Dear Spotswood Borough,

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-6(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:

I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026 through March 1, 2026

I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled veteran tax exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026

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,
William Bailey

Frederick Carr, Spotswood Borough

Noted

Thanks,
Frederick C. Carr
Borough Administrator
Borough of Spotswood
77 Summerhill Road
Spotswood, NJ 08884
Cell (732) – 964 - 7442
732-251-0700 Ext 8020

Together for Spotswood

-----Original Message-----
From: William Bailey
[mailto:[OPRA #88426 email]]
Sent: Friday, March 13, 2026 12:39
To: OPRA requests at Spotswood Borough <[Spotswood Borough request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Opra requests

Dear Spotswood Borough,

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-6(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:

I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026 through March
1, 2026

I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled veteran tax
exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026

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,

William Bailey

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Anthony Ventrone, Spotswood Borough

To Whom It May Concern
The Borough of Spotswood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on March 13, 2026. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to
respond to your request is March 24th, 2026.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
“I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026 through
March
1, 2026
I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled veteran tax
exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026”

Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days
to fulfill with the Tax Assessor. 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 April 2, 2026.

Thank you,
Anthony Ventrone

Anthony Ventrone, Spotswood Borough

Dear Mr.Bailey :

The Borough of Spotswood (“Borough”) records custodian received your Open
Public Records Act (“OPRA”) and common law request (“Request”) on March
13, 2026. The seven-business day deadline to respond to your Request
is April 2, 2026. As such, the Borough is timely responding to your
Request in accordance with New Jersey law.

Your Request seeks the following records:
“I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026 through
March
1, 2026

I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled veteran tax
exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026”

 

Please be advised that OPRA allows the records custodian to seek
extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i. In light of the
voluminous nature of your Request, the Borough requires an additional 2
weeks (until April 23, 2026) to compile, review, and produce the
potentially responsive records in accordance with New Jersey law. The
Borough also reserves the right to obtain an additional extension of time
if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC
Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).

 

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

 

Very truly yours,
Anthony Ventrone 

On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 10:27 AM Anthony Ventrone
<[1][email address]> wrote:

To Whom It May Concern
The Borough of Spotswood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on March 13, 2026. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline
to respond to your request is March 24th, 2026.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
“I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026 through
March
1, 2026
I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled veteran
tax
exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026”

Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business days
to fulfill with the Tax Assessor. 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 April 2, 2026.

Thank you,
Anthony Ventrone

References

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Anthony Ventrone, Spotswood Borough

Dear Mr.Bailey :

The Borough of Spotswood (“Borough”) records custodian received your Open
Public Records Act (“OPRA”) and common law request (“Request”) on March
13, 2026. The seven-business day deadline to respond to your Request
is April 2, 2026. As such, the Borough is timely responding to your
Request in accordance with New Jersey law.

Your Request seeks the following records:
“I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026 through
March
1, 2026

I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled veteran tax
exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026”

 
Please be advised that OPRA allows the records custodian to seek
extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i. In light of the
voluminous nature of your Request, the Borough requires an additional 3
weeks (until April 23, 2026) to compile, review, and produce the
potentially responsive records in accordance with New Jersey law. The
Borough also reserves the right to obtain an additional extension of time
if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC
Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).

 

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

 

Very truly yours,
Anthony Ventrone 

On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 2:01 PM Anthony Ventrone
<[1][email address]> wrote:

Dear Mr.Bailey :

The Borough of Spotswood (“Borough”) records custodian received your
Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) and common law request (“Request”)
on March 13, 2026. The seven-business day deadline to respond to your
Request is April 2, 2026. As such, the Borough is timely responding to
your Request in accordance with New Jersey law.

Your Request seeks the following records:
“I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026 through
March
1, 2026

I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled veteran
tax
exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026”

 

Please be advised that OPRA allows the records custodian to seek
extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i. In light of the
voluminous nature of your Request, the Borough requires an additional 2
weeks (until April 23, 2026) to compile, review, and produce the
potentially responsive records in accordance with New Jersey law. The
Borough also reserves the right to obtain an additional extension of
time if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC
Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).

