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Delco Township Committee meeting of June 15, 2026, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Delco Township Municipal Building, 770 Coopertown Road, Delco, New Jersey. >> We are recording and we are live. >> Okay, great. Thank you.

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>> I'd like to welcome you to the Danka Township Committee meeting of June 15, 2026. Can I have a roll call, please? Mr. Bartlett >> here, >> Mr. McFad >> here, >> Mr. Olette >> here, >> Miss Zeus here, Miss Fitzpatrick >> here. Also present, Miss Simona, our

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township administrator, Mr. Heinhold, our township solicitor, Mr. Fox, our township engineer, Mrs. Russell, our municipal clerk, Mrs. Hart, our deputy municipal clerk, Mr. Fenomore, superintendent of public works, and Mr.

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Warren, our police chief. Please join me in the flag slit. I pledge algiance 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

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justice for all. >> Albe, would you please read the sunshine statement? >> Yes. >> Please be advised, the proper notice of this meeting has been given in compliance with the open public meetings act in the following manner. Written notice has been mailed to the Burlington County Times and Tourier Post and

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published in the December 28th, 2025 editions. Written notice has been posted on the official bulletin board of the Township of Delo at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Live stream statement. This meeting of the Delanco Township Committee may be transmitted via live stream on YouTube video. The streaming

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comment attached to this agenda. Thank you, Beth. Uh the first uh item on our agenda tonight is ordinance 20268 amending chapter 240 governing sidewalk and curb repair. This is the second

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reading by title only and public hearing. So the hearing is now open to the public regarding ordinance 20268. It's open to the public. Uh Harold Klinger, 509 Buttonwood Street. Um, I did have a question about

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this before and I kind of forgot about it, but but now I was wondering this is for sidewalk and curb repair, right? Um, how I was just wondering how do you determine whose sidewalk and whose curb

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gets repaired? >> H I don't understand your question. You mean when we when we're redoing a street or something? Yeah. When you're redoing it, how do you determine who whose sidewalk and whose curb gets fixed? >> It depends on I guess Harry I would

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address I'd let Harry address that. It depends on monies and what needs repair >> to be repaired. >> If it's a classic road capital project, um if we have to change the curb uh andor sidewalk due to change drainage

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issues, generally that's the command. Um otherwise you you try to stay away from doing sidewalks. Um unless street tree cause damage uh the catch of tree tree then we generally replace that but uh we

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we only replace it if needed or the design population. >> So this is like small small stuff. It's not really like like a whole street cuz I noticed that like the street I don't know the name of the street. It's the

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next one after Ash Street >> over by the church. >> Union. >> Oh, Union. >> That that whole a couple years back that whole street, all the sidewalks and all the curbs got were brand new.

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>> Kind of wondering, well, geez, do you get do you like go for a lottery or something? You have a lottery and who wins and who gets the sidewalk? >> No, it's not like that. I think a lot of it has to do with the if if you're receiving a grant, what the grant actually covers because at one time

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there were grants that did cover replacing sidewalks and curbs if needed >> and I can remember doing a whole street with the sidewalk and the curb, but it's very rare now. >> Yeah. And it's

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>> Yeah. It's very rare that we >> Yeah. It's not something that's typical. So each Each property owner that's fronting the the sidewalk has responsibility under the state law and under our ordinance, >> right? And >> this ordinance is just about

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broadening the ways that those replacements can occur, >> right? To include pavers. >> Yeah. >> And I know that if they're redoing a street and if you have a an issue with your curb or your sidewalk, you can make

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arrangements with the contractor. I think it's to have that done at the same time, Harry. Can't they? And but it would be additional expense. It would be an expense to you not to >> Oh, I I understand that because I did I did my whole one side.

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>> I know. I can see that. >> On Blind Street and uh at one time I did the whole side and that's when it was reasonable, >> right, >> at that time. It was not reasonable no more. And boy, I'd love to have the front done and match it, but I was just

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wondering we can, you know, maybe put your name in a hat or something like that. >> Yeah. >> Okay. All right. Thank you. >> You're welcome. Anyone else regarding this ordinance? I'll close this portion to the public and ask for a motion from

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the township committee for ordinance 20268. >> So move. >> Second. >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Bartlett, >> yes. >> Mr. Mr. McFaden. >> Yes. >> Mr. Olette. >> Yes. >> Miss Suss. >> Yes. >> Miss Fitzpatrick. >> Yes.

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>> Uh at this time uh we're going to have a presentation on 401 Creek Road from uh uh regarding a redevelopment proposal for Lenar Corporation. Welcome. >> Duncan. Do you want me to say just few words first?

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>> I was going to say hi and ask you to do an introduction. Absolutely. So, just real quick, um I think if you live in Delanka, you probably uh everybody knows about 401 Creek and it's uh it's significant history in terms of what we've been through over the last year or

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so. Um we are at a point now where with ownership as discussed when we went through the process the intent was always to return it back to the market with a use that uh would not create the same concerns and issues that we were concerned about relative to the prior

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industrial use. Um we put that into a request for proposal process. We received two proposals. Of those two proposals, Lenar, who is uh represented by Duncan Prime tonight and has other

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representatives here, uh was by far the best proposal received. We had significant discussion with them over the last couple of months about what they propose, what we need to get out of the project, what they need to get out of the project to make it work.

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Redevelopment is a partnership. Um, we have flexibility under the redevelopment authority process under the state statute to uh design uh our zoning to fit the needs of the community and and fit the needs to make the redevelopment

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work. Um, so we are at the point now where we're uh proposing to enter into what's called of a a letter of intent. that is basically uh we're agreeing that we're going to focus on working with each other to try and enter into a formal redevelopment agreement. The

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letter of intent has some key elements to it um that again both parties have identified as important to the transaction and we've asked Lenar to come here and just do a very brief big picture

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overview of what the project is that the public has a sense of what's being proposed for the site. >> Thank you Doug. >> Thank you. Thank you Mr. Hold. Madame Mayor, members of the committee, my name, as Doug indicated, is Duncan Prime. I'm from the firm of Prime Tubell

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and Melli. I represent US Home LLC, which is another fancy name for LAR doing business as LAR. Uh, in connection with the 401 Creek Road Redevelopment. Uh, Mr. Heinhold did an excellent overview of the process and why we're here. Um, before I turn it over to my

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LAR team, I want to first thank the committee for the opportunity to be here tonight. Uh we're excited. I want to thank Mr. Einhold, the township staff um for their time and energy this spring. As Doug indicated, we met several times um both in person, over the phone, on

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Zoom. Um every forum available we used to try and work out what you see in front of you tonight, which is a a brief letter of intent, but hopefully that is the start of a much longer process um which leads to a redevelopment agreement and hopefully a contract of sale. Um,

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two quick points before I turn it over. First, I think it's important, um, my client, and I applaud them for it, they chose a local team here, a South Jersey based team. I think everyone's familiar with Bob Stout. Um, Bob's worked in the county for I don't want to put time

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frame on [clears throat] it, Bob, but several years. Let's leave it there. Um, I've worked here my entire career. They chose an architecture firm from Medford. Um, obviously extensive experience in the county and I think that'll serve this project and the relationship with the town well. Um, secondly, the

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redevelopment plan and the RFP itself, it was done by the town and we came in and we tried to meet the spirit of that and I think what you're going to see tonight, we're not asking to reszone or or have a re-engineer or redo an idea on this property. I think it's something that the town was looking for and we

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came in and tried to fill that need. So, with that, I'd like to introduce Wayne Bertler. Wayne's the entitlements manager um from LAR. He's going to go into a more high level presentation of who Lenar is, a little bit of background on the company and what we're proposing to do here tonight. So Wayne, let's get

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you introduced. Obviously, not a formal proceeding. We don't need to swear you or anything. Let's see it up here. Yeah, >> maybe >> Wayne, can you turn have it turned so they turn to the office? So >> maybe it would be maybe it would be

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better in the corner where it was so that the public can see it as well, Bob. Uh yeah, and then we can see it too. [clears throat] >> And I think the committee can see this in their dreams. >> Yeah. Oh, okay. [laughter] Okay. Well, we have a hand mic. Don't we have a hand

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mic? Uh we have a hand mic that you can use. Uh, sure. That'd be great. >> Anyway, [laughter] >> one of the benefits of being me, I can be loud no matter where I am. Um, so thanks Doug. Uh, and thanks Duncan

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for the introduction. Introduction. All right. Thanks. See y'all. Um, [laughter] no, they took care of a lot of the heavy lifting. Uh, my name is Wayne Bertler. I've been with LAR for 13 years. I work in our due diligence and entitlements departments. Uh, I'm a Drexel University

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graduate 2001 and a licensed professional CI civil engineer in water resources since 2005. Um, as Duncan re uh stated, we're really excited to be here. We're really excited to create a marriage and a partnership with Delanco and we're really looking

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forward to the possibility and hope of bringing a great active adult community to the township. Lenar is founded in 1954, a family-owned business in the state of Florida. Uh we are currently headquartered in Miami. Um we have our

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local division where I'm stated at is at 24 or housed at is 2465 Cuser Road uh in Hamilton, New Jersey, Mercer County. Um we're we've been on the New York Stock Exchange for n since 1972. uh Fortune 500 company and as I stated

