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said they can't hear council members when you guys speak. So just so you guys know, these are directional mics. If you don't speak directly into them, they actually >> So if you want to be heard >> like karaoke, nobody wants to hear me.

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>> I don't have a whole lot. Are we ready? I'd like to welcome everybody to our June 3rd Burgene City Council meeting. Please rise for the flag salute. stand in prayer.

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Heavenly Father, as we gather here today, we ask blessing upon our city, our residents, our businesses, and the many visitors who will enjoy our community this summer season. Watch over all who live, work, and vacation here.

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Grant them safety on our roads, beaches, waterways, and throughout our neighborhoods. Bless our first responders, public works employees, lifeguards, and all those who serve and protect our community. May this be a season filled with good health and happiness,

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friendship, and lasting memories for families and visitors alike. Guide us as elected officials to make decisions that serve the common good and strengthen our community. We ask for your continued protection and blessings upon all. Amen.

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>> Can you read the open public meeting act announcement? >> Notice of this meeting has been provided as required by law. >> Tiger, executive session tonight. >> Uh yes, mayor. Executive session contract negotiations topic. >> Christine, can you read the resolution?

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The governing body will now enter executive session. Minutes will be made public once the need for confidentiality no longer exists. >> We have a motion and second. >> Make that motion. Second. >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? Seeing none, motion pass.

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I'll be back about 20 minutes. Thank you. Is that Thank you. Excellent. So, so Sorry. How's it? >> All right. Do we have a motion and

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second to resume the meeting? >> I'll make that motion. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. Any opposed? See none. Motion pass. We resume the meeting. George, can you summarize? >> Yes, mayor. We had a discussion regarding contract negotiations. There's

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no action requested for this evening. Perfect. Thank you. >> All right. We need our approval of our May 20th, 2026 council meeting minutes. We have a motion second. >> So move. >> Questions or is there a second? >> Second.

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>> Uh questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call >> hearing? >> Yes. Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> We have need a motion. Second for the bill requisition list.

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>> Second. >> Questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. >> I will open up for public comment. This is public comment on agenda items only.

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Please come up and state your name and address for the record. Seeing no public participation, we're going to close the public portion. Excuse me. Next up, we have u public hearing and adoption. We have ordinance number 2026-9.

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Uh this is a bond ordinance providing for the lead service line replacement project in and by the city of Brigginine in the county of Atlantic, New Jersey, appropriating 11,500,000 therefore and authorizing the issuance of a 11,500,000

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in bonds or notes of the city to finance the cost thereof. Motion second. >> So move second. >> All right. This time we'll open it up for public comment. Anybody wishing to be heard? Seeing no public participation, we're going to close the public portion. Any council comments? I

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see none. Can we have roll call? >> Yes. >> Amy, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. >> We have ordinance number 2026-10. This is an ordinance amending chapter 246 to the code of the city of

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Brigantine. This is for short-term rentals. Do we have a motion? Second. >> So move. >> Second. >> All right. At this time, we'll open it up for public comment. Anybody wishing to be heard? Seeing no public participation, we're going to close the public portion. Any council comments?

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>> Seeing none, can we have roll call? >> Latiri, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. >> Motion carried. >> All right. So, this is introduction. We have ordinance 2026-11. Uh this is an ordinance repealing

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ordinance 2026-8 consistent with the state suspension of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection uh resilient environments and landscape regulations. A motion second everybody's jumping on that one. Uh

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we've been I guess battling it out with the state about these uh New Jersey pack New Jersey real regulations. uh 20 municipalities in the state have been kind of holding out and fighting against this. There there are serious

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negative financial impacts to the state of New Jersey that were not really considered by our previous governor. Um held them off for six years and on his last day in office he signed an executive order and put him into place. I know uh members of the state

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legislature have reached out to Governor Cheryl and this is a bipartisan effort on both sides to talk about the negative impacts of this not just for the island communities but for tourism and the uh incot the entire state. Uh the state

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unofficially has let everybody know that they intend to suspend the regulations that Murphy put in place for at least a year. We are waiting to get the official notification. We believe it's going to happen sometime in the next week. So, we're introducing this ordinance um in

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anticipation that the state is going to uh suspend this for a year so the governor can really take a look and sit down with uh community stakeholders to understand what the issues are and what the impact is. Uh we are very grateful and thankful that Governor Cheryl is

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willing to take a look at this and work with people and that's really what government's supposed to be doing. So, we are uh introducing this re uh repealing of the regulations that basically Governor Murphy forced everyone to put in place on his last day in office.

