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To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay, we'll move on to the open public meetings act. Pursuant to the open

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public meetings act, notice of this meeting was sent to the Cranberry Press, Trenton Times, and Home News Tribune on January 9th, 2026, posted on the township's website, and sent to those who requested a copy of this notice. Uh, roll call. Mr. Christopher >> here. >> Mrs. Elvadawi is absent. Dr. Rogers

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>> here. >> Mr. Scott, >> here. >> American is absent. Thank you. Uh as you can see uh our mayor is uh absent today and as deputy mayor I uh will be leading this meeting. Um so uh

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we had the roll call. Um any changes or additions? >> Yes. >> Okay. Um uh okay. Now we will approve the township committee meetings of April 13th. Uh do we have a motion?

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I'll move second. >> Thank you. We'll move on to roll call. Mr. Christopher >> even though I wasn't here. >> Thank you very much. >> And we will wait for Mrs. Obawi. >> Uh we are uh approving the minutes right

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now. >> Yep. >> Yes. >> Dr. Rogers. >> Yes. >> Mr. Scott. >> Yes. Mayor >> Caner is absent. Thank you. Moving on to reports and uh communications. Um

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who would like to start? >> Uh I will go first. Um I only have one report out. I was traveling a bit last over the last couple weeks. Um there was board of ed meeting on the 22nd. Um they finalized there was their final reading

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for their budget hearing which had no changes and passed swimmingly. I'm getting feedback. I don't know if you guys >> um >> this one was doing feedback when it's electronics. >> Well, fine. >> Um

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>> couple notes um on the Arbor Day celebration which I know uh you'll be reading out as well. Um they're in the midst of updating their strategic initiatives um at the school board. Couple of updates on some HVAC work. Um, they got a grant for water filling

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stations. So, they're going to replace some of those, which is exciting. Um, and in old new business, they're in the process of going for RFP for the secondary option for the security at the school, which is going to move forward.

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Happy to share that. Um, other than that, I think, uh, we're we're good to go. >> Any questions? >> Okay, we'll start there. Uh so I attended the parks meeting on the 15th. Um not a whole lot going on.

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Um we discussed uh reading the Declaration of Independence on the 5th of July and I think that's kind of a move forward hopefully. Um I believe um although we haven't officially done it, but the uh pickle ball tennis courts are up and running. I know people are

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using it. I don't know. >> If they're using it, then they're unlocked. So, they must be done because they were locked. >> Okay. >> Unless is there supposed to be sound mitigation? >> Yeah, there is. >> I guess then

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>> that still needs to be done then. So, I don't know. >> Does it does it wrap around the I I don't even I I don't recall how the mitigation is supposed to happen. >> Wasn't completed yet. They still needed the sound attenuation. Yeah. And there was some cleanup that needed to be done out there and that's why they were

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keeping them locked. So if people are in there and they're unlocked, >> I didn't see anyone playing. Did you see someone playing? Okay. Well, then they're unlocked. >> Okay, then I guess they're done. >> No, I don't know. Um yeah, that was uh essentially it. Uh Mayor Canerman sent

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something to me about um maybe inflatable uh movie night thing, which um she sent to me after the meeting. So, I will I will raise it with them, see if they can maybe um hopefully bring something for this summer to have a movie night. I know I've done it in the

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past, but um I think that'd be a nice event. Um so, yeah, that's it. >> Any questions? Any questions? >> Pretty slim pickings. >> Okay, that's that's okay. Okay, next up,

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>> um thank you all. And I I have a little bit to share. Um, let me see. The affordable housing meeting met on March 24th and we disc um we discussed the sites on River Road. Um, then the D approvals, the project plans as well as the sequence of events and meetings with

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appropriate township boards. Uh, moving forward, um, we did on April 2nd, we did an affordable housing site visit. So, we actually showed up at the uh 1260 location on South River Road and we just really were there to absorb the

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attributes and the limitations of the site to really just see what it's, you know, what it's like and to get a visual of the potential placement of the project and, you know, the measures to improve quality of life for future residents. And it's a it's a beautiful site. Um, the planning board met on April 9th. I

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attended that and that was one of that was a regular meeting. Um, that was a 4-hour meeting. It was painful. Um but we definitely achieved a lot. The application for the affordable housing project on 1274 uh for 60 senior affordable housing units was um sort of was uh was

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dissected. Uh the board examined the physical plan and the layout of the housing and um Walter group did a great job presenting. Um we also had an application from an existing warehouse on South River Road to make changes to the parking lot to accommodate more trucks and shift

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employee parking to accommodate new future tenants. Um it's interesting because at the planning board we have a lot of that address the parking lot and let's re you know reconfigure it. Um and we had a special meeting of the planning board after that four glorious

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hours we decided we needed a special meeting a week later. So April 16th we had a special meeting which was the continuation of the application regarding the um the warehouse on South River Road and the parking lot. and the board did a consistency review for the redevelopment plan at 1260 South River

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Road, which is the site for the affordable housing plan. So, it was a much quicker meeting. The library board meeting on April 9th, I had to miss because of the 4-hour planning board meeting. Um, but I did go through their sort of um their agendas and their their

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solar rooftop project continues to move ahead. Uh, we're waiting to make sure that this 50-50 grant through Bonnie Watson Coleman's office is um in fact awarded to them. They have it's like phases. They've gotten through the first two phases. So, we're just waiting on that last um phase. I don't know when

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that date is going to be. Um meaning when that's going to be finally awarded. I don't know when that's going to be. The um I did want to remind everybody that the library does accept Macaffrey receipts for which they graciously receive 1% of the purchase price. So, if

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any of you have shop at Macaffies and are able to um to share some of those receipts, they um they can benefit from them greatly. The annual library survey is open until May 31st. So if um if residents go to the Cranberry Public Library website and you go at the very top and it says

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announcements, there is a survey there and it's an annual survey and they just take a it's like a litmus test. Are we doing okay? What can we improve? And I just appreciate that every year that information goes towards updating and improving services for residents. So

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please take that survey if you can. I took it today. It was no more than three minutes really, maybe even less. Um, on a another note, the library foundation had a lovely fireside chat with the executive director of the ACLU

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and that was part of the library foundation initiative and that was um to kick off their fundraising initiative. So again, look at the library website to to um to gain some of that information on um on a nonofficial board capacity.