 

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

 

Very truly yours,
Anthony Ventrone 

On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 10:27 AM Anthony Ventrone
<[2][email address]> wrote:

To Whom It May Concern
The Borough of Spotswood received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on March 13, 2026. As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is March 24th, 2026.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
“I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026 through
March
1, 2026
I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled veteran
tax
exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026”

Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business
days to fulfill with the Tax Assessor. 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 April 2, 2026.

Thank you,
Anthony Ventrone

References

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Anthony Ventrone, Spotswood Borough

Dear Mr.Bailey :

The Borough of Spotswood (“Borough”) records custodian received your Open
Public Records Act (“OPRA”) and common law request (“Request”) on March
13, 2026. The seven-business day deadline to respond to your Request is
until April 23, 2026. As such, the Borough is timely responding to your
Request in accordance with New Jersey law.

Your Request seeks the following records:

“I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026 through
March

1, 2026. I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled
veteran tax

exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026”

Please be advised that OPRA allows the records custodian to seek
extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i. In light of the
voluminous nature of your Request, the Borough requires an additional 1
week (until April 30, 2026) to compile, review, and produce the
potentially responsive records in accordance with New Jersey law. The
Borough also reserves the right to obtain an additional extension of time
if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC
Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Anthony Ventrone 
On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 2:03 PM Anthony Ventrone
<[1][email address]> wrote:

Dear Mr.Bailey :

The Borough of Spotswood (“Borough”) records custodian received your
Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) and common law request (“Request”)
on March 13, 2026. The seven-business day deadline to respond to your
Request is April 2, 2026. As such, the Borough is timely responding to
your Request in accordance with New Jersey law.

Your Request seeks the following records:
“I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026 through
March
1, 2026

I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled veteran
tax
exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026”

 
Please be advised that OPRA allows the records custodian to seek
extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i. In light of the
voluminous nature of your Request, the Borough requires an additional 3
weeks (until April 23, 2026) to compile, review, and produce the
potentially responsive records in accordance with New Jersey law. The
Borough also reserves the right to obtain an additional extension of
time if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC
Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).

 

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

 

Very truly yours,
Anthony Ventrone 

On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 2:01 PM Anthony Ventrone
<[2][email address]> wrote:

Dear Mr.Bailey :

The Borough of Spotswood (“Borough”) records custodian received your
Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) and common law request (“Request”)
on March 13, 2026. The seven-business day deadline to respond to your
Request is April 2, 2026. As such, the Borough is timely responding to
your Request in accordance with New Jersey law.

Your Request seeks the following records:
“I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026 through
March
1, 2026

I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled veteran
tax
exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026”

 

Please be advised that OPRA allows the records custodian to seek
extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i. In light of the
voluminous nature of your Request, the Borough requires an additional
2 weeks (until April 23, 2026) to compile, review, and produce the
potentially responsive records in accordance with New Jersey law. The
Borough also reserves the right to obtain an additional extension of
time if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC
Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).

 

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

 

Very truly yours,
Anthony Ventrone 

On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 10:27 AM Anthony Ventrone
<[3][email address]> wrote:

To Whom It May Concern
The Borough of Spotswood received your Open Public Records Act
(OPRA) request on March 13, 2026. As such, the seven (7) business
day deadline to respond to your request is March 24th, 2026.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
“I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026
through March
1, 2026
I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled
veteran tax
exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026”

Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7) business
days to fulfill with the Tax Assessor. 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 April 2, 2026.

Thank you,
Anthony Ventrone

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Anthony Ventrone, Spotswood Borough

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Dear Mr. Bailey:

 

            The Borough of Spotswood (“Borough”) records custodian
received your Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) request on March 13, 2026.
The Borough obtained an extension of the response deadline until April 30,
2026. As such, the Borough is timely responding to your request in
accordance with New Jersey Law.

           

Your OPRA request seeks the following:

 

A copy of all OPRA requests from January 1, 2026 through March 1, 2026.

 

A copy of all applications for the 100% disabled veteran tax exemption
from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026.

 

The Borough conducted a good-faith search and is producing the records
marked S0001-S0115 that it identified as responsive to your first request.
The table below identified the records that are being denied and that are
responsive to your request, as well as the legal basis for the denial, as
required by N.J.S.A. § 47:1A-6.

