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Crap. >> Yeah, you did. >> I came in. >> It's okay. situate my people before I can leave them. Babysitter is babysitting grand.

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>> Whenever you're ready, mayor. >> Oh, thank you very much. Good evening, everyone. I'd like to call the regular meeting of mayor and council of the burrow of Glboro for April 14th, 2026 to order. Can you please read the opening statement? Pursuant to the Open

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Public Meetings Act, I hereby announce that adequate notice of this meeting as required by set act has been provided by adopting a schedule of regular meetings for the year 2026. Which schedule was posted on the Burough Hall bulletin board as well as the

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Burough website and forwarded to both the South Jersey Times and the Sentinel of Gloucester County and filed with the Burough Clerk on January 3rd, 2026. >> Thank you. Can we all rise to salute the flag, please? I pledge algiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you, >> Karen. Roll call, please. >> Mayor Wallace, >> here. >> Mr. Brown,

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>> here. >> Mr. Cosone, >> Mrs. Garlic, >> here. >> Mr. Halter, >> yes. >> Ms. Miller, >> here. >> Mrs. Spence here. >> Mr. Perpont >> here. >> Mr. Sciti >> present. >> Mr. Brunimer >> here. >> Thank you Karen. Uh at this time uh as

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if you know or don't know um I always uh recognize uh members of employees of the burrow that have served the burrow in either a full-time or part-time capacity for over 20 years. uh our burrow administrator, our recently retired

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burrow administrator, served uh as the burrow administrator along with the councilman for over 25 years. So I would like to read uh his letter that he will receive. He is not here tonight uh to get it on the record and he will receive

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a um a desk plaque to uh signify the same. It reads uh greetings Ed. I wanted to take this opportunity to formally thank you for your service to the burrow of Glboro as a councilman and then our burough administrator for 25 years. Your

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dedication and commitment to the burrow over these years was both unwavering and undeniable. Your shoes will not easily be filled. On behalf of myself and all those that you served, I wish you the best in your retirement. With respect, Johnny Wallace the third mayor. So, uh,

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that will be sent to him and I wanted to get that on the record. And with that, I will, uh, turn the meeting over to our burough solicitor. >> Yes. Evening, uh, mayor. Tonight, we have the public hearing, uh, on our 2026 municipal budget. If council so moved to open to the public on the 2026 municipal

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budget. >> So, move. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor, state I. >> Opposed? >> Any abstensions? That motion carries. The floor is now open to anyone from the public that would like to come forward and address the 2026

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uh municipal budget. >> Seeing no one, I'll make a motion to close a public portion and adopt the municipal budget as written. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Karen, roll call, please. >> Mr. Brown, >> yes. >> Mr. Cosone, >> yes. >> Mrs. Garlic, >> yes. >> Mr. Halter, four.

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>> Ms. Miller, >> four. >> Mrs. Spence, >> yes. >> That motion carries. Do we have the public hearings yet? >> Yes, Mary. Tonight we have public hearings on three ordinances. Uh I'll read all three. The motion will be open to the public at that point. Ordinance

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2612, bond ordinance authorizing the acquisition of various cap equipment, completion of various capital improvements in the burough appropriating a sum of $5,767,000. Therefore, authorizing issuance of general obligation bond of bond

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anticipation notes in the aggregate principal amount of up to 5,478,650 making certain determinations and covenants and authorizing certain related actions in connection with the foregoing. Number 2613 is a bond ordinance authorizing the completion of

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various water and sewer improvements and acquisition of various water and sewer equipment for the bar of Glboro in the appropriating the sum of $6,850,000. Therefore, again authorizing the issuance of general obligation bond, a

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bond anticipation notes to the burrow in the aggregate principal amount of up to 6,850,000 again making a certain determination in covenants and authorizing actions in connection with the foregoing and ordinance 2614 an ordinance amending

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chapter 408 solid waste article one article I garbage and refugees of the code books of the bar of glass barrel. There are three ordinances subject to a public hearing tonight. The council moves for the public portion.

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>> Motion open public portion. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor say I. >> Opposed. Any abstensions? That motion carries. So the floor is now open now to anyone from the public that would like to come forward and address uh ordinance

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26-12 and or 13 and or 14 or all of the above. Seeing no one, I'll make a motion to close the public portion and adopt ordinances 261, 12,13, and 14 as written. Second. >> Second.

