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Text Messages and Communications of Lee Clark During Public Meeting on January 13, 2025

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Jimmy Walters
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Dear Town of Phillipsburg,

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 NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:

All text messages, SMS messages, iMessages, emails, instant messages, or other written electronic communications sent or received by Phillipsburg Councilman Lee Clark while seated at the dais during a public council meeting held on Tuesday, January 13, 2025, between the hours of 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM.

This request includes, but is not limited to:

Messages sent or received on any personal or government issued mobile device

Messages sent or received using any messaging platform or application

Communications related to Town of Phillipsburg business or matters discussed during the public meeting

If any portion of this request is denied or redacted, please provide the specific legal basis for each denial or redaction as required under OPRA.

If this request is unclear or overly broad, I am willing to discuss reasonable modifications to facilitate a timely response.

Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to your response within the statutory timeframe.

Sincerely,

Jimmy Walters

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.

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Nicole Torres, Town of Phillipsburg

Good afternoon,

We have forwarded your request and are waiting to hear back. With that said we are requesting an extension through 2/5/26.

Thank you,
Nicole Torres
Deputy Municipal Clerk
Town of Phillipsburg
120 Filmore Street
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
908-454-5500 xt: 348

-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Turner <[Town of Phillipsburg request email]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 8:35 AM
To: Nicole Torres <[email address]>
Subject: FW: OPRA request - Text Messages and Communications of Lee Clark During Public Meeting on January 13, 2025

-----Original Message-----
From: Jimmy Walters <[OPRA #85986 email]>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2026 10:24 AM
To: Susan Turner <[Town of Phillipsburg request email]>
Subject: OPRA request - Text Messages and Communications of Lee Clark During Public Meeting on January 13, 2025

Dear Town of Phillipsburg,

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 NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.

I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.

Records requested:

All text messages, SMS messages, iMessages, emails, instant messages, or other written electronic communications sent or received by Phillipsburg Councilman Lee Clark while seated at the dais during a public council meeting held on Tuesday, January 13, 2025, between the hours of 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM.

This request includes, but is not limited to:

Messages sent or received on any personal or government issued mobile device

Messages sent or received using any messaging platform or application

Communications related to Town of Phillipsburg business or matters discussed during the public meeting

If any portion of this request is denied or redacted, please provide the specific legal basis for each denial or redaction as required under OPRA.

If this request is unclear or overly broad, I am willing to discuss reasonable modifications to facilitate a timely response.

Thank you for your assistance. I look forward to your response within the statutory timeframe.

Sincerely,

Jimmy Walters

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.

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Susan Turner, Town of Phillipsburg

Good afternoon,

In response to your OPRA request for “All text messages, SMS messages,
iMessages, emails, instant messages, or other written electronic
communications sent

or received by Phillipsburg Councilman Lee Clark while seated at the dais
during a public council mee􀆟ng held on

Tuesday, January 13, 2025, between the hours of 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM.”

Municipal Town Counsel has denied this OPRA because it is over broad and
does not identify with specificity the records being sought nor does it
identify subject keywords in order to perform a search.

 

Regards,

Susan Turner

Acting Municipal Clerk

Town of Phillipsburg

120 Filmore Street

Phillipsburg, NJ 08865

(908) 454-5500 X309

 

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Jimmy Walters
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Dear Susan Turner,

What specifically did the Municipal Counsel find overlay broad? I provided a timeframe and specified exactly what I wanted.

Yours sincerely,

Jimmy Walters

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Susan Turner, Town of Phillipsburg

Mr. Walters,
Municipal Counsel stated your request did not contain specific identifiers for the records sought i.e., the sender/recipient of messages and/or specific subject keywords to be used for search terms.
Regards,
Susan Turner
Acting Municipal Clerk
Town of Phillipsburg
120 Filmore Street
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
(908) 454-5500 X309

-----Original Message-----
From: Jimmy Walters <[OPRA #85986 email]>
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2026 11:07 AM
To: Susan Turner <[Town of Phillipsburg request email]>
Subject: Re: OPRA request - text messages

Dear Susan Turner,

What specifically did the Municipal Counsel find overlay broad? I provided a timeframe and specified exactly what I wanted.

Yours sincerely,

Jimmy Walters

-----Original Message-----

Good afternoon,

In response to your OPRA request for “All text messages, SMS messages,

iMessages, emails, instant messages, or other written electronic

communications sent

or received by Phillipsburg Councilman Lee Clark while seated at the dais

during a public council mee􀆟ng held on

Tuesday, January 13, 2025, between the hours of 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM.”

Municipal Town Counsel has denied this OPRA because it is over broad and

does not identify with specificity the records being sought nor does it

identify subject keywords in order to perform a search.

 

Regards,

Susan Turner

Acting Municipal Clerk

Town of Phillipsburg

120 Filmore Street

Phillipsburg, NJ 08865

(908) 454-5500 X309

 

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