Open/closed construction permits, violations or underground oil tank removal permits from 1/2000 to present
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:
Open/Closed construction permits, violations, and any permits for the removal of a UST from 1/2000 to present on the below property:
48 Colonial Drive, Block - 180 Lot - 14
Yours faithfully,
Tara Edwards
Tara Edwards:
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with
the Open Public Records Act.
Have a good day
Terri Mazzarella
Clerk’s Office
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Avenue
Clark, NJ 07066
(p) 732-388-3669
(f) 732-388-1241
To: Tara Edwards
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request 48 Colonial Drive
Date: December 7, 2021
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
on December 2, 2021. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel,
received your OPRA request on
December 2, 2021. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond
to your request is December 13, 2021. 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 (attached) sought access to the documents indicated.
Open/Closed construction permits, violations and any permits for the
removal of a UST from 1/2000 to present
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.