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>> Okay. I have a motion and a second. Karen, roll call, please. >> Mr. Brown, >> yes. >> Mr. Cosone, >> four. >> Mrs. Garlic, >> in favor. >> Mr. Halter, >> yes. >> Miss Miller, >> four. >> Mrs. Spence, >> yes. >> That motion carries. At this time, I'll entertain a motion to uh for the

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approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of makes uh March the 10th, 2026, as well as the close executive session of March the 10th, 2026. >> So move second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor state I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions?

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That motion carries. We have no communications this evening, so I'll move to committee reports and begin with Council President Miller. >> Good evening. Um, mayor, I am in in receipt of the highway report and we do have a couple of vacancies in that department.

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>> Thank you very much. >> And that's all I have. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh, Councilman Brown. >> Good evening, Mayor. >> Good evening. >> Uh, I do not have anything this evening. >> Thank you very much, sir. Uh, Councilman Casabel. >> Yeah. Thank you, Mayor. I'd like to thank Chief Knight for his uh um

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call for services for the party patrol in Rowan Boulevard. It's an outstanding report and I want to thank you, Chief. >> Very nice. >> Thank you very much. Uh, Councilwoman Garlic, >> thank you, Mayor. >> You're welcome. >> Um, I did want to say just a couple

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things about the park and wreck. They have some sports underway. T-ball was able to start last week and and the track program is doing well. We were um short some coaches, so the community really stepped up. So, we now have coaches and we have over 50 young people in that program and they'll have their

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first meet in May. And then lastly, the um the senior center, they have an overnight trip scheduled for the end of April. They're doing um they're excited about that. And lastly, the golf outing on June 8th. We would love to have some support, whether it be sponsorship or

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persons to participate in the annual fundraiser for the park and wreck department. Um we thank you. If you would like to have more information about the park um the golf outing, we have that on our website. Thank you, Mayor. >> Thank you very much. Good stuff. Uh Councilman Halter. >> Yeah, good evening, Mayor. Thank you. Uh

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first of all, just want to thank everybody that was involved in the budget process from our finance office as well, uh for putting that budget together. Um great job on that, especially with so many difficulties moving forward with healthcare and things like that of that cost. Uh, as far as water and sewer goes, we do have

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a new treatment plant manager, which is terrific. Uh, they're not easily found out there, and I trust he'll do a great job for us here at the burrow. Uh, and again, water and sewer is just moving forward on a lot of different NJD requirements and checks and status things on that end. So, that's just an

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ongoing process that keeps our guys pretty busy. So, thank you. >> Very nice. Thank you. And Councilwoman Spence. >> Thank you, Mayor in receipt of the March construction report. And um that's pretty much all I have tonight. Thanks. >> All right. Thank you very much. Okay, we

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have no unfinished business. So Karen, could you take us through our new business, please? >> Yes, mayor. I have one item. I need approval to purchase a tub grinder through Sourcewell Co-op for Glboro Highway Department. >> Motion to approve.

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>> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor state I. opposed. Any abstensions? That motion carries. This time I'll ask for the engineers report, please. Mark. >> Yes. Good evening. Uh we're working with

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Dr. Horton on three of their projects to get the contractor in there. They're looking at the first second week of May to start getting do all the punch list work in particular for phase three town houses to get that area paved. So, get that wrapped up with those. Uh a couple has an end of projects going at South

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County Street. They're finalizing all their site improvements around the homes. Uh they got a lot of grading issues they got to get done after the winter conditions along those lines. Thank you for the water and sewer department staff and public works staff to get that road taken care of and the developer stepped up and repaved the

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road uh for that. That's just temporary paving for right now. They uh once the construction is done on the other side of the road, they will come back and mill and repay pave that and stripe that. So uh that'll be next year for that that is down 322 east. You got the Vision Stream Apartments where you see all the soil and everything like that.