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If there's no further council comments, can we have roll call? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. >> All right. Next up, we have resolution 2026-141

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through resolution 2026-151. Um, before we introduce this one, Chief, are there any issues with any of these liquor licenses on here that they need to be pulled out separately? >> No issues, no problems, nothing with PD.

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>> All right, perfect. Just wanted to make sure. All right. So, this is for 2026 2027 liquor and license renewal. Can we have a motion and second? >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Second. Uh, questions or comments?

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>> Seeing none. Can we have roll call? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Sarah, >> yes. Agenda is very organized. Thank you. All right. So, we got resolution 2026-152.

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And this is a resolution authorizing the supply and installation of windows throughout the city municipal buildings. This is the amount of $79,000. Have a motion. Second. >> I'll make that motion. Second. >> So, this is something we've been working

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on. It's been like two years now, Tiger. So, basically, all of the windows in city hall need to be replaced, repaired. They're all very old. So, we're working our way through this process and police and fire. So, the whole Sorry, when I said city hall there, in my mind, it's all one building. So, basically, the

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entire complex down here needs windows and needs desperately. So, we're doing that. I think first thing we're working on the roof, then we're working on the HVAC system, and now we're trying to get those windows done. So, they're in need some of uh some TLC here. All right. If there's uh no questions or

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comments, we have roll call. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Sarah, >> yes. >> Tiger and John, thank you guys very much for getting this done. No, it's a lot of work went into this.

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>> Right. Uh we have resolution 2026-153 and this is approval. This is a resolution for approval to submit a municipal grant application MA 2027 brick team uh 170 and execute grant

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agreement with the New Jersey Department of Transportation. A motion second. >> I'll make that motion. >> Second. >> Uh one of the things the city's really good at is we aggressively go after grant money. Uh we go after these NJ DOT grants every year. Uh if they're awarded, we've been very successful with

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these. were able to go out and repave roads and it saves taxpayer money. So that these are important grants. The state makes them available and a lot of the road work that we do on the island were able to get these grants for to help offset taxes. If there's no questions or comments, we have roll

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call. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. Motion carried. >> Resolution 2026-154. And this is a resolution amending the city of Brigantine 2026 year municipal

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budget to the insertion of a special item of revenue and appropriation from the state of New Jersey for the 2026 clean communities grant. Uh this is in the amount of 52,37057. Have a motion second. >> I'll make that motion. Second.

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>> Questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. Yes. >> Sarah. >> Yes. >> John does a great job with that grant program. So, thank you.

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>> Go ahead, please. >> It was very busy. I saw Paul out there. He was he was unloading all the cars. I was like, I got to go help him out, you know. But there so many people came down and so many people were really appreciative that the city has that service. I know there's a lot of people just I don't know how they got the boxes

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into the car because there was no way they were going to lift them, get them back out of the car. So, and Paul, you did a great job down there. I think you were down there in a full four hours and I jumped in for the little time that I was there, but Neil, you did a great job down there. Thank you. So, people

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>> Yeah, thank you for posting that. >> People are already asking where the next one is. >> No. All right, we got resolution 2026-155. This is a resolution authorizing a

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refund to JP Williams Construction LLC for a hydrant meter and wrench. This is the amount of $1,224. We have a motion second. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Questions or comments? Seeing none, we have roll call. >> Yes. >> Yes.

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>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Rearen. >> Yes. >> Mayor Sarah, >> yes. >> Carries. Resolution 2026-156. This is a resolution authorizing a contract with Zylm Water Solutions USA LLC for the replacement pump. This is

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the amount of $39,574.80. We have a motion and second. >> I'll make that motion. Second. >> Questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. Yes. >> Sarah.

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>> Yes. >> We have our consent agenda. We have raffle lice uh raffle license number 1159 South Jersey Cancer Fund and 1160 South Jersey Cancer Fund. We have a motion. Second. >> I'll make that motion. >> Second.

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>> Questions or comments? Seeing none, can we have roll call? >> Latiri? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. Mayor Sarah. >> Yes. >> All right. Council manager, committee discussions. Tiger, anything for us?

