OPRA Request
Dear Plainsboro,
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:
Fire Damage List
- A list of all property addresses that the fire department has received an emergency call to in the last 90 days.
Vacant List
- A list of all properties that the city deems to be currently vacant or abandoned.
Code Violation
- A list of property addresses that have received any code violations in the last 6 months
Yours faithfully,
Nathan
August 7, 2024
Nathan Stallone
Via email: [1][OPRA #64043 email]
Dear Mr. Stallone,
The Township of Plainsboro received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on July 29, 2024. The official Records Custodian, Carol J.
Torres, received your OPRA request on the same date. As such, the seven
(7) business day deadline to respond to your request is August 7, 2024.
This response to your request is being provided to you on the seventh
(7^th) business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
The OPRA request sought access to the following:
v “Fire Damage List
o A list of all property addresses that the fire department has
received an emergency call to in the last 90 days.
Response: The attached record is being provided in its entirety and is
responsive to your request. The record is being transmitted to you via
email as per your request. There is no cost associated with the request
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b.
v Vacant List
o A list of all properties that the city deems to be currently vacant or
abandoned.
Response: No responsive record exists in the Township Tax Collector’s
Office.
v Code Violation
o A list of property addresses that have received any code violations in
the last 6 months”
Response: No responsive record exists in the Township Code Enforcement
Department.
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 Plainsboro Township Clerk 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 [2][email address], or
through their website at [3]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.
Sincerely,
Melissa Lopez
Administrative Assistant I | Clerk’s Office
Email: [4][email address]
Phone: (609) 799-0909 Extension: 1803
641 Plainsboro Rd, Plainsboro, NJ 08536
[5]Plainsboro, NJ | Official Website
References
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1. mailto:[OPRA #64043 email]
2. mailto:[email address]
3. http://www.state.nj.us/grc
4. mailto:[email address]