OPRA Request—Certificates
Dear Clark Township,
*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
Your request has been received.
While you do not have to use an official form, the current law requires that the questions be answered when requesting public documents under the Open Public Records Act.
Please reply by checking the appropriate boxes in order to begin the process:
1. I ___HAVE ___ HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
2. I, or another person, ___WILL or ___WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
3. I ___ AM or ___ AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
Dear Clerk's Dept.,
I apologize for not including the required disclosures in my original 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.
Yours faithfully,
Salem
I will be out of the office on May 22 and 23. For immediate assistance or
to submit an OPRA request contact Terri at [email address]
Town Hall will be closed beginning at 1:00 on Friday, May 23 and will
reopen at 8:30 am on Tuesday, May 27.
Edith L. Merkel
Township Clerk
To: M. Salem <[OPRA #76404 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Certificates (Occupancy, Continued Occupancy, Approval, Compliance)
Date: May 27, 2025
The Township of Clark received your clarified Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 5:52 PM. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on May 22, 2025. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is June 3, 2025. This response to your request is being
provided to you on the second business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to:
*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.
Response: The attached records are responsive to your request and are provided in their entirety. There have been no commercial Certificates of Compliance within the last 60 days.
If you have any questions, please contact the Construction Department at 732-428-8401
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.