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>> Mayor, just want to uh highlight once again our amazing departments, public safety, public works, all of our employees for another uh Memorial Day weekend. Although it was kind of gloomy, the weather wasn't the best, but uh no major incidents. And uh once again, our departments hit it out of the park like

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they always do. Absolutely. >> Yeah. I I was actually surprised how crowded the farmers market was. Uh the rain held off till about 11:45 and there was a ton of people down in there. It was a great setup. Everything was smooth. So a lot of happy vendors and

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happy people on the island. So, uh, this year we're doing something a little different with our summer this year 19 So festival I think it's smart to connect with the food truck festival.

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>> Absolutely. Looking forward to next fall. All right. Take a ride out there. >> Yeah, we're driving over there. >> That's Thank you. Mark,

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that's a first. Uh, thank you to the Chiefs. Uh, for last weekend, uh, the Elks walk out on drugs. We had an escort from police and fire. It was great. Got a nice crowd come out as a fundraiser

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that goes to educating the local Brigant teen children on staying off drugs. And there's programs for uh these children, for families. God forbid one is having a problem, the Elks is there to help these families.

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So, very, very worthwhile cause. Appreciate your your support with that. And uh, of course, as I always say, support our charities. I I've seen a great revitalization in BFW and the American Legion in the past year.

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The the Elks has so many members. um that that is a a nonprofit that is just on autopilot right now. It's really nice to see the others really picking it up, following suit, having food service, having entertainment.

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Mario did a nice job replicating what the Elks was doing, Angel doing food on Friday nights, right? So, it's another location for for residents and visitors to go and attend. And now the American Legion is following suit. they're kind of doing the same thing. So, really

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gives a some nice options for people to go and they're more than happy to to allow non-members to be signed in. So, don't feel as though if you're not a member, you can't go. Just have someone sign you in. You go and

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it Thank you. >> Clean shot. I can't say back. I got to be um I want to thank the garden club for all their hard work. The beds are starting to look absolutely fantastic. Um last two weeks at the uh the farmers market. They're really busy. Looks like

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they've been doing great. Um we had a great turnout for the beach cleanup uh this weekend. I can protect the kids from ACIT and our garden club who also volunteered there. Amazing turnout for the shredding event. That's all we have.

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Our bonfire we had uh ran into some problems because wind changed direction and they got stronger. They got another 10 15 miles an hour stronger. So we were able the chamber of commerce did Paul of how did an amazing job by pivoting set

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the band up down at the ball field at 26th Street. What an amazing crowd we had. I mean the kids had a great time with the scores and all that other stuff. So it it it turned out better than we could have ever expected. had all drugs at the club. Had a great

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deal for everybody down there that all island yard sale. >> We know that's coming. >> It's next week. Okay. I knew it was coming up. So, people please keep an eye

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out for that. And that'll be coming up soon. That's all I got. Thank you, Mike. >> Thanks, Mayor. Thanks to all the departments for for their help with bonfire, just everything that's gone over between the walk out on drugs, the

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uh BFW ceremony that they had uh you know last week or two weeks ago, whatever. Yeah. But uh all good stuff. Um, economic development is meeting next week to finalize some details for fourth

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July 250th anniversary and our 100th anniversary for the city. And uh, chamber of commerce also has some movies coming up on the beach and the cultural arts commission is moving ahead with their plans and also updated on that.

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Thanks. That's a busy time of year. There's a lot of great events happening here and really want to thank all of our city departments, our veterans organizations and volunteers for an outstanding Memorial Day service. Uh concerned a little bit about the rain, moved it

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inside to the BFW. I think it was probably one of the best services we've had that I can remember. I think honestly the singer they had at the end was amazing. like just really just a great event and it was good to see so many people from the brigade team community there in honor and respect of

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all of our veterans. I think that's something that's >> that just shows you what's important on this island. You know, it's about community. It's about service. It's about respecting how we got here and the people who made it possible. And uh it always makes me

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happy and to see so many of our city departments that were represented there putting out the wreaths and helping set up making sure the event is great and um means a lot means a lot to a lot of people. Um what we have here in Brian is very special and um see this everywhere.