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earlier, I've been with LAR for 13 years. This was the first year that we were voted as one of the best places to work in the country and I'm very happy for that. Uh probably more than any of our accomplishments. Um we build homes in 29 states, 79

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markets. We're the second largest home builder in the USA. We built over 26,000 homes across the country in 2025. and we plan to stay there and hopefully exceed that in 2026 and beyond. Locally, uh we are the number one home builder in this

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market. Uh our market, I call our market New Jersey and New York. Our responsibility or our current projects range from Tuxedo, New York all the way to Hamilton, New Jersey and Atlanta County. I generally stay Mercer, Middle Sex, Mammoth, and South Jersey. and we

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have a whole other group of people that work everything uh north of that and into uh New York City and beyond. Um I live in Atlantic County, so I don't want to drive uh six hours round trip every day to anything we got going on up in New York. Uh I won't get anything done even with the proclivity of Zoom and all

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the other stuff we have available to us. Um as I said, we're the number one home builder in this market. We built over 900 homes in 2025. We're going to be very close and we have a goal of trying to eclipse a thousand uh for 2026. We're right on that number. Like 989 is

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the number. So, if we have 11 excited buyers in here tonight, maybe we could figure out a way to get to a thousand. If not, we'll get there next year. Um we're experienced in the RFP and redevelopment process. Uh currently we're building our third project through

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redevelopment and RFP on the uh Fort Mammoth, the old Fort Mammoth base in Mammoth County. uh in conjunction with the Fort Mammoth uh economic redevelopment authority. Uh this excuse [clears throat] me, this current project or the third project that's under uh horizontal or land development

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activities is located at Hope and Pine Brook Road. Uh there's 275 homes within that community. Uh it was a huge undertaking. There was 50 old remaining army army barracks from that base uh that we've demolished. Uh maybe 50% of

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them 60% of them at this point. uh we work cooperatively with New Jersey American Water uh to uh I don't want to say help them but uh subdivided the piece of the property off for the benefit of them to build a water tank uh that was needed in in the municipality. So we're very familiar with working with

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cooperative agencies uh municipal government etc etc and making something like this become a reality. Um so from here on out that's a lot of the LANAR stuff. A lot of this stuff will be a lot of the stuff that's in the RFP uh that we submitted, but for the general

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public, uh you know, we're block 2100, lot 11. It's a little under 12 acres, known as 401 Creek Road. Uh to orient us, uh it's Pennington Park and the Field of Dreams baseball field. uh to our one side, it's Pennington Court and

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generally residential to our other and the Rancokus Creek behind us and obviously Creek Road along our frontage with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission immediately across the street. So those are our site characteristics and ex and what you could see here is existing uh I would

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define it as light and uh medium grade industrial use on the property uh now unoccupied uh and all that stuff uh will be and then some uh some trees some wetlands um all of that will be part and parcel to the site plan that we're going

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to flip through next. So this is our conceptual plan. Um I call it a concept because for those of you that have worked in business uh in your in your life in your career, you'll know that everything is conceptual until you start dealing with D and you

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establish your wetlands lines uh your letter of interpretation all your wetlands permitting uh and in additional b bulk zoning and zoning requirements. Um, so those are all the key components into turning something like this uh into final. And that's, you know, I don't want to say a long way down the road,

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but it takes a process, right? And tonight we're here for really what I define as the second step in the process with a whole lot more steps to go. Um, but we have proposed 64 active adult town homes here. Uh, so market rate active adult town homes, no school age

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children within the community. Uh we serve by public water and sewer. Uh limit I keep tripping over this thing. Limited roadway network. Um we're we're conscious we it sounds silly. We're in we're in the notion of developing

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properties, right? But we do try to be environmentally conscious as we can when we can. Um my experience before uh uh be after graduating college, I worked for Penoni Associates for a short clip. Then I went to work for the state of New Jersey and the federal

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government. I did a lot of land conservation for uh agricultural uses, believe it or not. And now I'm on to uh housing development. Um so I try where I can and where my company will allow me to be to be as successful as we can in

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mim in limiting things like storm uh stormwater management impacts and things like that. And one of the thing ways you do that is reduce your impervious coverage, reduce your roadways, uh increase your landscaping wherever you can. Um obviously there's a goal to achieve. It has to be financially viable for something to become successful, but

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we try to look at everything as we're developing our plan. Um so here uh and and emergency services and emergency access. You don't want sometimes you have one way in a community. It's always more beneficial if you could plan to have multiple ways in and out of the community. It's easier for access. It's

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easier for uh for for movement. It's easier for circulation. So here we have two axises out the creek road and one kind of midblock uh road bisecting the community. Um so we has a limited roadway network as possible. Um we think

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we've established appropriate buffers uh in buffering from residential to residential uses, residential to park uses and then a little bit heavier. We have a lot of wetlands to the rear of the site. So there's not a lot of development if anybody's looking at the plan here as you head towards the Rancokus Creek, which kind of makes

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sense, right? Um but along Creek Road, we have an expanded buffer. Um we're going to put sidewalk along the frontage, hopefully some landscape buffering, um with the extra top soil that we anticipate having when we get into site development. And that will act

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as a buffer to, you know, kind of uh transition the residential community to Creek Road and all the uh the heavier uses, so to speak. Uh again, just want to reiterate, no school age children. That'll all be vetted out through the HOA documents. Um so no impacts to the

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local school district. These are our proposed home types. Uh currently we call this the Maverick model. Uh market rate, active adult, twostory town homes. I have three written down. So, I had to double check

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that. It didn't make sense to me. Uh, 24 to 28t wide, 52 to 60 ft deep, 1950 to 2278 ft. It's a master down component um which is preferred from an active adult lifestyle with a second bedroom on the

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upstairs and an option for a third bedroom on upstairs as well that could be treated as uh you know visitor space, office space, puzzle room, dance hall, whatever, whatever anybody wants it to be. Uh two and a half baths,

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twocar garage, no basements planned for this community. Uh optional decks off the main living space. Ex uh and exterior finishes include vinyl siding, uh vertical board and batten, PVC panels,

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manufactured stone veneer. We anticipate being in uh priced in the mid to uh mid $400,000 range. That's obviously dependent upon market conditions. That'll go up and down as we go. And realistically, we're probably 24 to 30

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months away until we're marketing a home. And that's if everything goes really good when we leave here tonight. Uh again, circling back to be trying trying to be environmentally conscious. Some of the things that we will have in our homes and think about that. Tankless hot water heaters, thermal enclosed high

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efficiency HVAC systems. Sorry, I'm giving you all this. Normally Lisa will give you all this when she comes later. um uh energy efficient appliances, energy efficient LED lighting, and the town home garages will all be outfitted with a level one dedicated outlet for uh

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electric vehicle charging with an option to upgrade for a quick charge level two service. Um that is generally component of the project itself from a site plan perspective and from home perspective. I'll put the plan perspective up again

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and then I'm going to wrap with just some timing uh what we believe is realistic timing. um to get us from tonight to a finish line and a finished product. Like completely out of the town's hair. We're done. No more homes, no more people moving in. Just happy residents um

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paying their taxes and living a great life here. Uh so after we leave tonight, we figure we're 24 to 30 months away from getting all approvals. I circle back to D. D can be a crotchety process. You you go out and stake your line for your wetlands. You have a debate. Maybe

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you move a flag here, you move a flag there. takes a little bit of time to get through your D process and then we have all our local approvals, county approvals, water and sewer, water and sewer at D, etc. So, it's a it's a process, right? And

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I get pressed every day. Why does it take me 24 months? And there's always a wrinkle. Um, sometimes you have successes. I had a court hearing today that I walked out going, "Wow, I just moved the job up 12 months." And I felt really good about that. And so sometimes

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that type of stuff happens and sometimes you you know sometimes you have bad processes too. Um once we leave there the process gets really accelerated. Uh Lar will chew up this uh this asset we'll call it 64 homes. We'll chew it up

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pretty quickly. Um we don't wait for Duncan to Duncan's not 55. Look I mean he's like 25. So we don't wait for Duncan to come into our sales office and say I want to buy I want to buy this home here. Wayne. Okay. build me this house. I want this type of cabinet. I

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want this type of flooring. I want this type of uh countertop. We go with a model that's called everything included. Basically, if you walk into our sales office, everything see in front of you is what you're going to get, but it's already being built. And depending upon what stage the home is in, if you

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particularly want this lot and it's under active construction, if it's far enough along that the cabinetry and stuff are already in, you're kind of stuck with it. If you're early enough in the process where the cabinets haven't gone in and the countertops haven't been cut, you can change colors, but your materials and things and such are

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already baked in. So, we call that paneling our homes. And it's one of the ways that we move through our assets uh quicker than a lot of our competitors do for uh for the benefit for the benefit and the worse. Um, for instance, I mean, we just built 452 homes. Uh, for some of

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y'all that may have been familiar on um on Smithville Road in Eastampton Township, we built 450 homes in less than four years. Now, that's obviously in a fantastic real estate market. Um, and we had multiple products there. So, we're able to build two products at one

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time. Um, and we try to do that wherever we can, but on a smaller site like this, we're going to offer one product. Um, so just to close the loop on that, probably zero to six months of site development, horizontal development, knocking down the buildings, cutting down the trees, stripping the top soil, land grading,

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utility installation, and somewhere about 3/4 of the way along that process. Um, we'll start hopefully we'll have a building permit from the town and we'll start our vertical construction. So somewhere in that 4 to 6 month range after we started site development and then feeding back into us chewing this

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asset up, we should build all these homes in less than 20 months. And so once we exit approvals, once uh the township engineers will sign our plans, we're be able to record a plat. We figure we're 20 to 24 months to

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complete all homes done, dedication of any public uh uh spaces or public improvements to the municipality and we're done. We're out of our hair and hopefully there's something else in Deleno that we're able to be fantastic at. >> That's all I got for you all. Thank you.

