OPRA request
Dear South Orange Village,
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:
290 Redmond Road, Block 1303, Lot 34
Please provide a list of any building permits taken out on the property from 1980 to the present date, including whether they are open or closed.
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,
/S/ Robert J. Machi
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South Orange Village
Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request
Tracking # OPRA-2025-00469
Dear Robert J Machi,
This email is to acknowledge receipt of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request by the Custodian of Records on 05/05/2025. As such, the seven (7)
business day deadline to respond to your request is 05/14/2025.
The OPRA request sought access to the following:
290 Redmond Road, Block 1303, Lot 34
Please provide a list of any building permits taken out on the property
from 1980 to the present date, including whether they are open or closed.
This is an automated email notification, please do not reply. If you have
any questions about this request please contact us at (973) 378-7715 and
quote the tracking number above.
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 Township of South Orange Village 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
[email address], or at their web site at
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 Essex County.
Sincerely,
Ojetti Davis
Village Clerk
References
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South Orange Village
Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request
Tracking # OPRA-2025-00469
Dear Robert J Machi,
This email is in regards to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
received on 05/05/2025.
The OPRA request sought access to the following:
290 Redmond Road, Block 1303, Lot 34
Please provide a list of any building permits taken out on the property
from 1980 to the present date, including whether they are open or closed.
This email is being sent to fulfill your request, which is being deemed
closed as of 05/13/2025. Please note the comment(s) below and find
attached document(s), if available, to satisfy the request.
Department Assigned Status Comments
Building Department / Code Fulfilled All permits are closed with the
Enforcement exception of:
Control # - 40158 - Hardwired Smoke
Detectors
All construction permits and the
appropriate certification of approval
have been provided.
This is an automated email notification, please do not reply. If you have
any questions about
this request please contact us at (973) 378-7715 and quote the tracking
number above.
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 Township of South Orange Village 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
[email address], or at their web site at
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 Essex County.
Sincerely,
Ojetti Davis
Village Clerk
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Please download these attachments from the links below:
• [2]66c4b1ec-42025245692_OPRA_-_290_Redmond_Road_-_Construction_Permits.pdf
• [3]66c4b1ec-42025245689_OPRA_-_290_Redmond_Road_-_Construction_Certs.pdf
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