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It's it's special and it means something to be a part of this community. Want to give a couple quick updates. Um volunteering for work about the prominade. Uh we reached out to the county. It's been about two weeks now. Um no response from county

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administration. Uh Commissioner June Burn actually received the letter, came out the next day. She did a walk through on the prominade with our deputy mayor Karen and myself to to look at some of the issues. She's like, I want to see this firsthand. Um

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Commissioner Rich Davies reached out, had a phone conversation with me. He's like, hey, what's going on? What are the issues? But we have not heard back from county administration. Um I know our deputy manager is going to reach out again to see what's going on because a lot of people have questions about what's happening with the ramp, what's

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happening with beach access. There's parts of the project unfinished and there's issues still with the lights. Um we did hear back from the uh engineering firm who's doing the inspections. They they're willing to sit down and do a walkthrough with us, but we also need county administration there. So we will

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be reaching back out to the county. um to to see what's going on. They did acknowledge receiving the letter, but no response as to when they intend to come to a walkthrough with us and I think it's important for everyone to get on the same page with us. So, we'll keep everybody posted. I know uh Paul's been

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doing a great job keeping everybody updated with what's going on and we'll uh we'll stay on it until it's done correctly. Uh the other thing uh South Jersey Gas um been really trying to work on this. I think you know we've been working with Senator Palestina one

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finding out why these rates are going up and two what can be done uh Senator Palina has now co-sponsored a bill and this will bring relief and they'll do a um a moratorum or a suspension of the state taxes and the community benefits

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charges that are on both Atlantic City Electric and South Jersey Gas. This would be a huge help to everyone in the state of New Jersey because it would suspend those right now for a year to give everyone time to work on this. I know Governor Cheryl is also working on

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these issues too. So that's there. We're uh working with Assemblyman Don Guardian now to get a companion bill in the assembly. Uh so that would be really meaningful. And one of the things that um I talked with the senator and with his staff about is I I think really what the major problem is is the transparency

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of the bills. People are getting these bills and they don't know what they're for. It just says delivery charge. One of the things we're looking at now to see how we do this. Me personally, I think on this bill, it should state like if you're paying state

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taxes, you should know how much you're paying in state taxes. Like it just shouldn't say delivery charge. Same thing, the social benefits, how much of that bill is social benefits program. And also too, when they have to do infrastructure repairs or upgrades, how

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much are those costs as well? I think if there was better transparency on the bills, people might feel a little bit more comfortable in what they are. And one of the things we've learned from South Jersey Gas is when it comes to the gas rates. It's basically a pass through

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what the I'll call it the commodity. What the charges for the commodity is basically what they're selling it for to the customers. There's really not a markup that I see, but it is the rider rates and the delivery charges that have really seemed to get out of control

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here. And we we want to get that specifically spelled out. I think it should be on your bill when you read it. I mean, they put everything else on there. At least you understand it. And one of the things I said to the senator, too, like if the state's collecting tax money on this, then the state should own up to it. If you're collecting a tax,

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call it a tax and let people know that you're the one collecting it. and that that's where we need that transparency. So, I know he's uh working right now to see how that legislation is going to look if it has to go through the BPU or it's something we can just do with the

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utility companies. Just realize too, this isn't just South Jersey Gas and LC Electric. It's it's all of the different utility companies in the state. So, we're we're trying to see the best path to work that out. So, I know the senator's on it, so we're going to stay on top of it. But I think the immediate thing is people need um some relief and

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if this bill get passed it will be meaningful relief. I don't I want to confirm the numbers. He gave me some numbers what it would mean for people. I just want to confirm those before I said it but it it would be really impactful for people and I think it would help to lower the bills. That's what people are looking for. So we'll put out an update

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on that uh as soon as that stuff's ready to go. But the bill is already in. He's a co-sponsor and we're working with Assemblyman Don Guardian now to get a companion bill in the assembly and move that forward. One of the things that um I know the senator is really working on right now is making sure we get

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bipartisan support for the bill. Um it's important, you know, this can't be about politics. This has to be about doing what's right for the people of New Jersey. And um I think that the utility companies would this would be something that they would support because it doesn't take away from them, but it is

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meaningful to people who are getting built. So we'll keep everybody posted, but it's been an incredible learning experience uh to to work with these guys and get a better feel for this. So we'll keep people posted. All right, this time we're going to open it up for public comment. Anybody wishing to be heard, please come up and state your name and

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address for the record. Seeing no public comment, we're going to close the public portion. Any final council comments? >> Yes. Um, mayor, I just had one comment. I forgot to mention that the uh Chamber of Commerce is having a sunset social tonight at the historical museum from

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6:00 to 8. Loads of food, beverages. It's not, you know, not to be missed kind of. So, yeah, six. >> Awesome. Thank you very much. All right. Can we have a motion and second to close the meeting?

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>> All in favor? I. Any oppos? Seeing none. Motion passed.