Essex City/Township | OPRA Request
Dear Bloomfield Township,
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:
1) A list of all properties with taxes that are delinquent in amounts of at least $1,500 and beyond that date back to 2021 or prior years. Please include full property location, owner name, amounts, and Class 2 & 1 properties only, if possible.
2) A separate list of all properties with Utilities that are delinquent in amounts of at least $250 and beyond, that date back to 2021 or prior. Please include full property location, owner name, amounts, and Class 2 & 1 properties only, if possible.
3) A list of all properties with open liens in amounts of at least $500 and beyond, that date back to 2021 or prior years. Please include full property location, owner name, amounts, and Class 2 & 1 properties only.
4) A list of all properties that are currently vacant or abandoned. If the
property used to be vacant and no longer is, please do not include. Please include full property location, owner name, and Class 2 & 1 properties only, if possible.
5) A list of all properties that have received code violations for high grass/junk/unkept property that are still active or open. Please do not include closed cases, and provide the type of violation. Also, please include full property location, owner name, and Class 2 & 1 properties only, if possible.
6) A list of all garage sales, applied for this year. Please include owner name, full property address, and date, if possible.
If possible, please put all lists in separate Excel files. If up-to-date data is not available, please provide the most recently available.
I appreciate your time and efforts.
Respectfully,
S. Carrero
Please complete an online OPRA form at wwe.bloomfieldtepnj.com. thank you.
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The Township of Bloomfield received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
Request on June 21, 2022. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request is June 30, 2022. This response to your request
is being provided to you on the 6^th business day after the Township’s
receipt of said request.
The following records are being provided in their entirety and are the
ONLY documents in the Township’s possession responsive to your request:
1. From the Township’s Building Department: List of Garage Sale
Permits (2 Pages)
2. From the Township’s Fire Department: List of Vacant Properties
(1 Page).
3. From the Township’s Health Department: Property Maintenance
Violations (4 Pages)
4. From the Township’s Finance Department: Open Liens, Water
Delinquent Report, Tax Delinquent Report
** Personal Information has been redacted in accordance with the OPRA
statute N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.
These records are being transmitted to you via email, as per your request.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfulfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a
right to challenge the decision by the Township of Bloomfield 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, New Jersey, 08625, by e-mail at
[1][email address], or at 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 the Superior Court should be directed to the
Court Clerk in your County.
Andrea Schneider
Confidential Secretary
Township of Bloomfield
Municipal Clerk’s Office
973-680-4014
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