 

Please be advised that item 2 of your request is invalid as overly broad
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(g) (providing that a records custodian shall
not be required to search for responsive communications if the request
fails to identify the specific accounts, a specific subject matter, and a
reasonable time period for the search). Here, your request for records
over a four-year time period does not constitute a reasonable timeframe. 
As such, your second request fails to comport with OPRA’s specificity
requirements.

 

Moreover, please be advised that a citizen’s veteran status is not subject
to public access under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9 (providing that an exemption from
public access set forth by any federal law or regulation prohibits public
access under OPRA) as an individual’s “military status” is classified as a
confidential person identifier which is not subject to public access
under N.J. Ct. R. 1:38-7. Therefore, the Borough is legally precluded from
producing the potentially responsive applications.

 

┌───────────────────┬────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────┐
│List of all records│If records │List of the legal explanation and │
│provided, with │are disclosed │statutory citation for the denial │
│redactions │with redactions,│of access to records in their │
│ │give a general │entirety or with redactions. │
│ │nature │ │
│ │description of │ │
│ │the redactions. │ │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│January 1, 2026 │Record provided │Collene Wronko’s telephone number │
│OPRA Request form │with redactions.│was redacted pursuant │
│from Collene Wronko│ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0013] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally, Collene Wronko’s home│
│ │ │addresses has been redacted as OPRA│
│ │ │exempts the following information│
│ │ │from public access – “[T]hat│
│ │ │portion of any document which│
│ │ │discloses the home address, whether│
│ │ │a primary or secondary residence,│
│ │ │of any active, formerly active, or│
│ │ │retired judicial officer,│
│ │ │prosecutor, or law enforcement│
│ │ │officer, or, as defined in section│
│ │ │1 of P.L.2021, c. 371 (C.47:1B-1),│
│ │ │any immediate family member thereof│
│ │ │. . .” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The│
│ │ │Borough is unable to determine│
│ │ │whether the citizen who is│
│ │ │reflected within the report would│
│ │ │satisfy this standard, and thus we│
│ │ │redacted their home address as a│
│ │ │precautionary measure. │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│January 9, 2026 │Record provided │Ken Cruz’s telephone phone number │
│email OPRA request │with redactions.│was redacted pursuant │
│from Ken Cruz │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0022] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│February 24, 2026 │Record provided │Nevalti Chandler’s telephone number│
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│was redacted pursuant │
│from Nevalti │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│Chandler │ │“that portion of any document which│
│ │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│[S0024] │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally, Nevalti │
│ │ │Chandler’s  home address has been │
│ │ │redacted as OPRA exempts the │
│ │ │following information from public │
│ │ │access – “[T]hat portion of any │
│ │ │document which discloses the home │
│ │ │address, whether a primary or │
│ │ │secondary residence, of any active,│
│ │ │formerly active, or retired │
│ │ │judicial officer, prosecutor, or │
│ │ │law enforcement officer, or, as │
│ │ │defined in section 1 of P.L.2021, │
│ │ │c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), any immediate │
│ │ │family member thereof . . │
│ │ │.” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The Borough │
│ │ │is unable to determine whether the │
│ │ │citizen who is reflected within the│
│ │ │report would satisfy this standard,│
│ │ │and thus we redacted their home │
│ │ │address as a precautionary measure.│
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│OPRA request form │Record provided │George Garcia’s telephone number │
│from George Garcia │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│ │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│[S0026] │ │“that portion of any document which│
│ │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│  │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally, George Garcia’s home │
│ │ │address has been redacted as OPRA │
│ │ │exempts the following information │
│ │ │from public access – “[T]hat │
│ │ │portion of any document which │
│ │ │discloses the home address, whether│
│ │ │a primary or secondary residence, │
│ │ │of any active, formerly active, or │
│ │ │retired judicial officer, │
│ │ │prosecutor, or law enforcement │
│ │ │officer, or, as defined in section │
│ │ │1 of P.L.2021, c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), │
│ │ │any immediate family member thereof│
│ │ │. . .” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The │
│ │ │Borough is unable to determine │
│ │ │whether the citizen who is │
│ │ │reflected within the report would │
│ │ │satisfy this standard, and thus we │
│ │ │redacted their home address as a │
│ │ │precautionary measure. │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│March 8, 2026 OPRA │Record provided │Mark Holder’s telephone number has │
