Property Request

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, Scotch Plains Township should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear Scotch Plains 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:

Records from 2021
1) All abandoned/vacant residential properties
2) All residential properties with delinquent taxes
3) All residential properties for which a Lis Pendens notice has been filed or that are currently in probate
4) All properties that are absentee-owned
5) All properties with delinquent water and sewer which date back up to 1 year, including amounts owed
6) All properties currently listed with water shut-off notice
7) All properties with code violations, including the type of violation
8) All properties with notices of abatement
If Not Available Please Send Whatever is available on the list.
Preferably In excel format if not PDF is Fine.
Again, I appreciate your attention to this matter and thank you in advance for your help.

Yours faithfully,

souad mehdoun

OPRA, Scotch Plains Township

The Township of Scotch Plains received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on February 23, 2022. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is March 4, 2022.

Thank you.

Maryann Matteo
OPRA Compliance Clerk
Township of Scotch Plains
430 Park Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
908.322.6700 (office) ext. 213
908.322.1663 (fax)
[Scotch Plains Township request email]

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OPRA, Scotch Plains Township

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    OPRA Mehdoun 2.23.22 RECORD LISTS 2021.pdf

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    OPRA Mehdoun 2.23.22 Delinquent Sewer.pdf

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    OPRA Mehdoun 2.23.22 Delinquent Taxes.pdf

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Mr. Mehdoun:

 

The Township of Scotch Plains received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on February 23, 2022.   As such, the seven (7) business day
deadline to respond to your request is March 4, 2022.  This response to
your request is being provided to you on the 4th business day after the
custodian’s receipt of said request. 

 

Request:             See attached OPRA Request Email.

 

Response:          Included in attached pdfs entitled “OPRA –  Mehdoun
2.23.22 – RECORD LISTS 2021”,  “OPRA – Mehdoun 2.23.22 – Delinquent
Sewer”,  “OPRA – Mehdoun 2.23.22 – Delinquent Taxes”  please find all
documents provided as responsive to your request.

 

                            END OF REQUESTED ITEMS

 

By this letter of response, the Township of Scotch Plains will consider
your OPRA request dated  February 23, 2022, complete unless otherwise
informed.

 

If you have any questions, please contact the Engineering Department at
908-322-6700 ext. 306, Tax Collector ext. 210, Health ext. 503.

 

Thank you.

 

Maryann Matteo

OPRA Compliance Clerk

Township of Scotch Plains  

430 Park Avenue

Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

908.322.6700 (office) ext. 213

908.322.1663 (fax)

[1][Scotch Plains Township request email]

 

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advisory, consultative and/or deliberative material, confidential
information or privileged communications of the Township of Scotch
Plains.   Access to this message by anyone other than the sender and the
intended recipient(s) is not authorized.   If you are not the intended
recipient of this message, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action
taken or not taken in reliance on it, without the expressed written
consent of the sender is prohibited.  If you have received this message in
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should promptly delete or destroy this message and all copies of it. 
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