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>> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Any questions that we can answer? Obviously, we're here for the evening, so any questions the mayor committee staff has, we're happy to answer them. >> Uh I just had a question about the specks. Uh the colors that are going to

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be chosen, is that is they going to be all the same color, uniform colors across? Is there an opportunity for a buyer to pick a color? Just curious as to color scheme. >> That's all dictated on stage. So, or date dictated in process. Um, we we

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every town has like a lookalike clause, right? They don't want the same home the same thing right down the string. We control that on our own. As we panel a home, we'll panel a certain building string with a certain exterior feature, a certain color color palette. You know,

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this is when we get into if we're fortunate enough to get into the point where we're given a full-blown presentation, you'll see that these will have three or four different elevations with three or four different color options. Uh you may have a stone water table that goes up in front. It'll it'll vary. And as we panel those out, we'll

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make sure that it's a little bit more difficult in town homes than it is single family, right? Because the box is kind of the same. But um and you can introduce as many products as you want when it's single family. But we will make sure when we panel these up that they don't look exactly the same as you go down the street.

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>> They'll look similar. I'm not going to lie, but they're not going to be exactly the same. >> And your Hamilton project, these are similar to that, right? The West End project. >> Yes. >> So, we could technically go down there and check it out and get an idea. >> That would be a good starting point.

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Yeah, absolutely. Um, if you want, I mean, those are not active adult homes. Um, but those would be a good start. Those will be representative of what we're building. We're building a little bit bigger home here. And that's actually a three-story product where this is a two-story product. So, it's a

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little bit different. Got it. >> Are they single family homes? Is that what they are in Hamilton? >> Sorry about that. >> Single family homes rather than um town houses >> in Hamilton. >> No, they're they're town homes as well. >> Oh, they're town houses as well. Okay. Um what about the project in you said in

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East Hampton you're doing something is that um >> East Hampton was uh active adult. It had I did the approvals back in like 2016 for that. It had roughly two there's 452

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total. It had a mix of single family homes, duplex homes or we call them twins and then triplex homes. Um some people want to press us into calling those town homes. We called them triplex homes. Um, so that was a that was a mix of those three products there.

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>> Where is that? >> Wider a little bit wider product and things like that. >> Where's that? Just in case the they want to take a ride. >> Yeah, that's what's the name of that development >> venue at Smithville Green 1020 Smithville Road in East Hampton Township.

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That was an interesting one, too. We had to get New Jersey American Water to expand their water franchise to come down into that municipality to build that project. So >> good. And these will all be the same model. Is that what they'll be? Because the plan and I have all Abigail

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>> Robert once once we pick so for now because the concept, >> right? because the LOI uh or sorry not the because the LOI through D hasn't truly defined um uh the wetlands boundaries and things like that and we haven't gotten to a final resolution on

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bulk standards with the town. If you were following along I referenced 24 foot wide and 28 foot wide and 52 foot deep and 62 foot deep and some and some square footage. There's just some flexibility in that whether it ends up being the Abigail product or the Maverick product. This would be the

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biggest product that we would build. This is the largest product. So, we selected, you know, to come here tonight. We selected the largest product product >> because that's the one my sales and marketing team wants to build. [laughter] >> Thank you. >> And I guess I have to get along with

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them. >> Anyone else have any questions? >> Not right now. >> Not right now. You can um if the gentlemen are going to stay around um maybe it would be best if we open it up now. I mean,

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um I think we would like to go into um what we're going to uh approve first and then we have a section for the public. >> Yeah. I just want to I just want to emphasize something on that point. We're going to have a whole public process. So, don't think that what was just presented is sort of like the end of

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discussion. This is the start of the discussion, right, >> with LAR. We've obviously been talking about 401 Creek and dealing with the uh impacts associated with that for uh over a year now. But in terms of LAR, this is really their first introduction to the community. The purpose of a letter

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intent of intent is to say we we know enough I use this uh analogy. I don't love this analogy, but I'm going to use it here anyway. It's a little bit like an engagement, right? We're we know enough about what they're proposing. They know enough about the site and what we have to offer as a township that

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we're agreeing that we're going to work really hard over the next couple of months to try and reach an agreement. when we get to that redevelopment agreement, it's going to have a lot more detail, a lot more constraints on them, a lot more constraints on us in terms of where the parties can move. This right now is just sort of the beginning of

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point like big picture. We we asked for something that was more on the residential senior side of things and LAR uh respond to that proposal and and the committee satisfied that it's in the in the realm of what we

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are are looking for for that site. Um, we talked a lot about this site over the uh past year and a half because of the way the county park developed, the the Field of Dreams ended up happening, what happened uh up the road with the senior

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uh projects that have, you know, go back now 20 years with the PY development at Newton's Landing and the origination there. All that originally was zoned, you know, industrial and changed over the years and this became the the missing tooth in the middle of that and

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this is how we're fixing that. This we think is the appropriate solution. But there will be a lot more discussion once they go through the redevelopment agreement process. There will be planning board site plan approval all those sorts of things that uh will will

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be before the public for public comment and and and discussion. So this is again just big picture here. So don't feel like we're not you're not going to have a part in the process. We we are including the public in the process. >> Right. So what we are doing right now is

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we are doing a resolution authorizing the execution of letter letter of intent with LAR Corporation for the redevelopment of 401 Creek Road block 2100 lot 11 and naming US Home LLC

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uh doing business as LAR as conditional redeveloper. So I would ask the township committee for a motion to approve and authorize the execution of the letter of intent with Lenor >> and that's 2026-87.

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I would make a motion. >> Thank you, Carol. Second. >> Second. >> Phil McFaden. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Bartlett. >> Yes. >> Mr. McFaden. >> Yes. >> Mr. Olette. >> Yes. >> Miss Seuss. Yes. Miss Fitzpat.

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>> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Thank you. Uh the next item is meeting is open to the public for comments and questions. Agenda items only. This is session one. >> Sure. It was

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Harold Clingler, 509 Buttonwood Street. Uh I think the proposed plan is a great plan. I like it. uh more adults uh less kids for the schools. It's

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fantastic. Uh the only thing that I was wondering was uh two things was are is the the company aware of how much the taxpayers paid for the property

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and are we going to get our money back? And two, who is going to be responsible for those roads and uh whatever else is involved with the roads

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and properties and stuff? Is it is it is it going to be the association, the company, or is it going to end up being the township responsible for the roads and stuff? So, I'm going to jump in and try and answer the those just because I've been eating

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and sleeping this project. Um, the [clears throat] they're very aware of what we paid. It was included in the RFP process. Their initial proposal was south of that number. We have negotiated with them up to it was indicated in the resolution 3.31 million.

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Um, the purchase price was 3.5 million. However, there's a couple of other things that uh are impactful to the community that are important to the township. Uh number one is we're returning it to the tax roles when this project is fully

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built out. The ratable base that it will provide will far exceed what was approved under criterion and certainly what sits there today. So there will be an improved ratable base that the entire community will benefit from and that

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that improvement is like 10 times what Criterion would have built. So it's a significant contribution to the community. The other element that that uh we are going to try and work through in the redevelopment process is as you know we this property backs up to the

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county uh trail system. Um, we are once they get through their full development, we are going to try and work on a uh an element of this where the unused back portion of this property will be a separate lot that can be

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conveyed to the county. The county has interest in that land as part of their overall system. Um, and we would be able to benefit by getting a couple of additional upland acres that the county owns at the back of the field of dreams that was

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previously restricted due to uh habitat considerations and is no longer restricted under under D regulation. So that has value to the community by obtaining additional upland parkland. um those numbers particularly when you

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consider the tax rateable base will put us well ahead of where we would have been. Uh so that that has been a significant point of of negotiation between the parties to get to that that figure. >> Um the other question that you had was about road >> the roads

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>> road dedication. So, in New Jersey, when a developer builds in accordance with uh residential site standards, the municipalities are obligated to accept those roads. These they're going to be part of our community just like the

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other communities that are along that have been built along Creek Road and uh Newton's Landing all the way up to the light rail station. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Anyone else? Gary Cooper, 300s Avenue. I just have a

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comment to make. When this first started, when you bought the land, couple of you said you were going to try to keep the trees and all this stuff. It looks like that's being wiped out. They're clearing it and putting 65 more town homes in this town that we don't need.

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>> Anyone else? I'll close this portion of the meeting to the public and we'll move on. Oh, I'm sorry. Michelle Lopez, 35 Emory Way. Um, I have a question about uh the community itself. Um, is there going to be street

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parking within the community? Not only uh the uh twocar garages, but when visitors come, is there on street parking? Will there be >> our parking will be RSIS compliant?

