Hello,

We have received your OPRA request for the following records:

“The township's most recent settlement with FSHC and all documents
attached”

Currently, your request fails to identify with reasonable clarity the
specific government records sought, as is required by Bent v. Stafford
Police Department, 381 N.J. Super. 30, 37 (app. Div. 2005).  At this time,
we request clarification of your OPRA request.  Please response in writing
and identify the specific government records sought so that we many
process your request.  Failure to provide written clarification of your
request will result in the closure of this OPRA request.

Please specify the time period for which you are seeking the records
requested, and what “FSHC” is.

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 the
right to challenge the decision by the Township of Franklin 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 08635, by email at [1][email address], or at
their web site at [2]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.

Thank you,

Janessa Mayo

Janessa Mayo, BA, CMR

Administrative Aide

Franklin Township Clerk’s Office, Somerset County

475 DeMott Lane

Somerset, NJ 08873

Phone 732-873-2500 ext. 6208

Fax 732-873-1059

[3][email address]| [4]www.franklintwpnj.org

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Dear Mr. Schorr:

The Township of Franklin received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
request on November 8, 2023. The official Records Custodian, Ann Marie
McCarthy received your Opra request on November 8, 2023.  As such, the
seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is November 20,
2023.  This response to your request is being provided to you on the 7^th
business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.

Your OPRA request sought access to the following:

I am looking for the Townships settlement with Fair Share Housing Center,
I'm not sure when this settlement took place, but it is the settlement
that settles the affordable housing need of the township, and where will
it go. – click link below.

This can be located on our website in Appendix I of our Fair Share Plan:

[1]https://www.franklintwpnj.org/home/showp...

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 the
right to challenge the decision by the Township of Franklin to deny
access.  At your option, you may either institute proceedings 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 08635, by email at [2][email address], or at
their web site at [3]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.

Very truly yours,

Ann Marie McCarthy

Ann Marie McCarthy, RMC, MMC

Township Clerk

Msiba Holliman

Deputy Municipal Clerk/Registrar of Vital Statistics

Franklin Township Clerk’s Office

475 Demott Lane

Somerset, NJ 08873

Franklin Township, Somerset County

Office: 732-873-2500 ext. 6375 or 6208

Fax: 732-873-1059

[4][email address]

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3. http://www.state.nj.us/grc
4. mailto:[email address]