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MEETING SECTIONS:

Part 1 (Video ID: gXBGMb5_sBs):
- 00:00:03: Meeting Called to Order; Officer Swearing-In
- 00:03:54: Approval of Correspondence, Reports, Minutes, Bill List
- 00:05:11: License Approvals and Public Hearing Openings
- 00:09:31: Public Comment 1: Township Water, Sewer Engineer Discussion
- 00:15:31: Resolutions: Reappointing Vital Statistics, Traffic Restrictions
- 00:16:51: Resolutions: Closed Executive Meeting, Night Out Celebration
- 00:18:14: Public Comment 2: Solar Fields Permitted Use Opinion
- 00:22:35: Public Comment 3: Barricades Illegally Blocking Paper Road
- 00:25:53: Public Comment 4: Ly Electric Power Line Dust Problem
- 00:29:12: Public Comment 5: Roads in Disrepair Discussion
- 00:33:04: Committee Reports: Golf Tournament, Park Improvements, Compost
- 00:38:47: Back from Closed Session: R8426 Settlement Motion Fails
- 00:40:36: Meeting Adjourned


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We will call the meeting to order. >> Pledge of allegiance. >> 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. >> Open public meetings act statement. Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, adequate notice of this meeting was forwarded to the official township newspapers posted on the bulletin board and township website on January 5th, 2026. This meeting is being videotaped

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and will be on channel 9. >> Roll call. >> Mr. Doyle >> here. >> Mr. Pierella >> here. >> Mr. Marsh >> here. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. Here. >> Mr. Keen is absent. We're going to start off with a mo uh

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can I get a motion for resolution 7926 appointing Cel2 Cole McN to the position of police officer first class in the Franklin Township Police Department. >> Motion R 7926. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella. >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh.

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>> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. Mike >> Chief. Hi everyone. appreciate everyone for I appreciate everyone coming out tonight. See Cole get to sworn in. I'd like to read a little bio on Cole. Um Cole

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McNellis um previously served with the Ocean City Police Department. He graduated first in his academy class where where he received the director's award, Mark's award, and official fitness award. Cole is a graduate of Williamstown High School where he played soccer, lacrosse,

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and volleyball. Cole also holds a real estate license. Although Cole grew up in Williamstown, >> his father grew up on Porsche Town Road, making a second home to him. >> His father was one of 15 children, and all of them grew up together in the same house in town.

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>> Oh my goodness. >> Growing up, Cole was always fishing at Frank and I Lake and just being at different family members houses throughout Frankville. He had very strong roots in Frankville and was honored to be seren. a good part of

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>> what's going on and partially partially Justice for all the performance. That's my I do solemnly swearly. I will support the constitution of the United States and I will support the constitution of the United States and the constitution

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of the state of earth and I will bear true faith in allegiance. I will bear true established in the United States of the United States and on the authority of the people on the authority of the people.

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CONGRATULATIONS UM, thanks everyone for coming out to see this morning. Cole's hired as a class special officer for us um ago. He just finished up his field training down the very

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take five or 10 minutes to clear the room. Thank you guys. I'm sorry. Yes, sir. >> Ready bar? >> Yes. >> Okay. A motion to approve correspondence and reports. >> Motion to approve correspondence and reports. >> Second.

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>> All those in favor? >> I. >> Motion to approve the minutes from April 12th, 2026. >> Motion to approve the minutes. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Uh, can I get a motion to approve the bill list? >> Motion to approve the bill list. >> Second.

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>> Mr. Dele. Yes, >> Mr. Fierella. >> Yes, >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes, >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. >> A motion to approve 2026 annual licenses for food and mobile food handling. >> Motion to approve the license. >> Second. >> All those in favor?

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>> I get a motion to approve farm standard and Draker 1792 Harden Highway. >> Motion to approve the farm license. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I take a motion to approve a raffle bingo license St. Mary's PTA, Our Lady of Mercy Academy, green gold.

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>> A motion to approve the raffle. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I taking a motion to uh open the public hearing on ordinance 326 amending chapter 218 enforcement and administration section 16 additional

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required inspections and fees and establishing new fee schedule for non-life hazard annual inspection fees. Public hearing >> motion 03-26 for public hearing. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I can get a motion to close the public

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hearing on 0326. >> Motion to close it. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I a motion to adopt ordinance 326. >> Motion to adopt 0326. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fiorella.