│request form from │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│Mark Holder │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0032] │ │discloses telephone number” from │
│ │ │the definition of a “government │
│ │ │record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally, Mark Holder’s home │
│ │ │address has been redacted as OPRA │
│ │ │exempts the following information │
│ │ │from public access – “[T]hat │
│ │ │portion of any document which │
│ │ │discloses the home address, whether│
│ │ │a primary or secondary residence, │
│ │ │of any active, formerly active, or │
│ │ │retired judicial officer, │
│ │ │prosecutor, or law enforcement │
│ │ │officer, or, as defined in section │
│ │ │1 of P.L.2021, c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), │
│ │ │any immediate family member thereof│
│ │ │. . .” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The │
│ │ │Borough is unable to determine │
│ │ │whether the citizen who is │
│ │ │reflected within the report would │
│ │ │satisfy this standard, and thus we │
│ │ │redacted their home address as a │
│ │ │precautionary measure. │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│March 5, 2026 OPRA │Record provided │Peter Hunt’s telephone number have │
│request form from │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│Peter Hunt │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0034] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally Peter Hunt’s home │
│ │ │address has been redacted as OPRA │
│ │ │exempts the following information │
│ │ │from public access – “[T]hat │
│ │ │portion of any document which │
│ │ │discloses the home address, whether│
│ │ │a primary or secondary residence, │
│ │ │of any active, formerly active, or │
│ │ │retired judicial officer, │
│ │ │prosecutor, or law enforcement │
│ │ │officer, or, as defined in section │
│ │ │1 of P.L.2021, c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), │
│ │ │any immediate family member thereof│
│ │ │. . .” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The │
│ │ │Borough is unable to determine │
│ │ │whether the citizen who is │
│ │ │reflected within the report would │
│ │ │satisfy this standard, and thus we │
│ │ │redacted their home address as a │
│ │ │precautionary measure. │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│January 27, 2026 │Record provided │Mark Holder’s telephone number has │
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│from Mark Holder │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0035] │ │discloses telephone number” from │
│ │ │the definition of a “government │
│ │ │record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally Mark Holder’s home │
│ │ │address has been redacted as OPRA │
│ │ │exempts the following information │
│ │ │from public access – “[T]hat │
│ │ │portion of any document which │
│ │ │discloses the home address, whether│
│ │ │a primary or secondary residence, │
│ │ │of any active, formerly active, or │
│ │ │retired judicial officer, │
│ │ │prosecutor, or law enforcement │
│ │ │officer, or, as defined in section │
│ │ │1 of P.L.2021, c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), │
│ │ │any immediate family member thereof│
│ │ │. . .” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The │
│ │ │Borough is unable to determine │
│ │ │whether the citizen who is │
│ │ │reflected within the report would │
│ │ │satisfy this standard, and thus we │
│ │ │redacted their home address as a │
│ │ │precautionary measure. │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│January 13, 2026 │Record provided │Gloria Paradise’s telephone number │
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│from Gloria │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│Paradise │ │“that portion of any document which│
│ │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│[S0045] │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│February 7, 2026 │Record provided │Steven Nuzzo’s telephone number has│
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│from Steven Nuzzo │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0046] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally, Steven Nuzzo’s home │
│ │ │address has been redacted as OPRA │
│ │ │exempts the following information │
│ │ │from public access – “[T]hat │
│ │ │portion of any document which │
│ │ │discloses the home address, whether│
│ │ │a primary or secondary residence, │
│ │ │of any active, formerly active, or │
│ │ │retired judicial officer, │
│ │ │prosecutor, or law enforcement │
│ │ │officer, or, as defined in section │
│ │ │1 of P.L.2021, c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), │
│ │ │any immediate family member thereof│
│ │ │. . .” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The │
│ │ │Borough is unable to determine │
│ │ │whether the citizen who is │
│ │ │reflected within the report would │
│ │ │satisfy this standard, and thus we │
│ │ │redacted their home address as a │
│ │ │precautionary measure. │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│OPRA request form │Record provided │Melissa Morales’s telephone number │
│from Melissa │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│Morales │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0047] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│January 20, 2026 │Record provided │Christopher Ryan’s telephone number│
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│from Christopher │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│Ryan │ │“that portion of any document which│
│ │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│[S0052] │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally, Christopher │
