Environmental Commission/Committee Ordinance
Dear Plainsboro,
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:
Copy of the most recent ordinance establishing an Environmental Commission/Committee
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as an attachment.
Thank you very much for your assistance with this request.
Yours faithfully,
Food & Water Watch
April 23, 2025
Via email: [OPRA #75024 email]
Dear Food and Water Watch,
The Township of Plainsboro received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on April 22, 2025. The official Records Custodian, Carol J.
Torres, received your OPRA request on the same date. As such, the seven
(7) business day deadline to respond to your request is May 01, 2025. This
response to your request is being provided to you on the first (1^st)
business day of the custodian’s receipt of said request.
The OPRA request sought access to the following:
Copy of the most recent ordinance establishing an Environmental
Commission/Committee
Response: The official records custodian has no responsive records to the
request as mentioned via an ordinance; however, the attached resolution is
the most recent resolution establishing an Environmental Advisory
Committee. The attached records are being provided and are responsive to
your request, these records are being transmitted to you via email as per
your request.
There is no cost associated with the request pursuant to N.J.S.A.
47:1A-5.b.
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 Plainsboro Township Clerk 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
through their website 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.
Sincerely,
Jesenia Velazquez
Deputy Township Clerk
Plainsboro Township
641 Plainsboro Rd
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
(609) 799-0909 ext 1804
[3]Plainsboro, NJ | Official Website
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2. http://www.state.nj.us/grc