Municipal Clerk
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OPRA (OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT) REQUEST- INFORMATION ON HOW TO FILE A REQUEST AND WHAT THEY ARE
All requests for copies of official public records must be made in accordance with the State of New Jersey Open Public Records Act. An official OPRA request form should be used to request access to government records maintained by the Township of Edgewater Park. The form can be found under the Municipal Clerk's form tab and should be submitted to the Township Clerk, Patricia Clayton, who acts as the records custodian for the Township, by hand delivery, mail or emailed to pclayton@edgewaterpark-nj.com. Requests which are not on the Official Form must mention OPRA and include the certification language as shown on the Official Form. Requestors must be as specific as possible when requesting a record and a valid request must identify a specific type of record and information such as address/block/lot, date ranges, subject matter, etc. Requests for information or requests that ask questions are NOT valid OPRA requests.
If your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) or fourteen (14) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the responding agency to deny access. At your option, you may either: 1) Institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey; or 2) file a complaint with the Government Records Council ("GRC") by completing the Denial of Access Complaint Form. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Court Clerk in your County. Questions regarding the GRC's Denial of Access Complaint process can be directed to the GRC toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511. by mail at PO Box 819, Trenton, NJ 08625, by email at Government.Records@dca.nj.gov, or at their website at www.state.nj.us/grc.
OPRA_Request_Form.pdf
Citizen Leadership Application Forms for Year 2025 Appointments Are Due Nov. 13th, 2024
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Parks & Community Engagement Committee Accepting Applicants
Edgewater Park Township's Parks & Community Engagement Committee is accepting applications to fill vacancies on the committee.
Please submit the Citizen Leadership Application (see link below to download). If not able to send online, applicants can drop off the form at the Municipal Building in care of the Parks & Community Engagement Committee.
We will be accepting applications up to and including Friday, August 30, 2024.
(Citizen Leadership Application)
Voter Registrations are DUE by October 15th; Early In-Person Voting for the 2024 General Election Begins October 26th.
Primary Election Information for 2024:
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It's Time to Get Involved... Apply for Appointment to EP Boards, Committees, & Authorities!
Click here to download the Citizen Leadership Application form, or go to Forms in the right column of this page to find it and other helpful documents to download.
Duties & Responsibilities
In Edgewater Park the Municipal Clerk serves in the following capacities:
Secretary of the municipal corporation and custodian of the Municipal Seal, as well as all minutes, record books, deeds, bonds (performance or other), contracts and archival records of the municipal corporation, and provides public access to government records for both inspection and duplication;
Secretary to the Township Committee, who prepares meeting agendas at the discretion of the Township Committee, attends all meetings of the Township Committee, and provides for minutes of every meeting, as well as preservation of all ordinances and resolutions;
Chief Elections Officer in all elections held in the municipality and Chief Registrar of the Voters in the Township.
Administrative Officer responsible for the licensing for taxis and vehicles for hire, liquor licenses, and games of chance.
Additionally, we are here to assist you. If you have a question about the Township Committee or any issue related to the above, please call or e-mail our office. We will respond or suggest the appropriate source for the information you seek.
Convenient Voting in New Jersey From Now On!
The NJ General Election will again off 3 ways to VOTE:
- Vote-by-Mail Ballot - U.S. mail, secure ballot drop box, or Board of Elections Office
- In-person early voting with 6 additional days
- In-person at your polling place on General Election Day.
Remember: REGISTER TO VOTE by May 16, 2023 for the Primary Election & October 17, 2023 (by 8 pm) at the County Board of Elections
- Vote-by-Mail (VBM)
Your vote-by-mail ballot MUST be postmarked on or before 8 pm on November 7, 2023 and be received by your County’s Board of Elections on or before November 13, 2023.
- Secure Ballot Drop Box
Nearest Drop Box: Place your vote-by-mail ballot in one of your county’s secure ballot drop box (nearest is Edgewater Park Municipal Building) by 8 pm on November 7, 2023.
Board of Elections Office: Deliver your vote-by-mail ballot in person to the Burlington County Board of Elections Office, 50 Rancocas Road in Mt. Holly, by 8 pm on November 7, 2023.
- In-Person Early Voting
This option enables all registered voters to cast their ballot in person, using a voting machine, from Saturday, October 28, 2023 through Sunday, November 5, 2023.
Days: Monday - Saturdays |Hours: 10 am – 8 pm
Day: Sunday | Hours: 10 am – 6 pm.
Where: The nearest early voting location is the Willingboro Public Library, 220 Willingboro Way, right across Rt. 130 in the Town Center.
List of Burlington County Early In-Person Polling Places
Election Day Polling Places on General Election Day
Time: 6 am – 8 pm
- Districts 1 through 6 will vote at Magowan Elementary School, 405 Cherrix Avenue
- Districts 7 & 8 will vote at Ridgway Middle School, 300 Delanco Road, Edgewater Park, 08010
As reported in June, the State no longer automatically sends out ballots (as it did during the height of COVID). For those who, since 2019, normally receive a mail-in ballot, your mail-in ballot will automatically be sent to you. However, please be advised that MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED at the Early Voting or In-Person POLLING LOCATIONS, as they were in 2020.
This is Edgewater Park's Mail-In Ballot Box!
Dog Licensing Update for 2023
2023 Dog License Application
Dog licensing late fees will begin after February 28
The new 3-year license began in 2021, so please consider that option if it is appropriate for your dog, when completing the form. Reminder: The deadline for dog licensing is January 31.
All licensing will be done by mail. We will mail back your license and tag.
Please send your application, a copy of your dog’s rabies certificate (good through November, 2023 (1 Yr) or November 2025 (3 Yr), and payment by check or money order (please do not send cash) to:
Edgewater Park Township
ATTN: Clerk's Office, dog licensing
400 Delanco Road
Edgewater Park, NJ 08010
You can also use the Drop Box located in front of the Municipal Building.
Free Rabies Clinic 2024-2025
When: Thursday, January 16, 2025
Hours: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Where: Public Works Garage, 400 Delanco Road, Edgewater Park, NJ 08010
The Township of Edgewater Park encourages all residents with dogs or cats in need of rabies vaccination updates or close to expiration to attend the Free Rabies Clinic.
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