Opra Request
Dear West Orange 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
Good afternoon,
I am in receipt of your OPRA request. Please note, we have up to (7) business days to comply with your request.
Sincerely,
Deana Kazinci
Deputy Municipal Clerk
Township of West Orange
66 Main Street, Room 101
West Orange. NJ 07052
Phone (973) 325-4156
Fax (973) 731-1196
[email address]
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Good morning,
This is a response to your OPRA request. Per the Tax Collectors Office, please see attached. Redactions were made due to personally identifying information.
Sincerely,
Deana Kazinci
Deputy Municipal Clerk
Township of West Orange
66 Main Street, Room 101
West Orange. NJ 07052
Phone (973) 325-4156
Fax (973) 731-1196
[email address]
Please consider the environment before you print this email
America, Land of the Free, Because of the Brave!
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail contains information from the Township of West Orange. It is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or the information contained within it by anyone other than the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please call 973-325-4155 and destroy the original message and all copies.
Good afternoon,
This is a response to your OPRA request. The Zoning Department has no records that are responsive to this request as they do not keep these kinds of lists.
Sincerely,
Deana Kazinci
Deputy Municipal Clerk
Township of West Orange
66 Main Street, Room 101
West Orange. NJ 07052
Phone (973) 325-4156
Fax (973) 731-1196
[email address]
Please consider the environment before you print this email
America, Land of the Free, Because of the Brave! C
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail contains information from the Township of West Orange. It is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or the information contained within it by anyone other than the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please call 973-325-4155 and destroy the original message and all copies.
Good afternoon,
This is a response to your OPRA request. Per the Clerks Office, the following addresses are currently listed as vacant:
23 Hunterdon Road
29 S. Valley Road
4 Hepworth Place
132 Franklin Avenue
6 Haggerty Drive
5 Terrace Avenue
36 Harriet Street
1 Beaumont Terrace
8 Amos Street
31 Sheridan Avenue
55 Rosemont Terrace
Please note, an extension is needed for this request as we are awaiting responsive documents from the Fire Official. A response will be emailed to you on or before May 27, 2025.
Sincerely,
Deana Kazinci
Deputy Municipal Clerk
Township of West Orange
66 Main Street, Room 101
West Orange. NJ 07052
Phone (973) 325-4156
Fax (973) 731-1196
[email address]
Please consider the environment before you print this email
America, Land of the Free, Because of the Brave!
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail contains information from the Township of West Orange. It is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or the information contained within it by anyone other than the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please call 973-325-4155 and destroy the original message and all copies.
Good afternoon,
The Township needs additional time to gather the records for this request from the Building Department. I apologize for any inconvenience however I have been informed by the Fire Department that the software they are using to gather up information requested has been problematic and being worked on. They are anticipating the entire document by tomorrow. We should have these records sent over to you on or before 5/29/2025.
Sincerely,
Deana Kazinci
Deputy Municipal Clerk
Township of West Orange
66 Main Street, Room 101
West Orange. NJ 07052
Phone (973) 325-4156
Fax (973) 731-1196
[email address]
Please consider the environment before you print this email
America, Land of the Free, Because of the Brave!
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Good afternoon,
This is a response to your OPRA request. Please see the attached documents.
Sincerely,
Deana Kazinci
Deputy Municipal Clerk
Township of West Orange
66 Main Street, Room 101
West Orange. NJ 07052
Phone (973) 325-4156
Fax (973) 731-1196
[email address]
Please consider the environment before you print this email
America, Land of the Free, Because of the Brave!
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail contains information from the Township of West Orange. It is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or the information contained within it by anyone other than the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please call 973-325-4155 and destroy the original message and all copies