Rock the Block
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
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To: Anonymous Resident <[OPRA #63098 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Rock the Block
Date: June 24, 2024
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on June 24, 2024. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on June 24, 2024. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is July 3, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the same business day as the custodian's receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to:
"I would like to know the amount of revenue the township made hosting the Rock the block event."
"Also the cost for the police presence at the event and total amount reimbursed by the event organizers."
As of today, June 24, 2024, there are no retrievable records responsive to your request.
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 Township of Clark 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 [email address], or at their web site at http://www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC 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.
Dear Clerk's Dept.,
At date will the information be available? Also can we have a copy of the agreement between town and organizer for the event?
This is in relation to the Rock the Block on 6/23/24 on Westfield Ave, My original request was
"I would like to know the amount of revenue the township made hosting the Rock the block event."
"Also the cost for the police presence at the event and total amount reimbursed by the event organizers."
Yours sincerely,
Anonymous Resident
To: Anonymous Resident <[OPRA #63098 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Rock the Block - response to follow up questions
Date: June 24, 2024
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on June 24, 2024. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on June 24, 2024. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is July 3, 2024. This response to your request is being provided to you on the same business day as the custodian's receipt of said request.
Your follow up OPRA request sought access to:
"At date will the information be available? Also can we have a copy of the agreement between town and organizer for the event?"
As of today, June 24, 2024, there are no retrievable records responsive to your request.
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 Township of Clark 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 [email address], or at their web site at http://www.state.nj.us/grc. The GRC 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.