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>> Yes. Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. Taking a motion to open the public hearing on ordinance 426 establishing the 2026 municipal municipal budget appropriations limits and establish a cap bank public hearing.

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>> Motion 0426 for a public hearing. >> Second. All those in favor? >> I think a motion to close the public hearing on 0426. Motion to close. >> Second. >> I get a motion to adopt ordinance 426.

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>> Motion to adopt 0426. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fiorella. >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. making a motion to uh open the public hearing on ordinance 526 amending Franklin Township Code Chapter 253 land

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development chapter and section 2533 definitions in chapter and section 253-96 prohibited uses to define data center and computer center and to distinguish them and to confirm that data centers are prohibited uses structures in all

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zoning districts. Make a motion open to public hearing on that. Motion 0526 for the public hearing. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I I don't make a motion to close public hearing on 0526. >> Motion to close. >> Second.

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>> All those in favor? >> I >> get a motion to adopt ordinance 526. >> Motion to adopt 0526. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle. Yes, >> Mr. Fiorella. >> Yes, >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes, Mayor Bruno.

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>> Yes. Taking a motion to open a public hearing on 0626, amending chapter 37334, movement of traffic on municipal and school board property. >> Motion 0626 for the public hearing. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I

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>> I can I get a motion to close the public hearing 10626. Motion to close. >> Second. All those in favor? >> I get a motion to adopt ordinance 626. >> Motion to adopt 0626. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fella.

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>> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bern. >> Yes. I get a motion to open the first public portion of resolutions and ordinances below. >> Make a motion to open public portion. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I Please. I'm sorry.

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>> No charge. >> Kennedy 1978. >> Uh question, Mr. there in reference to the township water and sewer engineer.

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Is that is that the first time we've ever had a township water and sewer engineer? >> Uh it could possibly be. >> I can address that. Mr. Kennedy, it is certainly for purposes of the litigation. As you know, we we we the township committee uh rejected the

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settlement proposal that um had gone through the affordable housing program last at the last meeting and as a result of that we are now position where we are in a compliance uh program and we have a compliance hearing. We had a hearing

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with the judge today that has been scheduled for July 16th. In order to defend our position that we are in compliance with our plan that was adopted June 2025, we will need the adequate professionals including engineers and planners to defend position that we've taken this

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litigation. >> So this is an extra added cost based on the litigation that is involved with the affordable housing. >> Is that correct? And that was the affordable housing that as the solicitor

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referred to that was previously agreed to and that you entered into negotiations with. It also said in those hearings that in those negotiations the township was represented who represented the township, Mr. Mayor, in those hearings. >> I believe the township was represented

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by um see Chris Docky from CMA. the name the planner Chris >> planner and Chris >> and he reported back to you regularly I would guess >> uh he he did report back >> if I may any reports came through um executive sessions so they won't be discussed

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>> they won't be discussed but you can say whether or not they reported back to you obviously you're not going to discuss what was said in those but he did report back to you were kept apprised of all negotiations >> correct >> and did anybody from the township representing you personally the

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administrator or any the officials sit in on it. >> Um, >> where's Affordable Housing Council? >> I I believe so. Yes. >> Yeah, somebody did sit in in addition to the affordable housing council. >> There was a Zoom concept. >> Zoom. Yeah, for sure. Okay, great. So, you weren't surprised when the agreement

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was finally reached. >> Surprised? >> Yeah. I mean, it wasn't something that the planner sprung on you or the attorneys to hire both of them. >> No, I wasn't surprised. >> I didn't think so. Was it >> in reference to the water and sewer uh engineer that you've been mandated to

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hire? You also talked about hiring a water and sewer engineer last meeting before you were mandated to hire one. Were you going to hire one anyway? You had CME on. You had it as CME at the last meeting.

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>> CME was for the dump. Well, CM you said the uh your present engineer could not monitor how does the pump sewer water dump three different things. Well, again, I know this is I know this is complex for you,

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>> but but studies before about the migration of the methane gas which involved water and sewer at least in terms of septic tanks as well as the wells and again that had been done in the past maybe before you got on township committee maybe before all this

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brewhaha started. Were there RFPs sent out Mr. Mayor? >> Yes. >> And how many engineering firms responded? two possibly maybe two CME and I forget. >> Well, I mean this is a new iteration of CME. It's no longer CME.

