I am requesting an OPRA for any and all open/closed permits for the last 20 years
Dear Clark 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:
I am requesting an OPRA for any and all open/closed permits for the last 20 years for 12 Grand St, Clark, NJ 07066-1831 Block 129 Lot 2
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,
John Horvath
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
To: John Horvath
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA Request 12 Grand Street
Date: October 2, 2024
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
on September 27, 2024. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel,
received your OPRA request on September 27, 2024. As such, the seven (7)
business day deadline to respond to your request is October 8, 2024. This
response to your request is being provided to you on the 3^rd business day
after the custodian's receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to:
All Open/Closed permits for the last 20 years for 12 Grand St, Clark, NJ
Response: The records attached and below are responsive to your request
and provided in their entirety.
As of today, there are no open permits for 12 Grand Street.
Have a great day,
Elaina Lambert
Technical Assistant to the
Construction Official
If you have any questions, please contact the Construction Department at
743-428-8401.
The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. "A
government record shall not include the following information which is
deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1
et seq.) as amended and supplemented; that portion of any document which
discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted
telephone number of driver license number of any person."
If your requests 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 Township of Clark 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 [email address], or at their web
site at 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.