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That's uh being graded out and they're starting to get that uh set up for their building to go up there with the parking lot and the basin behind that. Um the RLS RLS site down the street there. They've been underway um with that getting their foundations in uh with that. And over on MLK, we have a project

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approved by the planning board by for Dr. Horton for more town houses, but uh they still got a couple things uh they're cleaning up for details uh for planning board conditions that has to be done. and they are still out cleaning up all the trees that they cleared and getting rid of all the mulch. So, but that could be starting within the next

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month, month and a half. >> How many apartments are they building on 322? >> I want to say 92. >> Seems to be the number that number >> it was under 100. >> Okay. >> 9. Okay. Thank you. >> Yep.

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>> Any other questions? Thank you, Mark. Okay. Uh again, I'll turn the meeting over to our burough solicitor. >> Mayor, under our consent agenda tonight, we have the following. Resolution 128, appointing reappointing members of the Glassboro Housing Authority in the Ber

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of Glassboro. Resolution 129 denying release performance bonds perimeter buffer landscaping rightway improvements public for Camelot phase 2 section 2 section 2.12.2 two, block 19810, lot one and resolution 130,

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authorizing release of safety and stabilization guarantee for Camelot phase 2, section 2, sections 2.1 and 2.2, block 19810, lot one and resolution 131 authorizing submitt of community development block grant application for

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funding to the county of Gloucester by the Ber of Glaspboro for reconstruction of Truman Avenue. There are the resolutions this evening on the consent agenda for the reason also noted underneath. Council so moves for approval. Roll call. >> Motion to approve.

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>> Second. >> Okay. I have a motion and a second. Karen, roll call, please. >> Mr. Brown. >> Yes. >> Mr. Cababones. >> Four. But I have to abstain on resolution 130-26. >> 13.

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Okay. Noted. >> Mrs. Garlic. >> Yes. >> Mr. Halter. >> Four. With an abstension on 128-26. >> Noted. >> Miss Miller. >> Four. >> Mrs. Spence. >> Four.

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>> Uh, those abstensions have been noted. That motion still carries. >> And mayor, we have for introduction tonight by title only, ordinance number 26:15. And that is an ordinance amending chapter 351 parks and recreation area section 8 dog park of the code book of

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the bar of glass council again moves for introduction. Roll call vote. Move >> to introduce. >> Second. >> Okay. I have a motion and a second. Karen, roll call, please. >> Mr. Brown, >> yes. >> Mr. Cosbone, >> yes.

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>> Mrs. Garlic, >> yes. >> Mr. Halter, >> four. >> Miss Miller, >> four. >> Mrs. Spence, >> yes. That motion carries. At this time, I'll entertain a motion to open the public portion. >> Move the public portion be open. >> Second. Second. >> Have a motion in a second. All in favor, state I.

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>> Opposed. Any abstensions? That motion carried. The floor is now open to anyone from the public that wishes to come forward and address mayor and counsel. >> And to those in the public, there are rules and regulations as outlined on the agenda. But most importantly, when you approach, if you would please identify yourself for the record, your name and

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address. And there is a five minute limitation per speaker. Thank you. >> Please come forward. >> Yeah. Here she's just >> Yeah. >> Yes. I'm requesting that the officer hand um hand out a picture to each of you so you can understand a little bit

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of what I'm going to say in my address. >> Sure. Absolutely. >> Thank you. >> If you would for the record identify yourself, please. >> Uh my name is Deborah Redfield. I live at 407 South Cummings Avenue. I am a lifelong resident of Glboro, graduating from Glboro High School and

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Rowan University. I am a retired Glboro Public School teacher with 35 years of service. I've been around a very long time and I've seen many, many changes to our town. Some I have been thrilled about and some not so much, but none

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have scared me and made my heart sink like the proposed dinosaur trail. We purchased our home in 1976 and raised our daughters there. I am hoping to enjoy my retirement years in my home. I'm going to get a Now I'm questioning

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if I should leave the town that I have lived in nearly 72 years. Lakeside is a quiet neighborhood, one of a few left in Glboro that has not been affected by the growth of the university. The dinosaur trail is a wonderful project and as a

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walker and a biker, I fully intend to take use of it. However, the present route cutting through Bow School property and adjacent to more than 25 homes on South Cummings Avenue has me very concerned. My question is to you,

