I got you. Okay, we'll just talk >> whenever you're ready, mayor. >> All right. Thank you very much. Good evening, everyone. I'd like to call the regular meeting of mayor and council of the burrow of glassboro for March 10th, 2026 to order. Karen, could you please
read the opening statement? Pursuant to the open 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 2025 2026
which schedule was posted on the burough hall bulletin board as well as the 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. Do we all rise through the
flag of this? >> 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 justice for all.
>> Karen, roll call, please. >> Mayor Wallace, >> here. >> Mr. Brown, >> here. >> Mrs. Garlic, >> here. >> Mr. Halter, >> yes. >> Ms. Miller, >> here. Mrs. Spence here, Mr. Milandro here, >> Mr. Sciti, >> Mr. Brunimer,
>> and let the record reflect that Mr. Cosabone is excused for this evening. >> Thank you, Karen. We have no presentations this evening. So, at this time, I'll turn the meeting over to our burough solicitor. >> Thank you, mayor. Prior to uh introduction of the resolution, uh
Councilman Brown has some comments as finance chair >> for the uh some budget highlights for 2026. We're looking this year at a 3% increase. >> Uh I'm sorry, 3 cent increase. Apologize. Uh for a average $300,000
home, you're looking at about 25 cents per day or about $741 per month. Some of the key increases in our budget this year were health benefits. Obviously, everybody knows the cost of health benefits continue to rise and we were dealing with that problem here as well
at the bureau. also our salary and wages uh increases plus our operating cost. Uh we also capital projects for this year that does include a new fire truck uh some sewer main relining as well as some redevelopment improvements.
Um one thing that we are proud to say is that we were able to uh with this budget still have the ability to hire two police officers and one firefighter for next year. So that was uh something that we were we as the the committee were was
very important to us uh along if we were going to have to have that increase we wanted to have that in our budget. And with that I'd just like to thank uh Karen Pacion for her hard work as well as the committee Clark Beeront Meandro for all their hard work. It was uh very
difficult this year uh as everyone knows with the the increases but uh you know where we where we are right now we feel really good about it. So thank you sir. Thank you very much. >> At this time, we would have for the introduction adoption resolution R10726
if council so moves. >> Approve. >> Yeah, I'm going to >> make a motion to approve that. Yeah, >> there's a motion on the floor. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Uh Karen, roll call, please. >> Mr. Brown, >> yes. >> Mrs. Garlic, yes.
>> Mr. Halter, >> four. >> Miss Miller, >> four. >> Mrs. Spence, >> yes. That motion carries. And >> mayor, under our normal public hearings, we have an ordinance tonight, 2604, an ordinance amending chapter 354, peace and good order, section 3545A,
consumption of alcoholic beverages in public and quasi public places of the code of the barrel of glass bar peace and order section of the chapter council moves for public portion. >> Motion to open to the public. >> Second. >> Okay, I have a motion and second. All in
favor state I. 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 ordinance number 26-04. >> Seeing no one, I'll make a motion to close a public portion and adopt this
ordinance as written. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Karen, roll call, please. >> Mr. Brown, >> yes. >> Mrs. Garlic, >> four. >> Mr. Halter, >> yes. >> Ms. Miller, >> four. >> Mrs. Spence, >> yes. That motion carries. At this time, I'll entertain a motion for the approval
of the minutes of the regular meeting of February 10th, 2026, as well as a closed executive session of February 10th, 2026. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor state I. >> Any opposed? Abstensions.
That motion carries. Uh Karen, could you take us through the communications, please? >> Yes, Mayor. I have one communication for this evening. It's a letter of retirement from Edward Milandro III, administrator for the Burrow of Glassboro. >> So, I will make a motion to accept that
letter with regret. I would like to uh say thank you to Ed working alongside of you. First of all, on council, uh I learned a lot from you. Appreciate all your time and effort to the municipality and uh definitely leading all the employees and all of our administrative
duties on a day-to-day basis. We thank you for everything that you've done. >> Thank you. >> I make a regretful second. >> Okay. I have a motion and a second. Uh all in favor state I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> Any abstensions. That motion carries.
