Use of Rec Center
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. What fees is the Township collecting for allowing the republican breakfast club to use town rec center on Sunday September 10th from 10 to 12.
2. Any fees paid by the Township for the use.
3. Please provide a listing of what the normal charge is for a person or club to rent a Township facility for any period of time
4. Please provide what the charge is for Clark Unico to use the Township property for their annual feast in October.
Yours faithfully,
Anonymous Resident
Your request has been received and will be processed in accordance with the Open Public Records Act.
Edith L. Merkel, RMC
Township Clerk
Township of Clark
430 Westfield Ave.
Clark, NJ 07066
(732) 388-3669
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To: Anonymous Resident <[OPRA #52587 email]>
From: Edith L. Merkel, Township Clerk, Township of Clark
Re: OPRA request - Use of Rec Center
Date: September 12, 2023
The Township of Clark received your Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request on September 07, 2023 5:49 PM. The official Records Custodian, Edith Merkel, received your OPRA request on September 8, 2023. As such, the seven (7) business day deadline to respond to your request is September 19, 2023. This response to your request is being provided to you on the second business day after the custodian’s receipt of said request.
Your OPRA request (below) sought access to:
1. What fees is the Township collecting for allowing the republican breakfast club to use town rec center on Sunday September 10th from 10 to 12. Attached
2. Any fees paid by the Township for the use. None
3. Please provide a listing of what the normal charge is for a person or club to rent a Township facility for any period of time See attached ordinance
4. Please provide what the charge is for Clark Unico to use the Township property for their annual feast in October. Attached
The following legal basis applies to responses that include redactions. “A government record shall not include the following information which is deemed to be confidential for the purposes of P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.) as amended and supplemented: that portion of any document which discloses the social security number, credit card number, unlisted telephone number or driver license number of any person…”
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.