Dear Middletown 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-5(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'm filing this OPRA as a freelance journalist who covers topics related to the records I'm seeking.

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:

Seeking any and all email (and/or us post) correspondence to/from the following township email accounts internally and/or with residents (The following named township officials: Mayor Tony Perry, Deputy Mayor Rick W. Hibell, Committeeman Kevin M Settembrino, Committeeman Ryan M. Clarke, and Committeewoman Kimberly Kratz.):

[email address], [email address], [email address], [email address], and [email address]

Date range to search for records: June 11, 2025 to present date

Emails that contain any of the following terms (not case sensitive):

"permits to carry," "permit to carry," "permit to carry resolution," "permit to carry rebate," "carry permit," "ccw," "handgun carry permit," "handgun," "englishtown," "permit to carry refund," "refund resolution," and/or "rebate resolution."

Acceptable terms on record production include the redaction of identifying information such as dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, etc.

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,
John Petrolino