>> Congratulations, sir. Uh now we'll move to committee reports and begin with council president Miller. >> Good evening, mayor. Um, I'm in receipt of the highway report and I'd also like to thank Karen and the finance committee for your commitment to the budget and um
all of the hard work that you've put into it. And I'd also like to and I'll do it again at our next council meeting, but um to thank you Ed for all that you've done o over the years that I've known you since 2013. Um you've been a
really good friend and mentor. you've done amazing stuff to help the burrow move forward. All of the many projects that you're affiliated with. Um those of us that you leave behind, we're going to make sure that we see them all through
and um just thank you for all that you've done. >> Thank you, Mayor. If I knew this was going to happen, I wouldn't be sitting here. So, let's go. Let's go. >> I have to follow the J. >> Councilman Brown. >> Uh yes. I'd just like on a professional
level say uh thank you to Mr. Milandro for all his years of service as a councilman and as a burough administrator. Um what you see out here is he's one of those I guess founding fathers if you want to say of of everything we have and everything that we're going to have in the future. Uh
he's a part of. So uh it's really neat how far this town has come if you weren't here uh in the 90s or 80s and 90s to see it and to see what it is now. It's completely different. So on a professional level, uh a person that
I've never seen work as hard as him and dedicate as much as he does to this town, it's just it's unbelievable to see. And uh on a personal level, we've known each other for many years. Our kids uh grew up together. We've coached together many years. And uh we I'm sure
we'll continue our relationship uh with going back and forth Texas about our grandkids. But uh you know just there's no word that I can say or no words that I can say but the one word that I will say or one words that I will say to Ed is thank you. Thank you Ed. Thank you.
>> Thank you sir. Uh Councilwoman Garland. >> Thank you mayor. Um I also would like to say thanks to Ed. uh he really you know brought us on board, acclimated us and just along the way as a mentor and
helped everyone to get to know what the role is, what the responsibility is and how to do it as well. So I'm grateful for the um the projects that Ed has has led and participated in and the connections that you have brought into
this burl. they will outlive all of us and we are grateful to have been able to work with you for this amount of time. So, thank you so much for your time. We have a um park and rec committee meeting tomorrow. >> Thank you, Mayor. >> Very nice. Thank you very much.
>> Uh Councilman Halter. >> Yeah, good evening, Mr. Mayor. Thank you. Um water and sewer has been very steady and busy. busy time of the year coming out of a tremendous uh season of unseasonably cold weather even for this area. So, they've been dealing with a lot of water mane breaks and things of
the such with that and then obviously getting the burrow squared away each time we've had these monumental uh snowstorms and ice events the last couple of uh last month or so here. So, they've been busy on that working on back filling a few positions on that end. And uh besides that, everything else is status quo order of sewer. Thank
you. >> Very nice. Thank you very much. Uh, Councilwoman Spence. >> Thank you, Mayor. You're welcome. Um, I just want to say I'm in receipt of the February construction report. >> Um, but I also want to reiterate everyone's comments about Ed, even
though he's not really from Glboro. >> I don't think I've met anybody that loved this town more than more than Ed. So, it's going to be sad to see him go, but, >> you know, I'm happy for him. be sitting on that side from here on out. Yeah.
>> Yeah. So, anyway, thanks, Ed. And uh you know, I always >> you always had my vote. So, >> thank you. >> Thanks. >> Thank you very much. All righty. We have no unfinished business. Karen, could you take us through new business, please? >> Yes, Mayor. I have one item under new
business. It's approval for facilities use application for the new Glboro Health Fair, which will be held on April 25th, 2026. B Healthy Glassboro may like to make a motion that we accept
the and approve the application of the use for the health fair. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor state I. >> Opposed. >> Any abstensions? >> Motion carries. Fabulous. >> Uh Mark, engineers report, please.
