OPRA Request for Cannabis Revenue
Dear Office of the Clerk,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access as per NJSA 47:1A-6(f).
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:
Following cannabis-related data for the years 2021 to 2024:
- local cannabis transfer tax,
- cannabis user tax,
- social responsibility revenue, and
- any additional sources of local revenue, such as cannabis application fees.
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.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Prakash Kandel
PhD Candidate in Public Affairs | Community Development
Department of Public Policy and Administration
Rutgers University-Camden
Dear Town of Belvidere,
This is a follow-up to my OPRA request for the documents/data for recreational cannabis revenue.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Prakash Kandel
To: Prakash Kandel
In response to you OPRA request below:
1. Can be found on the municipal website belviderenj.net under "Municipal Code"
2. same as above
3. None
4. None
This email fulfills your OPRA request as submitted.
Teresa Yeisley
-----Original Message-----
From: Prakash Kandel <[OPRA #76690 email]>
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2025 4:09 PM
To: Teresa Yeisley <[Town of Belvidere request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - OPRA Request for Cannabis Revenue
Dear Office of the Clerk,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access as per NJSA 47:1A-6(f).
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:
Following cannabis-related data for the years 2021 to 2024:
- local cannabis transfer tax,
- cannabis user tax,
- social responsibility revenue, and
- any additional sources of local revenue, such as cannabis application fees.
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.
Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Prakash Kandel
PhD Candidate in Public Affairs | Community Development
Department of Public Policy and Administration
Rutgers University-Camden
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