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um we were given we were offered tours of the uh American water water plant um in I want to say March and April and so I selected one of the dates and it was an amazing tour. I went all the way to Delran, which is where the actual

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facility is. And I went mainly because if you all remember, we've had a lot of water issues this last winter, pipes bursting, you know, things having to be fixed. And I really just want to know what they're about. And um just to share with you a few really amazing statistics, the New Jersey American

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Water Company serves around 3 million customers, Cranberry included. They have 8,000 connections in the state and $781 million are invested in the system in in 2025. Um they it's an amazing you know incorporation. They offer grants to

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social service organizations and um their biggest challenges and we can attest to that is aging infrastructure and lead pipes and PAS which Barbara you know very well we're we're dealing with uh with the through the wershed right and and all the

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restrictions and the and the changes um and their goal is to address old infrastructure before it's compromised because once it's compromised that repair is actually more expensive sometimes by 50 times the amount so it was pretty interesting. Um, I attended,

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we were also invited as elected officials to attend an inform in informative meeting about the impacts of the FIFA soccer games on transportation in particular. That was an interesting meeting. Very interesting meeting. Um,

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I did want to share just a little bit of that with you. 78,000 people are expected to attend that game, those games I should say. And um they're promoting public transportation. There's no parking on site. Um they are going to roll out a little bit more of these details so

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public can access them, but uh I thought it pretty impressive. Um and they did say June 22nd and 23rd are peak days and they're really encouraging people to not go to the city if they don't need to. So, welcome FIFA Soccer. >> Uh

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>> did they say anything about pricing? >> The pricing? Yes, absolutely. um in >> not not the pricing of the ticket, but transportation because I think originally FIFA was assuming that New Jersey was going to absorb the transportation. >> No, they're they're not the the people who are attending this event are going

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to be paying. It's $88 a round trip for for >> aboutund, right? >> Yeah.$8 round trip. And that's bus ticket and and train ticket >> and you can only go one direction. Like once you start your journey, you can only go one direction and then those tickets are only good for I want to say three hours or Yeah, three hours. It's

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like a a window for three or four hours. So people are not like the regular customer is not going to be incurring that cost. It's people who are attending the games. So enjoy the games. >> That was just updated >> that that model. Yeah.

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>> Okay. Yeah. Well, and maybe that's why they held the event to uh I mean it was a lot of people on that call. So um pretty informative. I think that's it for me. I did um attend the Arbor Day as well celebration and it

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was enjoyable and our deputy mayor was there to read a proclamation and the kids really enjoyed her enthusiasm. So, thank you very much and that's it for me. >> Um, speaking of surveys, so there's the library survey and also um there's the

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community energy uh plan survey too, engagement survey. So, lots of surveys out there. The question that I have is um are they blasting it out on their own or um um eblast like or have they shared

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like could we put it on our mayor's update? >> I think it would be a huge advantage if we could put it on the mayor's update, but I don't know if they submitted that request. You do you know? >> No, they did. >> You know what? Why don't you ask them to send it to Maybe we could just have them send it. So that would be >> Yes. >> Really?

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>> Yes. Um yeah because um I I I had asked for updated but um Matt was out today. >> I forgot something if you don't mind. Right. Just because you said library I the last meet so I missed last meeting. The meeting before that um Mr. Scott had

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brought up that the uh parks and wreck was talking about some kind of a shade for the chest tables and I guess it's either umbrellas or trees. And now that the trees, the leaves have mostly come in. We sort of waited to to research that actually um sitting at the benches

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on Arbor Day looking at that. >> Hima and I actually sat there was waiting for the shade. >> Yeah. Trying trying to figure out where the shade was. Um and so I believe that um um the director the library director has started initiated a conversation with the chairperson and uh they'll take

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it from there. The only thing I would say um as you leaz with the um shade tree commission I think it would be nice to hear from them what is that type of tree and how far from that concrete base does it need to be so it can be assessed

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will that cast enough of a shadow or shade on that uh chest table or not? >> Yeah, I think if if they have the mandate they'll figure they'll figure that out, right? I mean the the the trees right now are rather immature and I think eventually it it will >> No, I think they're talking about

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additional trees, >> right? Right. Yes, >> I know. But the one there >> Yes. >> Yeah. I mean tree has to weigh in. So >> they'll talk to them. >> Yes. >> Figure it out. >> So you'll pass that on then. >> Yeah. They know. They know. Okay. We discussed it. >> Great. Okay. Any questions?

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Thank you. Okay. Um, so there have been a lot of events. Um, the one that, um, Burger Beer and Backtories was April 17th, and it was at the Cranberry Inn, and I heard it was a great success. It was so successful that

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people had a hard time getting in there, but I was away that weekend, so I I did not experience that. But congratulations on a very successful um event. Um, so, um, there's, uh, on these updates, there's a

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lot of information. I mean, I it's two pages worth of information. So, I am not going to sit here and read it. Um, I really encourage the public to get these eblasts. Um, there's um, and and really look and participate because this is what makes Cranberry so great is our com

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our community um, outreach and involvement. Um the one the one that's coming up uh the five signers of the Declaration of Independence lecture by Earl I don't know how to say Gron Dyke. Um and CHIPS general meeting is at the Cranberry Library April 29th. Um you

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know CHIPS is always uh looking for members and this could be a great opportunity for the public to find out more about uh what what they're about and and learn a little bit more about the Declaration of Independence. Uh the biggie May 17th Sunday 1713 East Jersey

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Cottage um dedication and lecture is um I believe it's at 10 10:00 uh it it starts um there'll be dignitaries from the county um our uh state senator will be there um and uh

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you know there a lot of work has gone into that uh cottage there um and then of course the colonial fair will follow that and that is run by the Cranberry Business Association. So, CHIPS is earlier and then Cranberry Business Association. And I know that um HPC will

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be um having a map there of uh of of buildings that have been moved within Granberry. You know, there's more than one building, which is amazing. Um and uh I know that an environmental commission will be there. I don't know if any of the other commissions have

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said that they will be at the Colonial Fair. You don't you don't know. Okay. Um but the more the marrier. Um so oh it starts at 10:30. Okay. Um so what has what the other thing that

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just recently on Friday as we talked about Arbor Day. Oh my goodness gracious. It was it's just so fabulous. And the staff of um of the township came out too and the second graders did not fail to entertain. >> I mean that song about the tree just

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kills me every time. the bird and you know Yes. And >> Denise is a is an annual follower of Arbor Day. Um anyway, it's just it's just fabulous. Um and it's fabulous to talk about something so important which

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are trees. Uh and um so that was great. Um and then on Saturday we had the watershed institute stream cleanup. Even though it was overcast, even though it was cold, people came. 30 at least 30

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people. It was a little bit down. Um, and it's the 20th year and I remember when we started, it was like five people that came out. So, um, unfortunately, I don't think the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts got the information that it was happening on Saturday because I didn't, this was the first year I didn't see

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them, and I know you would have been there, um, next year. Um but the so we did have a um a business come out um called Nomad and they they had about 20 people um they were over by the police

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station and they really um there was one fellow that was bound and determined to find trash. Everyone was just amazed at how clean things were. I mean, over the 20 years, we've picked out tires, uh, plastic sleds, um, you know, we picked

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out so many things. Um, and we were just picking up little things. And then, um, they did find one catchment area behind the firehouse over by the pump. Um, right back there, they did pull out a tire and um, and there's a lot there's

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things back there, but they they can't pull them out because they're all sediment. But um so but the good news less trash. You know the bad news it's still there. Um I always say one year we won't have to do that because everyone will take care of their own trash.

