OPRA Request—Certificates
Dear River Edge Borough,
*This request is intended for the Building Department or the appropriate custodian of the requested records. If you are not the correct recipient, please forward this request to the appropriate department or individual that holds these records.
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:
*Certificates of Occupancy
*Certificates of Continued Occupancy
*Certificates of Approval
*Certificates of Compliance
*Please provide records for all submissions made within the last 60 days, limited to commercial properties or spaces, in a spreadsheet or CSV format.
You are the best.
Yours faithfully,
Salem
I will be out of the office on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 and will not have
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on Thursday, May 22nd. If you need immediate assistance, please contact
Annmarie Schryver, Deputy Clerk, at [email address]. If you are
submitting an OPRA request, please forward it to Melissa Capolete,
Administrative Administrative Assistant, at [email address]. If
the request pertains to the Police Department, however, please forward it
to Carol Byrne at [email address]. Before forwarding requests,
please ensure that you have completed the new required form which can be
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Dear River Edge Borough,
I apologize for not including this information in my original request.
I am writing to add the following disclosures regarding my recent OPRA request:
1. I have not been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
2. I intend to use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
3. I am not seeking these records in connection with a legal proceeding.
4. I am not requesting these records under common law.
Thank you for your attention.
Yours faithfully,
Salem
The Borough of River Edge Records Custodian received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on May 22, 2025 seeking a copy of the following records for all submissions made within the last 60 days, limited to commercial properties or spaces:
1. Certificates of Occupancy
2. Certificates of Continued Occupancy
3. Certificates of Approval
4. Certificates of Compliance
As such, the 7th business day deadline to respond to your request is June 3, 2025. Therefore, the Borough is timely in responding to your request.
As per N.J.S.A 47:1A-5(g), there is a 14-business day deadline for requests for commercial purposes. The purpose of this email is to notify you of our intention to take the additional 7-business days to process your request.
Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days to fulfill as we are still attempting to compile, review, and redact, if necessary, the requested records. OPRA allows custodians to seek extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i. Specifically, OPRA states that, “the requestor shall be advised by the custodian when the record can be made available. If the record is not made available by that time, access shall be deemed denied.”
Your request requires an extension of time until June 23, 2025. Please be advised that the Borough reserves the right to seek an additional extension if necessary.
Melissa Capolete
Administrative Assistant
Borough of River Edge
705 Kinderkamack Road
River Edge, NJ 07661
[email address]
201-599-6311
The following records are being provided to you in their entirety and are responsive to your request:
1. Borough of River Edge – Certificate Detail (13 Pages)
These records are being transmitted to you via email, as per your request. Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.b., there is no cost associated with this request as the documents are being transmitted to you electronically.
After a review of our files, there are no other records pertaining to your request.
Your OPRA request is now deemed answered and closed. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Melissa Capolete
Administrative Assistant
Borough of River Edge
705 Kinderkamack Road
River Edge, NJ 07661
[email address]
201-599-6311