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Provide sufficient parking >> for the community. What about visitors when people come to visit? >> So on street parking will be when it's needed to meet the RSIS requirement. You're getting a little deep into an

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engineering question. Um, but I can confirm then will be the roads will be RSIS compliant as Doug referenced and supply sufficient parking. >> So, typically like a guest lot kind of off offset >> there's something on the plan. >> Yeah, there's something at the bottom

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>> crazy to them. specifically right now and again it's conceptual but in order to be RSI is compliant for like you said for um for visitors you would have on street parking in these areas that said in

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addition to that the way RSIS does it um this will be a full service two-car garage meaning you actually be able to fit two cars in there I recognize a lot of people end up using their garages for things right that accumulate either more space or multiple spaces but the homes will also be set back sufficient enough

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to be able to fit two cars in your driveway as well. So in theory, you have four spots per home plus 36 28 31 roughly 50 on street parking spaces

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specifically. >> Okay. Okay. Thanks, Wayne. Anyone else? Henry. No. Good evening. Mike O'Donnell, 17 Emory Way. Getting back to uh who's going to

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be responsible for streets. Is that going to be an HOA thing or like where you are in uh Newton's Landing where the city maintains the streets? So, >> so typically the ultimate maintenance of the streets

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becomes the municipal responsibility. They become public roadways. >> Um, there are situations where an HOA can say we actually want to do our own snow snow plowing. >> Again, we're getting into the weeds here, but I think big picture if the question is are they going to be public?

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Yeah, they're going to be public. Right. >> All right. And secondly, uh, about the trees, I'm fine with trees being removed, and I'm sure you've thought of this, but you're taking out some trees. There's areas where you could plant some, too.

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Correct. So, we're not going to suffer from >> No. And that will all be addressed in the redevelopment agreement. Um, >> someone brought that up and >> Yep. No, it it's all the nitty-gritty and that kind of thing will be addressed in the redevelopment agreement and

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>> Thanks. >> Absolutely. >> Yeah. >> Anyone else? >> Okay, I'll close this portion of the meeting to the public and we'll move on to comments and reports. >> Did we want to thank Lenar? >> I think we would thank Lenar. And

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gentlemen, if you would like to um to leave, we'll take a couple minutes to let you do that. Um, thanks for the presentation. We look forward to working with you on this project. >> Thank you. >> That's good.

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>> Yeah. >> Thank you, John. >> Thank you. Okay, we'll move forward with comments and reports first. >> Oh, okay. We can wait. I I mean, I think

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Harry can start his report or Doug. Doug, we'll start with you for your report. >> I don't have anything to report on. >> Okay, that was quick. >> Okay, Harry. Okay. [laughter]

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>> I didn't say I yield my time to you here. >> Okay. Um be up to date on on our various projects. Um the crossing at Dela um we met I met with the homeowners association uh was very helpful to them.

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Uh as well as I I we see some insight [clears throat] from the residents. Um and and we basically went over the process of the bonding, how we the punch list, how we can make contact, do certain things other things we can't do. Um so I I

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think it went very well and I back city for doing that. Um and uh Deborah may have had something in her report for that as well, but she was there to to shore the homeowners that we are.

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>> Oh yeah. the best entry. Uh and and mayor did get there after a little bit. She had the sewer meeting, but she she as well. So that worked out pretty well. Uh the 2024 road program, that's the

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Delaware Avenue repaving. The contractor has finished all this uh concrete plate work. We still got a little bit of paving work to do. That should be done within the next week, week and a half. And that project will be completely finished and close it out.

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>> He's going to repaint that crosswalk, too. >> Yeah. He's he's also going to do some bio infrared up the asphalt on the crosswalk >> midway. So, he's going to repair that, too. Okay. >> So, yes, they they will.

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>> Cool. Good. >> Uh the uh 2025 local a project. Uh that's the um the new planning boulevard project that is scheduled to start on

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the 22nd of this month. Um they are going to start on the we have to re retrofit some of the inlets. Um they're going to starting on that. They are also going to be doing uh an additional inlet for us that was

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damaged landing. Um we approved the chamber to do that. that in that will be taken care of that week. Um the following week 29th week 29th they will be coming in and and installing a dozen block curve on the

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first block. Um the area one section [clears throat] curve um that's a dozen block curve and then David after that once they're done parking lot and no one came back. So

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that's >> and I think Debbie's getting ready to send out communication to Newton's Landing in the School to let them know about the start date, right? >> Yeah. Yes. Great. >> Uh in 2025 CPG grant um that is impact

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uh that we achieved. We did receive bids. Well, a bid. We received one big project of cancer higher than our estimate. Um we recommending that we um reject all inject

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>> and we will go back out um for new bids and and we're adjusting the plans to add more alternate so it does come in we do whatever money we have from the county to do as many as we can and with the ice I I would expect they would come in

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better um it's uh you never know until these contractors Union Avenue boat ramp. We do we did finally receive a tool from D and the Army Corps for the ramp. Um so we're

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going to review that time of filling out the bid and the next process on that. Um but we did receive uh all the appro. >> Is there any um restrictions on time? >> There is not. >> Good.

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>> Oh wow. That's great. There was very little restrictions on this. The only restriction they had actually was originally they would go to the 305 and they would only ask to go >> 20. Yeah. >> Um other than that they were they're

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much more reasonable on this. Then the the other issue kind of had to get passed at at the last minute. Um they told us that it had to be open to the public if we were general to get approved. And knowing the situation with

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that grant, um, we went back and forth with them and explained to them the history of it and we'll choose for and they did give us that approval for that. >> Okay. >> Um, the public service um, I'm sure

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everyone here has been affected by the uh, main installation uh, installation roadways. I spoke with the public service today. Um this week they're going to be giving me their map of the roads that they do

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paid. Um after that uh John and I and and Debbie will sit down and we may do some swapping of of public service doesn't care the responsible pay x amount of feet of road. They don't care what we're doing.

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So it's common to do whatever I do our towns. We may because we only need to to pay half roadway. So we may say okay don't pay half this car but pay the full cart someplace

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else. Um so we will go through all that and see what see how the money will to go and once we get that together I will make a little map for everyone so you'll see what is going to be paid. um from that

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but they they're figuring on um they they would like to start baby uh mid to end July mid to the end of July. >> Okay. >> Uh 2 26 locally um that is an application that's in the resolution. Uh

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we recommended applying as you know we received a grant to do the drainage work on Hickory Street. Um we are now starting we recommended that we apply for grants to do from the from the creek

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the creek um up to [clears throat] somewhere approximately gas Franklin. Um what we're going to do is we're applying to more than I think they'll give us but that's what we always do and whatever they give us then

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we can determine how far we know. Um but we think that's good application continuation what they give us money for. Um and there are some safety issues involved with that. >> But that does include Hickory Street drainage right? >> Well Hickory Street drainage is the

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project that's going out going to bid um I'm going to say probably another month or so. Okay. >> That's the lot from Union to um >> Cooper Town. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Um so, so that's already in the works for that.

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>> We're working on a design. The survey is done. We're working on design. >> Um and a big >> early summer type of structure. >> Do you have a cost estimate yet for that? Is it another 200,000? >> Um you don't have a final estimate. We

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have our preliminary estimate um that that the grant should cover. >> Okay. >> What we're going to do like we [clears throat] do on our our project is we're going to make it alternate. >> So if it does come in a little higher at least we're debased and get it done. Um

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that's going to be good prices then we'll do the ultimate. Um the alternate is going to be the intersection of uh walnut and get there's a lot of inlets and pipes going for direction. So if at

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least we'll get the block done and then if pipes come favorable then we can do the intersection as well and that's going to be placing the entire pipe the inlets and repaving the road. >> Good. Didn't we just pave that road? No, we paid walnut up to that. We stopped

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short of that section because we know >> we knew we were going to do >> What about the roof replacement for town hall? >> Is that in uh I know we said as soon as we pass the budget that that was going to be a priority item. >> Yes, there's a resolution in here

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tonight to join a co-op the uh through Bergen County and that co-op will allow us to award to the uh recommended uh roofer contractor. >> Good. So we'll award that next meeting. >> Okay. >> Parks

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as you know and that's on the agenda for um approval tonight. That so everyone knows this the contract with LMC the developers that is actually the same company that did work part. >> Oh great. They have a sister company

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that's actually owned by his wife and put it under that that company. But the same that did Woodfront Park will be doing this this park gets awarded. >> Um >> he did our tree grant project too. >> Yeah. >> He owes us eight trees still. >> Does he?

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>> I got that in the back of my head. >> Yeah, he really did. Yeah, that's that's nice. That's nice to know, too. the um uh 200 ash street. We have not um received approvals or any comments actually from R4 or CP as of

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this time. Uh we do have the this project as as you may know is in it's two project that we have the grant to do the remediation work. We have to excavate several under soil and replace it. Um

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that work plan uh is just about done. We're going to be sending that over for the tax review and signature that will then go to the to D for that portion of the project. That really has nothing to do with the

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the seaw wall that we're proposing. That's sort of a separate separate entity putting in one contract. So, you know, one step at a time, but we're getting there. And the EA is tough sometimes. They they have they have 90 days to review things

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and by law and when it comes to the nth day, they call us up and tell us to ask for an extension. And we don't ask an extension, they deny it. >> Um, >> so that has happened twice so far. In fact, we had two

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30-day extensions that that passed. So we should be here is something that >> all I have around there. >> Okay. Anybody have any questions for Harry? Uh the clock for Centennial, you

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were working on two prices for that. there. Yes, there's we received a um a quote from a company and I've supplied you the two different types of clocks and pick the clock that you want it. >> Right.