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That's my little PR there. Um but thank you to um to the volunteers that came out um and the watershed and um the environmental commission for helping out too. Um, so I said the upcoming chips events

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April 29th. Um, oh, the Memorial Day parade May 25th. That's all come out. Support uh the Lions Club that puts it on. Uh, I've already mentioned look for the um community energy uh engagement

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survey. It's basically are you happy with your energy bills? you know, are there ways that you could um you know, lower, you know, your your cost potentially? Are there things that the municipality can do that you might

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suggest? Um so again, 3 to five minutes at the most. So, um so let's let's get let's get engaged there. Um so I went to a environmental commission meeting those those were my little um my updates

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there. But um HPC uh talk about a long meeting. It was a long meeting because there are several applications. Uh we are going to have uh HPC uh come and uh re do their annual report. Um interesting um the train depot is coming along. We had um the developer come and

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present um his ideas and they're working very carefully with HBC. It seems like to be a good partnership there. um uh HBC submitted a CLG grant um to uh for

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historic designation of the area um outreach. They plan, as I said, to be at the Colonial Fair and a student from the high school sat through that entire meeting and it I mean I give her so much credit. Um and she is updating their

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website and she's got a ton of ideas and you'll let me know her name when you come up, right? Um yeah. Um I I've forgotten it. Um so a couple things, you know, that's the the good things that um they are very concerned about the properties um you know on on South River

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Road. Um they are suggesting um to look into um salvage companies and deconstructing of one of the properties on 1260. Um and um they would like to document them prior to demolition which would

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just which would include taking photographs of the outside the exterior of the buildings and um uh and um Mr. Hula and Miss Yun will set up a meeting with the web master um to

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discuss the website recommendations. >> Pizza. >> No. Okay. >> Now, the website was designed. We can't redesign it >> with a company. >> With a company. There's no web master to talk to. >> Matt only posts. >> Okay.

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>> So, whatever they ask. >> Isn't this good that we put this out here? >> He will post, but like the website been designed and there's limitations to what we can do with it. >> Well, well, maybe like maybe um attachment maybe we could update what's the information that's in there.

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>> They're supposed to give us whatever they want. >> Yeah. I mean if there's that HPC wants to provide to update we can certainly do that but I mean we can't redesign. >> No I don't think I don't think that was the we could talk No was not my understanding of it. Okay. So maybe the way this was written because I

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>> Okay. Yeah. >> Yeah. There's no web master to talk to. Matt posts things. Okay. >> And if we need Well, right. If we need information Well, I'm probably not throwing that out there now. They're going to tell you. They're going to send it to you. Um, if you need information

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um, changed, you know, like documents. I think that's what we're talking about. >> We can repost stuff, but we can't redesign. >> We do not have a web master. >> We don't do that. >> Okay. Okay. >> We do. We do have a web master. >> Matt and Debbie.

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>> Um, our liberty. >> No, I think it I think it was information. Well, anyway, when they come up, we can just clarify what that was meant. Um and then of you know the doors we're looking at u potentially putting molding on there and we'll have to discuss that further and uh a new

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appointment which is great. Okay. Um I think oh and the environmental commission um uh they're working on the community energy plan and um adopt a catch basin is moving along. The map has to be made. Um,

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and we're, uh, Delpha's working with the school on, um, an outdoor classroom. And, um, I think that's it. I think I spoke a little bit too long. >> Also, the library survey is on the website. >> Yeah, >> I just looked. The library survey is on

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the website. They asked to put it on. It's It's on there. >> That's why we communicate. Thank you. Okay. Any questions? >> I have a request. We have this lovely plaque here that says that we are a healthy town to watch

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2024. And being that um the library events really contributed to tipping us over into that category. Uh would it be okay for the library to maybe keep it for a week? Just I want it on display maybe in another place for a week. Is that okay? >> What do you think,

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>> deputy? >> Sounds like a great idea to me. >> Is that okay? What do you think? Yes. Okay. >> Yeah. Great. >> I don't think it'll be missed. So, >> what? >> It's behind you. So, you know, >> Oh, sorry. >> You can't even see it. >> Peripheral visions. >> Um,

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>> thank you. >> I forgot to bring up one thing. Nothing to do with parks, but we got an email on Friday uh from Mr. Bowers in town. Um, and he um wanted to bring to our attention that there was a a bus service

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in addition to um what is it? Academy bus that runs from ADA to New York. There was another bus service called our bus that was trying to initiate service from ADA to Jersey City, but it looks like the turnpike

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authority denied them use of the um ADA park and ride facility. Um so he had asked us any one of us to reach out to District 14 representatives to to um express our displeasure with that because I think we want to encourage you know more bus service.

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Uh, Senator Greenstein and D'Angelo. >> We're we're CD12, but district 14. >> Yeah, this is state, not federal. >> Okay. >> Um, so I I'll reach out to them and and see if they can um get us an answer. That's why that happen. I think we should I mean that's

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>> So you want to take take on that? >> Yeah. Yeah, happy to. >> One other quick event update. The townwide yard sale got moved from this past weekend to this coming weekend. So, put out all your wares and try and sell them on the street >> and then junk day

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>> right after. >> That's right. Clean up right afterwards. >> Okay. Um, okay. I know I said it three times. The survey, >> the survey for the community service can also be found at the library at the

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checkout desk. Okay. Um, >> okay. beeping. >> We won't make any comment. >> Sorry. No, you can make all the comments you want. Good evening everyone. Um I send everybody a copy of the uh monthly

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report. Um we tend to uh continue where we left off last year. Um we're having a a busy first quarter. Um our crashes are up. I will contribute um more than half of that from the two storms. We got wallet

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pretty good. People still thinking they can drive in this kind of weather. Um so that is I would say probably about 70% of the increase. Um, as far as motor vehicle stops and summons issued, we are uh on par and I'm very pleased that my

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officers continue to um take it not only seriously, but uh enforce the laws to slow everybody down and keep us more safe. Again, crashes are up, calls for service um are a little bit less um but the

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monthly increased. So, if that's any indication, it's 500 more than last month. Again, the blizzard, although we were busy for motor vehicle crashes, tends to slow everything down and we had legitimate two of them. So, um arrests are almost double um from last year at this time for the

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first quarter. So, we are um continuing to stay busy with more serious calls. Uh we are involved in uh vision zero. We're involved in we're going to be involved in uh click or ticket um aggressive driving. Um grants will be pending.

