The plans for the development 27 Westfield Avenue, LLC, 27-33 Westfield Avenue, Block 91, Lots 8.01, 10.01 & 36
Dear Clark 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-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:
Dear Clark Township,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
The plans for the development 27 Westfield Avenue, LLC, 27-33 Westfield Avenue, Block 91, Lots 8.01, 10.01 & 36
The previously rejected plans for the same property or variances.
Yours faithfully,
Maria Gabriela Hidalgo-Ortiz
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,
Maria Gabriela Hidalgo-Ortiz
Dear Clark Township,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Open Public Records Act reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Clark Township's handling of my OPRA request 'The plans for the development 27 Westfield Avenue, LLC, 27-33 Westfield Avenue, Block 91, Lots 8.01, 10.01 & 36'.
To whom it may concern: On October 30th, I requested a copy of the plans for the development of 27 Westfield Avenue, LLC, 27-33 Westfield Avenue, Block 91, Lots 8.01, 10.01, and 36, and I have not received a response. Could you please review my request?
Thank you in advance for your attention and response.
A full history of my OPRA request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://opramachine.com/request/the_plan...
Yours faithfully,
Maria Gabriela Hidalgo-Ortiz
To: Maria Gabriela Hidalgo-Ortiz
From: Edith Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA - 27-33 Westfield Ave Development
Date: December 8, 2025
I searched my email and did not find your request. We have asked our IT Manager to investigate why I didn't receive it. Please re-send your request to include the specific documents you are seeking and the answers to the required questions and I will process your request.
1. I ___HAVE ___ HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New
Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
2. I, or another person, ___WILL or ___WILL NOT use the requested government records for
a commercial purpose.
3. I ___ AM or ___ AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Dear Clerk's Dept.,
On October 30 I wrote a request asking for a copy of The approved plans for the development 27 Westfield Avenue, LLC, 27-33 Westfield Avenue, Block 91, Lots 8.01, 10.01 & 36 and/or the previously rejected plans for the same property or variances and until here I didn't receive any response.
Could you help me obtain this public information as soon as possible? Thank you in advance for your assistance. how reference I am coping below a full text of my original request.
Below i am coping the text of the original request with date October 30 of 2025.
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:
Dear Clark Township,
This is a request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form. Please acknowledge receipt of this message.
Records requested:
The approved plans for the development 27 Westfield Avenue, LLC, 27-33 Westfield Avenue, Block 91, Lots 8.01, 10.01 & 36
The previously rejected plans for the same property or variances.
Yours faithfully,
Maria Gabriela Hidalgo-Ortiz
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,
Maria Gabriela Hidalgo-Ortiz
Yours sincerely,
Maria Gabriela Hidalgo-Ortiz
To: Maria Gabriela Hidalgo-Ortiz <[OPRA #82943 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request
Date: December 11, 2025
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 8, 2025. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 8, 2025. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is December 17, 2025. This response to your request is being provided to you on the third business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to:
"The approved plans for the development 27 Westfield Avenue, LLC, 27-33 Westfield Avenue, Block 91, Lots 8.01, 10.01 & 36
The previously rejected plans for the same property or variances."
Response:
The attached record(s) is/are responsive to your request. This is the third and final record of three. Records have been provided in their entirety.
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 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.
To: Maria Gabriela Hidalgo-Ortiz <[OPRA #82943 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request
Date: December 11, 2025
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 8, 2025. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 8, 2025. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is December 17, 2025. This response to your request is being provided to you on the third business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to:
"The approved plans for the development 27 Westfield Avenue, LLC, 27-33 Westfield Avenue, Block 91, Lots 8.01, 10.01 & 36
The previously rejected plans for the same property or variances."
Response:
The attached record(s) is/are responsive to your request. This is the second record of three. Subsequent records will be provided in email 3.
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 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.
To: Maria Gabriela Hidalgo-Ortiz <[OPRA #82943 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request
Date: December 11, 2025
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on December 8, 2025. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on December 8, 2025. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is December 17, 2025. This response to your request is being provided to you on the third business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request sought access to:
"The approved plans for the development 27 Westfield Avenue, LLC, 27-33 Westfield Avenue, Block 91, Lots 8.01, 10.01 & 36
The previously rejected plans for the same property or variances."
Response:
The attached record(s) is/are responsive to your request. This is the first record of three. Subsequent records will be provided in email 2 and 3.
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 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.