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>> So, we have that price. We're working on trying to get another price to compare it to so we can award it. >> Um and we're in the process of doing that now. uh as well as the rest of the amenities, the benches, tables,

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the [clears throat] fension tables mostly rack, that type of thing. Um we go through state contract. So we we will purchase them through state contract with our own funds and supply them to the contractor to to install. So it it

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comes out cheaper if you didn't have the contract to mark up, >> right? And that's what we'll do with the bricks, too. Make sure that the contractor has them. the Centennial for the Centennial Park. >> Yeah, the memorial bricks. >> The memorial bricks. Yeah, we have like 27 left. >> Yeah, they've been selling. I told a

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couple today, too. I got emails. >> Um, are we going to have the public works department install the benches too as a cost-saving measure? >> We can do that. I thought about that. What how spec was the public works would would assemble the benches when they could ship to come in pieces. So, public

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works would assemble them. Okay. contract state if the contractor was to pick them up from public works and install them. >> But yes, we can definitely once it's awarded, >> we can do a change order, take that off of the off the contract and save money

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public. >> Yeah. >> Because precept the contract is pulling a copy past all they have to do is set the benches and puts in. >> Yeah. If we can save a few thousand, why not, right? >> Yeah. >> Exactly. And there may be some other places in in contract that we can save

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some money during the construction, >> right? >> So, we're going to do what we can do. >> And what's the anticipated start time for that? >> The fall. >> It's >> June now. June. It would start in summertime for the heartscaping. >> Okay. Yeah.

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>> All the landscaping will be done in the fall. >> September. >> Yeah. And then we'll probably dedicate in October. >> Correct. >> Great. >> So, it's October. >> Yeah. That's our plan. >> All right, Harry. Anybody else have questions for Harry?

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>> Yeah, I have one. [laughter] Iowa West Avenue, >> correct? Will be coming out of Iowa and West and as agreed to, we really got a good deal out of that because West Avenue has the both sides.

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They're only required to take one side. That's the only place they put the their line. But when they came into the application, since the roads were newly paved, Iowa and Kansas and um Illinois, I I told them, "We want both sides of

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West Avenue pwise, we will deny your permit." Uh and if they agreed to it, we're getting all of West Avenue, both sides of the island. It needs it. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. That's >> You remember that argument when they

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tried to say both sides, they meant just that side? >> Yeah. Yeah. No, >> but they they they came around. >> They weren't happy about it, [clears throat] though. >> No. No. >> Yeah. It's tough when you deal with some are great. I have to say public's been

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fantastic. >> Yeah. >> We're company, but that's that's the way it works. >> Yeah. Good. Any anybody else for Harry? >> Okay, Harry, you're off the hook. Township administrator. Thank you,

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mayor. Um, as most of you already know, Babe Ruth Park is progressing along nicely. All the equipment is installed. So, the last phase is going to be the pour in place, which is the uh safety surface that will go underneath the equipment.

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Uh, this agenda includes a long- aaited agreement with the CWA, our public works group. So, we are signing the memorandum of understanding tonight and able to move forward with that. Uh, there's also a resolution in here. We um recently had

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our electrical sub code and inspector resign and rather than go out, we were able to negotiate a deal with Mount Laurel to use one of theirs um their electrical sub code. So, that agreement will allow us a lot more flexibility with ours. They're going to use their

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Mount Laurel's vehicle. um we'll get set hours so they'll be here uh two hours a day, Tuesdays and Thursdays of every week. Um just makes it easier if they're away. We have backup for Mount Laurel. So it's a it's a great arrangement and

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he will actually um or this agreement gets signed he will be starting tomorrow. So um and it's a it's a good thing. If not Laurel, it really helped us. Um and I think that there is a grant agreement in here. It's the one we've been

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speaking of, 2024 green communities. We've gotten that wrapped up and this is now just us inserting it into the budget so we can move forward and spend it. And that is all I have. Okay. Good. >> Chief,

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>> good evening everyone. For the month of May, for stats, we had a total of 34 police cases for a total for the year of 99. There were 118 motor vehicle stops. with a total for the year of 857.

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Uh there were 31 summones issued and the total for the year is 219 and the officers responded to 794 calls for a total for the year of 3,900. Um so we're starting the summer off pretty busy. >> Yeah. >> But uh good thing. Um some of my

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officers participated a week ago in the torch run. Um very well received. They picked [clears throat] up the torch from Riverside at the bridge and I had the pleasure of chauffeering Mrs. uh Russell was a simmon there so

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they could see each stop there around >> but uh the kids were able to come out and support them and cheer them on as he went past them in front of the school. That was really nice. >> Yeah. >> Uh it was a hot day so they were laboring but they did well. roughly

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covered like 3.5 miles. So, they did well, but it was pretty cool. So, great. >> Was happy. >> And then I'm just getting everything nailed down for the national night out. Pretty much everything set up. So, looking forward to to that coming. So, it's going to be a nice time. >> And they're having fireworks for the

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National Night Out. So, that's something new for Dela August 4th, right? >> Yep. >> Yeah. The Centennial Fireworks Show. >> Yeah. So, that'll be nice. >> That'll be nice. So, >> but that's it for that. >> Okay. Thank you, Chief. Uh John Public Works. Good evening. [clears throat] Um, we picked up 48 cubic yards of brush.

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That's chipped up brush for um pickup. We cut all township properties four times. Uh, we put a half a ton of patch out for potholes. Uh, we removed had to remove a tree up at West Avenue because of wind. Uh, we

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swept the whole town. The whole town has been swept uh at least twice. We've done a pretty good job. 60. We had three 20 yard dumpsters of debris.

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That's a lot of debris that we swept. Um we got off the street. We put up all the flags on the on Brian Avenue. We started painting the curbs on the little side. Uh that's starting to work out pretty good. Um,

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we are starting to trim the trees out of Newton's Landing near the boulevard. There's 30 trees that need to be trimmed and we got uh eight left so far. And that should help them get the PA

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underneath of their uh and the the machine that mills them up. Uh, we did all the flower beds. They all got nicely mulched up at West Avenue, too. I don't know if anybody noticed that or not. Uh,

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we lined the ball fields 13 times. We put up 37 new street signs at River's Edge because they were starting to get faded. And we helped with the clean up of Hawk Island. And it was a nice turnout. >> Nice.

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>> That's all. There there's a pothole as you turn into Franklin right by Moose Deli. >> Yeah. >> And I also noticed that one of the flags the bracket is bent on uh when you turn into Rancokas off of Burlington Avenue. >> I don't think the truck hit it.

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>> Yeah, that was done before Memorial Day actually. And I was surprised somebody didn't pick that out, but um so you may want to just remove it. Um >> remove that. I don't know if we have any extra brackets at this point. >> Yeah, we probably do

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>> because we know we have to be we know the brackets have to be approved and Debbie's working on that. I had just u got some information from Riverside on that as well. >> Thank you, John. It was the cleanup at Hawk Island went well with Senator Singleton and Ryan did a nice job, you

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know, doing the safety issues. And >> we we had a little incident today which uh very hard out of Newton's Landing. We were, you know, the drainage ditch that we always it when you cut it and it floods out and picks it all up and puts

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it on top of the grates. The grates were actually actually moved off of it. >> Wow. go there tomorrow and and get them back on. I don't know who would even do that. >> I wonder if the pressure from the water could do that. >> I don't think so. They're heavy.

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>> No. You mean somebody had to [clears throat] do that? Do you When were they cut? They were cut in the winter, weren't they? >> Yeah. Yeah. We We We just checked them and uh Brian said they somebody moved them. Wow. >> And I'm like, "So, first thing in the

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morning, we're going to take care of it. Okay. Anybody have any questions for John? Okay. Mrs. Russell, you're up. Couple of things. Um, on the agenda tonight is a resolution 2695, which rescends 2685.

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Um, that resolution allowed for local brewery to sell limited quantities of beer in a designated beer garden at the 250th celebration concert. um the brewery that Aaron Provenzano has been working with was not able to secure their state license. So um in time for

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the governing body to review the details of the event. So that's off um off for now. They are interested in the Centennial Fall Festival, however. So look for more information to come on that. Um, also resolution 2692 establishes the amount of reimbursement

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for um the concrete slabs and the pavers for the ordinance that was adopted this evening. Um, couple other things. Uh, the municipal offices will be closed on Friday, June 19th in honor of Junth. And you may

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notice there's a lot of color happening around the municipal building. Yes, [laughter] >> we've gone red, white, and blue. Um, >> it's nice. >> Yeah. So, at some point, this seminar is probably going to make us all just wear red, white, and [laughter] blue, but we've uh we've all been having a lot of

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fun. >> Yes. >> It is. It's a big year. >> Having a lot of fun decorating and uh really getting into the spirit of the 250th and our centennial. >> That's great. The nonprofit ordered 800 flags, little lawn flags, the 18 by 20s

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to put in all the parks um right before the 250th. We'll line the the different streets with them. So, it'll be really nice. >> Oh, >> yeah. It's a shame we couldn't sell something to the public, but I guess you can just go online and buy one if you want one. Yeah. >> Yeah. It'll be nice. The the decorations

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look great here, and it's good to see everybody's getting in the spirit. Mayor, can I add a comment? Um just wanted to announce something or you >> I was going to ask her Erin if she had anything first.

