Opra request
Dear Clark Township,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
A list of properties in the Borough that currently have delinquent taxes, open property liens, and code violations (including vacant properties). This list should also include amounts of balances owed and the type of violation related to each particular property.
Description of Information Requested:
1.Tax Account Delinquent Report
2.Detailed Lien Status Report
3.Residential code enforcement violations currently active and pending that include:
• Residential Structures that are vacant and open to trespass
• Residential Properties with grass or weeds in excess of the city’s height limit
• Residential Structures without a current city certificate of occupancy
• Residential Properties on the cities vacant property registry (if applicable)
Yours faithfully,
Lance B.
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669 ph.
(908) 347-8348 c.
(732) 388-1241 fx.
To: Lance B. Sexton, OPRA Machine
From: Edith Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA
Date: July 14, 2020
The attached document satisfies item #3 sub-section 4, vacant property list. The balance of your request has been forwarded to the appropriate departments for their responses.
To: Lance B. Sexton, OPRA Machine
From: Edith Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA
Date: July 21, 2020
In addition to the Vacant Property Registration list which was provided on July, 14, 2020, attached you will find the response from the Tax Collector for items 1 Tax Account Delinquent Report and 2 Detailed Lien Status Report.
To: Lance B. Sexton, OPRA Machine
From: Edith Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA
Date: July 21, 2020
Construction Department Response:
The documents regarding item #3 are not records made or maintained by the Township of Clark Construction Dept.
Angela Bove
Technical Assistant
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The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on July 14, 2020. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on July 14, 2020. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is July 23, 2020. Response #1 (1 of 3) was provided to you on July 14, 2020. This response (3 of 3) and response #2 (2 of 3) to your request is being provided to you on the 6th business day after the custodian's receipt of said request. Your request is hereby satisfied.
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 Clark 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 your County.
To: Lance B Sexton
From: Edith Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA complete response
Date: July 21, 2020
OPRA Machine omitted the email address [1][email address] for the
Government Records Council, which I provided to you in response 3. It is
important that you receive the complete response, therefor I am re-sending
the paragraph in which the omission occurred.
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 Clark 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 your County.
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