July 5, 2022

Dear Omar,

My response to your OPRA request dated June 24, 2022 will require
additional time.  I hope to provide your OPRA response by July 15, 2022. 

Thank You,

Christine M. Von Oesen

Deputy Clerk

Wantage Township

July 13, 2022

Omar

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Re:  OPRA 2022-156

Dear Omar,

This office is in receipt of your OPRA request as follows:

Public records requested:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

You may redact all confidential and personal information under N.J.S.A.
47:1A-1, but I am requesting the addressees of such properties. I am
requesting the above public records in electronic form, preferably in
Excel format."

Attached please find, as provided by Wantage Zoning Board secretary Jeanne
McBride, Ms. McBride’s notation specific to 1. And 2., “No such list
exists. JN 7/11/22.”

Attached please find, as provided by Wantage Township Fire Department
Chief Mark Snook, a copy of the following document responsive to your
request:

                Fire Report (6 pages)

Attached please find, as provided by Wantage Tax Collector Melissa Caton,
Ms. Caton’s notation, “The reports are in block/lot order.  Address does
not show.  Reports can not be in excel format,” and, copies of the
following documents responsive to your request:

                Wantage Township Tax – Properties Having Non-Zero
(Delinquent) Balances Starting in Quarter 2 2022 For Tax Year 2022 (10
pages)

                Wantage Township Open Tax Title Lien Summary (18 pages)

Attached please find, as provided by Wantage Zoning Officer Steve Danner,
Mr. Danner’s notation, “Violations issued on items 1, 2, 3 & 8 S. Danner
7/6/22,”  and a copy of the following list as generated by Mr. Danner.  

                List of properties with code enforcement concerns such as
high grass

Private phone numbers have been redacted.  A public agency has a
responsibility to safeguard from public access a citizen’s personal
information when disclosure thereof would violate the citizen’s reasonable
expectation of privacy.  N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.

Most Wantage properties have well and septic.  Wantage is not the billing
agency for those properties that do not have well and septic.

We endeavor to fulfill OPRA requests.  We search for specific and
identifiable documents.  We do not research for information under
instructions such as “Addresses of all residential properties (associated
with a given topic).”  Should this OPRA response fall short of meeting
your needs, please submit a new OPRA form on which are requested specific
and identifiable records. 

Thank You,

Christine M. Von Oesen

Deputy Clerk

Wantage Township

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