Seeking correspondence to/from council and mayor on Permits to Carry
John Petrolino made this OPRA request to Linwood City
Dear Linwood City,
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 city officials: Mayor Darren Matik, Councilman Michael Salerno, Councilwoman Blair Albright, Councilman Todd Michael, Councilman Adam M. Walcoff, Councilman Eric Ford, Councilman Matthew B. Levinson, and Councilman Kenneth Kelly):
[email address] , [email address], [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
Attached are the 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 City of Linwood 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 email at [email address], or at their web site at 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.
Leigh Ann Napoli, RMC, CMR, MPA, QPA
City Administrator
Municipal Clerk
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Qualified Purchasing Agent
City of Linwood
400 Poplar Avenue
Linwood, NJ 08221
Phone (609) 926-7970
Fax (609) 653-2730
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