Opra Request

Nathan Stallone made this OPRA request to Wantage Township Automatic anti-spam measures are in place for this older request. Please let us know if a further response is expected or if you are having trouble responding.

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Nathan Stallone

Dear Wantage 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 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

Christine M. Von Oesen, Wantage Township

1 Attachment

March 13, 2025

Mr. Nathan Stone
[email address]

Re: OPRA 2025-061

Dear Mr. Stone,

This office is in receipt of your OPRA request as follows:

"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."

Attached please find, as provided by Wantage Township Tax Collector Melissa
Caton, copies of the following documents responsive to your request:

Condensed Tax Account Delinquent Report (24 pages)
Condensed Lien Account Status Report (8 pages) (Ms. Caton notates "Open
Liens")

Attached please find, as provided by Wantage Township Fire Chief Hunter
Space, a copy of the following document responsive to your request:

Date/Address/Incident List (4 pages)

Attached please find, as provided by Wantage Township Zoning Officer Steve
Danner, a copy of the following document responsive to your request:

Complaints and Violations

Attached please find, as provided by Wantage Township Zoning Board secretary
Michelle Buskiewicz, Ms. Buskiewicz's notation, "No such record exists MB
3/1/25."

Wantage Township does not water bill.

Thank You,

Christine M. Von Oesen
Deputy Clerk
Wantage Township