>> Yes, good evening. Uh just an update with the nicer weather contractors are all about. Everybody's seen them. Uh Deli Drive and the numerous construction sites are all active down the street. RLS, uh Vision Stream Apartments are moving out on 322. UKO's doing their buildings and their parking lot
expansions uh for that. South Academy Street Townous finally got some decent weather so they can go outside and start get their work done. They're trying to finalize those here in the next couple weeks. So, a lot going on. Uh there was some tree clearing done on MLK for the towns at Elmere. There's 72 town houses coming in out at that location.
um subject to getting they finalized their outside approvals on that. So right now they have to get the trees cut down by a certain date for D requirements. Uh so it may be quiet there for a couple months until they get moving. >> That's all I have. >> All right. Thank you. Any questions for Mark?
>> Thank you. >> Thank you again, Mark. >> All right. At this time, I'll once again turn the meeting over to our burough solicitor. >> Thank you, mayor. On our consent agenda, we have the following resolutions. uh 108, 109, and 110 are emergency temporary resolutions prior to adoption
of the budget. 111 authorizing tax collector to issue duplicate tax sale certificate pursuant to NJSA 54552.1 and resolution 112 authorizing appointment of a hearing officer for a rent rental housing matter for the bar
of glass. They are the resolutions for the reasons also noted under each the council moves for approval. Roll call vote. Motion for approval. >> Second. >> Okay. I have a motion and a second. Karen, roll call, please. >> Mr. Brown, >> yes. >> Mrs. Garlic, >> yes.
>> Mr. Halter, >> four. >> Miss Miller, >> four. >> Mrs. Spence, >> yes. >> Motion carries. And mayor, we have ordinances for introduction tonight. on first reading title only beginning with 2608 calendar year 2020 2026 ordinance to exceed the municipal budget
appropriation limits and to establish a cap bank NJSA48445.14 number 2609 amending chapter WSM water and sewer manual article 16 schedule rates of the code of the bar of glassboro water and sewer 26-10
ordinance fixing and establish Publishing as salaries and compensation of the officers, employees of Barrett Glassboro for the year 2026 and ordinance 2611 amending chapter 97 personnel policies and procedures hiring
article two hiring of the code book of the bur of glassboro. The motion would be to introduce ordinances 2608 through 2611. If so, move roll call vote. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. Okay, there's a motion and a
second. Karen, roll call, please. >> Mr. Brown, >> yes. >> Mrs. Garlic, >> yes. >> Mr. Halter, >> four. >> Miss Miller, >> four. Mrs. Spence, >> yes. >> That motion carries. At this time, I'll enter uh entertain a motion to open up the public portion.
>> Motion. Motion to open a public portion. >> Second. >> I have a motion, a second. All in favor say I. I. >> Opposed? >> Any abstensions? That motion carries. Floor is now open to anyone from the public that would like to come forward and address mayor. I'm sorry, me and those members of the public, there are rules and regulations outlined on the
agenda. Most importantly, when you approach, please identify yourself for the record, name, and address. And note, there is a fiveminute limitation per speaker. Thank you. >> Good evening, mayor and city council. My name is Vincent Bruno. I live at 119 Rowan Boulevard, apartment two.
