Open Records Request 0347
Open Records Request
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:
Under the Public Records Act, I am formally requesting to receive a list of all Residential properties in your city where fire was reported between 01/01/2019 to 5/01/2021. Please include the date of fire, address of property, and estimate of damage.
Please provide requested records in Excel format if available.
If up-to-date data is not available, please provide the most recently available information.
Please include a Record Index with your response.
*A record index that identifies each record requested and the specific legal basis for a denial of access (including redactions) to each record.
Thank you,
Jack Smith
Good Afternoon,
I have submitted your OPRA request through our online OPRA form. You should
have received an email from [email address] ( to
[OPRA #23029 email] ) detailing your
request and due date. Once the OPRA is completed you will receive an email
with documents attached.
For future reference, we are strongly encouraging all applicants to
apply for OPRA’s through our village website
https://www.southorange.org/559/Online-F....
Joycelyn E. White
Deputy Village Clerk
76 South Orange Ave, Suite 302
South Orange, Essex County
New Jersey 07079
P 973.378.7715 ext 7726 | F 973.761.4357
www.southorange.org
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South Orange Village
Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request
Tracking # OPRA-2021-00375
Dear Jack Smith,
This email is to acknowledge receipt of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request by the Custodian of Records on 05/13/2021. As such, the seven (7)
business day deadline to respond to your request is 05/24/2021.
The OPRA request sought access to the following:
Under the Public Records Act, I am formally requesting to receive a list
of all Residential properties in your city where fire was reported between
01/01/2019 to 5/01/2021. Please include the date of fire, address of
property, and estimate of damage.
Please provide requested records in Excel format if available.
This is an automated email notification, please do not reply. If you have
any questions about this request please contact us at (973) 378-7715 and
quote the tracking number above.
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 South Orange Village 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 Essex County.
Sincerely,
Ojetti Davis
Acting Village Clerk
Dear South Orange Village,
Please provide an update on the status of my request submitted on may 12th 2021 (see below)
Records requested:
Under the Public Records Act, I am formally requesting to receive a list of all Residential properties in your city where fire was reported between 01/01/2019 to 5/01/2021. Please include the date of fire, address of property, and estimate of damage.
Please provide requested records in Excel format if available.
If up-to-date data is not available, please provide the most recently available information.
Yours faithfully,
Jack Smith