Opra request
Dear Howell Township,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
Hello. I have interest in the lot located at 51 Asbury rd in Farmingdale. Can you please send me any information on previous applications, plans, permits or other that would help gather information about the land use. I would like to see if someone has attempted to subdivide and if there are wetlands on the property. If any plans for building have been submitted. Thank you.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Danielle McShane
Good afternoon,
Please be advised that your OPRA request has been refused as it is overly broad. Please re-apply to [Howell Township request email] and be sure to include a date range for the documents that you are requesting. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(g)
Additionally, a custodian is not required to research files to figure out which records, if any, might be responsive to a broad and unclear OPRA request. See Donato v. Township of Union. For these items, please advise of specific documents when re-submitting your request. For example list of permits, copy of wetlands map, zoning board approval from 2000 to present.
Thank you.
Jill Abernathy
Jill Abernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241