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are you okay with strangers on school property? I'm not. The safety of our children must always take priority. Are you okay destroying trees that are over hundred years old, plowing through a small wooded area and laying a 10- foot wide asphalt trail permanently affecting

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the habitat of the life um of the wildlife? I am not. Are you okay sacrificing taxpayer safety and privacy when there are other options for this route? I am not. I have a picture which I've given to you of the view from my

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family room window. As you can see, our backyards are very shallow. Mine measures approximately 30 feet from my house to my property line. Imagine having a trail of strangers riding bikes, walking, loud music, and litter

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mere feet from your home. Backyards are meant to be havens for the homeowner, not places where strangers are staring at you while you're barbecuing with your family or your children are playing. I am here asking you, our representatives, to advocate for the

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trail to be placed in a non-residential area. There are several other more desirable routes that the trail could take. One of the statements made by the dinosaur committee is to have the least impact to the community and environment. The present trail does not does just the

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opposite, having devastating and permanent damage to the environment and the homeowners of Glboro in specific lakeside park. I thank you for your time and your consideration. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Re. >> Thank you.

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>> Yes. >> More pictures. >> Putting you to work today, sir. Huh? >> There you go. Thank you. My name is Sheila Stevenson. I live at 419 South Cummings and he's giving you a

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copy of the map that shows the beginning of the dinosaur trail which starts at Bose School, >> runs across the field and then goes into the woods. My home is right >> on the edge of the field and then partly

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the other half of it is the woods. And I'm also concerned with safety, privacy, and the destruction of the trees and the wildlife will have to I mean, they'll be displaced, and that's a shame because

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there's not much room for them left. Um, when I went to the meeting, they talked about funding for the dinosaur trail. They don't have any funding yet. The county is waiting till they decide on the route and then they'll go out and look for funding. But then they told us

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when the route is complete, the towns that the section are in, we'll have to maintain that part of the trail. >> So does that mean my taxes are going to go up because you have to pay people to maintain that trail?

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And also the at the they are promoting this trail as starting at Rowan University. Well, Bose school is not Rowan University. If they're going to promote it as Rowan, they could start it at the west campus, not interfere with the residents of Glboro and run down

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Lamb's Road. I know also it's going supposed to go through Pitman through the Alen Lake Park or whatever and then down Howard Avenue. and Howard Avenue is also run in their backyards. I mean, if it's a trail, it shouldn't

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interfere with our daily lives and we're taxpaying citizens and we shouldn't have it in our backyard. I know I'm probably You wouldn't want it in your backyard either. Thank you. >> Thank you, Miss Stevenson.

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Amanda Tamashepsky, 405 South Cummings. This lady here is my neighbor. Um, and we both agree. So, they're um coming from Philly. There was high traffic. Now, all of a sudden with this trail here, I'm worried about parking safety.

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if I let my dog out. I have a pool in my backyard. So, is there going to be trash and all kinds of ruckus behind that area that comes into my yard? Um, I have a teenage son that goes to the high school and he was in the middle school. And if

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this was happening when he was in middle school, I would totally move out. None of this is okay at all. Um, safety, it's not just for our properties, it's for our families. So

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>> thank you. >> Thank you very much. >> Valerie Wilkinson, 212 Harding Avenue, Glass Bar. >> I couldn't hear. >> I I see all the Thank God. Academy Street is >> I didn't hear her name >> open again for now. More people, yay.

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More crime, yay. More crowding, yay. More traffic, yay. My question is, or my request is, is there, is it possible to put a traffic light on the corner of High and Academy? It's already difficult to get

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across there now with 92 more families plus whatever. It's it's it's going to be difficult. Is that possible? Well, it would have to be to answer your question that there's studies would have to be done to see if a traffic uh traffic signal is

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warranted. There are certain procedures, bureaucratic procedures that have to go through. Uh and it's not an easy process, very arduous process. Uh it can be investigated. Um it's it's the same process with flashing beacons and things like that. We have to we have to follow

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state, county, and uh federal guidelines. didn't >> got you >> about all that stuff. We just can't throw one up is basically what I'm saying. as much as I wish we could sometimes >> I wish I so I can we should be trying to

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>> and then the second part of it I don't know if he was going to speak about it between the we spoke on this one other time um on Lincoln Avenue there is guardrails there's a ditch on either side

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and the water stands needs to be cleaned out if that could occur that would be great >> we could certainly have somebody out there that give you some clarification. We live on a dead end street. >> Yes. >> And there's a creek about >> it's the ditch

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>> 20 to 30 feet in and it used to be a stream, >> but now it's stagnant. >> You know, um it doesn't flow, but there's a a pipe where it should go through under the street, >> but it's all climbed up. I addressed

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this, you know, last year. I don't know if it's a city issue or a county issue, but the thing is with it being clogged up and it's just stagnant water, mosquitoes. >> Oh my god. >> Mhm.

