looking for permit history and open permits for 3 Georgian Dr. This is for a real estate transaction
Dear Clark 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: permit history and open permits for 3 Georgian drive Clark for a real estate transaction
Yours faithfully,
Patricia Spinner
908-337-8709
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
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[1]Description: OPRA - Open Public Records Act
To: Patricia Spinner
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request 3 Georgian Drive
Date: February 13, 2024
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
on February 7, 2024. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel,
received your OPRA request on February 7, 2024. As such, the seven (7)
business day deadline to respond to your request is February 16, 2024.
This response to your request is being provided to you on the 4^th
business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to:
See Attached:
Permit history and open permits
If you have any questions, please contact the Construction Department at
732-428-8401
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 or driver license number of any person…”
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 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.
References
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1. http://www.nj.gov/opra