Request for Open Code Violations – 07/30/2025 to 08/14/2025 – Property Maintenance, Structural, Grass, Weeds, Lead Hazards (Excel Format)
Dear South Plainfield Borough,
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 use the requested government records for a commercial purpose. (Real Estate)
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested: Code Violation List Request for 07/30/2025 to 08/14/2025. I kindly request a list of all UNRESOLVED or OPEN code violations (please do not include closed violations) for all properties in the city during this time period, specifically related to property maintenance, structural issues, tall grass, lead hazard, and weeds. Please include descriptions of the violations, property addresses, and violation dates. I also prefer for the document to be sent here in OPRA not in my email (sometimes it does not appear in my inbox) and I am specifically requesting that the data be provided in Excel spreadsheet format (.xlsx). Thank you so much.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. 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,
Mariya
Dear South Plainfield Borough,
Per OPRA, requests must be completed within 7 business days. Please review and complete this request
Yours faithfully,
Mariya
Mariya,
This request is still within our allotted window of time for response.
Unless an extension of time is requested than we intend to respond within
our allotted timeframe. Thank you!
Best Regards,
Rachel Voelkel
Municipal Clerk’s Office
Borough of South Plainfield
2480 Plainfield Avenue
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
(908)226-7607
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From: Antonides, Amy <[South Plainfield Borough request email]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 8:03 PM
To: Rachel Voelkel <[email address]>
Subject: Fwd: OPRA request - Request for Open Code Violations – 07/30/2025
to 08/14/2025 – Property Maintenance, Structural, Grass, Weeds, Lead
Hazards (Excel Format)
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From: Mariya <[2][OPRA #79538 email]>
Date: August 20, 2025 at 4:26:36 PM EDT
To: "Antonides, Amy" <[3][South Plainfield Borough request email]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - Request for Open Code Violations –
07/30/2025 to 08/14/2025 – Property Maintenance, Structural, Grass,
Weeds, Lead Hazards (Excel Format)
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Dear South Plainfield Borough,
Per OPRA, requests must be completed within 7 business days. Please
review and complete this request
Yours faithfully,
Mariya
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Dear Mariya,
Pursuant to your OPRA Request, please be advised that due to the
unforeseen absence of the individual that handles this matter, our Code
Enforcement Office requires an extension of time on this request until
September 3^rd, 2025. If we should obtain the records you are seeking
sooner, we will provide them at the earliest convenience.
Best Regards,
Rachel Voelkel
Municipal Clerk’s Office
Borough of South Plainfield
2480 Plainfield Avenue
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
(908)226-7607
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Dear Mariya,
Pursuant to your OPRA Request, please see the attached code violation
report from our Code Enforcement Officer.
Best Regards,
Rachel Voelkel
Municipal Clerk’s Office
Borough of South Plainfield
2480 Plainfield Avenue
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
(908)226-7607
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Dear Rachel Voelkel,
Thank you for your response and for providing the records. However, the file was provided in PDF format, while my request specifically asked for the records in Excel spreadsheet format (.xlsx).
The reason for this request is that Excel allows the data to be sorted, filtered, and analyzed, which cannot be done with the PDF version. Pursuant to OPRA, records should be provided “in the medium requested” if the agency maintains them in that format or can reasonably convert them.
I kindly ask that the records be re-sent in Excel (.xlsx) format as originally requested. If the Borough does not maintain the data in Excel and conversion is not possible, please confirm this in writing.
Thank you very much for your assistance.
Yours sincerely,
Mariya
Good Morning,
Please be advised that our Code Enforcement Officer's records are not stored in excel format.
Best Regards,
Rachel Voelkel
Municipal Clerk’s Office
Borough of South Plainfield
2480 Plainfield Avenue
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
(908)226-7607
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