│ │ │Ryan’s home address has been │
│ │ │redacted as OPRA exempts the │
│ │ │following information from public │
│ │ │access – “[T]hat portion of any │
│ │ │document which discloses the home │
│ │ │address, whether a primary or │
│ │ │secondary residence, of any active,│
│ │ │formerly active, or retired │
│ │ │judicial officer, prosecutor, or │
│ │ │law enforcement officer, or, as │
│ │ │defined in section 1 of P.L.2021, │
│ │ │c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), any immediate │
│ │ │family member thereof . . │
│ │ │.” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The Borough │
│ │ │is unable to determine whether the │
│ │ │citizen who is reflected within the│
│ │ │report would satisfy this standard,│
│ │ │and thus we redacted their home │
│ │ │address as a precautionary measure.│
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│March 9, 2026 OPRA │Records provided│Amanda Smith’s telephone number has│
│request form from │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│Amanda Smith │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0061-S0062] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally, Amanda Smith’s home │
│ │ │address has been redacted as OPRA │
│ │ │exempts the following information │
│ │ │from public access – “[T]hat │
│ │ │portion of any document which │
│ │ │discloses the home address, whether│
│ │ │a primary or secondary residence, │
│ │ │of any active, formerly active, or │
│ │ │retired judicial officer, │
│ │ │prosecutor, or law enforcement │
│ │ │officer, or, as defined in section │
│ │ │1 of P.L.2021, c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), │
│ │ │any immediate family member thereof│
│ │ │. . .” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The │
│ │ │Borough is unable to determine │
│ │ │whether the citizen who is │
│ │ │reflected within the report would │
│ │ │satisfy this standard, and thus we │
│ │ │redacted their home address as a │
│ │ │precautionary measure. │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│March 12, 2026 OPRA│Records provided│Yingshan Wang’s telephone number │
│request form from │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│Yingshan Wang │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0067] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally, Yingshan Wang’s home │
│ │ │address has been redacted as OPRA │
│ │ │exempts the following information │
│ │ │from public access – “[T]hat │
│ │ │portion of any document which │
│ │ │discloses the home address, whether│
│ │ │a primary or secondary residence, │
│ │ │of any active, formerly active, or │
│ │ │retired judicial officer, │
│ │ │prosecutor, or law enforcement │
│ │ │officer, or, as defined in section │
│ │ │1 of P.L.2021, c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), │
│ │ │any immediate family member thereof│
│ │ │. . .” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The │
│ │ │Borough is unable to determine │
│ │ │whether the citizen who is │
│ │ │reflected within the report would │
│ │ │satisfy this standard, and thus we │
│ │ │redacted their home address as a │
│ │ │precautionary measure. │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│March 9, 2026 OPRA │Records provided│Steven Haddad’s telephone number │
│request form from │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│Steven Haddad │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0077] │ │discloses the any telephone number”│
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│March 8, 2026 OPRA │Records provided│Joel Neuenhaus’s telephone number │
│request form from │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│Joel Neuenhaus │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0079] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│February 9, 2026 │Records provided│Ioana Enescu’s telephone number has│
│OPRA request from │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│Ioana Enescu │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0080] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│March 9, 2026 OPRA │Records provided│Sandra Alves’s telephone number has│
│request form from │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│Sandra Alves │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0082] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│March 17, 2026 OPRA│Records provided│Emile Gabrial’s telephone number │
│request form from │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│Emile Gabrial │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0083-S0084] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally, Emile Gabrial’s home │
│ │ │address has been redacted as OPRA │
│ │ │exempts the following information │
│ │ │from public access – “[T]hat │
│ │ │portion of any document which │
│ │ │discloses the home address, whether│
│ │ │a primary or secondary residence, │
│ │ │of any active, formerly active, or │
│ │ │retired judicial officer, │
│ │ │prosecutor, or law enforcement │
│ │ │officer, or, as defined in section │
│ │ │1 of P.L.2021, c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), │
│ │ │any immediate family member thereof│
│ │ │. . .” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The │
│ │ │Borough is unable to determine │
│ │ │whether the citizen who is │
│ │ │reflected within the report would │
│ │ │satisfy this standard, and thus we │
│ │ │redacted their home address as a │
│ │ │precautionary measure. │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│March 11, 2026 OPRA│Records provided│Christopher Lake’s telephone number│
