The Township of Livingston Clerk's Department is in receipt of your OPRA request. Pursuant to NJSA 47:1A-5(i), you shall receive a response in no more than seven (7) business days, with day one starting the day after the request has been received. (Holidays and Townhall closings do not count as business days).

Good afternoon,
This office has received your OPRA request dated March 29, 2023 for "a
search of all files pertaining to 531 South Livingston Avenue (Block 2700,
Lot 50, 51, and 52). Especially, underground storage tanks, environmental
concerns, building permits and ownership records."
In regards to your request for "all files", "environmental concerns" and
"ownership records", these items are overly broad and unclear and do not
identify the records you seek. The Open Public Records Act deals with
requests for readily identifiable public records. The Custodian of Records
is not supposed to perform research to determine which documents exist,
rather to make available  to a requestor a specific record that has been
identified by the requestor. See Bent v. Stafford Police
Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37 (App. Div. 2005); see also MAG
Entertainment, LLC v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J.
Super. 534, (App. Div. 2005) (the municipality does not have to provide
the information sought under OPRA if it fails to identify any specificity
or particularity the governmental records sought and seeks general
information to be analyzed, collated and compiled by the responding
government entity which is not encompassed by OPRA.)
Please see the responsive records provided to us from the Building
Department, which includes any record of underground storage tanks. Any
follow up questions or concerns need to be directed to the Building
Department by emailing [1][email address] . 
Although you did not identify the ownership records you seek, records of
owners would have to be ascertained through the Essex County Register of
Deeds and Mortgages, by contacting Hon. Juan M Rivera, JR by
emailing [2][email address] or by calling (973) 621-4900. 
Please provide clarification of the environmental records. 
Sincerely,
Liz Peterson
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Elizabeth Peterson, RMC

Deputy Township Clerk

Clerk's Office

Livingston Township Hall

357 S. Livingston Avenue

Livingston, NJ 07039

P 973-992-5000 ext #5403  | F 973-535-7967

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