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>> You know, and that breeds the frog. >> Mhm. >> And there's so many frogs >> and then snakes. >> So many frogs. I mean, I got to watch where I walk. I take out the garbage. My grandkids be trying to catch them like Firefly. They trying to catch the

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frogs and then that brings like my wife said snakes. They like the frogs. We got a vegetable garden. >> So it just troublesome. But the root what we're trying to say is just dried up or not it's not even dried up but

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this stagnant creek, you know, it just needs to be dredged so that it can grow. >> It's just clogged up. >> And that's what we wish. >> Yeah. We'll have somebody come out and take a look at it, assess it, and come up with a solution.

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>> I did think of one more thing >> and it just >> ma'am, would you please repeat your name? >> I'm sorry. I didn't I didn't get it. Yes, ma'am. >> Valerie Wilkinson. >> Thank you. >> All right. While she's thinking real quick and I just need clarification and

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I'm glad we got this notice of academy and this South State notice. >> I know what it was. >> I'm quite you're familiar with. >> Yeah, >> they're going to be working on Academy Street. >> I sure am. >> Correct. >> To all of you. >> Yeah. The county's having South State

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repaid. >> We got this in our mailbox. >> I need to send it up. >> No, I emailed it to you, sir. >> And it's good. We got the notice. I understand progress and stuff like that. My question is

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like Deli all the construction been going on on Del and I do business. We go to shop right and you know to to the mall and stuff along Del. But because the construction in Del. But I don't want to go down

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Deli. So >> is that ever that was my question. When is that going to finish? I don't shop in Glasbor anymore. I go to Clayton or wherever because I'm tired of the traffic in the middle of the day. >> Yeah. It's uh it's it's a it's a project that's a long time coming.

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>> Uh and these are the pains that we're going to have to go through while it gets done. Uh my hope is and I believe that when it's done uh it'll be worth it'll be worth the pain and aggravation we've been put through. >> You have an idea when that's going to be? >> I do not.

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>> Oh my god. Okay. Thank you. >> Mother Nature Mother Nature can say Mother Nature can answer that question. You know, with the construction on Del real quick, you know, on the highways like the turnpike or the parkour, they do it at night. >> Why do they >> you have to ask that's a state. That's a

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state. >> Yeah. Like I said, I don't know if I'm addressing the right. >> Yeah, you would have to ask the state why they can't do it at night. >> With that being said, it's taking away like me and my wife, we do a lot of business in Glboro, but because of the construction >> Understand. >> We're going to Clayton. >> I understand.

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>> Marorrow. I understand. >> Yes. >> Thank you very much. >> Business, Mr. Wilkins, and I appreciate it and I appreciate your concern. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Yes, ma'am. >> Hi, good evening. I'm Janet Santoro,

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11:05 Stafford Road, um part of the Lakeside community. And um my neighbors and I had attended the meeting over at um the Edelman um park a couple of weeks ago and there wasn't much information shared regarding

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um practicality of the project for the dinosaur path, meaning um things like um site surveys or traffic patterns and things of that nature. So I'm wondering are there other options being considered

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to move the path away from Lakeside and from the Bose school region? Are there other other options being considered? >> My understanding from what I've seen is there are a couple different options. This is a very early this this project

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is very early on in its planning stages. Um I know that they had the first public uh public forum recently and it seems that most of you that have come up and spoken about it were there. Um I would encourage you to continue to go there.