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>> It's not CME. >> It's CME, right? That's all right. You're absolutely right. It's primarily CME. >> It was ed. We got Ed from CME again. >> Hey, it's CME with Maser and a lot of others. But again, you were mandated to

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do this due to the fact that you've entered into litigation in reference to the affordable housing. >> Correct. >> This is another added cost in addition to the litigation. >> Correct. >> And this is an agreement that you

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already agreed to last year, but now you're deciding to fight this year. >> Mr. Kennedy, let me clarify. Certainly, we passed the fair housing plan in June 2025. That's the only thing the committee ever voted in favor of. >> However, >> that was challenged by ALR and fair

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housing. And as a result of that, we were in the mediation program. Judge Mendes made recommendations. There was a proposed settlement that had never been approved. And in fact, when it was presented to this committee on a vote last meeting, it was voted down >> and it was voted down for the expediency

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of what? A primary council. >> No, I don't believe that yet. I think we were up against a date with the court. We were up against Listen, you think a lot of crazy things. >> I do. I used to think you were confident. >> Well, listen. >> I used to like you. So, there we go.

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>> Likewise. I liked you before you sold us out. >> Mr. Kennedy, are you an expert at affordable housing? Cuz your property was actually the only property in town sold in the plan in the recent years. >> Well, you were the one that put it into affordable housing. >> You were the one that took the money and sold it, right, >> Mr. Doyle? I sold that property for

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$40,000 less than your phony LLC. >> I wouldn't say you're a good businessman. I'm just saying the only one in this room that sold properties for affordable housing to a few. So, it's hard to sit here and pretend like you're not the only one. >> You put it in there, Mr. Doyle. You're your little your little silly game. The

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same way you used your employee to kill the solar project. And now, thank you, Mr. >> Again, there's no landscaping in solar projects, only in homes. Mr. Doyle of which you take 50 of them. >> Nice try, Timmy boy. >> That's not part of the resolution below.

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>> No, he doesn't do that. >> Can I get a motion to close the first public portion? >> Motion to close. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> We'll approve some resolutions. Resolution 7426 designating the reappoint of Christina Malford as deputy

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register of vital statistics. >> Motion R 7426. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pella. >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. Resolution 7526 supporting the restriction of bicycle traffic along

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State Highway Route 55. >> Motion R 7526. >> Second. >> Mr. Glue. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fiorella. >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. Resolution 7626 authorizing the tax collector to print tax sale certificates

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pursuant to chapter 99 of the public laws of 1997. >> Motion R 7626. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pella. >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bren. >> Yes. Resolution 7726 authorizing a

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fireworks display by pyrochnic for Franklin Township National Night Out Celebration. Motion >> R 7726. Second, >> Mr. Doyle, >> yes. >> Mr. Perella, >> yes. >> Mr. Marsh, >> yes. >> Mayor Bruno, >> yes. >> Resolution 7826, authorizing a close

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executive meeting for the township committee. >> Motion R 7826. Second, >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pella, >> yes. >> Mr. Marsh, >> yes. >> Mayor Bruno, >> yes. Resolution 8026, authorizing chief of police to enter to an agreement with

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American Bounce for Franklin Township National Night Out Celebration. Motion R8026 second >> Mr. Doyle >> yes >> Mr. Fiorella >> yes >> Mr. Marsh >> yes >> May Bruno >> yes >> resolution 8126 appointing township water and sewer engineer

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>> motion R 8126 >> second >> Mr. Doyle >> yes >> Mr. Fella >> yes >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. Resolution 8226, emergency temporary budget resolution pursuant to NJSA4A 4-20.

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Motion R 8226. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Fela. >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. >> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. Resolution 8326 to support a pavement moratorum on the 2026 Gloucester County Mill and Overlay

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program and roadway reconstruction projects. >> Motion R8326. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle. >> Yes. >> Mr. Pella. >> Yes. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes. May bring >> Yes. >> Jackie, do we go on the close? You want to go on the close now or do you

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>> do the second public portion now? >> Okay. Making a motion for any for the second public portion comments. >> Motion for second public portion. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I Mr. where as you're probably aware, the zoning

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board uh five or six years ago was asked to give an opinion as to whether or not solar fields were permitted use. You do recall that? >> I recall. >> Okay. >> And vote the vote was 5 to four that it

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was not a permitted use under the light industrial zoning that was presently in place. Are you aware of that? >> Yes. >> Are you aware? Uh, two of the five votes, one of them came from Andy Hamill,

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who was an employee of Mr. Doyle, and the other one came from his then best friend, who I guess is no longer his best friend, which gave them the five votes to say that it did not meet that criteria. Are you aware of that?