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However, uh we will um definitely be out there. Um unfortunately, Vision Zero happens a couple times a year. Um you you know about it. Um last time, two times ago when we started it, it's countywide. So, it's statewide,

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but it's per county, um South Brunswick, right on our border, had a fatality, um which killed that one right away, probably within the first 10 minutes of doing it. And uh we just repeated that same thing. So, uh, unfortunately, um, our goal is always going to be zero,

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but we'll continue to try. So, uh, the numbers are there for dispatch statistics. Again, the NAS are because none of this was reported last year. Um, hopefully by this time next year, we will have no more NAS unless I come up with some brilliant ideas to add some new stuff. Uh, then you'll see a new NA.

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Overtime again is is not up from this time last year, but is still up overall and I will contribute um the majority of that to uh training um mandatory training I will add and uh the storms. So once that they hit um we're non-stop

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247 as we are all the time, but we just need more more manpower. Um and that's all evident as far as um as far as the overtime goes. So, uh, Detective Bureau, again, staying busy.

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Moving along. Um, these are, uh, statistics that there there's no way I can give you every single thing that we're doing. So, it's just a not snapshot, a little more than a snapshot, but, uh, they're entailed. Um, as far as um, and I'll report it for next month.

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Uh, I did miss Arbor Day. I haven't missed an Arbor Day and I can't tell you how long. Perhaps 27 years. This would have been my 28th. Um, but I did miss it. Um, we had a very serious motor vehicle crash. Um, we had a fatality.

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Wasn't on that day. This one was leaning that way. So hopefully that will not turn that way. Um, but we did have we do have one reported here was a um considered an industrial accident. It was a tree trimmer. Unfortunately, wasn't harnessed the right way and fell

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from a local residence uh and died. So, uh, you know, we we've had our share. Uh, again, that this year is just picking up where last year left off. So, um, we will continue to move forward. I am happy to report that the, uh, three newest officers have completed their,

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uh, field training, um, 12-week requirement. Um, after successfully completing the approximate six-month police academy in January, they're now on their own. So, uh, two you may not see because they're on midnights. uh but one you might see on there he's on day

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shift. So um to that end I've started a process for uh new hires. However, there are not additional officers. There are four that are eligible to retire this year. There are two that have given me um um notification that they're going to

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retire October and December. Um that process the way it looks is anywhere from four to six months from when I pushed the button to say okay we're accepting applications. uh if an academy is needed again it's nearly six months and then it is uh three months of what I

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just explained a field training officer uh field training program so it's anywhere from 13 to 15 months before an officer we say go uh and then we're ready to move so that's why we've started the process um I will not be coming before you asking for additional

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um officers I will keep my uh my vow um and uh to that end this is simply just replacing what we were already approved to have. Uh, and we're going to continue that that path until such time as I may need to come before you, but I don't see that in the foreseeable future. Any

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questions? >> I have two. >> Um, uh, could you just explain what vision zero is? I know. >> Yeah, Vision Zero is a statewide um what that was, but I heard my ear. Um, uh, is

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a statewide initiative. I think I explained it maybe a couple meetings ago, but um statewide initiative, uh law enforcement is out there stopping vehicles, ticketed if warranted, slowing people down, advising them. Um we're trying to get to zero fatalities, um is

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really the crux of it. Um again, Middle Sex County has been tagged the last two attempts. Um, not that there's any a good a good time for any kind of fatality, but um, we're out there in in more numbers or uh, even the numbers we do have, if we're not able to offset

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that with overtime, we saturate specific areas and we have data that says, okay, 130 uh, north of die prior to South Brunswick is a busy area for us. The circle is a busy area for us. So, we we have the uh um uh discipline to uh set officers out specifically for those

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tasks because if they need to break away, then they break away, but we make that a priority. We know the times, we know the dates. Um we know based off of past history and practices. Uh uh and unfortunately, you know, we just had a fatality in April as well. So, again, I'll be reporting that. Uh you can't

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always predict when they're going to happen. Um but you try to curb the behavior that tends to lead to the kind of fatalities that are um aggressive in nature, DWIS or you know the restful offenses. >> Well, it's really great because we were

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at a transportation symposium and you know it's great to hear policy and how it's enacted down on the ground and thank you for you know enacting. >> Yeah. You know absent extra money absent whatever our officers my officers are invested um they take it seriously. they

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understand um you know I understand uh firsthand uh the effects of drive while intoxicating you know from a personal standpoint uh and from a professional standpoint. So >> to that end uh as long as I'm chief we're going to continue down that path

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>> because I mean it's a nice vision zero but what is it and I appreciate you explaining it. Uh the second thing is um prescription takeback. Uh that just happened didn't it? >> It did. I nixled it. I put it on the website. Um, we collected, we brought it today, this morning. You had three

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hours. >> Did you weigh it? >> Yeah, we would. I weigh everything for you. I know numbers for you. One box was almost 24 lbs and the second box was a little more than 18 pounds. >> Okay, that's great. Um, >> but and people can still but people can

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it that box is always there. You put the pres you put the prescription medication in a paper bag, right? And then >> but you said the opportune word there, medication. We found some syringes. We found some, you know, I've instructed my officers not to touch them. Um, because,

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you know, I don't have to tell you the precaution for that, but we don't take syringes and we don't take liquids. Um, but we also don't babysit people. So, to that end, we tell you when you go up to there, we're not over top of you. Um, we're entrusting you to do the right thing. So, there were a couple that got

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away. I don't think they didn't do the right thing. If I think maybe they just didn't know, they just didn't know. People don't know. >> Um, but you know, to dispose of syringes, it's simple. in a plastic 2 liter bottle, twist it up, and I was told, you know, throw it in the garbage, recycle it, and it gets >> I think the hospital collects them.