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We will obviously continue to advocate for all of you uh because that is our job and that's what we want to do anyway. You we're part of a family. Uh so we will advocate but this is very early on. I can assure you that I am very much uh immersed in it. Um so I'm

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watching from our end and and the administration up here is is uh along with as things move forward, we're very well in tune with how things are going. >> Okay. Thank you. >> You're welcome. Thank you. >> Go. >> Yes.

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>> Just up. >> Hi. >> Hi. My name is Lauren Ambrio and I live at 317 North Cummings Aav. I live on the corner of Cummings Aav and Looney Road near Looney Park there.

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>> Okay. >> And so I have the same concerns that my neighbors have. Uh I grew up in this neighborhood of Lakeside. Um from the time I was in fifth grade till I was an adult and um my husband and I bought the home off of my mother uh four almost

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four years ago now. but we have raised our family there for the last 14 years. And I have two teenage daughters and two little boys. Um, I'm Glboro alumni. I've worked in Glboro schools. I am a teacher turned homeschool mom. And so I have the

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same concerns that many of my neighbors have mentioned about um the privacy of raising our families here, continuing on with a public trail right behind my house. Um, my house backs up to the

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woods and Mansa Creek and uh the water and sewer building and the trail by the park, the trail entrance by the park. So, I have concerns about are they planning to put a parking lot practically in my backyard or up to the

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fence of my yard? and um am I going to go from having one of the most private lots in the community to the least private lot in the community because there's now a parking lot in my backyard, you know. Um so I have many concerns. I'm very much against this project or at least in uh I have hopes

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that it will be rerouted a different way and not going up uh in the backyards of 25 Glasper residents and of course all the other Pitman residents also as it's right on the border there. But um

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anyway, I appreciate you hearing me out and listening to uh myself and my neighbors today about this project. >> Thank you. >> Thank you for sharing. Appreciate it. Mayor, can I ask a question of everyone? Sure. >> I just want to ask everyone that's here

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tonight about this dinosaur trail. Did you go on the comment section that they put out since the public hearing? We posted it on our burrow Facebook page. Have you gone down there and made your comments to the people planning? >> I'm pretty sure

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whether you work for option one, two, or three different rails, >> but every single one of them >> starts at the same which is directly. >> Okay. I was just curious if you actually made your your um complaints known to

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them as well. >> Okay. Well, we're as as the mayor said, we're here to advocate for our residents and we'll make sure that we uh make your views known and and and do what we can to advocate for a a possible >> It's going to be a cool trail. It's just got to it. Yeah.

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It's just >> well everything everything has growing pains right and that's why you're here give your input and we're gonna >> make sure that that is expressed >> yeah and you know it's it doesn't just go through Glasbury either there's other towns as you so

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>> right well exactly yeah >> so all right no worries >> all right thank you >> okay anybody else >> yes sir Absolutely. >> Yeah. My name's Eric Growinger and I'm at 425 South Cummings. And you know,

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like many of my uh my neighbors have mentioned that, you know, th this is something that I've actually dreamt about for a long period of time. I think it's a great benefit for the community. Um it's something that, you know, I personally would probably use on a regular basis. Um

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but it it literally is right on my property line. which, you know, it is what it is. You know, sometimes you have to like bite the bullet for the greater good, right? And I don't think it's going to be that

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heavily used that it would be that intrusive. But then beyond that, as as you move down the road and you go down what is known as the pipeline, which is the sewer line, >> um you've got odor concerns. I mean, it's it's it's a terrible odor. Um,

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Chestnut Branch is prone to flooding at least once or twice a year, not not just a little bit. Um, so, you know, the town of Glboro is going to be burdened with going down there and clearing out the uh debris, any trees that happen to fall in

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in the uh woods that are next to our house. And I I personally think, you know, it's it's a Rowan Edelman project. Let it start on Edelman Rowan property. Um it's not something that, you know, all these towns ought to be burdened

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with. Um the people that are on Howard Avenue are in the same boat. Um you know, as you go buy their properties, you've got a wonderful view of the Leari landfill, which was number one on the Super Fund site at one point.

