Response to OPRA Request – 2022-068

- 06/24/2022: The date the Borough of High Bridge received your Open
Public Records Act (OPRA) request.

- 06/28/2022: The date the official reviewed your request.

- 07/13/2022: The date the response to this request is due as the Borough
keeps reduced OPRA processing hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
(N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(a)). 

- 06/28/2022: The date the response is being sent to the requester.

Initial request: Attached.

Response:

1. Addresses of all residential properties (Property Class 2) that are
marked as vacant and/or abandoned

The request for this information is overly broad and would require
research. The request is overly broad, unclear and fails to identify with
reasonable clarity the specific government record(s) sought, as is
required by Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37
(App. Div. 2005), MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcohol Beverage Control,
375 N.J. Super 534 (App. Div. 2005) and NJ Builders Assoc. v. NJ Council
on Affordable Hous., 390 N.J. Super. 166. 280 (App. Div. 2007) and Donato
v Township of Union (Union), GRC Complaint 2005-182 (February 2007). 

Bart v. Passaic County Public Hous. Agency, 406 N.J. Super. 445, 451 (App.
Div. 2009) "The requestor must identify the records sought with
specificity. The request may not be a broad, generic description of
documents that require the custodian to search the agency's files and
'analyze, compile and collate; the requested information"

2. Addresses of all residential properties (Property Class 2) that are
marked as condemned

The request for this information is overly broad and would require
research. The request is overly broad, unclear and fails to identify with
reasonable clarity the specific government record(s) sought, as is
required by Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37
(App. Div. 2005), MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcohol Beverage Control,
375 N.J. Super 534 (App. Div. 2005) and NJ Builders Assoc. v. NJ Council
on Affordable Hous., 390 N.J. Super. 166. 280 (App. Div. 2007) and Donato
v Township of Union (Union), GRC Complaint 2005-182 (February 2007). 

Bart v. Passaic County Public Hous. Agency, 406 N.J. Super. 445, 451 (App.
Div. 2009) "The requestor must identify the records sought with
specificity. The request may not be a broad, generic description of
documents that require the custodian to search the agency's files and
'analyze, compile and collate; the requested information"

3. Addresses of all residential properties (Property Class 2) that have
had a notice of abatement issued, specifically from 1/1/2022 to the
present day

The request for this information is overly broad and would require
research. The request is overly broad, unclear and fails to identify with
reasonable clarity the specific government record(s) sought, as is
required by Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37
(App. Div. 2005), MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcohol Beverage Control,
375 N.J. Super 534 (App. Div. 2005) and NJ Builders Assoc. v. NJ Council
on Affordable Hous., 390 N.J. Super. 166. 280 (App. Div. 2007) and Donato
v Township of Union (Union), GRC Complaint 2005-182 (February 2007). 

Bart v. Passaic County Public Hous. Agency, 406 N.J. Super. 445, 451 (App.
Div. 2009) "The requestor must identify the records sought with
specificity. The request may not be a broad, generic description of
documents that require the custodian to search the agency's files and
'analyze, compile and collate; the requested information"

4. Addresses of all residential properties (Property Class 2) that are
fire damaged, specifically from 1/1/2022 to the present day

The request for this information is overly broad and would require
research. The request is overly broad, unclear and fails to identify with
reasonable clarity the specific government record(s) sought, as is
required by Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37
(App. Div. 2005), MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcohol Beverage Control,
375 N.J. Super 534 (App. Div. 2005) and NJ Builders Assoc. v. NJ Council
on Affordable Hous., 390 N.J. Super. 166. 280 (App. Div. 2007) and Donato
v Township of Union (Union), GRC Complaint 2005-182 (February 2007). 

