Third Party Engineer Report for Kayak Launch on Shore Road
Dear Spring Lake Heights Borough,
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:
As stated in public Town Council Meeting on 12/15/25, I am requesting a full copy with all supporting documentation of the 3rd party engineer's report as approved by Town Council to review the kayak launch/dock on Shore Road.
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.
Thank you in advance,
Kerry Murray
OPRA-Req-25-2583
Date Received: 12/16/2025
Status: Completed
Date Completed: 12/18/2025
Applicant: Steven M. Matthews
Information Requested: Records requested:
All 911 call audio, BWC footage, and police report(s) related to a call for police/EMS response to Cooper Urgent Care of Cherry Hill, NJ on 04/03/2025 - for an adult client of Beacon Specialized Living - experiencing a crisis episode.
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
Steven,
In response to your OPRA Request received December 16, 2025, we have hereto attached the documents you requested and also created a link from evidence.com Please note that your access to this link will expire on January 8, 2025. We recommend downloading the files as soon as possible to ensure continued access.
https://cherryhillpd.evidence.com/?class...
The following redactions have been made, to the attached documents, pursuant N.J.S.A. 47:1A et seq. Specifically No. 1 - Privacy Interest - "a public agency has a responsibility and an obligation to safeguard from public access a citizen's personal information with which it has been entrusted when disclosure thereof would violate the citizen's reasonable expectation of privacy." And No. 20 - Personal Identifying Information. Specifically:
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, specifically Executive Order #26, #4(b) 1 - information relating to medical, psychiatric or psychological history, diagnosis, treatment or evaluation.
Body Worn Camera video was redacted for mobile data terminal, date of births, cell phone numbers, and also pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, specifically Executive Order #26, #4(b) 1 - information relating to medical, psychiatric or psychological history, diagnosis, treatment or evaluation.
The 911 call is beyond the retention period.
For any relevant documents from EMS or the fire department, please contact the Office of the Fire Chief at (856) 795-9752 or submit an OPRA request through the fire department at https://www.chnj.gov/1545/OPEN-PUBLIC-RE....
By way of this e-mail, which includes the documents responsive to your request, we have marked your OPRA request as satisfied and closed.
A copy of the Denial Poster with instructions to applicants who wish to appeal any denial or part thereof is attached hereto. You have the right to appeal the decision that the document or documents are not public records. You may take your appeal to the Government Records Council or the New Jersey Superior Court, as provided by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq.
If you have any additional questions and/or concerns, or if we can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our office at (856) 488-7892.
Thank you for your time.
Patti Chacker, RMC
Township Clerk
By: Danielle Gyenge
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Ms. Murray,
I am in receipt of your Open Public Records Request dated December 17,
2025 for the following information:
1) 3rd party engineer's report reviewing kayak launch/dock on Shore Rd.
Pursuant to the requirements of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq (hereinafter “Open
Public Records Act” or OPRA) we herewith provide the following response to
your Open Public Records Act Request. Please note that the Custodian of
the Records has sought and is producing only those records defined as
follows:
“Government record” or “record” means any paper, written or printed book,
document, drawing, map, plan, photograph, microfilm, data processed or
image processed document, information stored or maintained electronically
or by sound-recording or in a similar device, or any copy thereof, that
has been made, maintained or kept on file in the course of his or its
official business by any officer, commission, agency or authority of the
State or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate
boards thereof, or that has been received in the course of his or its
official business by any such officer, commission, agency, or authority of
the State or of any political subdivision thereof, including subordinate
boards thereof”.
The item attached below specifically address what the Records Custodian
believes to be responsive to the request.
Please be advised that N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6 provides that a person who is
denied access to a government record by the custodian of the record, at
the option of the requestor, may institute a proceeding to challenge the
custodian's decision by filing an action in Superior Court which shall be
heard in the vicinage where it is filed by a Superior Court Judge who has
been designated to hear such cases because of that judge's knowledge and
expertise in matters relating to access to government records; or in lieu
of filing an action in Superior Court, file a complaint with the
Government Records Council established pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-7.
The right to institute any proceeding shall be solely that of the
requestor. Any such proceeding shall proceed in a summary or expedited
manner. The public agency shall have the burden of proving that the denial
of access is authorized by law. If it is determined that access has been
improperly denied, the court or agency head shall order that access be
allowed. A requestor who prevails in any proceeding shall be entitled to a
reasonable attorney's fee.
Very truly yours,
Janine Gillis
Borough Clerk
Janine Gillis, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Assistant Borough Administrator
Certified Municipal Registrar
Borough of Spring Lake Heights
555 Brighton Avenue
Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey 07762
732.449.3500 phone
732.449.3535 fax
Thank you Ms. Gillis for the document received. However, the request was for the full engineer report including all supporting documentation by the third party engineer. for the kayak launch Thank you for the memorandum which serves as an executive summary but tI am kindly requesting the full report with all supporting documentation.
Thank you in advance,
Kerry Murray
Ms. Murray,
I am in receipt of your email request emailed on December 23, 2025 @
9:45pm. The document I provided was the full report prepared and submitted
by the engineer, Kris Krzyston-T&M Associates.
Janine
Be advised this office was closed Wednesday, December 24 at 1:00 pm
through Sunday, December 28, 2025.
Janine Gillis, RMC, CMR
Borough Clerk
Assistant Borough Administrator
Certified Municipal Registrar
Borough of Spring Lake Heights
555 Brighton Avenue
Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey 07762
732.449.3500 phone
732.449.3535 fax
OPRA-Req-25-2583
Date Received: 12/16/2025
Status: Completed
Date Completed: 12/18/2025
Applicant: Steven M. Matthews
Information Requested: Records requested:
All 911 call audio, BWC footage, and police report(s) related to a call for police/EMS response to Cooper Urgent Care of Cherry Hill, NJ on 04/03/2025 - for an adult client of Beacon Specialized Living - experiencing a crisis episode.
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
Steven,
Here is an updated link to the Body Worn Camera video. We recommend downloading it before it expires on March 10, 2026.
https://cherryhillpd.evidence.com/axon/d...
The following redactions have been made, to the attached documents, pursuant N.J.S.A. 47:1A et seq.
Specifically No. 1 - Privacy Interest - "a public agency has a responsibility and an obligation to safeguard from public access a citizen's personal information with which it has been entrusted when disclosure thereof would violate the citizen's reasonable expectation of privacy." And No. 20 - Personal Identifying Information.
Specifically:
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, specifically Executive Order #26, #4(b) 1 - information relating to medical, psychiatric or psychological history, diagnosis, treatment or evaluation.
Body Worn Camera video was redacted for mobile data terminal, date of births, cell phone numbers, and also pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, specifically Executive Order #26, #4(b) 1 - information relating to medical, psychiatric or psychological history, diagnosis, treatment or evaluation.
The 911 call is beyond the retention period.
If you have any additional questions and/or concerns, or if we can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our office at (856) 488-7892.
Thank you for your time.
Patti Chacker, RMC
Township Clerk
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