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Um so I mean, it just doesn't make a lot of sense. You know, the the whole routing of the thing. And you know, I wish it could be better because I'd like to I'd like to step out my back door and hop on my bike and get on a nice scenic trail somewhere, but as I get a half

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mile down the road, I'm going to be burdened with the smells from the sewer. And, you know, through time, I'm I'm I'm not exactly sure. Maybe you could tell me when when the sewer line was put put in, but it was I'm I'm 61 years old and

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it was during my childhood. >> Me, too. Um, so I'm guessing at least 55 years ago and and the stream has meandered to the point where it's it's overcome a lot of the sewer access. Um,

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I don't know if there's any, you know, there may have to be maintenance in the future that's that that's done on a sewer line that's going to impact the trail and then you're just kind of like, you know, going around in a circle chasing your tail at that point, you know. So maybe some consideration ought

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to be given that if you are going to go with that route, maybe ought to take a look at that sewer line to make sure that everything's tight and like ready to go so that you don't have to rip up the trail later on to fix the sewer line. >> Right.

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>> So anyway, that's all I had to say. Thank you for your time. Thank you. No, thank you very much. Good evening. >> Good evening. >> Good evening. >> Diane Johnson and 16 William Street, Glasper, New Jersey. >> Okay. I I spoke about this before about

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the parking about um the center Martin Luther King Center. Mhm. >> And how you have to wait >> till almost a month to get your deposit back. >> And now summer is coming. >> Mhm. >> And y'all have meeting once a month and

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then you have to wait about a month and a half to get your deposit back. And I spoke about that before and y'all supposed to let me know or see what y'all going to do about that. >> Yeah. My understanding is that it was that process was modified. I don't know the particulars about. Are you familiar

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with that? Clerk, would you mind sharing? >> It it was it was modified that instead of uh waiting for the event and then processing the requisition, the requisition for the refund is processed prior to the event so that it's prepared

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to be signed after the event and go for payment. So, it's got in a regular month when we meet twice a month, it would eliminate one meeting. Uh right. So, so you wouldn't have to wait as long and I think it's been working. Most people are getting it back within two weeks. Again,

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when summer comes that there will be that extra delay because we only meet once a month. We do, however, pay our bills at the work session as well as the regular meeting. >> So, >> excuse me. I know some people not getting it right back. I mean, they

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have they have fun, they have the um events and they have to wait to get the deposit back over three weeks. >> Well, I a month. I know I sign off on the requisitions when they're put into the system and they seem to be going in the system a lot faster than they used to. So, >> okay.

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>> I I'll double check on it, but I believe the process was sped up. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yep. >> Thank you. >> Seeing no one else, I'll make a motion to close the public portion. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second to close the public portion. All in favor say I. I.

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>> Opposed. Any abstensions? That motion carries. Public portion is now closed. At this time, I'll entertain a motion to approve all duly authorized bills. >> Motion to approve all duly authorized bills. >> Second to approve all duly authorized bills. >> Okay. I have a motion and a second to

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approve all duly authorized bills. All those in favor state I. >> Any opposed? >> Abstensions. >> I have abstensions noted with the clerk. >> Very nice. Those abstensions have been noted. Uh motion still carries. Any closing comments from our acting burough

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administrator? >> No sir. >> No sir. >> I uh would just like to say as always, thank for all anybody that has shown up tonight. Uh thank you very much for coming. For those of you that has have expressed your concerns to us, thank you

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very much. I encourage you to continue to do so. Uh with regards to the dinosaur trail, like I had said to the young lady here when she was up here, uh very much involved in in the process. Um it's very early on. Um there's a lot to

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be dealt with. Um I encourage you to continue to go to the forums. I continue to I'm sure you spoke your concerns while you were there, or at least I hope you did. And if you didn't, I encourage you to do so. if you go to the next one. Uh I will continue to do so from my desk

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to advocate for you and express your concerns. I've actually gotten a couple of emails uh from residents uh in the Lakeside development that were not able to come to the council meeting, but their concerns which are pretty much the same as your own uh are being are being

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heard and will be addressed and I can assure you that. And for all the others that had concerns uh within the borrow, they will be addressed. Um and with that, I'll entertain a motion for >> tojourn. >> There we go. Second. >> I have a motion and a second for adjournment. And all those in favor

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state I >> opposed. Any abstensions? Motion carries. This meeting is now adjourned. Thank you very much. >> Have a nice evening. Next regular meeting will be April 28th, 2026, 6 p.m. My wife is a profession.