Opra Request
Dear Metuchen 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 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
Good morning,
Please see attached in response to your request.
The Borough has a shared services agreement with Rutgers for emergency dispatch. For Fire dispatch records, please request through Rutgers: https://rutgers.mycusthelp.com/WEBAPP/_r...
I will forward the code violations in a separate email.
Regards,
Deborah Zupan, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Borough of Metuchen
500 Main Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
732-632-8508
Please see code violations below. This completes your request.
Regards,
Deborah Zupan, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Borough of Metuchen
500 Main Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
732-632-8508
Code Violations for the last 6 months.
multiple
25-047 4/17/2025 69 Kentnor 138 48 R2 Ruth Ann Allen 69 Kentnor Metuchen NJ 08840 dead/dying
Street (Son: Bill) Street trees on
property
pool without
559 Maritess Medina 559 Wakefield fence/cover &
25-048 4/28/2025 Wakefield 126.08 2 R2 & Pawel Drive Metuchen NJ 08840 construction
Drive Wadolowski debris for
months
25-050 4/29/2025 91 Willow 3 171 R2 Maurice & Wilma 91 Willow Road Metuchen NJ 08840 Dead Tree in
Road Alfaro rear yard
175 Essex water runoff
25-052 4/29/2025 ave (Car 131.01 5 175 Essex ave 625 Washington Hoboken NJ 07030 from hoses
Wash) LLC Street deteriorating
street
60 Debris in
25-054 5/8/2025 Jonesdale 172 39 R2 Ashish & Bhavi 60 Jonesdale Metuchen NJ 08840 rear yard on
Avenue Modi Avenue side of
garage
25-058 5/20/2025 717 Main 51.12 8 R2 Varinder & 717 main Street Metuchen NJ 08840 Overgrown
Street Chetna Prabhakar
25-059 5/20/2025 703 Main 51.12 15 R2 Katarzyna 703 Main Street Metuchen NJ 08840 Overgrown
Street Celinska
205 Main Asgher Ali 61 Hollow Brook fence in
25-065 6/5/2025 Street (L 151 27.01 Qureshi Road Califon NJ 07830 disrepair/debris in
& L pizza) rear
25-066 6/4/2025 Bridge 76 45 Joseph Miciak 239L Amboy Metuchen NJ 08840 Dead or dying trees
Street Avenue hazard of falling
25-073 7/7/2025 10 Ginesi 74 22 Joyce Whitney 10 Ginesi Court Metuchen NJ 08840 dead/dying/hazardous
Court trees
25-076 7/22/2025 30 Clinton 183.01 63 Mj Begarney 30 Clinton Place Metuchen NJ 08840 Overgrown bushes
Place blocking sidewalk
156 Scott & Susan 156 Plainfield
25-080 8/7/2025 Plainfield 3.01 11.01 Marshall Avenue Metuchen NJ 08840 Overgrown
Avenue
Bharath
25-081 8/12/2025 7 Miller 3 10.01 Sunkavalli & 7 miller drive metuchen NJ 08840 Overgrown
Drive Indu Priya
Kolli
17 Elizabeth 39 Brentwood
25-082 8/19/2025 Mayfield 93 12 R1 Stanis Road Eatontown NJ 07724 Overgrown
Place
25-097 9/25/2025 50 Liberty 48.01 62 Inayra LLC 50 Liberty Metuchen NJ 08840 overgrown
Street Street Unit #3
25-098 9/25/2025 52 liberty 48.01 62 Guru Nanak 52 Liberty Metuchen NJ 08840 overgrown
Street Holding LLC Street
Christine
25-100 10/7/2025 602 Main 99 47 Whalen & 602 Main Street Metuchen NJ 08840 Tree removed without
Street Jeffrey permit
Bender