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>> Uh yeah, a few things. Uh the hometown hero banners may be purchased on the townships you might like to see or in person at municipal voting. Uh banners are for residents past and residents who have served or are currently serving in

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all branches of the US military. Also on listing my legacy as we've already mentioned tonight there are still perks for purchase uh you can leave your mark in Centennial Park graduates and you will place honor. Um

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and both I will leave you and graduation due on the 30th. >> Yeah. >> Is >> kind of a rolling deadline. I also have the uh celebration for America's 250th

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of the concert at historic park on Sunday, June 28th from 4 to 8:00 p.m. In addition to the concert, there will also be food trucks and activities. >> Good. Caroline, >> I just wanted to let the committee and

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the public know that uh I did reach out to Senator Singleton about a donation for the fireworks and he had to he committed to $1,000. Oh, >> and I received that check um last week. So, I just wanted to uh publicly thank the senator and uh Jen for making that

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happen. And um he's going to try to get to that event as well. So, thank you, Senator Singleton, for your donation. >> Yes, that's great. Okay. Uh consent agenda items. Consent agenda items are considered to be routine and will be enacted with a

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single motion. Any item requiring discussion will be removed from the consent agenda. All consent agenda items will be reflected in full on the minutes. Ordinance 20269, an ordinance to amend an ordinance entitled an ordinance of the township of

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Delano providing for and determining the rate of compensation of officers and employees. First reading by title only and the public hearing is set for June 29th, 2026 at 7 PM. Resolution 202688,

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award of bid and contract for Centennial Park Improvements Project. Resolution 202689 requesting approval of items of revenue and appropriations into 2026 municipal

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budget pursuant to NJSA484-87 New Jersey D grant to conduct the Deleno Shade Tree Commission tree inventory resolution 202690 resolution approving submission of a grant application and execute a grant

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contract with the New Jersey Department of Transportation for the year um 2027 Popular Street drainage improvements. Resolution 202691, Memorandum of Agreement between the

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Township of Delano and CWA Local 1036. Resolution 202692 establishing reimbursement qualification for residential sidewalk repair with pavers pursuant to ordinance 20268

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chapter 240-3 paragraph 1 resolution 202693 resolution authorizing the township of Delanka to enter into the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance Cooperative Pricing Agreement. ment

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resolution 202694 authorizing a shared service agreement between the township of Mount Laurel and the township of Delano. Uh resolution 202695 rescending resolution 202685

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due to insufficient time for vendor to obtain required licensing from state of New Jersey. Resolution 202696, a resolution urging the New Jersey state legislature and governor to repeal the

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gas tax escalator and restore accountability to fuel tax increases. Approval of minutes for March 16th regular meeting, April 6th regular meeting. Payment of bills. Approvement payment of bills in the amount of

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1,124,63428 as per the bill list run date June 15th 2026. So I need a motion to approve the consent agenda items. >> So move Scott. Okay. Bill McFadden. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Bartlett,

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>> yes. >> Mr. McFaten, >> yes. >> Mr. Olaf, >> yes. >> Miss Suss, >> yes. Miss Fitzpatrick. >> Yes. Approval of minutes for the March uh 2nd, 2026 regular meeting. >> Motion.

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>> So move. >> Matt or Scott? I'm sorry. >> Second. >> Phil McFaden. Roll call. >> Mr. Bartlett. >> Yes. >> Mr. McFab. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Abstain. >> Miss Seuss. >> Yes. >> Miss Fitzpatrick. >> Yes. >> Approval of minutes. April 20 regular

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meeting. motion. >> So move >> second Carolyn. Okay, roll call. >> Um, quick legal question. Is is Carolyn able to second that one? She was >> Is she abstaining on this?

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>> Oh, yeah. Oh, >> we'll need a different second. >> No, I'll second it. >> Mr. Bartlett, >> I was absent as well. So, abstain. >> Mr. McFaden. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Miss Seuss. >> Abstain. Miss Fitzpatrick.

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>> Yes. Uh correspondence. >> Several things. We received a letter from Revolution New Jersey. Um and some pins that uh Mayor Fitzpatrick put in all of your bins. Um

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Revolution New Jersey spotlights New Jerseyy's role in the founding of the United States with our 250th anniversary coming up. Um so just thanking us for participating. They sent us a poster which we have um in the lobby in the vestibule. Um and so from time to time

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they sent us some things just to kind of spotlight New Jerseys role. Um second piece of correspondence uh Miss Simona forwarded to me. It was a letter um an email rather sent by

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Mary Wood um regarding the placement of the portaotti at the Union Avenue program. um that's been forwarded to um all of you. Um and the third piece of correspondence was a letter from residents Terry Mater and Dave Sudter

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regarding um their property on Delaware Avenue during the car show where um participants in the car show um placed chairs and a a pop-up tent on their property um without permission. And that was also forwarded to you and

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to recreation. >> Thank you. The um the letter from Mary Wood that's been taken care of. The the um Mr. Bob is being removed and we're just going to review the site to see if it can be placed somewhere else for the

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next two concerts. And if not, it will be placed in that same place, but it will be a brown and will only be there for the length of time absolutely needed. uh the letter from um from Dave and uh Terry. I don't know if

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you wanted to address that. Um I don't know if we need to address that because it's >> maybe when we have another car show if we do that that >> Yeah, I think Harry reviewed it. I don't know if Harry wanted to speak to it all, but I think it's sort of we we

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understand the situation now and >> Yeah. efforts can be made to ensure that doesn't happen again. >> Right? Because I don't think there is township doesn't have an easement on the waterfront property just on the sidewalk side and that we would just have to instruct anyone who is um

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actually being in the car show that they would have to be on the on the street. we'd have to have more room for them to sit next to their cars or what have you and not on the property unless they actually obtain permission or we obtain permission and we apologize for that.

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>> I think Harry did you want to address exactly the scenario there because we did talk to you before ahead of time. >> Yes. Um what happened um committee um the right way was felt

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rapid and rightway is 50 ft up to well starting from Willow um up to just the lot right before the scooters. Uh then it turns to 40 ft. Um and I wasn't really sure that the cars were going to

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go up that far to be honest. >> Right. fabulous turnout. >> Yeah. >> And so so the information I gave was that we had a uh a 10 foot strip on grass that was part of the runway. Uh and and looking at the survey that they

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supplied and the tax not only from the the back of the curve, >> right? So we'll just be aware of that and apologize for any inconvenience. Um, I don't know if you wanted to say

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anything >> just for every event, not just the concert. That's all >> every event. Great. Thank you, Terry. >> Yeah. And I I apologize for not realizing that. [clears throat] >> Thank you, Harry.

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Okay. Meeting is open to the public. Um, this is for session two. Um, general questions. How >> Harold Klinger, 509 Buttonwood Street. Uh, the the last meeting I was at, it might have been the last meeting there.

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There was not everybody was here. So, at that time, uh, >> that was April, I think, >> probably. I don't know for sure, but um the one thing I I asked about at that time was

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about the uh uh the new Centennial Park. Um I'm kind of came late to the party, so I really had a clue what it looked like or anything like that. Uh, we have

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a plan and I thought somebody was going to send the plan to you, but we we have a plan in um the conference room. If you want to I can bring the plan out and show it to you after the meeting if you want. Do [clears throat] you want to hang out? >> But uh wouldn't it be like a a good idea

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like if we had a place like out there out there might be filled up. I don't know. >> Or even in here. I know there's a lot of empty walls in here where some kind of plan that's going on over a number of years that maybe it could be put up

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there so people can come and look at it. Uh because I don't think it can be put on the website, right? I don't think that website will handle it. >> I don't know. >> Do a PDF. >> We we can do a PDF. There's an 8 and 1 half by 11 PDF document that can be put

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up. I thought somebody was going to actually send you a copy of that plan. Well, somebody was, but I didn't want to, you know, like >> Okay. So, I'll uh um if you give me your email address, I'll send you a copy of the plan, but I'll bring the big one out if you want to take a look at it today.

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You tell me what you want and um we'll make sure it's taken care of. >> Well, you can just email it to me and I'll make sure you have my correct email. >> Okay. Good. >> Okay. >> All right. So then uh the other thing um

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on parks general I mean we have a lot of parks in this town for a small town. We might even have the record I don't know in the United States. >> A good thing. Um, so there's

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another property uh at the end of Ash Street on the creek that used to be the old canvas factory, whatever it was. And I think the town has that property. >> Yes, actually Harry reported on that.

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That's the one we're working with D >> to remediate the property and um put up part of the seaw wall. So, is there another plan involving that property for another park or >> Yes. >> What's going to go on?

