Opra Request
Dear Hopatcong Borough,
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 use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
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.
Fire Damage List
- A list of all property addresses that the fire department has received an emergency call to in the last 90 days.
Code Violation
- A list of property addresses that have received any code violations in the last 6 months
Vacant List
- A list of all properties that the city deems to be currently vacant or abandoned.
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,
Nathan
Please see the attached and below in regards to your OPRA request.
Valerie
Valerie A. Egan
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Hopatcong
111 River Styx Road, Hopatcong, NJ, 07843
973-770-1200 x114
-----Original Message-----
From: Joy Basenese <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 1:23 PM
To: Valerie Egan <[email address]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - Opra Request
Hi Valerie,
Please see the attached reports. Regarding water shut-off, we do not enforce payment with shut-offs.
Joy Basenese
Assistant Tax and Utility Collector
Borough of Hopatcong
111 River Styx Rd.
Hopatcong, NJ 07843
973-770-1200 Ext. 127
[email address]
-----Original Message-----
From: Valerie Egan <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, March 7, 2025 10:40 AM
To: Dawn Edwards (zoning) <[email address]>; Joy Basenese <[email address]>; Bernie Kot <[email address]>
Subject: FW: OPRA request - Opra Request
Please see the request below. Please be advised that if we do not keep reports that he is requesting, we do not have to research and make a report.
Valerie
Valerie A. Egan
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Hopatcong
111 River Styx Road, Hopatcong, NJ, 07843
973-770-1200 x114
-----Original Message-----
From: Nathan Stallone <[OPRA #73026 email]>
Sent: Thursday, March 6, 2025 9:43 AM
To: Valerie Egan <[email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Opra Request
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Dear Hopatcong Borough,
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 use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
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.
Fire Damage List
- A list of all property addresses that the fire department has received an emergency call to in the last 90 days.
Code Violation
- A list of property addresses that have received any code violations in the last 6 months
Vacant List
- A list of all properties that the city deems to be currently vacant or abandoned.
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,
Nathan
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Good afternoon,
Attached is the violations list you requested. If you have any questions, please contact me.
Respectfully,
Dawn Edwards
Hopatcong Zoning Office
973-770-1200 ext. 132
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Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2025 1:53 PM
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