Permit and violations history at 37 Hawthorne Drive.
Dear Clark Township,
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 am requesting all records related to building/construction permits, code/zoning violations, and tax payment history for 37 Hawthorne Dr. from May 2024 to present.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is public response on this site, including 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,
Sammy Atoms
I am currently out of the office. Contact Acting Township Clerk, Nicole
Castellucci at [email address] or 732-388-3669 for assistance.
Edith Merkel
Township Clerk
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with
the Open Public Records Act.
Christina DePack
Clerk's Office
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Avenue
Clark, New Jersey 07066
(732) 388-3669
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with
the Open Public Records Act.
Christina DePack
Clerk's Office
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Avenue
Clark, New Jersey 07066
(732) 388-3669
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To: Sammy Atoms
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request
Date: October 23, 2025
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
on October 16, 2025. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel,
received your OPRA request on October 17, 2025. As such, the seven (7)
business day deadline to respond to your request is October 28, 2025.
This response to your request is being provided to you on the 4th business
day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to: Code/Zone Violations and Tax Payment
History
If you have any questions, please contact the Construction Department at
732-428-8401
The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A
government record shall not include the following information which is
deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1
et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which
discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted
telephone number or driver license number of any person…”
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.