Union County - OPRA Request
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:
1) A list of all properties with taxes that are delinquent in amounts of at least $1,500 and beyond that date back to 2021 or prior years. Please include full property location, owner name, amounts, and Class 2 & 1 properties only, if possible.
2) A separate list of all properties with Utilities that are delinquent in amounts of at least $250 and beyond, that date back to 2021 or prior. Please include full property location, owner name, amounts, and Class 2 & 1 properties only, if possible.
3) A list of all properties with open liens in amounts of at least $500 and beyond, that date back to 2021 or prior years. Please include full property location, owner name, amounts, and Class 2 & 1 properties only.
4) A list of all properties that are currently vacant or abandoned. If the
property used to be vacant and no longer is, please do not include. Please include full property location, owner name, and Class 2 & 1 properties only, if possible.
5) A list of all properties that have received code violations for high grass/junk/unkept property that are still active or open. Please do not include closed cases, and provide the type of violation. Also, please include full property location, owner name, and Class 2 & 1 properties only, if possible.
If possible, please put all lists in separate Excel files. If up-to-date
data is not available, please provide the most recently available.
I appreciate your time and efforts.
Yours faithfully,
S. Carrero
To: S. Carrero <[OPRA #32762 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request
Date: June 20, 2022
Received.
To: S. Carrero <[OPRA #32762 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request
Date: June 23, 2022
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on June 20, 2022. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on June 20, 2022. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is June 29, 2022. This response to your request is being provided to you on the third business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Attachments: Responsive to your listed item #s:
1. Delinquent Taxes 1
2. Delinquent Utilities 2
3. Liens 3
4 & 5 Vacant Properties 4
5 see below response from Construction Dept.
Tax Collector Response attached and as follows:
With regards to the Liens (item #3) - Edmunds does not search by amount.
If you have any further questions , please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you
Laura Caliguire
Certified Tax Collector
Construction Department Response:
In regards to item #5: This office does not keep a log of this information.
Angela Bove
Construction Office
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.