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>> Are you You're not aware. Are you aware that it was appealed by the applicant, the judge Telsey? >> Yes. >> Are you aware that Judge Telsey said that it was a permitted use? >> Yeah, that was his opinion.

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>> And then it was appealed. >> Correct. >> And who who ever approved that appeal, Mr. Mayor? >> I don't know that. You don't know how you entered into $100,000 worth of legal costs. You don't know how you entered

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into a nonsolar field and now a housing development. You don't know who authorized that suit. It just appeared out of thin air. >> Who appeal Who allowed that to happen? Mr. Mayor, >> the zoning board voted to >> No, the zoning board can't vote to allow

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litigation to take place, Mr. Mayor. That's a lie. That's a lie, Mr. Mayor. They went into You got How many minutes? You just do the talking. You have >> They went into close session and allowed that. Mr. Mayor, the zoning board can't authorize litigation on behalf of the

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township. That's an untruth. >> I I did they I said they recommended to the >> Did they do that in closed session, Mr. Mayor? I >> I do not know that. >> Does Mr. work for Mr. Doyle as well as for Mr. Grabber? >> Did they ever do that in open public

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session, Mr. Mayor? >> Don't think so. You were at the meeting. >> You were at that meeting when it happened. >> I wonder who was lobbying for that to happen. But then again, Mr. Mayor, how was it ever appealed? How did that case

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ever go forward? Where did the authorization come from? You don't know or you won't tell me. >> This is for your comments. >> This is for my comments. So therefore comments therefore we decided to appeal

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a ruling from the presiding judge of the superior court. We decided to take it to the appellet court. We decided to spend another $100,000 and because of that we are now not allowed to have not allowed to have a

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solar field which would have produced taxes but no new residents but of course it wouldn't have produced any landscape or any paving opportunities. It just would have produced raidables. Now we have town houses coming to that

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particular field. We have a developer sitting on a detention committee that provides services to developers. We have a boondoggle that was entered into and 250 acres of what would have been

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preserved land now available to the developers. You guys must be pretty damn proud of yourselves. I'll tell you what, Benedict Arnold never did a better job on the United States than you did on Franklin Township. Good work, Timmy.

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for about 30 years that property couldn't be preserved. We changed the the rules so any property was eligible to be preserved. So it wasn't preserved. How many years were you mayor and you involved? It wasn't preserved then we

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changed it so that it could be okay. reality. >> So, I'm here to speak about the barricades at the end of Morris A erected in August 2024. >> Name and address, please. >> Uh, Samir Kapon, it's a lot 715602.

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>> Erected August 2024 and which illegally blocked the paper road by which I have access to my property, which again is lot 71, uh, block 5602. As you know, I've prevented presented on this situation before and have about 30 plus pages of documentation going back two

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years now, which I'm happy to provide to anybody who is unaware whether intentionally or not. I just wanted to provide you all with an update and also ask a question. So the update is that despite the demand being clear and based on clear legal precedent sent by my lawyer last year and that is to remove

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the barricades, I still agreed to have my lawyer reach out to Miss uh Vigilante as requested by Mr. Finley. My understanding is that they have been playing phone tag initially, but Miss Vigilante has been nonresponsive since April 22nd when I reiterated via email

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that my lawyer would simply repeat the demand earlier stated to remove the barricades. I'm unsure why Miss Vigilante hasn't followed up or what they could possibly discuss on that call. That brings me to my question. On March 18th, 2026, Miss Vigilante wrote to Mr. Roy, my lawyer, by email and

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said, I quote, "Please let me know if there's a good time to speak tomorrow about the matters raised by your client in these emails. It appears to me that he has access to his property and that there is no issue that needs to be addressed. But if you believe differently, I invite

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you to give me a call so we can discuss it. Miss Vigilante's language appears to gloss over the entire issue of the barricade. My question to Miss Vigilante and to Mr. Finley is if Ms. Vigilante is unaware of my situation and has not done any of the

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background research of what uses a conversation with my lawyer except to stall. Further, she appears to imply that I do actually have the right to access. She says it plain black and white in the email. Chase Farbella has confirmed my right to access which as you know if you actually looked at the

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materials I sent or I provided you last time is also documented. Mr. Finley, Mr. Mayor, members of the committee, Miss Vigilante, will you finally admit confirm that I have access legally to my

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property and will you commit to removing the barriers? >> I can't speak to you. I speak to your attorney. You will represent it. Did you or did you not send me that email or my lawyer that email? >> Your attorney is who I will speak to. >> Why haven't you responded then since April 22nd? >> Yeah,

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>> that's not true. >> I had to call you. >> I would like you to acknowledge the email language that you sent to my lawyer. >> Your lawyer and I will continue to have discussions, sir. Thank you. >> That's your That's your response. >> That's my response to you. >> Mr. Finley, do you have any comment on this? Any committee members? Mayor.