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>> The hospital collects them. There's some certainarmacies that collect them, >> right? >> So, if we could just keep them out of the landfill. >> Yeah. Just don't put them where, you know, because we have to then go into that box that you're talking about, that mailbox at police headquarters, take it, transfer it to another box, lock it up,

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tape it, and then bring it to the DEA, which we did this morning. >> Terrific. Terrific. So, but that box is still there. So if you miss that day, you can always bring the >> 247 >> 247. Thank you. Thank you. Any questions? >> I've got one quick one. Um with the

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tragedy uh locally in Princeton um with the ebike new laws, obviously there's probably a certain portion of the population that's going to be mad about me bringing this up. Um they're extremely dangerous, right? And and that's why the law exists. Obviously what happened in

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Princeton. >> Yeah. this past week. >> Not just Princeton, Happily Cranberry, last year. >> Yeah. >> We had somebody run over, nearly killed. >> Yeah. >> And uh you know, I was in the hospital for many days going back and forth trying to make statements >> and that was pre the new law. Correct.

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Now this is new law. So how how can we try and mitigate it here because what just happened in Princeton, it's obviously what happened here as well. Terrible. >> Yeah. Um, you know, uh, I I think, um, from from my standpoint, you know, it

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would be for us it would be, uh, enforcement. If we see a violation, we're stopping that violation. Although the new law is passed, it's not enacted until July. You know, that um, there are certain criteria. I'm going to nixel the new law. I'm going to put it out there. I'm going to put it on our website. Um,

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I'm waiting till we get closer because I can do it now and it doesn't happen till July. you know, just like certain things that just goes, you know, you forget and how do how do we do this? Let's talk about it again. So, I want to wait till we get a little bit closer. Um, but you know, the law enforcement simple. We see we

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always have the discretion to write a ticket or not write a ticket. To me, stopping that person, talking to that individual, you know, it's under the age of 18. So, we still knock on mommy and daddy's door and say, "Hey, here's the law." And then ultimately if they're not in compliance, we take the ebike, you know, and we've had many that we've

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taken and just sit in the garage and collect dust and um you know, the storage eventually becomes so much that it's not worth them going they could buy a new one as opposed to getting their old one back. But that's not my goal. I don't want to take people's property. I don't want to um for lack of a better

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term, be the bad guy. But I will be, especially because of exactly what you're talking about. >> Appreciate it. Thanks. >> Right. What uh can you give us the thumbnail the new law? Like what is it? >> Well, there's a lot of new thumbnail uh thumbnails, but uh ages 15 to 17, you need a specific license just to just to

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use the uh to be to use an ebike. Uh it has to be registered. It now has to be insured. Um yeah, so it is a very you should be up to date on that. Um, but yeah, uh, you know, if you you had smaller kids, you obviously would

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would know being funny about um, but you know, um, there's a lot of moving parts. I will put the bullet points. I will put it out so everyone can see it. Um, on NBC.gov, NBC, uh, New New Jersey MVC, it specifically tells you everything. It

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gives you all the requirements. You can Google it. It's it's pretty extensive. Um, New Jerseyy's one of the forefronts for it. Um, but we're, you know, we're also overpop populated. I'll have to tell everybody. >> And what about adults? Because I, you know, on my drive to the train station, I see a lot of these guys who look like

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they're working around here and they're using ebikes to get to work, >> right? Well, if you're old enough to have a driver's license, you don't need it. But that ebike still needs to be registered and still needs to be insured. >> You don't need a you don't need a license. It's just like you driving have a driver's license.

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>> Um, but yeah, and again, it's not, how can I say it? Just because I see an ebike, it's really not probable cause to pull somebody over. It is if I don't see a registration on it or an insurance, you know, if the system says, "Okay, there's no no insurance on it." That would >> be like mopeds, right?

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>> Yes. Very very similar. Moped to be a little bit older though. Ebikes, they understand is a little younger. And listen, you know, I I live a couple towns away and there's a lot of residents that live in that town and there's a lot of kids that take them to go to school because they don't have the ability to take a bus. They're too far

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away and their parents can't drive them. Yeah, >> you know, mom does, maybe mom works, dad works both of them. One has a license, one has a car. There's only one car for two of them. >> So, you see them and your heart goes out to that. But, you know, I also see the other side of it where they're on the highway.

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>> The 55 mph vehicles 55 that on a US highway to get to school, you know, I saw it firsthand. >> Very scary. >> Yeah. >> Cool. >> The helmets are important. that crash that I was talking about off that we had on Plainsboro Road, the helmet, the

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driver had a helmet. It was tied to the back of the seat, so I wasn't wearing it was split open. So, >> very fortunate to be alive. >> There's more discussion on ebikes, but do do they limit the MPA, the miles per hour? >> Yes. Okay. >> They have to be limited.

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>> Yeah. >> I mean, that's not to say you can't. Again, I'm not taking the ebike and going unless I'm running radar and happen to see >> because the only time I've ever used them is they're I've rented them and they they they don't go that like they peek them out, but they can. >> They certainly can. >> I know. But they peek them out on the

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rent. He has a car dealership and one does 70 and the other one does 80 miles an hour. >> So that is faster than some smaller motorcycle. So I assure you they just like and it's a simple you're adding an extra battery. When they they they sell these, the compartments are so big that

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they leave you the room. They're so nice to put the extra battery there to give you the extra power. And they will ride for six to eight hours straight on one charge. >> Anything else? >> No can worms. Thank you. Have a good night. >> Thank you.

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>> Also, Tom Decker just said the portable pickle ball stuff should be delivered this week. Probably about two more weeks for windscreen delivery. Tennis court nets might be up. DPW can unlock the gate if needed. Well,

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>> the gates already unlocked. So, Jerry said he doesn't even have a key for it, so it's already unlocked, I guess. >> So, just telling you everything isn't done yet, but I guess it's done enough to play on it. >> Okay. Uh, thanks for that update. Hot

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off the press. Um, so, uh, next up, our board's HPC annual report. Come on down. You guys have been very busy. >> Well, good evening. I'm Susan Ryan. I

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was the 2025 vice chair for the Cranberry Historic Preservation Commission. >> And I'm Guy Ker. I'm the current vice chair of the commission. >> So I'll review the year in review for

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you. Um this year all of our commissioners maintained their positions whether they were um class A, B, C, or alternates. Um Jennifer Sutmer was chair in 2025. I was vice chair in 2025.