│request form from │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│Christopher Lake │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0085] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│February 19, 2026 │Records provided│Melissa Castles’s telephone number │
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│from Melissa │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│Castles │ │“that portion of any document which│
│ │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│[S0086] │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally, Melissa │
│ │ │Castles’s home address has been │
│ │ │redacted as OPRA exempts the │
│ │ │following information from public │
│ │ │access – “[T]hat portion of any │
│ │ │document which discloses the home │
│ │ │address, whether a primary or │
│ │ │secondary residence, of any active,│
│ │ │formerly active, or retired │
│ │ │judicial officer, prosecutor, or │
│ │ │law enforcement officer, or, as │
│ │ │defined in section 1 of P.L.2021, │
│ │ │c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), any immediate │
│ │ │family member thereof . . │
│ │ │.” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The Borough │
│ │ │is unable to determine whether the │
│ │ │citizen who is reflected within the│
│ │ │report would satisfy this standard,│
│ │ │and thus we redacted their home │
│ │ │address as a precautionary measure.│
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│February 14, 2026 │Records provided│Joel Neuenhaus’s telephone number │
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│from Joel Neunhaus │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0087] │ │any telephone number” from the │
│ │ │definition of a “government │
│ │ │record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│February 16, 2026 │Records provided│Sandra Alves’s telephone number has│
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│from Sandra Alves │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0089] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│February 16, 2026 │Records provided│Ioana Enescu’s telephone number has│
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│from Ioana Enescu │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0090] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│February 16, 2026 │Records provided│Saad Wagas’s telephone number has │
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│from Saad Wagas │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0091] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally, Saad Wagas’s home │
│ │ │address has been redacted as OPRA │
│ │ │exempts the following information │
│ │ │from public access – “[T]hat │
│ │ │portion of any document which │
│ │ │discloses the home address, whether│
│ │ │a primary or secondary residence, │
│ │ │of any active, formerly active, or │
│ │ │retired judicial officer, │
│ │ │prosecutor, or law enforcement │
│ │ │officer, or, as defined in section │
│ │ │1 of P.L.2021, c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), │
│ │ │any immediate family member thereof│
│ │ │. . .” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The │
│ │ │Borough is unable to determine │
│ │ │whether the citizen who is │
│ │ │reflected within the report would │
│ │ │satisfy this standard, and thus we │
│ │ │redacted their home address as a │
│ │ │precautionary measure. │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│March 2, 2026 OPRA │Records provided│Ioana Enescu’s telephone number has│
│request form from │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│Ioana Enescu │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0095] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│March 1, 2026 OPRA │Records provided│Joel Neuenhaus’s telephone number │
│request form from │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│Joel Neuenhaus │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0096] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│March 2, 2026 OPRA │Records provided│Sandra Alves’s telephone number has│
│request form from │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│Sandra Alves │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0097] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│February 2, 2026 │Records provided│Ioana Enescu’s telephone number has│
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│from Ioana Enescu │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0102] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│February 2, 2026 │Records provided│Sandra Alves’s telephone number has│
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│from Sandra Alves │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0103] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│February 1, 2026 │Records provided│Joel Neuenhaus’s telephone number │
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│from Joel Neunhaus │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0104] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│February 2, 2026 │Records provided│Saad Wagas’s telephone number has │
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│from Saad Wagas │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0105] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally, Saad Wagas’s home │
│ │ │address has been redacted as OPRA │
│ │ │exempts the following information │
│ │ │from public access – “[T]hat │
│ │ │portion of any document which │
│ │ │discloses the home address, whether│