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Okay. James Ryan by Serenity Court. Uh I went I uh finished you with um Ly Electric's uh power line on the Curry and uh and the ser. I know you can't do nothing about dirt bikes and ATVs. They're just a common

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thing here. And uh what I like too much dust coming off at least 4,000 square ft of property over there is destroyed in front of this and the dust the dust is coming off they're doing and you know fish tails everything the whole nine yards. But even when it's windy, we're

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getting dust off that property. They got to, you know, soil and conservation has to be involved in this. And they need dust control. Whatever it takes. But we're I'm tired of eating dust. It's unbelievable how much filth is coming off that property. It's not maintained whatsoever. I had to call last year to

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have it have some of the weeds cut down so we didn't have a fire like we were having fires all through town. >> It's electric company property. >> Yeah. Right away. It's right underneath the tower on it. >> And their property. Everybody's responsible for their own property and all anything that comes off it. >> That's being responsible for maintaining

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the rightways. >> Everybody, it's just they need track whatever they got to do to clean this mess up. I know they're going to have trouble with these these ATVs. They're all over the roads anymore. So, they just >> housing guys reach out.

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>> What is What's the address? >> Turn off by then. Is that where the dot dots? >> No, right next to it. The ones that run this way. PSNG runs this way. >> Yes.

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>> It's brutal. It's brutal. >> That's all I got to say. If I want to comment, >> is that is there is that blocked off by >> Nothing? There's nothing. They're just fine. >> There used to be a poles across or whatever. >> I I've been there for 18 years. I never

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saw anything like that. >> PSNG or something like that. That one's an AC. >> It should be a legacy electric. I believe >> the housing guys have numbers for both PSEG and AC electric. >> It's a that one in particular is an AC elector. >> I'll reach out tomorrow.

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>> Feel free to go by see. >> Yeah, I believe it says dusty. >> The one behind it. The one behind is maintained. They put gravel down so the dust is low. The PSG side gravel by you, right? Yeah. Clean my I hear I get the dust too.

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It's right in my backyard. Thank you for listening. >> Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. >> Get a motion to close the second public portion. >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> Just bring it. >> We're going to bring you to Mike.

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>> Drop it when you're done. >> Talking to you. Yes, >> I have a Did I hear 250 houses going up March Street Grand Avenue? >> Uh

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250 houses going up Harry >> 250. >> You wish I >> That's what a builder wants to put up over there. It's more than 250. I think it's closer to 3,000. 250. >> Yes, >> it's a lot more.

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>> That's just the affordable, right? >> Did the committee uh we can do it looking to the road the roads around that property uh about putting red lights in and uh making the road bigger or whatever. That's going to be an awful

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lot of traffic on that road if it's 250 or more houses. >> That would be the developer's obligation if if it ever gets approved. That would be like the county and the state would have say over traffic.

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>> If it ever got approved, there would be traffic studies down. Uh the other um question the other questions I have um our roads in doubt uh especially

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Washington Avenue where the horse farm is all the way out to it fries mill that road is need to be repaved bus

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the little bridge on Grand Avenue. I have to stop my car cuz it's a such bad street to roll out. >> Is there anything being done with the bridge and yet

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>> Washington Avenue to go to dialysis? >> So I do need that road at least halfway fixed decent. The county has been asked to address that. The county has been asked to address that >> frequently. >> The bridge. The bridge. >> Frequently.

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>> The county has been asked frequently to address that. That's a county issue. >> The bridge. >> The bridge. >> Uhhuh. >> And what about uh Washington Avenue? >> That's our responsibility. especially

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with the winners. >> Are you guys going out, Brian, and and redoing the Are you cutting asphalt and putting big patches in? >> Right. practically using that machine. >> But it's more than just throwing

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>> a hotter in a hole. >> We're a lot. >> It was a rough weather. And then when's that project starting? I'm sorry to cut you off, Mr. Bones. Thank you. >> Thank you for your time, miss. >> They're going to wait till school's out.

