Good afternoon,

 

The Township of Montague received an Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request from you dated May 21, 2025. The Office of Records Custodian
received your OPRA request on the same date. The seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is June 2, 2025. This response is
being provided to you on the third business day as the custodian’s receipt
of said request.

 

The records you requested are as follows:

 1. Certificates of Occupancy
 2. Certificates of Continued Occupancy
 3. Certificates of Approval
 4. Certificates of Compliance

 

Custodian’s Response:

Item 1. Certificates of Occupancy

Custodian’s Response: Your request was forwarded to our construction
department who has provided me with the attached document. The attachment
includes one (1) 8 ½ x 11 pages. As these documents are being provided to
you by e-mail, there is no charge.

 

Item 2. Certificates of Continued Occupancy

Custodian’s Response: The Township of Montague does not issue Certificates
of Continued Occupancy, therefore, this portion of your request is denied
as no such records exist. See Pusterholfer v. N.J. Dep’t of Educ., GRC
Complaint No. 2005-49 (July 2005).

 

Item 3. Certificates of Approval

Custodian’s Response: Your request was forwarded to our construction
department who has provided me with the attached document. The attachment
includes one (1) 8 ½ x 11 pages. As these documents are being provided to
you by e-mail, there is no charge.

 

Item 4. Certificates of Compliance

Custodian’s Response: Custodian’s Response: The Township of Montague does
not issue Certificates of Continued Occupancy, therefore, this portion of
your request is denied as no such records exist. See Pusterholfer v. N.J.
Dep’t of Educ., GRC Complaint No. 2005-49 (July 2005).

 

By way of this e-mail, your OPRA request is now closed out.

 

If your request for access to a government record has been denied or
unfilled within the seven (7) or fourteen (14) business days required by
law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the responding agency
to deny access. At your option, you may either: 1) institute a proceeding
in the Superior Court of New Jersey, or 2) file a complaint with the
Government Records Council (“GRC”) by completing the Denial of Access
Complaint Form. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court
should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County. Questions regarding
the GRC’s Denial of Access Complaint process can directed to the GRC
toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ,
08625, by e-mail at [1][email address], or at their website
at [2]www.state.nj.us/grc. The Council can answer general inquiries about
OPRA.

 

Best regards,

 

Dana Klinger

Dana Klinger, RMC/CMR

Montague Township

Municipal Clerk/Administrator

277 Clove Road

Montague, NJ 07827

P: 973.293.7300

F: 973.293.7467

 

-----Original Message-----
From: M. Salem <[OPRA #76476 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 8:16 AM
To: OPRA requests at Montague Township <[Montague Township request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA Request—Certificates

 

Dear Montague 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

 

 

 

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