Permits
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:
All current and open permit requests for 18 Janie Ln Clark, NJ
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,
Anonymous Resident
Dear Anonymous Resident:
Your request has been received and upon clarification, will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
CLARIFICATION REQUESTED
It is unclear whether you are requesting copies of open and closed permits for 18 Janie Lane or if you want copies of current or previous OPRA requests submitted by other requestors for that property. If you want the request form(s) themselves, do you also want the permits?
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
Dear Clerk's Dept.,
I apologize I would like to see any open permits on the property.
Yours sincerely,
Anonymous Resident
Thank you. I will request the records from the Construction Department.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Avenue
Clark, New Jersey 07066
732-388-3669
To: Anonymous Resident
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA Request 18 Janie Lane
Date: March 13, 2025
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request
on March 13, 2025. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received
your OPRA Request on March 13, 2025. As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is March 24, 2025. This response to
your request is being provided to you on the same business day after the
custodian's receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to :
Any open permits on the property (see attached)
Response: The records attached and/or below are responsive to your request
and provided in their entirety.
If you have any questions, please contact the Construction Department at
732-428-8401
The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions for
Daniels Law and "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 PO Box
819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by email at [email address], or at their
website 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.