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Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:41:04 +0000
Subject: Internal review of OPRA request - Grants 2024
From: William Bailey <[OPRA #79530 email]>
To: "[email address]" <[email address]>

Dear [email address],

My request is 100% valid under opra. I requested grant applications which are government records as well as receipts of any monies received, for a specific time period. See wronko vs jackson two

Yours sincerely,

William Bailey

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City of Summit, New Jersey Public Records
A message was sent to you regarding record request
#25-319:

Dear William Bailey:

I am writing in response to your request pursuant to
the Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”). You requested
the following: 

I would like a copy of all grant applications and
monies received for summit for 2024

Your request is invalid under OPRA. Specifically, you
have failed to identify with reasonable clarity the
specific records sought with your request. New Jersey
courts have consistently held that “OPRA does not
countenance open-ended searches of an agency’s
files.” See MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of ABC, 275 N.J.
Super. 534, 549 (App. Div. 2005).Consequently, a
proper request under OPRA must identify with
reasonable clarity those documents that are desired,
and a party cannot satisfy this requirement by simply
requesting all of an agency’s documents. See Bent v.
Twp. of Stafford Police Dep’t, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37
(App. Div. 2005).

If you can please clarify your request by advising if
you would like all grant applications that were
submitted in 2024 or if you want all grant
applications for the year 2024.

Additionally, if you can please specify the documents
you wish to see regarding your request for “monies
received”.

Accordingly, please clarify the remainder of your
request to identify the specific records you are
seeking so that the City may conduct a search. Please
provide the requested clarification by the close of
business on September 9, 2025. Upon receipt of your
clarification, the City will advise you in writing of
the anticipated response time. If a clarification is
not received, your OPRA request will be deemed
answered and closed.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
me.

Sincerely,

Rosemary Licatese, City Clerk

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