OPRA Request
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:
Tax Delinquent
- A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property tax bill for the last 12 months. Please also include in the list or separately a list of properties whose property tax bill was liened against the property.
Water Shut Off / Utility Liens
- A list of all property addresses that have had their water bill liened against the property, have failed to pay their water bill, or have had the water shut off at any point in the last 12 months.
Yours faithfully,
Nathan
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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To: Nathan Stallone <[OPRA #61711 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request
Date: May 16, 2024
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on Saturday, May 11, 2024 11:56 AM. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on May 13, 2024. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is May 22, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the third business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to:
"Tax Delinquent
- A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property tax bill for the last 12 months. Please also include in the list or separately a list of properties whose property tax bill was liened against the property.
Water Shut Off / Utility Liens
- A list of all property addresses that have had their water bill liened against the property, have failed to pay their water bill, or have had the water shut off at any point in the last 12 months."
Response: Attached documents are responsive to your request and are provided in their entirety. Also see the Tax Collector's note as follows:
We do not collector for Water .
Thank you
Laura Caliguire
Tax Collector
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Avenue
Clark, NJ 07066
P- 732-428-8404
F- 732-388-0581
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.