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Open public meetings act statement. Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, adequate notice of this meeting was forwarded to the official attachment newspapers posted on the Bulletin board and township website on January 4th, 2025. This meeting is being videotaped and
will be on channel 9. Roll call. Mr. Fiorella here. Mr. Keane here. Mr. Marsh here. Mayor Bruno here. I get a motion to approve correspondence and reports. Motion to approve correspondent reports. Second. All in favor? I I
get a motion to approve the minutes from June 11th, 2025 and June 24th, 2025. Motion to approve the minutes. Second. All in favor? I abstain on June 24th, please.
I abstain as well for both. Uh can I get a motion to approve the bill list? Motion to approve the bill list. Second. Mr. Fella? Yes. Mr. Keane? Yes, Mr. Marsh. Yes, Mayor B. Yes.
Can I get a motion to approve a roadside a roadside stand permit uh 3529 Cill Road? Motion to approve the roadside. Second. All those in favor? I can get a motion to open the first public portion for resolutions and ordinances below.
Motion open public portion. Second. All in favor? I Marshall 67 new. Good evening. Just a couple questions about the the ordinance below. One is that just a from my own information R 9725
R 9725. That's where we're renewing the 23 and 24 year. Yeah, there was a technical issue with that. Correct, Barb? So they just got their taxes in um clearance. So the state asked me to do
two separate ones for 23 24 and 2425. So they from the state on their taxes? No. Okay. On our end. Their end. Okay. No, the business owner. Oh, for their actual business, not Okay. Uh the R10425, which I'm not a someone's
position, but for me for parks and recreation, how was this done before? We're adding a statement for it. Uh I'm just thinking again for fiscal reasons. That's not the spraying. That's not for the spray. No, no, that's for the for Mercury.
There used to be crew leaders and stuff like that. This was a job that was in the in the book, I believe, and and we're promoting a a gentleman to that position. Okay. That's just what I figured. Now, the gate over near the boat ramp. So, I don't know if you've seen it a lot or heard about it, but there's been a lot of people complaining about the time
it's open. Yeah. A lot of people complain all the time. I get it. I get it. The police are to open it up at I believe 6:00. Okay. Close it at 600. Yep. So, so they have a chance. Sometimes stuff happens. Yep. No, I understand. Just ask. But yeah. No. And then I just have a question only
because it again from outside looking in, I want to make sure we're not falling on our nepotism recruiting. Uh, but the Jordan Simon hiring, I understand that's, you know, either the sister or daughter or Gina H. I'm just want to make sure we're putting this out there to the township residents first cuz I don't remember seeing any kind of advertisement for this.
I believe it was posted, correct? Where's it posted at? It's on our website. Nothing outside of that. I mean, is there any way we can start posting newspapers, Facebook? There's not going to be newspapers anymore. Probably not. I'm just looking for more. It is on the website and Facebook from
Sarah. Is it okay? I didn't see it on her either. I get her post. It should it should be the township one. That's why I know that's why they ask me. I didn't see it on there. I'll check again. I couldn't find. So, I just want to make sure it went out there for residents first before we start letting more family members in, especially when
landing. Good evening. Good evening. Hello. I want to thank you for uh introducing the ordinance. It's now the time to thank you for that. For which one? The ordinance, the buffer ordinance. Yes.
Which is number 09-25 I think. Yes. Yeah. Yes. Um I did have a question about um 0725. I know it mentions that um properties
that are currently in the HD zone will be um permitted uses at the time that it's adopted. Does that include the ones you're moving into that zone? I believe so. Yes. Okay. That was my only concern. Um the
other thing I think we're getting some kind of grant for hazardous cleanup. Yeah. Carman Avenue properties and I believe the other one was the old gas station down here. Yeah, I think it was a Texico. Yeah, whatever. Right up by a paintball place.
Yeah. Um I know before you've gotten small grants. Um how far can we go with grants? Uh we're going to find we're going to go out and put it out the bid and find out, I guess. No, I mean can we actually get to the cleanup? Cuz most of these grants seem like they would just cover like the
professionals. I believe the the the the gas station site was cleaned up, but it's got to be tested and all that. I think that was uh the lesser of the amounts. So, the gas station near the
No, this is the one that's closer to the public. No, it's not that one. That's not the Texas. Is that the address? Yeah, that's across from Malagilla. Yeah, they ain't going to get that. that was in your Yeah.
Yeah. The Texico's up. Maybe maybe he had something else in the past for that other one. Yeah. I was just curious like what we can actually accomplish on the municipal level. I guess you know as well as I do that the testing that's involved in all that
and then they'll determine the cost after that and see where that takes us. So, the intent of the town is to hopefully fund ultimately a cleanup or just figure out what's going on. Well, I'm sure they're not paying taxes on that. So, they probably want us to
foreclose, but we're not going to foreclose. Yeah, we're we're not going to foreclose at this point because of the innocent. We don't want to get caught in the chain of title, but that's not going to prevent us from continuing to pursue resources to clean it up. But but we do
have to be careful regarding the chain title. Yeah. Because you become responsible for the for the contaminants when you own them. Yeah. Exactly. Yeah. I was just curious, you know, if there's a path to actually get that cleaned up involved
or are we just trying to figure it out at this point? We're trying to take it every step down the field we can see in. Yeah. Constantly. Yeah, but but admit admittedly it's a long process and it could be very could be very costly, right? And the town will have to decide
how far they want to go if they running for funding. But yeah, it's good to know. And I know we're doing this on a couple other, you know, the gas station near the paintball. I think we also required some funds to do some stuff and I don't know if we're
doing any others. I don't recall any others, but Corman Avenue, right? You saw that one, right? What is Common Avenue? It's over by what's it behind the railroad tracks over there behind Hoffman and all that. Okay. I didn't know there was a problem there. Maybe. I don't recall. Yeah.
Um what was it? A commercial property at one time? No, I don't I don't believe it was just an empty lot right now. Okay. So, we don't know too much about how it got contaminated or what it's contaminated with. Even if it is, I don't know. Okay. They're just investigating.
Okay. Good to know that you're on this stuff. Thank you. Yep. Thank you. [Music] I get a motion to close the first bubble portion. Motion to close. Second. All in favor? I. Uh. Can I get a motion to approve
resolution 9625 authorizing a refund to Blossom HVAC Plumbing Electrical LLC? Motion R 9625. Second. Mr. Fella. Yes. Mr. King. Yes. Mr. Marsh. Yes. Mayor Bruno. Yes. Resolution 9725
granting renew of liquor license within the township of Franklin for 2023 24. Motion R 9725. Second Mr. Fella. Yes. Mr. Keane. Yes. Mr. Marsh. Yes. Mayor Bruno. Yes. Resolution 9825 granting renewal of
liquor license within the township of Franklin for 2024 2025. Motion R 9825. Second. Mr. Pella. Yes. Mr. Keane. Yes. Mr. Marsh. Yes. Mayor Bruno. Yes. Resolution 9925 endorsing the 2025
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