OPRA Request - 35 Sandalwood
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:all documentation pertaining to all permits, violations, oil tank removal, and tax assessments for the property located at 35 Sandalwood block 34.01 lot 18
Yours faithfully,
JOHN TAWFIK
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
WARNING: Email received by or sent to Township officials is subject to the Open Public Records Act [OPRA]. This means that absent some specific privilege, all such communications are considered a public record and are subject to publication and/or dissemination to the public upon request.
To: John Tawfik <[OPRA #34563 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - 35 Sandalwood
Date: August 9, 2022
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on August 8, 2022. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on August 8, 2022. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is August 17, 2022. This initial response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request (below) sought access to the documents indicated.
The Tax Collector's response to your request is attached and as follows:
Attached please find the Assessment History for the property listed as 35 Sandalwood. Thank you, Laura Caliguire Certified Tax Collector
The balance of the records you've requested will be provided upon receipt by my office.
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.
[1]Description: OPRA - Open Public Records Act
To: John Tawfik
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request 35 Sandalwood Drive
Date: August 12, 2022
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
on August 8, 2022. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received
your OPRA request on August 8, 2022. As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is August 17, 2022. This response to
your request is being provided to you on the 4^th business day after the
custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request (attached) sought access to the documents indicated.
Records requested all documentation pertaining to all permits, violations,
oil tank removal, and tax assessments for the property located at 35
Sandalwood, Block 34.01, Lot 18
If you have any questions, please contact the Construction Department at
732-428-8401
The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A
government record shall not include the following information which is
deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1
et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which
discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted
telephone number or driver license number of any person…”
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.
References
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1. http://www.nj.gov/opra