│ │ │a primary or secondary residence, │
│ │ │of any active, formerly active, or │
│ │ │retired judicial officer, │
│ │ │prosecutor, or law enforcement │
│ │ │officer, or, as defined in section │
│ │ │1 of P.L.2021, c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), │
│ │ │any immediate family member thereof│
│ │ │. . .” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The │
│ │ │Borough is unable to determine │
│ │ │whether the citizen who is │
│ │ │reflected within the report would │
│ │ │satisfy this standard, and thus we │
│ │ │redacted their home address as a │
│ │ │precautionary measure. │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│March 5, 2026 OPRA │Records provided│Richard Mazzello’s telephone number│
│request form from │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│Richard Mazzello │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0111] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ Additionally, Richard │
│ │ │Mazzello’s home address has been │
│ │ │redacted as OPRA exempts the │
│ │ │following information from public │
│ │ │access – “[T]hat portion of any │
│ │ │document which discloses the home │
│ │ │address, whether a primary or │
│ │ │secondary residence, of any active,│
│ │ │formerly active, or retired │
│ │ │judicial officer, prosecutor, or │
│ │ │law enforcement officer, or, as │
│ │ │defined in section 1 of P.L.2021, │
│ │ │c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), any immediate │
│ │ │family member thereof . . │
│ │ │.” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The Borough │
│ │ │is unable to determine whether the │
│ │ │citizen who is reflected within the│
│ │ │report would satisfy this standard,│
│ │ │and thus we redacted their home │
│ │ │address as a precautionary measure.│
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│February 27, 2026 │Records provided│Saad Wagas’s telephone number has │
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│been redacted pursuant │
│from Saad Wagas │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0112] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally, Saad Wagas’s home │
│ │ │address has been redacted as OPRA │
│ │ │exempts the following information │
│ │ │from public access – “[T]hat │
│ │ │portion of any document which │
│ │ │discloses the home address, whether│
│ │ │a primary or secondary residence, │
│ │ │of any active, formerly active, or │
│ │ │retired judicial officer, │
│ │ │prosecutor, or law enforcement │
│ │ │officer, or, as defined in section │
│ │ │1 of P.L.2021, c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), │
│ │ │any immediate family member thereof│
│ │ │. . .” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The │
│ │ │Borough is unable to determine │
│ │ │whether the citizen who is │
│ │ │reflected within the report would │
│ │ │satisfy this standard, and thus we │
│ │ │redacted their home address as a │
│ │ │precautionary measure. │
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│February 26, 2026 │Records provided│Diana Rene-Oster’s telephone number│
│OPRA request form │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│from Diana │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│Rene-Oster │ │“that portion of any document which│
│ │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│[S0113] │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally, Diana │
│ │ │Rene-Oster’s home address has been │
│ │ │redacted as OPRA exempts the │
│ │ │following information from public │
│ │ │access – “[T]hat portion of any │
│ │ │document which discloses the home │
│ │ │address, whether a primary or │
│ │ │secondary residence, of any active,│
│ │ │formerly active, or retired │
│ │ │judicial officer, prosecutor, or │
│ │ │law enforcement officer, or, as │
│ │ │defined in section 1 of P.L.2021, │
│ │ │c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), any immediate │
│ │ │family member thereof . . │
│ │ │.” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The Borough │
│ │ │is unable to determine whether the │
│ │ │citizen who is reflected within the│
│ │ │report would satisfy this standard,│
│ │ │and thus we redacted their home │
│ │ │address as a precautionary measure.│
├───────────────────┼────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────┤
│March 9, 2026 OPRA │Records provided│Mindy Crawford’s telephone number │
│request form from │with redactions.│has been redacted pursuant │
│Mindy Crawford │ │to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 (exempting │
│ │ │“that portion of any document which│
│[S0114] │ │discloses any telephone number” │
│ │ │from the definition of a │
│ │ │“government record”). │
│ │ │ │
│ │ │Additionally, Mindy Crawford’s home│
│ │ │address has been redacted as OPRA │
│ │ │exempts the following information │
│ │ │from public access – “[T]hat │
│ │ │portion of any document which │
│ │ │discloses the home address, whether│
│ │ │a primary or secondary residence, │
│ │ │of any active, formerly active, or │
│ │ │retired judicial officer, │
│ │ │prosecutor, or law enforcement │
│ │ │officer, or, as defined in section │
│ │ │1 of P.L.2021, c. 371 (C.47:1B-1), │
│ │ │any immediate family member thereof│
│ │ │. . .” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1 The │
│ │ │Borough is unable to determine │
│ │ │whether the citizen who is │
│ │ │reflected within the report would │
│ │ │satisfy this standard, and thus we │
│ │ │redacted their home address as a │
│ │ │precautionary measure. │
└───────────────────┴────────────────┴───────────────────────────────────┘

