasonably necessitate additional time to
fulfill your records request, the Township is availing itself, pursuant to
N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(i)(1), to a reasonable extension of 7 business days to
respond to your request.  Should the records be available sooner, we will
furnish them at that time.  
Thank you

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From: Roxanne Landy <[Sparta Township request email]>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2025 8:25 AM
To: OPRA <[email address]>
Subject: Fw: OPRA request - Emails from Manager
 

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From: Karl <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 8:29 PM
To: Roxanne Landy <[Sparta Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Emails from Manager
 
Dear Sparta 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-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:

All emails from Sparta township manager James Zepp to Mayor Neil Clark.

Dates 10/25/25 - 12/10/25

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.

Regards,

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[email address]

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be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's website.

"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New
Jersey public records.

For more information, contact us at: ‪(732) 707-1628‬ or PO Box 3180, New
Brunswick, NJ 08903."

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Email Disclaimer:
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic message contains information from
the Township of Sparta, New Jersey. This email and any files attached may
contain confidential information that is legally privileged. If you are
not the intended recipient or a person/firm responsible for delivering it,
you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use
of any of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is
strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error,
please forward same to sender and destroy the original transmission and
its attachments without reading or saving it in any manner. Thank you.

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