Bart v. Passaic County Public Hous. Agency, 406 N.J. Super. 445, 451 (App.
Div. 2009) "The requestor must identify the records sought with
specificity. The request may not be a broad, generic description of
documents that require the custodian to search the agency's files and
'analyze, compile and collate; the requested information"

5. Addresses of all residential properties with delinquent property taxes,
specifically for the past 2 quarters

The request for this information is overly broad and would require
research. The request is overly broad, unclear and fails to identify with
reasonable clarity the specific government record(s) sought, as is
required by Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37
(App. Div. 2005), MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcohol Beverage Control,
375 N.J. Super 534 (App. Div. 2005) and NJ Builders Assoc. v. NJ Council
on Affordable Hous., 390 N.J. Super. 166. 280 (App. Div. 2007) and Donato
v Township of Union (Union), GRC Complaint 2005-182 (February 2007). 

Bart v. Passaic County Public Hous. Agency, 406 N.J. Super. 445, 451 (App.
Div. 2009) "The requestor must identify the records sought with
specificity. The request may not be a broad, generic description of
documents that require the custodian to search the agency's files and
'analyze, compile and collate; the requested information"

6. Addresses of all residential properties with delinquent water and sewer
bills, specifically for the past 2 quarters

The request for this information is overly broad and would require
research. The request is overly broad, unclear and fails to identify with
reasonable clarity the specific government record(s) sought, as is
required by Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37
(App. Div. 2005), MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcohol Beverage Control,
375 N.J. Super 534 (App. Div. 2005) and NJ Builders Assoc. v. NJ Council
on Affordable Hous., 390 N.J. Super. 166. 280 (App. Div. 2007) and Donato
v Township of Union (Union), GRC Complaint 2005-182 (February 2007). 

Bart v. Passaic County Public Hous. Agency, 406 N.J. Super. 445, 451 (App.
Div. 2009) "The requestor must identify the records sought with
specificity. The request may not be a broad, generic description of
documents that require the custodian to search the agency's files and
'analyze, compile and collate; the requested information"

7. Addresses of all residential properties with an active municipal owned
lien

The request for these documents is overly broad and would require
research. The request is overly broad, unclear and fails to identify with
reasonable clarity the specific government record(s) sought, as is
required by Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37
(App. Div. 2005), MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcohol Beverage Control,
375 N.J. Super 534 (App. Div. 2005) and NJ Builders Assoc. v. NJ Council
on Affordable Hous., 390 N.J. Super. 166. 280 (App. Div. 2007) and Donato
v Township of Union (Union), GRC Complaint 2005-182 (February 2007). 

Bart v. Passaic County Public Hous. Agency, 406 N.J. Super. 445, 451 (App.
Div. 2009) "The requestor must identify the records sought with
specificity. The request may not be a broad, generic description of
documents that require the custodian to search the agency's files and
'analyze, compile and collate; the requested information"

8. Addresses of all residential properties that have had a code
enforcement compliant opened for high grass and/or junk/debris,
specifically from 1/1/2022 to the present day

The request for these documents is overly broad and would require
research. The request is overly broad, unclear and fails to identify with
reasonable clarity the specific government record(s) sought, as is
required by Bent v. Stafford Police Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37
(App. Div. 2005), MAG Entm’t, LLC v. Div. of Alcohol Beverage Control,
375 N.J. Super 534 (App. Div. 2005) and NJ Builders Assoc. v. NJ Council
on Affordable Hous., 390 N.J. Super. 166. 280 (App. Div. 2007) and Donato
v Township of Union (Union), GRC Complaint 2005-182 (February 2007). 

Bart v. Passaic County Public Hous. Agency, 406 N.J. Super. 445, 451 (App.
Div. 2009) "The requestor must identify the records sought with
specificity. The request may not be a broad, generic description of
documents that require the custodian to search the agency's files and
'analyze, compile and collate; the requested information"

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 High Bridge 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 [1][email address], or at their website at [2]www.state.nj.us/grc.
The Council 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.

Sincerely,

--
Adam Young, Municipal Clerk / Registrar
97 West Main Street, High Bridge NJ, 08829
P: (908) 638-6455  |  F: (908) 638-9374  |  [3]www.highbridge.org

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