OPRA Request – 911 Audio & Fire Department Reports (April 7–May 4, 2026 | 20 Beacon Dr, Howell, NJ)
Dear Howell 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-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 NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
* Any and all 911 dispatch audio recordings
* Any and all Fire Department reports, incident reports, or related documentation
Regarding responses to reports of an odor of smoke from a fire pit at:
20 Beacon Drive
Howell, New Jersey
For the time period of April 7, 2026 through May 4, 2026.
If these records are available in electronic format, I request that they be provided via email. If any portion of the requested records is exempt from disclosure, please redact the exempt portions and provide the remaining records, along with a citation of the specific legal basis for each redaction.
If there are any fees associated with fulfilling this request, please inform me prior to processing.
Thank you for your time and assistance.
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,
Michael Moyer
Good morning,
Your OPRA request is under review. You should receive a response by the end of business on 5/14/26.
Thank you.
JillAbernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241
Good afternoon,
Attached, please find the documents in response to your OPRA request 26-1062.
The Bureau of Fire Prevention has no records on file for the property in question and or the requested search criteria.
This request is complete.
Thank you.
JillAbernathy
Office of the Municipal Clerk
Township of Howell
4567 Route 9 North, 2nd Floor
Howell, NJ 07731
732-938-4500 ext. 2241