Opra Request
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 6 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 6 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
Dear Mr. Stallone,
I will need several days additional to fulfill your OPRA request. I am
confident that I will be able to provide you our response by the end of
the week, 10/24/2025, but likely sooner. My apologies for the delay.
Thank You,
Christine M. Von Oesen
Deputy Clerk
Wantage Township
From: Michael Restel <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 8, 2025 9:29 AM
To: Christine VonOesen <[email address]>
Subject: Fw: OPRA request - Opra Request
════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
From: Nathan Stallone
<[1][OPRA #81831 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 8:05 PM
To: Michael Restel <[2][email address]>
Subject: OPRA request - Opra Request
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 6 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 6 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 deliver records electronically via email to the below UNIQUE
address for all replies to this request:
[3][OPRA #81831 email]
Is [4][Wantage Township request email] the wrong address for OPRA requests
to Wantage Township? If so, please contact us using this form:
[5]https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[6]https://opramachine.com/help/officers
View this OPRA request & responses online:
[7]https://opramachine.com/request/opra_req...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an OPRA custodian, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's website.
"OPRAmachine’s mission is to give people easy and affordable access to New
Jersey public records.
For more information, contact us at: (732) 707-1628 or PO Box 3180, New
Brunswick, NJ 08903."
-------------------------------------------------------------------
References
Visible links
1. mailto:[OPRA #81831 email]
2. mailto:[email address]
3. mailto:[OPRA #81831 email]
4. mailto:[Wantage Township request email]
5. https://opramachine.com/change_request/n...
6. https://opramachine.com/help/officers
7. https://opramachine.com/request/opra_req...
October 22, 2025
Mr. Nathan Stallone
[email address]
Dear Mr. Stallone,
This office is in receipt of your OPRA request as follows:
"Records requested:
Tax Delinquent
- A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property tax bill for the last 6 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 6 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."
Attached please find, as pulled from reports provided by Wantage Township Tax Collector Melissa Caton, a copy of the following document responsive to your request:
A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property tax bill for the last 6 months. Please also include in the list or separately a list of properties whose property tax bill was liened against the property (7 pages).
Attached please find, as pulled from reports provided by Wantage Township Fire Chief Hunter Space, a copy of the following documents responsive to your request:
A list of all property addresses that the fire department has received an emergency call to in the last 90 days (4 pages).
Attached please find, as provided by Wantage Township Zoning Officer Andrew Coccio, Mr. Coccio's notation, "Wantage Township Cloud based System and Physical Zoning File checked Negative. No Vacant Property List Exists. Andrew Coccio/Zoning Official."
Attached please find, as provided by Wantage Township Zoning Board secretary Michelle Buskiewicz, Ms. Buskiewicz's notation in reference to water shut off/utility liens, "N/A MB 10/7/25."
Attached please find, as provided by Wantage Township Zoning Board secretary Michelle Buskiewicz, Ms. Buskiewicz's notation in reference to vacant list, "N/A MB 10/7/25."
Please note that most Wantage properties are well and septic. Water utility is handled by the Borough of Sussex.
Thank You,
Christine M. Von Oesen
Deputy Clerk
Wantage Township
Hi Nathan,
An incorrect tax document may have been provided in this OPRA response. Please delete this OPRA response, and I will confirm and send the corrected response tomorrow.
Thank You,
Christine
October 22, 2025
Mr. Nathan Stallone
[email address]
Re: OPRA 2025-289 (open lien report added)
Dear Mr. Stallone,
This office is in receipt of your OPRA request as follows:
"Records requested:
Tax Delinquent
- A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property tax bill for the last 6 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 6 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."
Attached please find, as pulled from reports provided by Wantage Township Tax Collector Melissa Caton, a copy of the following document responsive to your request:
A list of all property addresses that have an unpaid property tax bill for the last 6 months. Please also include in the list or separately a list of properties whose property tax bill was liened against the property (7 pages).
Open Lien Report
Attached please find, as pulled from reports provided by Wantage Township Fire Chief Hunter Space, a copy of the following documents responsive to your request:
A list of all property addresses that the fire department has received an emergency call to in the last 90 days (4 pages).
Attached please find, as provided by Wantage Township Zoning Officer Andrew Coccio, Mr. Coccio's notation, "Wantage Township Cloud based System and Physical Zoning File checked Negative. No Vacant Property List Exists. Andrew Coccio/Zoning Official."
Attached please find, as provided by Wantage Township Zoning Board secretary Michelle Buskiewicz, Ms. Buskiewicz's notation in reference to water shut off/utility liens, "N/A MB 10/7/25."
Attached please find, as provided by Wantage Township Zoning Board secretary Michelle Buskiewicz, Ms. Buskiewicz's notation in reference to vacant list, "N/A MB 10/7/25."
Please note that most Wantage properties are well and septic. Water utility is handled by the Borough of Sussex.
Thank You,
Christine M. Von Oesen
Deputy Clerk
Wantage Township