Pilot agreements and analysis
Reno Raines made this OPRA request to Allendale Borough This request has been closed to new correspondence. Contact us if you think it should be reopened.
Dear Allendale Borough,
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:
1. All long term tax exemption (Payment in Lieu of Taxes aka "PILOT") agreements currently in effect, including 220 and 230 West Crescent Avenue
2. Any analytical or economic reports that were issued on these agreements
Yours faithfully,
Reno Raines
Dear Allendale Borough,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Open Public Records Act reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Allendale Borough's handling of my OPRA request 'Pilot agreements and analysis'.
The response to my OPRA request should have been filled by February 25th and is now nearly a month overdue. I have received no response or reason for the delay.
A full history of my OPRA request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://opramachine.com/request/pilot_ag...
Yours faithfully,
Reno Raines
Good afternoon Mr. Raines,
In response to your OPRA request, I did not receive the request you mention in your email below . I ask that you kindly re-send your request to me as I am the one who processes OPRA requests for the Borough of Allendale and I will be happy to respond to you with the requested documents that you are seeking.
Thank you for your attention. .
Sincerely,
Tatiana
Tatiana Marquis
Deputy Municipal Clerk
Borough of Allendale
500 West Crescent Avenue
Allendale, NJ 07401
Telephone: (201) 818-4400 ext 218
Fax: (201) 825-1913
Email: [email address]
Website: www.allendalenj.gov
Dear Tatiana Marquis,
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:
1. All long term tax exemption (Payment in Lieu of Taxes aka "PILOT") agreements currently in effect, including 220 and 230 West Crescent Avenue
2. Any analytical or economic reports that were issued on these agreements
Yours faithfully,
Reno Raines
Good afternoon Mr. Raines,
I received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on March 25, 2020 for:
1. All long term tax exemption (Payment in Lieu of Taxes aka "PILOT") agreements currently in effect, including 220 and 230 West Crescent Avenue
2. Any analytical or economic reports that were issued on these agreements
As such, the seventh (7th) business day deadline to respond to your request is April 3, 2020. This request requires additional time to fulfill due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and multiple employees working remotely. 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.” This request requires an extension of time until April 10, 2020.
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 Borough of Allendale 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.
Thank you for your attention,
Tatiana
Good afternoon Mr. Raines,
I received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on March 25, 2020 for:
1. All long term tax exemption (Payment in Lieu of Taxes aka "PILOT") agreements currently in effect, including 220 and 230 West Crescent Avenue
2. Any analytical or economic reports that were issued on these agreements
As such, the seventh (7th) business day deadline to respond to your request was April 3, 2020. This request required additional time to fulfill due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and multiple employees working remotely. 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.” This request required an extension of time until April 10, 2020.
The following records are being provided and are responsive to your second request:
1. Report of Property Subject to Tax Agreements (3 pages)
In regard to your first request, "All long term tax exemption (Payment in Lieu of Taxes aka "PILOT") agreements currently in effect, including 220 and 230 West Crescent Avenue," this request requires additional time to fulfill due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and multiple employees working remotely while requested records are located offsite. 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.” This request requires an extension of time until May 1, 2020. In regard to 220/230 West Crescent Avenue, there is no PILOT currently in effect.
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 Borough of Allendale 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.
Thank you for your attention,
Tatiana
Tatiana Marquis
Deputy Municipal Clerk
Borough of Allendale
500 West Crescent Avenue
Allendale, NJ 07401
Telephone: (201) 818-4400 ext 218
Fax: (201) 825-1913
Email: [email address]
Website: www.allendalenj.gov
Good afternoon,
I received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on March 25, 2020 for:
1. All long term tax exemption (Payment in Lieu of Taxes aka "PILOT") agreements currently in effect, including 220 and 230 West Crescent Avenue
2. Any analytical or economic reports that were issued on these agreements
As such, the seventh (7th) business day deadline to respond to your request was April 3, 2020. This request required additional time to fulfill due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and multiple employees working remotely. 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.” This request required an extension of time until April 10, 2020.
The following records were provided to you on April 8, 2020 and were responsive to your second request:
1. Report of Property Subject to Tax Agreements (3 pages)
In regard to your first request, "All long term tax exemption (Payment in Lieu of Taxes aka "PILOT") agreements currently in effect, including 220 and 230 West Crescent Avenue," on April 8th an extension for additional time was requested until May 1st to fulfill this request due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and multiple employees working remotely while requested records are located offsite. 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.” This request requires an additional extension of time until June 1, 2020 to fulfill. In regard to 220/230 West Crescent Avenue, there is no PILOT currently in effect.
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 Borough of Allendale 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.
Thank you for your attention.
Tatiana Marquis
Deputy Municipal Clerk
Borough of Allendale
500 West Crescent Avenue
Allendale, NJ 07401
Telephone: (201) 818-4400 ext 218
Fax: (201) 825-1913
Email: [email address]
Website: www.allendalenj.gov
Dear Tatiana Marquis,
Thank you for looking into my request. My understanding is that there is no PILOT agreement for 220/230 West Crescent Avenue but there may be other agreements that you will provide by June 1st. Please confirm if this is correct.
Yours sincerely,
Reno Raines
Good afternoon Mr. Raines,
Your email below from May 13, 2020 is accurate.
Thank you,
Tatiana
Tatiana Marquis
Deputy Municipal Clerk
Borough of Allendale
500 West Crescent Avenue
Allendale, NJ 07401
Telephone: (201) 818-4400 ext 218
Fax: (201) 825-1913
Email: [email address]
Website: www.allendalenj.gov
Good evening Reno Raines,
The Borough of Allendale received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on March 25, 2020 for:
1. All long term tax exemption (Payment in Lieu of Taxes aka
"PILOT") agreements currently in effect, including 220 and 230 West
Crescent Avenue
2. Any analytical or economic reports that were issued on these
agreements
As such, the seventh (7th) business day deadline to respond to your
request was April 3, 2020. This request required additional time to
fulfill due to the current COVID-19 pandemic with multiple employees
working remotely and very limited access to records. 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.” Due to the ongoing
declared public health and state of emergency, this OPRA request required
several extensions of time to fulfill. The latest extension sought was
until June 1, 2020.
The following records were provided to you on April 8, 2020 and were
responsive to Item No. 2 of your request:
1. Report of Property Subject to Tax Agreements (3 pages)
The following records, attached hereto, are responsive to Item No. 1 of
your request:
1. PILOT Agreement with Allendale Housing, Inc. for Block 1806,
Lot 10.01 dated April 27, 2009 and Borough of Allendale Resolution 09-175
dated April 23, 2009 (5 pages)
2. PILOT Agreement with Allendale Housing, Inc. for Block 904,
Lot 14 dated October 9, 2009 and Borough of Allendale Resolution 09-350
dated October 8, 2009 (5 pages)
3. PILOT Agreement with Allendale, Housing, Inc. for Block 904,
Various Lots dated May 23, 2011 and Borough of Allendale Resolution 11-171
dated May 12, 2011 (4 pages)
As previously advised in writing on April 30, 2020, there is no PILOT
agreement in effect for 220/230 West Crescent Avenue.
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 Borough of Allendale 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 [1]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.
Thank you.
Michelle Ryan
Acting Municipal Clerk
Borough of Allendale
500 West Crescent Avenue
Allendale, New Jersey 07401
Telephone: (201) 818-4400 ext 216
Fax: (201) 825-1913
Email: [2][Allendale Borough request email]
Website: [3]www.allendalenj.gov
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