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>> Can I get a motion to close the second public portion? >> Motion to close second public portion. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I I >> uh committee reports Mike, uh, we had a great showing for the, uh, for the golf tournament, the

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Albaton golf tournament that, you know, helps us, uh, fund community day. Um, even though the weather wasn't so great, we still had a packed house. It was a great time and I appreciate everyone come out and with their donations. >> Thank you, Mark. Um, historical is in

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the midst of uh, planning for the 250th anniversary of the town doing a military honors for two um, Revolutionary War veterans at the um, Porttown Church. So, um, should be a nice event together. June 6th,

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>> I believe it's June 6. Yes. >> Took a ride through Malago Park and Franklin Little Lake Park, the community center. Um, since I've been on committee for seven years, I would say the community center hasn't looked as good. It's not perfect, but as good since the day it was put in. We have green grass.

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We don't have weeds. We don't have trash. Doesn't sound like a lot, but it's a big difference. Uh, now the park looks great. Fence. So, it's the little things I think people appreciate. And, you know, public works is uh is always

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doing a good job little by little to to upgrade things. So, just wanted to thank those guys. >> Uh, I I want to reiterate what Mike said, especially the Joe Bolinsky. >> Yes. >> I don't know how many of you folks know Joe Bolinsky, but sure he knows all you.

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Uh, Joe is he's a worker. He and uh it was pretty impressive, you know, started that a few years back and he's already was turning people away this year. So, he does a

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great job. The whole committee does a great job with that. There's a lot of uh volunteers that donate a lot of their time. Um baskets, people donate baskets and door prizes, but uh you know, Joe's one of them. I'm not ever going to let

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anything fail type of people. Um and he really does a lot for this township and I want to personally thank him because Joe makes SA go. Um, I want to thank public works,

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not for fixing potholes, but for lending an employee to sit at the compost center. Uh, because, you know, obviously our employee there is sick. That's all

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I'm going to say about that. Um, but you know, Diana goes down there, we we have employees on the weekends, get more hate email about that compost center than anything. the the police

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actually Matt actually offered to put some help down there if needed because uh having one employee be in charge of opening and closing it, it's only a matter of time before that person, you know, has a medical issue and it uh it really creates an issue

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with the unions and different groups we have. >> Well, I I want to thank Brian and Jared, you know, for untying Diana a little bit, letting her go down there. Um, I know it's frustrating when you drive

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there and and I try to explain this to the powers to be. Not sure if they understand it. Not that I disagree with them. I mean, there's other things need to be done, but people plan vacation around the hours of that compost center.

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They take off, they want to take their leaves, they want to take their brush, and there's probably nothing more frustrating than loading up your pickup or loading up your trailer, driving down there, and that gates closed. Um, we are working to find a permanent

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solution, but, uh, right now, you know, it's going to be hit and miss. It's on the website. Um, and if you're one of those people that get to the gate and it's locked, you can send me a nasty email. It's

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fine. Um, but we're doing the best we can regard to that. We still have the trash to pick up. We still have to cut the grass. We still have to weed, fertilize, do all that other stuff, but, you know, we're trying to keep it open as much as we can because we know it's

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such convenience. Thank you. Um, can I get a motion to go into close session? >> Motion to go into close session. >> Second. All those in favor? >> I. >> Uh, Jackie,

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>> yes. The committee does preserve the right to take action at the conclusion of the session. >> So, there could potentially be action. >> Potentially. Correct. >> How long is this going to take? >> Um, 10 10 minutes for one and then Yeah.

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20 minutes. >> A whole 10 minutes. >> All 20 minutes. >> A whole 10 minutes from Washington. >> All right. >> Can I get a motion to go to closed again? >> All in favor go. >> I'm going out of time.

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>> Too late for that. Going to be a line in a year. We >> back on. >> Yes. Ready, Bob? >> Yes. Can >> I get a motion to come out of closed session? >> Motion to come out of closed. Second.

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>> All those in favor? >> I making a motion to go back into public session. >> Motion to go back into public. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I. >> Making a motion to add R 842026 to consent to proposed settlement of

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GL-1245-23. Motion for R8426. >> Second. >> Mr. Doyle. >> No. >> Mr. Fierella. >> No. >> Mr. Marsh. >> Yes.

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>> Mayor Bruno. >> Yes. >> Motion pails. a motion to turn. >> Can I get a motion to adjurnn? >> Motion to adjurnn. >> All in favor? >> I >> I The first one I mean the second one was

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back. You were supposed to get on and then Yeah.