Opra Request
Dear Lakehurst 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
Good afternoon,
In response to your OPRA request for:
Tax Delinquent: See attached
Water Shut Off/Utility Liens: No records found for addresses that have had their water bill lien against the property. Attached please find the shut off list for the past 12 months, please note water shut -offs are quarterly and all water has been restored.
Fire Damage: No records found
Code Violations: Please be advise that the Code Enforcement Officer retired as of 12/31/24; the officer was hired on 3/24/25, I have attached September through December.
Vacant List: See attached.
Thank you,
Maryanne Capasso, RMC
Municipal Clerk
Borough of Lakehurst
5 Union Avenue
Lakehurst, N J 08733
(732)657-4141 Ext. 102