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Tantra leazison was Robert Christopher. We held 11 regular meetings and one special meeting. We reviewed a total of 36 certificate of approval applications major and minor. They fall within the

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historic district and the buffer area. We also reviewed one concept review which is like pre-application. Um the historic commission generated eight new homeowner letters and those are uh

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letters go to new homeowners within the historic district and the buffer area. They advise the homeowners that their property is in the historic district or buffer area and that any exterior work to their home requires that certificate of approval.

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Um we wow we um completed a collective 422 volunteer hours in 2025. Um and we completed I believe 18 hours

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of education andor training which is a requirement of the certified local government or CLG status that we hold. um our accomplishments. In 2025, we held a second public hearing for the

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designation of the Cranberry Village Historic District properties and the removal of the buffer zone. And we also received township committee and planning board approval of the master plan amendment to refine the Main Street

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historic district boundaries and remove the buffer zone. Um, we refined the inventory of historic sites located outside the Cranberry Village Historic District. Um, and those sites

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are identified in the current master plan. Um, we conducted research on public opinion of our design guidelines which we find on our website. Um, and we received general feedback on our processes.

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We um distributed an online survey that all property owners in the district had an opportunity to complete and Guy and I conducted interviews with architects who work in the township um and uh put forth the applications to

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the HPC and we collected detailed feedback from their perspective. Um, we developed a flyer that describes the differences between the historic preservation commission and the uh and chips, the cranberry historical and

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preservation society. Um, we participated in uh planning for the Revolution New Jersey activities. We submitted the certificate of eligibility application for the Cranberry Station Hamlet.

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So what that means is um the certificate of eligibility is the next step. So the cranberry station hamlet was um designated locally in 2022. Does that sound right? >> Sounds right. >> Um and so the certificate of eligibility

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is a requirement of the state of New Jersey so that we can pursue state designation of that hamlet. Um and we subsequently repro we we put the application in December. We did I'm jumping ahead to 2026. Uh we appre we

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received approval of that eligibility application in February of this year. Um we continue to enhance and promote our interactive map also on the Cranberry Star Commission website um which has all

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of the inventoried properties uh and features photos and histories and inventories and historian notes. So check it out. Um we brought on our first student liaison, Emily Yun, uh to serve for the 2025 2026 school

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year, which will be ending soon. Um we hosted a table at Cranberry Day featuring a history game with prizes. Um and we can we um provided expert testimony and input for 147 Plainsboro

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Road and also pre presented alternate plans for the 1274 South River South River Road uh affordable housing site. That's 2025. >> You want me to start here? >> Yep. >> Okay.

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Um so uh throughout 25 we um had many uh significant challenges uh for historic preservation and they included um making sure we limited early involvement in affordable housing discussions. U we

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seem like we've come to the game a little late in many cases relative to 1234 South River Road, 1274 South River Road, and 1260 South Railroad. And um two of these properties are currently planned for demolition this year. And if we had had earlier

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communication, we have may may have been able to uh provide additional opportunities to explore preservation alternatives while still advancing affordable housing objectives. Um we also were challenged with our participation in building evaluations

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and public hearings. Uh we were not included in evaluation tours at 147 Plainsboro Road, which was the Shipo opinion 4357. And during two subsequent public hearings, HPC recommended against demolitions. Many residents express

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support for preservation. However, the township committee ultimately voted to proceed with demolition. Uh due to ongoing legal proceedings, we are unable to pro provide further comment. But this matter nonetheless required sufficient time, substantial time and professional

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effort from the commission. Uh what might seem like a small matter, but one concerned us anyway was the town hall door replacement process. Uh the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and located within the Cranberry Main Street

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Historic District and uh it underwent a door replacement without prior approval or applications through the HPC. Uh chapter 52 of the township ordinance establishes procedures for review including emergency applications when

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needed. Um the commission believes uh consistent adherence to these procedures help helps to ensure transparency, fairness and preservation outcomes align with community standards. So uh moving forward as outlined in our

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goals, HBC is committed to communication within the guidelines which we operate. We intend to explore further opportunities to collaborate with township committee and support historic preservation in the years to come. Uh specific 2026 goals include uh for the

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Cranberry Village and Hamlet Hamlet uh district to um complete designations of properties within Cranberry Village for more contiguous historic district and remove the buffer area around the Cranberry Village historic district. We

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also want to obtain Cranberry Station Hamlet historic district certificate of eligibility uh for preparation of the national registration nomination form regarding historic sites and structures in greater cranberry township. We are

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leading a CLG grant process to uh research for potential South Main Street Indigenous People's and Black History District, which through some at least preliminary uh investigations seems to um be meritorious.

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Um we also want to continue to look at sites that are threatened for demolition. Some of them I've mentioned already, but 147 Plainsboro Road, 1274 South River Road, 1260 South River Road. While some of these uh it may be seen as water over the dam, we still want to

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proceed with strategies for whatever we can do for preservation, salvage and reuse uh if not in whole in part um and at least the very least documentation of these sites before any demolition would occur. So there's a record of

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their existence. Uh finally, public outreach and communication uh in whatever form it takes. We are going to update the website and we will have conversations both internally and with uh the various folks

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at township uh uh on staff to to allow us to do that. Um we want to enhance communication across committees as appropriate uh and and to the township committee. We're going to uh participate in a wide range of events. Um some of

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them that we've done before, but some new for this year like Revolution New Jersey, uh Cranberry Day H the historic house tour and the Colonial Fair. And finally, uh we are going to work with the library. We've already had some uh

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good conversations with the librarian to um uh provide better uh uh representation of the books that the commission has uh has uh provided to the library but also for events and other

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activities that we can uh do to raise the awareness of historic preservation in town. So that is ongoing. So, um, overall HPC appreciates the support of township committee and continues to serve Cranberry in accordance with

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Township Code Chapters 21 and 93. I should have also mentioned um although it was alluded to earlier uh by Barbara We have made a new appointment or we've made a recommendation for a new appointment to the mayor. um Carol

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Hamlin who lives in town. She's uh well she was an English major in college when she was in college. Um and her husband is and is a historian and she has a lot of interest in um the history of Cranberry and historic preservation. So

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we're hoping to welcome her onto the commission shortly. That's the end of our report. >> Thank you very much. I can see where those 422 volunteer hours uh went. That was very thorough. Thank you. Uh any questions?