I'm here basically I think there might be email from me and some pictures that were sent to the burough clerk. Um, basically the idea that I thought would be um of an semi- urgency that is speed limit. When you come off of Main Street,
whether it be going south on Main Street or north on Main Street at Rowan Boulevard, people pretty much pick up speed. And I see this from my balcony and they and then they're suddenly shocked to get to the crosswalk. And um over the years I've seen people
and myself and and guests were going over to Lascala having to run across. I just think there should be a uh a sign place like I'm saying five I tried 5 miles an hour and that's way too of too much of a crawl like even 10 miles an hour post when you first get on to Rome
Boulevard right around the post office or trifecta uh that those businesses and then a little ways down a sign showing that there's a crosswalk coming because there really is nothing there. Of course, you know, I don't I'm not sure if there should be one by law, but uh
when you go further down Rowan Boulevard, they have the speed bump, so people are slowing down when they come up that way to Main Street, but coming off they're like like, you know, going nuts. And this is, you know, uh we do want people I want people to come to
Glboro to feel comfortable, uh to go to the businesses, to go to the doctor's offices, to go to trifecta, the library, whatever. But it it's dangerous from my point of view. And so if that could be put into a thought for
consideration, you know, and this is comes from residents of all the apartments and some of the business owners and uh visitors to Rome Boulevard. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. >> Good evening. Good evening everyone. How are you? >> My name is Rohit Joall. I'm one of the
small business owner on the on High Street, 22 High Street East. The restaurant's called Rohan Indian Vistro. >> Uh in last few months, I would say there's a new uh business that opened right next door to us which is doing really great uh for their estab
establishment. Um there's that is called a yoga place. Um and throughout the throughout the whole day um there is no parking available cuz their sessions are hour long and uh we as a small business
owner I'm talking about on behalf of Mr. um and um there's never a parking spot there. >> So if one class gets over the other class session starts. So it just basically go in circles. Um and even if
we have to unload anything for our restaurant, for our stores, there there is no parking spot. So I was hoping um the council the m the mayor to just come up with some sort of idea. Um from my point of view, I see there's a library
across the street um which is empty and I I think there is a paying parking now there. If not, um, so if that can be resolved, if we can tell our customers to go park their cars there, they can come in for lunch, 30 minutes, 60 minutes limit at least for them to not
to be able to pay for parking because it's a small business. You can't you can go to McDonald's for 15, $20 lunch and not have to pay. Um, where these small businesses, they thrive off of people to stop it in, make a quick restaurant, um, you know, have their lunch or their
dinner. So if anything can be resolved in that issue. Um right outside my uh restaurant there's a crossway uh which is right on the corner of um academy I believe >> um and uh high street.
>> Um there is no sign for crosswalk. So what people and there is a ramp for handicapped people to just use their wheelchair to get onto the sidewalk. Um there is no uh you can't see that there is a crosswalk but there is um so if that's something can be done regarding
that either a crosswalk pedestrian sign there not somebody not to be parked especially through the winter storm um the the township um did their work cleaning the snow and made a sidewalk for people
to come in and out. they would even block that area. So, there's no access for any handicapped person to get onto that sidewalk. So, um like uh there needs to be some sort of uh parking signs that you can't park here or you
can't park there. Um that is the biggest issue that we are suffering with as a small business owners. Um see if that can be something can be done regarding that. Absolutely. >> Thank you all of that. >> We'll absolutely take a look at that. Thank you for bringing that to our attention. >> Yeah. Yep. Good evening sir. My name is Satish
Rammani and I'm the owner of the Kennedy news agency of Glasgboro. Yes sir. That's the oldest town in the news agency. Last couple of months he mentioned same thing like that session goes one after another one and basically
there is no really room to park anybody and you know we are the oldest in a town and old folks come over here. Mhm. >> in my store but they have to walk all the way to library to come down to my store and they tried couple of time but
after that they gave up say I cannot make walking that long to come down in the store because I don't get parking in front of anytime it's not like a certain time and particularly on a Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday that is the time
busy time for our store too and all day long parking and even they park on a yellow line even they park in should mention I can cross the street is a restaurant there is a crosswalk they park over there I have video in the winter winter time we clear
up little sidewalk to people can step in they block the sidewalk I mean walkway too >> so people has to jump up the whole that 3ft snow >> to step in the door and when we mentioned about that one hey you cannot
park up here or you at least make a room so somebody can walk through not falling on the street on a snow days icy days >> and they say oh we paid parking so they don't care >> really they mention about they oh we
paying parking so I don't care what your store does or what people does I don't care that's that kind of attitude they have customers of that yoga place and uh also I would suggest at least uh keep 10
to 15 minimum only parking and put a sign with that one. Okay. If it is more than 15 minute the car been to away because way I look at that customer they don't care about paying $8 for parking
ticket even they staying all day. I see is the right now they wrote it down ticket 5:00 the guy parking guy came out and wrote what ticket still they park still is there car are there all day long so I
will suggest strictly sign to th to throw away that makes them to operate not parking over there more than 15 minutes and you guys did really good job to create a parking in behind the diner.