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>> That was just a conceptual plan just as the gentleman said tonight that you initially have a conceptual plan and that plan may change but we had to come up with a conceptual plan in order to apply to DP right >> for the remediation uh grant. So, we do

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have a conceptual plan. It's not in stone. >> There's nothing like a drawing or anything like that. It looks like it's just >> there there is there is a conceptual plan and I'll be happy to make sure that's sent to you too. >> Okay. Thank you very much.

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Uh and the last thing uh was and I I know we spoke about a few times about a plan possibly to for street cleaning >> a schedule

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>> and uh you were going to talk it over with the administrator. >> Uh I don't know if you got time to do that or not. Well, she is working with John to try to establish that. >> It's a little more complicated than just

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um we do share the street sweeper with Beverly. So, there isn't anything set in stone with that schedule. What we talked about doing is seeing if we could give like a little bit of notice and shoot a blast email that it's going to be in a certain neighborhood because that all depends on weather. Um there so there's

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a lot of factors, but we are discussing ways to >> Right. I realize it would be difficult. Well, I realize that because you're sharing the the machine with another uh township, >> right? >> But I was just wondering if something was being worked on. >> Yes. >> Okay. Thank you. That's all.

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>> You're welcome. Anyone else? Ray, >> you knew you weren't going to get off. >> Ray Weber, 22 Ships's Way. Uh, one thing, John, what? Hey, John. Where was those grates you were talking about?

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>> On the back side of the creek. >> On the back side of the creek. Okay. Um, no. Because the reason why I was asking is because I know we've had trouble with some of the kids in the police officer come out and uh remove some of them

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because they're jumping into the retention basins. So, we've had them come out. the lady that calls every time they flood out or prepares us if they're going to flood out. >> Yes. >> And how they, you know, could

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>> I have no clue how they might >> without nobody seeing something >> cuz they they are heavy. I know that. Second thing is on the Newton landing paving when that's going to occur. >> I'm going to reach out to you >> and [laughter] Christine. >> Okay.

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>> Okay. That's all I want. >> I'll see you after. I'll make sure I have all the right information. Okay, got you. Thank you. >> That's it. >> Thank you, Ray. Anyone else? >> Tim Kishler, 12 Harris Court. I haven't been to many meetings since the mayoral election in January. Then since but

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since my return to the game coincides with the end of the school year and the planned start of road resurfacing and traditions at Newton's Landing, I thought it an appropriate time to reiterate, clarify, and add to my prior suggestions to calm traffic and improve driving safety there. My interest in

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pursuing this matter began with feeling personally challenged to make a safe lefthand turn onto Newton's Landing from Emory Way. It is extremely difficult to see oncoming vehicles as they emerge from around the bend in the short onetenth curved road section that runs

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from the entrance on Newton's Landing Boulevard and they approach this first intersection at speeds that may exceed the current 25 mile perph limit. I have taken to driving behind my house, making left turns on Harllo Place and McKay Way before proceeding left onto Newton's

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Landing Boulevard, a long block further away at the intersection of McKay, where I can actually see approaching vehicles after they pass Emery Way. Though I employ this workaround for myself, I would still like to see some needed improvements made to help others and to prevent possible collisions.

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Additionally, one of my neighbors has made me aware of drivers failing to yield the right of way on at least one of the two traffic circles on the premises. As I mentioned previously, I suspect that the no U-turn signs that were installed to prevent turnarounds along Newton's Landing Boulevard

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have helped calm traffic to some extent and that the one-way arrow signs have prevented some vehicles from driving down the wrong side of the meeting strip out the entrance or in the exit. I believe that a few additional me measures could better improve things. As they say it, here are the issues. There

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is a speed reduction of close to 50% from 45 mph to 25 mph from that of the two roads, Old Creek Road and the other creek road, County Road 625, that feed into the community from one or both directions with no advanced warning or

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prior notice. Second, the single black on white speed limit sign. And there's there is a only a single black onwhite speed limit sign in the whole of the traditions community located quite a distance from the entrance where it can be difficult to see. A full third of the

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way between Old Creek Road entrance and the first intersection at Emery Way. It stands low and off to the right nestled beneath and often in the shadow of one of the trees lining Newton's Landing Boulevard. Number three, there is also currently no speed limit sign at all on

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John M way, which is used as a cut through both into and out of traditions. Number four, the first 10th mile of Newton Landing Newton's Landing Boulevard is curved. While this contributes to a visual obstruction, it also creates an exception to rules regarding signage color and allows for

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other speed reduction techniques. Number five, the right of way at the two traffic circles within the community is not established. And number six, while there are crosswalks at every intersection where there is currently a stop sign, there are not stop signs at every intersection where there is

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currently a crosswalk. So, I have some proposals I'd like you to consider. Number one, that the current speed limit in traditions be reduced from 25 mph to 15 mph as it is in the point. that the single speed limit sign be moved closer to the

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entrance andor an additional sign be installed on the median strip to the driver's left. Additionally, that a speed limit sign be installed on John Mar Way. Number three, that the speed limit signs color on the curb be changed from white to the new greenish yellow

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andor that other adjustments and additions be made as allowed to improve visibility. Number four, that one or more of the following types of signs be added at the approach of the entrance. Reduce speed ahead, no through road, or dead end. Number five, that stop signs

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be added at the following crosswalk locations where they do not currently exist at Newton's Landing Boulevard at Emory Way, Emory Way, and Harris Court. in front of number two Russ Farmway and Newton's Landing Boulevard at the center circle at number 72 Pennington Court and

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and Newton's Landing Boulevard at the center circle on ship's way at Wolverton Place between numbers 41 and 43 at ship's way between number 61 and 63 and at number 99 ship's way at the circle by the clubhouse.

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I already know that nothing can be done about the streets in our 55 plus community being used as a test course by students learning to drive unless or until they are observed breaking a traffic ordinance by a police officer. And I have been told that installing speed bumps is also something that can't

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be done. These things I have had to accept, but I would appreciate your seriously considering which of my above suggestions can be implemented, how and when versus what not cannot be done and why. Thank you. So Tim, could you

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forward that to us? I mean I I mean some of the um speed limits are by law and uh some of the stop signs are also by law and by statute, but could we have that in writing so that we can address it? >> Sure.

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>> Okay. >> You can email it to Bev, our clerk. Okay. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you, Tim. >> Anyone else? Stephen >> Steven Lord 2800 Kate Avenue. I just want to make a quick comment. I want to

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thank the committee and Mayor Fitzpatrick for passage of resolution 2026-88 uh for the Centennial Park Improvements Project. I want to thank the committee for their uh continued support in that. It's a long time coming and I look forward to it and uh again, thank you

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very much for your support. You're welcome. Thank you. Anyone else? >> Yes, Tim. >> Quick comment. >> Sure. And then >> I just want to thank everyone. I see the next proposed ordinance has to do with you're getting ahead of these data

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centers. >> Yes. >> I know there's nothing that we could do either in the township or for that matter in any of our states to prevent warehousing of immigrants, but at least maybe we get ahead. Right. Great. Peter >> uh

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>> Peter Silverberg 30 Wolverton Place I just would like to when there's a holiday and we have the garbage collection the trash collection delayed. We'd like a little earlier warning than say uh 5:00 of the night that's going to

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be changed. It should be easy. People have got all their garbage cans out because they don't catch it on the the website early enough. And I think we know when the holidays are, so it should be workable. >> Um, yes. I'm not sure when that email

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blast goes out, but um I think >> the week before. >> Yes, usually the week before, uh, Peter. So, are you on our email list, Peter? >> Okay. All right. Anyone else?

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>> Okay, I'm going to close this portion of the meeting to the public. And our um discussion item tonight is a proposed ordinance. Uh Steven Lure had sent me some information regarding data centers that I shared with our um solicitor and

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um so we have come up with a proposed ordinance amending and supplementing the code of the township of Delano to include and designate data centers as a non-permitted use in all zones within the township of Delanco. And um

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I thought if everyone had a chance to review that, Doug reviewed it. I don't know Doug if you want to address it. >> Yeah, I do want to say a couple things. First of all, I can't go to a public meeting these days without data centers coming up. It is uh it is omnipresent

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and um there are a number of draft ordinances floating around. We looked at everything that we could find and uh and tried to supplement what had been provided to us to get the best uh draft before you for

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for what our community uh needs. Um the one thing I want to emphasize is that we if somebody came today with a proposed data center, we would take the position that it's not a permitted use in town.

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um when our ordinances are drafted, we can't anticipate every future use. We don't know what technology may bring. Uh and you know, these uh data centers are clearly new uses with significant

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uh energy demands, utility demands, and and impacts on the on the surrounding properties. unlike other uses that are already regulated and permitted in the zone. So, um I say that because in New Jersey

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there's something called the time of application rule where a developer can actually submit something and take the position that they have the ability to proceed with their application even if the municipality later amends its zoning. And I don't want the impression to be on the record that we're doing this because

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we don't think we're already treating these as not permitted uses. However, there's nothing there's no downside to us recognizing that these new uses exist. And to be very clear that we are we are uh declaring them as a recognized

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but also not permitted use in any zone in the district in any district in town. Um uh so I just want to be clear again, we're we're we're being proactive, but we are already of the position that we

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uh we do not permit these in town as of today. If there are any questions, I'd be happy to try and answer them. I think at the end of the day, this ordinance actually is pretty simple. It's just it's just defining uh the the data centers and then and

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then making them a non specifically recognized non-permitted use. We do have a section of our code that lists prohibited uses and this would be added to it. >> This was actually a model ordinance that I shared from assemblymen sink.