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>> I have a few if you don't mind. >> I don't mind. >> Thank you first of all for putting all of that together and it is uh very impressive the number of hours you all have put in and it's and it and your efforts are for all of us and I think sometimes we forget that. So thank you. the with

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regards to 2025 when you mentioned the certificate of eligibility what what um what items are included in that hamlet as you speak up it's um the certificate of eligibility you mentioned the word hamlet and am I

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correct you mentioned the word maybe train depot >> right so what what is what encompass what does that hamlet encompass >> so um early on when we um were designating the hamlet which

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consists I think of four houses. Is that correct? >> That's correct. >> Um that fall on the Cranberry side. >> Yes. >> Right. Of the um of the line between Cranberry and Monroe. That's the local designation. And at that time um we met

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with the state historic preservation office on site and they told us that in order to be considered for state and national register domin design designation the hamlet

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should be the the boundary should be widened to include um houses on the Monroe side. >> Yes, that's that's a bit of a challenge. and um also um existing um

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features uh that remain at the uh train station. Uh I believe right now there are two right so that would be the freight station and then there is a uh concrete >> it's a switch >> switch station switch house

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>> and that's it. So um when this application is successful and the designation is um awarded what restriction does that put on the households or on the houses in general? So uh in general with designation

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local designation is the most restrictive as far as the rights or restrictions on property owners and as it extends up to state and national level there are fewer and fewer restrictions. So the most restrictive

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designation is already in place put in place by the township. I guess what I'm trying to understand also is um you know it's nice to designate something historic and that we can honor it for its history, but then

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what happens if a resident that falls in that area now needs to change a feature on the house? Are they restricted? >> Well, they have to come before >> they come before us, but there's no like like I sit on the New Jersey Historic

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Sites Council. >> Yes. That's kind of the state version of of what we do, but that is for public entities only. So, private property owners are not impacted by the designation as far as having to review

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their addition or their renovation with the state or the national entities >> at the local level. But but the the restrictions the but the guidelines for the hamlet would be no different than what the guidelines would be for anyone

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on a >> in the historic district here in town on Main Street or wherever >> because the Cranberry Village is already a national historic district. >> So currently those homes that fall under that uh designation u are subject to these restrictions.

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>> Is that what I'm hearing? >> Yes. Yes. >> So there is no change. >> No change. Okay. I'm I'm just in anticipation of those residents that come and say, "Hey, you guys have done this and now there's a you know, there's a situation where I now have restrictions put upon me." >> Yes. It's it's a common fear.

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>> Right. Right. Well, I mean, it's just things to think about as we >> they've actually been very supportive and cooperative of all. >> Yeah. That's wonderful. >> The other Sorry. Like you said before, the the honor like the of the designation is really what they are most interested in.

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>> Okay. But but the other um kind of more kind of interesting and maybe exciting part of this is actually this development that is anticipated of a warehouse um on on the other side of the the road uh where the where the station

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depot and the switch house is. the developer is actually he was just in our at our last uh commission meeting and he's very interested in preserving that building and um finding a way to create some

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way to for the township to utilize it or for some purpose beyond just being a you know historic building. but he wants to uh preserve it and um and he's going to continue to work with us to find the best way to do that and

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uh that's kind of exciting that somebody as a private developer would be actually interested in doing that. So >> that is exciting. I think the only thing I would share with you and I think I did share this with you Barbara is like a as it's still a construction site and they are planning like they have a plan. Um

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you know there's a formula that every plan comes with like I want to build this warehouse. This is the kind of uh this is the number of parking spaces I need. So sort of before he kind of bequets this area um he should make sure that he can accomplish his plan first.

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>> Oh yeah. Well he'll be submitting his full plan for the property to planning board. uh or zoning board. I can't. Anyway, in the not too distant future and all of that will be part of his proposal. >> That's that's wonderful. Um with regards to this Hamlet designation again though,

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when you mentioned the word Monroe that like that does seem very difficult now because you're asking these residents in Monroe to accept these restrictions also. >> Well, we can't really do that. We have um reached out to Monroe

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Township to their uh do they have an HPC or is it a historical society? >> I think it's a historic society. >> Society. Um >> and uh the last I heard is that they were supportive of our endeavors and

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wished us luck as opposed to offering us um assistance. Um but yes, that is something that would need to be clarified. Yeah, I think they have to know about it. I mean, you know, there in the past there was sort of difficult relationships with our neighbors in

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Monroe and it would be nice just to make that piece clear to them. But thank you for all the hard work that you do. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> I think what was great is that you found that photograph from 19 what was 38? That's what I was thinking. And that's

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what the developer will >> is looking at returning it to >> to that. >> Yeah. whether whether they peel off the exterior and they find anything underneath. Um I think that was really really great. >> Questions.

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>> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any follow-up items? Uh you're going to follow up or did you already about the you sent it? I saw that. Okay, great. Um, about the buses.

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That's what we were talking about. Okay. Uh, boards and commissions vacancies. Okay. Um, do I do this first? >> Okay. U, we want to make the following mayorial appointment. You might want to hear this, Susan. Uh, Carol Hamlin.

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Uh, Historic Preservation Commission Class C full member term expiration 123126. Uh, do we have do we have to do a motion? Here's a mayor appointed. >> Okay. She's now appointed. So now you have another member. Okay. Yep. See you.

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>> Yeah. Um the following are the vacancies. Um still on the Environmental Commission second alternative 1231 uh 27. Historic preservation commission class C second alternate 123127. Zoning board second alternative 123127.

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Okay. Ordinances. We made it. Okay. Um, first reading, none. Second reading. Are we ready? Um, what do I do? I do. >> So, we have to have the public for each one, then the committee, and then you have your motion. >> So, do we read it first, right? >> You want to read it? Sure.

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>> Go ahead. So, we have second reading. Um, go ahead. So, our first ordinance that is on for second reading is Cranberry Township Ordinance number 04-26-09, an ordinance of the town of Cranberry uh in Middle Sex County, New Jersey, adopting redevelopment plan for 1260

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South River Road, designated as block 5, flat 18 on the Cranberry Township Tax Mat pursuant to NJSA4A, cone 12A7. So, I'm opening up this up to public comment on just this ordinance um number

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04-26-09. Any public comment? Okay, seeing none, I'll close that. Any uh now we'll open it up to the township committee for comment. >> Okay, seeing none, I'll close that to the township committee. And um do I have

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a motion? So much I'll second. >> We'll move on to roll call for that ordinance. Mr. Christopher. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Elidelli? >> Yes. >> Dr. Rogers? >> Yes. >> Mr. Scott? >> Yes. >> You're Miss Abson. Thank you.

