PILOT money
Dear Clark Township,
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:
I would like to see the allocation of where the money is allocated for any property currently under a PILOT deal in town. For example if 1 million comes in what percent is given to school board, county and town
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous Resident
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
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To: Anonymous Resident <[OPRA #54929 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request
Date: November 7, 2023
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on Friday, November 03, 2023 10:41 PM. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on November 6, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is November 16, 2023. This response to your request is being provided to you on the first business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your request (below) sought the following:
"I would like to see the allocation of where the money is allocated for any property currently under a PILOT deal in town. For example if 1 million comes in what percent is given to school board, county and town"
Response form the Chief Financial Officer:
From: Jennifer Kobliska <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2023 8:40 AM
To: Clerk's Dept. <[Clark Township request email]>
Subject: RE: OPRA request - PILOT money
At this time, no allocations have been made, therefore there are no responsive records for this request.
Thank you,
Jennifer E. Kobliska, MPA, CFO, CMR, CRP, QPA CFO/Purchasing/Recycling Coordinator Township of Clark
(P): 732-388-3600 X3019 (F): 732-388-0581
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