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>> Yeah. So there are this ordinance I've seen the the model that I saw the pylons preservation alliances circulating one >> that's the one I sent >> yeah Peton has uh basically a a version of that adopted >> we went beyond our area to look at other

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places as well and then we added additional elements that we felt were appropriate >> so I don't think there's anything that opens us up to any kind of lawsuit in the future with adopting this right >> no I mean again um it's sort of restating or more clearly stating our

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current position. The the only thing I will say just so the public is aware is um what the ordinance does is recognize the use and declare it as a not not a permitted use. That doesn't mean that somebody can't propose that use by way

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of use variance before the joint land use board. And the that's just the way the law works in New Jersey. Somebody can always come in and seek a use variance from what your zoning permits. Um, somebody could come in and propose

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to put a ferris wheel in their front yard. It's not going to get approved, but they have the legal right to file the application. So, that's a that's an an extreme example, but and again, you know, I think it would be a very very heavy lift for somebody to get a data

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center approved in Deleno. Um, but they have the right to apply for it. So I don't want somebody to see, you know, if somebody did apply for it to say, "Oh, I thought we stopped that." We we're stopping it as much as we can, but people still have rights to pursue applications. >> I think there's a lot of misconception that you can actually uh retrofit an

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existing warehouse for a data center, and that is not correct. It has to be built from the ground up. So any vacant warehouse that we have cannot be converted to a data center. And honestly, we have no additional vacant land that would be available for a large data center. So, I don't really think this is a huge issue for Deleno, but I

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think this ordinance is more of a statement um than anything that shows that we are not in favor of this along with a lot of other towns in New Jersey [clears throat] and across the country. >> I think anybody who owns a warehouse can come in, as Doug said, and apply for anything they want to change, but it

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doesn't mean it's going to happen, but they still have the right to do so. But anyway, as a matter of uh record, uh if anybody doesn't have any questions regarding this ordinance, um I thought it would be a good idea to have this ordinance set out for first reading

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tonight and have a second reading. Uh it would probably be ordinance 202610. >> Yes. >> Okay. And the second reading by um >> July 13th. >> July 13th. that um gives us time to send it to joint land use board for

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>> right because they would have to review it see if it's consistent with the master plan. Okay. So um so at this time I would ask >> if we do you want to just read that by title? >> You can read it. [laughter] >> All right. So that would be uh ordinance

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2610 amending and supplementing the code of the township of Delanco to include and designate data centers as a non-permitted use in all zones within the township of Delanco. This is first reading by title only and set public hearing for July 13, 2026 at 7 PM. And

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then we would need a motion and a second. >> I'll make a motion. >> Second. >> Roll call. Mr. Bartlett. >> I'm I'm going to vote no. And not because I don't disagree with this, but we've had zero discussion on this. We've

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had zero opportunity to do any research on this. We've had zero anything until this showed up in our agenda packets this past Friday. There's been no discussion. I'm voting no cuz we haven't talked about it. >> We just talked about it. But anyway,

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>> fiveminute conversation for a two-page ordinance banning something is not a conversation. >> Okay. >> Mr. McFaden. >> Yes. >> Mr. Olette. >> Uh, yes. >> Miss Seuss. >> Yes. >> Mrs. Patrick. >> Yes.

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Um, I wanted to bring up another discussion item. Um, if I may, mayor. >> Sure. Um, I was contacted by a resident, um, regarding the parking restrictions on the streets leading to Delaware Avenue on that first block. There's no parking uh, between the hours of 9 uh,

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9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. Is that correct, Chief? 9:00 p.m. >> Um, she had brought up that she wanted to drive from another part of town and park down in that area to um kind of watch the sunrise in the morning and that she wasn't able to even do that until 8:00 a.m. So, uh, our our noise

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ordinance also permits contractors to start working at 7:00 a.m. and they would not be able to park in that general area to work on any homes until 8:00 a.m. So, um, I'd like to propose a change to that ordinance that it get moves gets moved back to 6:00 a.m. to

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allow for parking earlier for specifically for residents if they'd like to visit the river area or walk along that area and also for contractors. Um, it wouldn't be an expense really to change uh the sign from 8 to 6, but I think it would make more sense for us to uh allow residents

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and contractors at 6:00 a.m. instead of 8. >> So, where are those signs actually located? All the street between second between second all along the >> all along there. There's no parking except by permit only from 9 p.m. to 8

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for residents only. >> I'd go one step further. I'd say a half hour prior to sunrise. You know, if she wants to watch the sunrise, she's not going to be able to if we make it at 6:00. Sunrise is I woke up at 4:30 this morning and it was pretty bright. >> Yeah. >> Is that is that something that makes

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sense for your office? people parking out there after midnight 1:00 when the township committee decided on this. >> Yeah. >> It's I I feel it was too late cuz one of the other problems that residents were having with the ordinance the way it's written especially even with the permanent parking that was placed

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>> last well not last year 24 Orchard Vine and Walter is that >> a resident could be home or at work on Friday and at 1:30 in the afternoon and say hey let's have some family over tonight. Oh, that's right. We can't because the township building's closed.

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So, they can't get extra permits. So, now they're forced now to have their relatives, if they do come, park on the 200 block of mine, which impacts the parking of those residents. >> So, frame they can't get permits. >> Not when not when the township building closed.

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>> Oh, because I'm saying >> have permits. You only get a certain amount. So, I'm saying, okay, >> for someone who lives here in town, cuz I've gotten these complaints >> that they can't even be spontaneous with their own property and have family over because if they by chance don't call

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before 12:30, they can't get extra permits. But if their family comes, like I said, they're coming, but now they're impacting parking for other residents on other blocks of the ter. >> So, maybe we should issue more permits at than we did. I don't know how many permits did we initially issue

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>> or or or adjust the time cuz the issue is at from 6:00 p.m. on Friday to 8:00 a.m. on Monday morning, right? >> You can't park there without a permit. It's for the whole weekend. >> I think Chief, we're talking about the the Second Street. >> Yeah. He's talking about this in addition.

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This is the calls I've been getting for the last month and a half. >> Yeah. So, they're all >> I don't think what we did by, you know, limiting parking there really did anything except push people back a block, which causes more issues for the people that are already having parking problems on that block that are wall-to-wall cars. Now, I don't think

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what we did fixed anything or >> I think what we did fixed people who weren't residents parking there, >> they were nobody was parking there. We [clears throat] >> But that's not what was brought to our attention at the at the meeting, the public meeting. They said that other people were parking there

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examples of people dragging things up on Hawk Island and dressing their kids down in the street. I mean, that was the public meeting. >> But that was before we actually owned the property and governed it and had signs. >> But that was when we were making the ordinance. We were preparing the

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ordinance. We set the signs all as a result of those public meetings and what the residents were saying. But but every time we we responded out there the police >> wasn't the case, >> right? So I think the ordinance

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prohibiting a lot of things at at Hawk Island and now having the trails, I think it's really cleaned up what was happening out there. Um if you think we don't need permit parking there, >> that's what I said. I said we can we change the timing not to get ready to

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permit the timing because like I said timing is whatever is more convenient for the residents. That's what we're trying to do here. That was the whole thing of Hawk Island opening it up but yet having rules in place, having the parking issues taken care of just like

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with the Delaware Avenue residents uh or people coming in parking on the side streets. I mean, we're trying to to make life easier for the residents, not more difficult, >> but it's it it's made it more difficult. >> So, then put something together that we

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will change that. I don't think anybody up here has any objection to that, >> right? >> Cuz that's the issue. They they are cuz like even the residents who live on Vine and Walter, they were asking, well, can we get permits? Like, no, because you don't live >> right >> on or >> they were weren't permitted. So, now

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again, now they're impacted because now people are parking. >> Yeah. Like talk to Brandy. Randy will tell you how it is on her street. >> Okay. All right. So, we'll review that ordinance and make some changes if you can. We'll have to be it would help. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, and maybe change it from uh

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the parking on Delaware Avenue block to Sunrise. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Absolutely. That would be great. >> Yeah, we could do that. >> So, we'll work on that and maybe have something for the next meeting. >> Yeah. For the We could have that maybe for July. Yes. >> Yes. Okay. >> Can we have it at the June meeting so that they could have it for the summertime?

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>> Yeah, they could. Yeah, because we have another meeting this month, June the 29th. >> Even if the guy's fishing, they can't go out early in the morning to fish. They have to wait until they have to wait till after. >> Yeah. And that's the best time to fish, right? >> That makes sense. >> Okay. >> And again, we want our residents to enjoy the area.

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>> Exactly. And spend all this money to make trails to make the area nice. Let's Let's make it more convenient. >> That's fine. Thank you, Mayor. >> And just so you know, mayor, the reason why they were calling me us because they were fear of getting the summons >> for parking here. We're asking. >> Well, that's Yeah. Well, that's the only

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way we find out what's going on. So, if it needs to change, we'll change it. >> Good. Anybody else have anything? >> Okay. A motion to adjurnn. So, move. >> Second. >> All in favor? Bye

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>> bye.