Recreation Department Use
Dear Berkeley Township,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
I seek the following information in accordance with OPRA, to be provided electronically in a PDF Format and attached to this request.
I kindly request the following information relative to the following parks:
Easter Soccer Complex: 560 Eastern Blvd Bayville, NJ 08721
Veterans Park: 489 Forest Hills Parkway Bayville, NJ 08721
Leiter Field Complex: 43 Moorage Ave Bayville, NJ 08721
Forest Hills Park: Across from Veterans Park
Station Road Soccer Field: Station Road by Berkeley Branch Library
1. Financial records indicating the amount of money that has been paid by the township, either through public employee assignment or paid to private contractor to complete the work; both of which to include material and labor costs that has been spent for field maintenance improvements of the parks including playable surfaces, parking lots, and buildings contain on Berkeley Township park property for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
2. Financial records indicating the amount of money that was spent on field maintenance (paid by the township, either through public employee assignment or paid to private contractor to complete the work; both of which to include material and labor costs), relative to lighting usage and improvements for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
3. What were the total fees collected by Berkeley Township though field permits for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
4. Copies of field permits, including applications and any and all accompanying documents where a field permit was denied or approved for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
5. Agreements and Resolutions with sports organizations that were approved for field permits for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by responding directly to this request and attaching each file for public viewing via PDF Format. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous
1. Financial records indicating the amount of money that has been paid by the township, either through public employee assignment or paid to private contractor to complete the work; both of which to include material and labor costs that has been spent for field maintenance improvements of the parks including playable surfaces, parking lots, and buildings contain on Berkeley Township park property for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Please be advised this request is overly broad. Fulfillment of this portion of your request would require research and the compilation of information by the custodian of records. Please clarify your request, stating with particularity the specific documents sought. If documents relating to a private contractor are sought, please specify the contractor.
2. Financial records indicating the amount of money that was spent on field maintenance (paid by the township, either through public employee assignment or paid to private contractor to complete the work; both of which to include material and labor costs), relative to lighting usage and improvements for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Please be advised this request is overly broad. Fulfillment of this portion of your request would require research and the compilation of information by the custodian of records. Please clarify your request, stating with particularity the specific documents sought. If documents relating to a private contractor are sought, please specify the contractor.
3. What were the total fees collected by Berkeley Township though field permits for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025: No documents responsive.
4. Copies of field permits, including applications and any and all accompanying documents where a field permit was denied or approved for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Your request for “Copies of field permits, including applications and any and all accompanying documents where a field permit was denied or approved for the years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025." contains 380 letter size pages which are required to be reduced to paper for redaction for personal information pursuant to NJSA 47:1A-1.1.20
The cost is $0.05 cents per page ($19.00 total) pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. and pursuant to Paff v. Twp. of Teaneck (Bergen), GRC Complaint No. 2010-09 (Interim Order dated May 24, 2011) and affirmed by Madlinger vs Berkeley Township GRC Complaint No. 2018-18 and Madlinger vs Berkeley Township GRC Complaint No. 2020-116
The Township will assume that you do not want to continue with your request if the Township does not receive your payment within five business days of this notice, by August 26, 2025.
If you notify us with an intent to pay, you must provide a date, within 10-day time, we will have the payment by. If we do not have the payment by the date you provide, we will consider the matter closed.
Once Payment of $19.00 is received the Township will release the document.
Payment can be made either
1. In person Monday through Friday Between 8:30am and 4:00pm cash (exact change), check or money order
2. Via Mail : Berkeley Township Clerk’s Office, P.O. Box B, Bayville NJ 08721 - Check or Money Order
Please provide a copy of the request or this email so we can insure we are releasing the correct documents to the correct requestor.
5. Agreements and Resolutions with sports organizations that were approved for field permits for the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025: Attached.
Gabrielle Napolitano
Deputy Clerk
Township of Berkeley
627 Pinewald-Keswick Rd P.O. Box B
Bayville, NJ 08721
732-244-7400 ext. 1250