Opra Request
Dear Hightstown 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-5(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 10 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
Your OPRA request was received by the Office of the Municipal Clerk on
April 27, 2026. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(g) commercial requests may
be completed within 14 business days of the request provided that the
custodian notify the requestor of the additional time. With this being a
commercial request, please expect your requested documents on or before
May 15^th.
Please let me know if you have any questions or require additional
information.
┌────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ │ Peggy Riggio, RMC/CMC/QPA/CMR │
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│ │ Borough Clerk, Purchasing Agent, Registrar │
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│ │ Hightstown Borough │
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│ │ 156 Bank Street, Hightstown, New Jersey 08520│
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│ │ (609) 490-5100 ext. 628 │
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│ │ [1]www.HightstownBorough.com │
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[2]Find us on Facebook @BoroughofHightstown
WARNING: Email received or sent by Borough Officials and/or Employees is
subject to the Open Public Records Act [OPRA]. This e-mail, including all
attachments, may constitute "public records" which may be obtained by any
person filing a request under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). There
should be no expectation that the content of e-mails exchanged with
Borough Officials and/or Employees will remain private.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq , please see the attached in
response to your OPRA request received by the Borough Clerk of the Borough
of Hightstown.
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Peggy Riggio, RMC/QPA/CMR
Borough Clerk, Purchasing Agent, Registrar
Hightstown Borough
156 Bank Street, Hightstown, New Jersey 08520
(609) 490-5100 ext. 628
[1]www.HightstownBorough.com
[2]Find us on Facebook @BoroughofHightstown
WARNING: Email received or sent by Borough Officials and/or Employees is
subject to the Open Public Records Act [OPRA]. This e-mail, including all
attachments, may constitute "public records" which may be obtained by any
person filing a request under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). There
should be no expectation that the content of e-mails exchanged with
Borough Officials and/or Employees will remain private.