           

Your OPRA request is now deemed answered and closed.

 

Very Truly Yours,

 

 

Anthony Ventrone,

Assistant Borough Clerk

 

On Thu, Apr 23, 2026 at 2:24 PM Anthony Ventrone
<[1][email address]> wrote:

Dear Mr.Bailey :

The Borough of Spotswood (“Borough”) records custodian received your
Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) and common law request (“Request”) on
March 13, 2026. The seven-business day deadline to respond to your
Request is until April 23, 2026. As such, the Borough is timely
responding to your Request in accordance with New Jersey law.

Your Request seeks the following records:

“I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026 through
March

1, 2026. I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled
veteran tax

exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026”

Please be advised that OPRA allows the records custodian to seek
extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i. In light of the
voluminous nature of your Request, the Borough requires an additional 1
week (until April 30, 2026) to compile, review, and produce the
potentially responsive records in accordance with New Jersey law. The
Borough also reserves the right to obtain an additional extension of
time if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC
Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.
Anthony Ventrone 
On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 2:03 PM Anthony Ventrone
<[2][email address]> wrote:

Dear Mr.Bailey :

The Borough of Spotswood (“Borough”) records custodian received your
Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) and common law request (“Request”)
on March 13, 2026. The seven-business day deadline to respond to your
Request is April 2, 2026. As such, the Borough is timely responding to
your Request in accordance with New Jersey law.

Your Request seeks the following records:
“I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026 through
March
1, 2026

I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled veteran
tax
exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026”

 
Please be advised that OPRA allows the records custodian to seek
extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i. In light of the
voluminous nature of your Request, the Borough requires an additional
3 weeks (until April 23, 2026) to compile, review, and produce the
potentially responsive records in accordance with New Jersey law. The
Borough also reserves the right to obtain an additional extension of
time if necessary. See Scheeler v. New Jersey Department of Educ., GRC
Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).

 

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

 

Very truly yours,
Anthony Ventrone 

On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 2:01 PM Anthony Ventrone
<[3][email address]> wrote:

Dear Mr.Bailey :

The Borough of Spotswood (“Borough”) records custodian received your
Open Public Records Act (“OPRA”) and common law request (“Request”)
on March 13, 2026. The seven-business day deadline to respond to
your Request is April 2, 2026. As such, the Borough is timely
responding to your Request in accordance with New Jersey law.

Your Request seeks the following records:
“I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026
through March
1, 2026

I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled
veteran tax
exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026”

 

Please be advised that OPRA allows the records custodian to seek
extensions of time pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5i. In light of the
voluminous nature of your Request, the Borough requires an
additional 2 weeks (until April 23, 2026) to compile, review, and
produce the potentially responsive records in accordance with New
Jersey law. The Borough also reserves the right to obtain an
additional extension of time if necessary. See Scheeler v. New
Jersey Department of Educ., GRC Complaint No. 2014-123 (2016).

 

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

 

Very truly yours,
Anthony Ventrone 

On Fri, Mar 20, 2026 at 10:27 AM Anthony Ventrone
<[4][email address]> wrote:

To Whom It May Concern
The Borough of Spotswood received your Open Public Records Act
(OPRA) request on March 13, 2026. As such, the seven (7) business
day deadline to respond to your request is March 24th, 2026.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:
“I would like a copy of all opra requests from January 1, 2026
through March
1, 2026
I would like a copy of all applications for the 100% disabled
veteran tax
exemption from January 1, 2022 through March 1, 2026”

Your request requires additional time beyond the seven (7)
business days to fulfill with the Tax Assessor. 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 April 2, 2026.

Thank you,
Anthony Ventrone

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