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>> Moving on to >> Moving on to the second ordinance. Would you like to read it, Debbie? >> Sure. Uh Cranberry Township Ordinance number 04-26-12 an ordinance of the township of Cranberry County of Middle Sex authorizing the subdivision and conveyance of sections of property

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designated as block 20 latch 12.02 and 15.01 formerly lots 12.01 and 15 on the Cranberry Township Tax M. Opening this up to public comment. Anyone? Any public? Seeing none, closing

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public comment. Uh, township committee, any comments? Seeing none, closing that. And now we have a motion. >> Nope. I just muted myself. Uh, I will move. >> Second.

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>> A second. >> Okay, we'll move on to roll call. Mr. Christopher, >> yes. >> Mrs. Eladawi, yes. >> Dr. Rogers, yes. >> Mr. Scott, yes. >> Mayor Conman's absent. Thank you. Uh, now moving on to the third second reading. Um, go ahead Debbie. Cranberry

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Township Ordinance number 04-26-13 an ordinance of the township of Cranberry and Middle Sex County, New Jersey, authorizing execution of a financial agreement with Cranberry Family Apartments LLC pursuant to NJSA 527D-320

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and a tax exemption and payment in lie of taxes pursuant to NJSA 527D-320 for property located 1260 South River Road, Block 5, Lat Uh, do we have any public comment? Opening it up to public comment. Seeing

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none, I close that. I'm opening it up to township committee comment. >> Seeing none, I close that. And do we have a motion? >> Some moved. >> Do you want to be second? >> You want to dive in?

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>> I'll second. >> Okay. Um, we'll move on to roll call. Mr. Christopher. Yes, >> Mrs. Obidari. >> Yes, >> Dr. Rogers. >> Yes, >> Mr. Scott. >> Yes. >> Mayor Kad is absent. Thank you. >> Moving on to the fifth second reading um

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of ordinance number 04-26-14. You're on. >> Thank you. It's an ordinance of the township of Cranberry County and Middle Sex authorizing a s utility easement for the rightway surrounding the property designated as block 25 lot one on the cranberry township tax map.

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>> Opening it up to public comment. Any public comment? 321. I'm seeing none. Closing it. Opening up the township comment. >> 321. Okay. Closing that. Do we have a motion?

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>> I'll move a second. >> And move on to roll call. Mr. Christopher. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Eladawi. >> Yes. >> Dr. Rogers. >> Yes. >> Mr. Scott? >> Yes. >> Mayor Kerman is absent. Thank you. >> Okay. We have one last one.

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>> It's our final one. >> Yes. Number six. Number 04-26-15. >> Yes. Which is an ordinance of the township of Cranberry County and Middle Sex authorizing the acceptance of a deed of dedication for the rightway at a portion of the property designated as block 16, lot five on the Cranberry

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Township tax. >> Opening it up to the public comment. Going once, going twice. Okay. Uh we're going to close it. Opening it up to the township committee for comment. Seeing none, I close that. Do we have a motion?

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>> Make a motion. >> Second. >> Roll call. Mr. Christopher. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Obadawi. >> Yes. >> Dr. Rogers. >> Yes. >> Mr. Scott? >> Yes. >> Mayor Newman is absent. Thank >> um so we're moving on now to

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resolutions. We have consent resolutions A through D. Would anyone like to pull one out? If not, can we move A through D? Anyone would like to move that? >> I'll move A through D. >> Do we have a second? >> I'll second A through D. >> Thank you. Moving on to roll call. Mr.

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Christopher. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Obadawi. >> Yes. >> Dr. Rogers. Yes. >> Mr. Scott. Yes. >> Mayor Neman Zepson. Thank you. >> Okay, we did it. That's great. Um, >> nice flow there. Good flow. >> That was the longest part of the

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meeting. It was the fastest. So, thank you for that. >> I I can be efficient sometimes. Okay. Um anyway, so now once again um we're opening it up to public comment. Um uh not on the ordinances um but um on

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anything else. Oh, Bonnie, would you like to step forward? You have three minutes. As you know, we've been doing this a little while >> and sign in. >> And please sign in. Good to see you. We missed you last meeting. Can you turn that on, please? Thanks.

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>> Um, I know that our property maintenance code is weak. However, we have a house on Cranberry Neck Road that has been deserted for over a year. Um, we've it's

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been sighted for grass last year, but the place is a disaster. There are logs in the front um yard. It's just a mess. They they have these boxes

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that they put out by the by the street. One is pushed back. One's still there. The whole place is a mess. And I was wondering if there's anything that we can do to alleviate this problem because it looks terrible.

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I'm I'm going to take this into consideration. I'm going to um >> yeah, look over there. >> First of all, it's public comment, so we're not supposed to go back and forth. However, our health officer has been out there. They've received summons. It's

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been sent to court, but if they don't respond, they don't go to court. There's really not much more the court's going to do. It's not like we're going to find the property owner and arrest them. So, our property maintenance code itself, it there's nothing in there. They're

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allowed to have planters out there. One push back, one push forward. That's their property. You can't do much about that. >> It's unoccupied. >> Yes. No one lives there. >> I I I live on that road, too. And so, I've monitored that property. >> No. So, there's every once in a while someone shows up because I see the

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chimney um working and I see some electricity on. So, every once in a while, someone pops in. But, you are right. It has not really had a solid inhabitant for a long time and it continues to be a concern. >> Um, I know we're not allowed to comment,

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but the board of health basically it's the grass. The height of the grass is what they come and they can sight on. >> Correct. Like if they see rodents, if the grass is too high, they'll summit. And they did send summons and it did go to court, I believe. And I believe the

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grass is not high now, but it's just starting to be spring. I don't >> Yeah, I know that's not satisfactory, but that's we're doing what we can do at this point. So, um any other public comment?

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Okay. Um seeing none, um I just wanted to make my own little public comment. I I when I come into uh town hall, I look up at the papers and I just I I encourage people to come in and there's a lot of great information. There's your

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Middle Sex um you know, county uh magazine um with lots of very cool information about 250th anniversary. Summer registration for camp is happening. Um senior center programs, they are printed out. You don't even

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need to go on the website or anything. is here. It is in full color. Um and um >> she does black and white. >> What's that? >> It's close enough. >> Yeah, it's close. It's black and white. Okay. And um and you know, information on fire safety for people with

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disabilities and um so um and what to do with your rabies prevention. So, lots of good information. This is just a sample of all the good stuff that's in um in front of the office there. So, come in and say hi and get your information.

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Okay, that was that was that um action items. Did we get in? We already did that. We're good. >> We're good. >> Okay. Um >> I'll follow up on the >> Okay. And um I think that's it. So, do I

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have a motion to adjurnn? >> So, moved. >> Second. >> Who second? >> Second. Sorry. Second. All >> in favor? I