>> Mhm. >> Behind the whole building on our sideline >> and also is a parking at library but library was right now that fire department under construction. So that's the reason you guys shut off that one.
So that is my good concern and you you hear from diner too lot of complaint about that. So can you make possible as possible? We we'll look into everything and we'll try to come up with a solution to make everybody happy
>> because basically we lost all business like older people and nobody want to really you know >> like a hustling stepping out from middle of street. >> Yeah. >> Both side of traffic coming back and forth and somebody's try to come in store. Okay, let me jump out from car in
middle park right in the middle of street and come out. >> So basically it's a frustrating and uh as he mentioned loading I have to unload my car I have delivery comes couple of time in the
last two month the delivery guy came and said no I don't park I don't have a parking and they left >> I never get delivery >> okay >> so that is the biggest concern and the delivery comes with a bigger truck >> right >> and a snow days there is no room to park somewhere else
>> and nowhere to access that >> understood >> and we cannot use Somebody else parking like a pizza. Okay, we can use that parking lot. That's the private parking lot. We cannot use those parking every day. They have their customer too. So we don't want to bother somebody else parking lot.
>> Mhm. >> So that's the main concern. We have it right now. >> And last 30 years we never step in over here to complain. >> Yeah, it's a lot different now. I do and we understand and we absolutely will look into it. Okay. >> Absolutely. Thank you for bringing that to our attention. You're welcome. Thank
you. Seeing no one else, I'll make a motion to close the public portion. >> Second. >> Have a motion and a second. All in favor state I. I. >> Any opposed? Extensions. Motion carries. The public portion is now closed. I will now entertain a motion to approve all
duly authorized bills. >> Motion to approve all dy authorized bills. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor state I. >> I. I. Any opposed? >> Any abstensions? >> I have abstensions, mayor, as noted with the clerk. >> Very nice. The abstensions have been
noted. Motion still carries. Uh any closing comments from our administrator? >> I'd just like to add to the comments uh and in regarding the budget. I think it's a very sound budget. I want to applaud Karen Pacion. We actually started out before we did a thing
anything at all with our budget, our healthcare went up $1.7 million. That's a huge increase before you do anything at all. And under Karen's guidance, we hired a health broker came in. We have a new health care plan that
reduced it from7 down to an $840,000 increase. Our our taxes would be double. So, we've cut everything we continue to be able to cut. And if it wasn't for the growth in this town offsetting that, we'd really be in a tough place. But
again, Karen, great job with it. This year is two years in a row we pulled a rabbit out of our hat. You pulled a rabbit out of our hat with our health benefits. I don't know what the heck's going to happen next year. So, but I just wanted to uh tell you thank you. That's all. >> Very good.
>> Uh for me, I just like to thank everybody that came out. As always, those that voiced your concerns uh very valid concerns. We will absolutely take a look at them and do our best uh to make sure that we can mitigate any issues that uh our residents may have. I
am going to save Mr. Milandro my comments for the next meeting uh because I know the type of person that he is. He's very humble. Um and with that I will entertain a motion for adjournment. >> So move. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor state I
>> opposed. Any abstensions? >> Motion carries. This meeting is now adjourned. Thank you. Have a nice evening, everyone. Next regular meeting will be March 24th 4th, 2026 at 7 p.m.
>> Scratch at 6 p.m.