You know what? You just got energy reduction. Are we ready, Mrs.? Yes, ma'am. Thank you. This meeting is called pursuant to the provisions of the open public meetings law. Would you all please rise for the flag salute?
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. Roll call, please. Committeewoman Evans,
here. Committeeman Montgomery, present. Committeeman Dick, present. Deputy Mayor Tory, here. Mayor Gilmore, here. Minutes. We need the approval of the regular committee minutes of August 12th, 2025.
So moved. Second. Mrs. Tory, yes. Mr. Montgomery, yes. Mrs. Evans, yes. Mr. Dick, yes. Mayor Gilmore, yes. I see Sergeant Antonuchi, would you like to come up and
bring us all up to date, please? If you could break away from Mrs. Casey. Hi everyone. Hi. Good evening. How everybody doing? Good. Good. Thanks. Thanks for being here. Um, vehicle thefts are still an issue.
However, in Hannesport, uh, with our increased presence in the town, seems like it slowed down a little bit compared to, uh, other areas around. Uh, residents still have to remain vigilant,
make sure they lock their cars, don't leave any, uh, valuables inside the cars. I know they uh last week they announced the big arrest, but there's more theft rings out there and you know the criminals are employing ju
juveniles because they know you know nothing's really going to happen to them. So just be wary of that. Continue to lock your cars. Don't leave any valuables. Um and then uh Trooper Bowman, he's been
real been really active with community policing in the town. Uh he he coordinated a meeting uh here with uh property managers and uh of local businesses on uh 38 um to uh
for uh to try to mitigate these uh trespassing and uh loitering along the uh those uh storefronts and whatnot. So he's doing a great job. Yes. uh in the town and uh we have uh we
were here for concerts in the park and we'll be here at the fall festival and also uh we're going to work uh we're working with the mayor's wellness campaign for uh mental health indeed you are. Thank you for coming to the meeting. Whatever we can to support
appreciate that much. Thank you. So there um there is one thing I noticed that several of my neighbors and I don't know whether it's going to go on continue to go on or maybe keep an eye out apparently because it is the election season and there's a lot of people walking around with little
things in their hands and stuff. Okay. There's some people that were walking around in my area with something in their hand and yet they were going over and checking out cars really during the day and some residents had their garage
doors open and they were going into the garage. They were being quite brazen. Yeah. They need to call. They need to call us if they That's what we said. So we can come out there, identify who they are, what their purpose is or what they're doing or Right. And so the best number for them
to call is the Bordon town. Yeah. Non 911. They they can call 91 whatever. We'll we'll respond. Doesn't doesn't matter. Okay. Because I don't know about the rest of the town, but I do know that it started there. So yeah. and it was daytime.
And like even uh like Ring cameras, make sure they're operational cuz they're detectives. They can uh if your car or isn't stolen or whatever, at least they can have timestamps to, you know, help with their investigations of what's uh going on
with the video footage and whatnot. So, okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks, sir. Okay. So, we also have other reports A through G, including H. I need a motion in a second, please.
Motion. Second. Miss Evans? Yes. Mr. Dick? Yes. Mr. Montgomery? Yes. Mrs. Tory? Yes. Mayor Gilmore? Yes. We're now uh have a moment for comments from the public. This is on agenda items only. Comments are limited
to five minutes. Is there anyone in the room who has anything with regards to an agenda item? Is there anyone online? There are two individuals online. Anyone have a question? I see no one unmuting. So I
All right, then I will close comments. Ordinances. Ordinance 2025-7 amending the storm water control ordinance. This is the public hearing and final adoption. We're open for comments from the public online
hearing. None. I'll close comments and I need a motion and a second please. So move. Second. Mr. Montgomery. Yes. Mrs. Evans. Yes. Mr. Dick. Yes, Miss Tory. Yes, Mayor Gilmore. Yes. Ordinance 2025-8
appropriating the sum of $400,000 in funding from capital improvement fund for the down payment towards the purchase of a firet truck. This is the first reading and public hearing. The final adoption will be October 14th. Is there anyone in the room that has Oh,
this is first reading. So, I need a motion and a second. So, moved. Second. Second. Mrs. Tory, yes. Mr. Dick, yes. Mrs. Evans, yes. Mr. Montgomery, yes. Mayor Gilmore, yes. Ordinance 2025-9.
This is amending section 161-15 of the code of the township of Hannesport as it relates to the annual fee for storm water maintenance permits. This is the first reading. Public hearing and adoption will be October 14th. I need a motion
and a second. Motion. Second. Mrs. Evans. Yes. Mr. Dick. Yes. Mr. Montgomery. Yes. Mrs. Tory. Yes. Mayor Gilmore. Yes. Consent resolutions
A through H 2025-21-9 through 2025-128-9. I need a motion and a second, please. So moved. Second. Mr. Montgomery. Yes. Mrs. Tory. Yes. Mrs. Evans? Yes, Mr. Dick. Yes, Mayor Gilmore.
Yes. Resolution 2025-129-9 authorizing the administrator to begin dis discussions with the Hannesport volunteer company fire chief to develop a fire services agreement and review of the
fire apparatus specifications. Can I make a comment? Yes, sir. just that I I know that they've the way it's worded here, it sounds like they've never had discussions. So I I don't like the wording of it to begin discussions. So I
don't know what else how else you would have phrased it, but just to point out that these discussions have been ongoing for a long long time. And um maybe more specific to to this particular thing is really what it should be. But um just
wanted to point that out. So, I'd like I'll if that's the case, I I would uh make the motion. Well, do you want to change the title to continue discussions? That would be great. Thank you. Yes, I would. Does that sounds better? It feels It feels a lot
better. It formalizes it as well. Yes. Gives us a stronger path to walk on. Y everybody okay with changing the title? Sure. Okay. So, do we need a vote on that? No. To continue discussions.
So, so the if if that's acceptable to everybody, the motion would be to adopt 2025-129-9, changing the word begin to to continue. I'd like to make a motion that we change the title from begin to continue. And you're going to adopt the resolution as well? Adopt the resolution.
Okay. Second. Second. Second. Mr. Montgomery. Yes. Mr. Dick. Yes. Mrs. Evans. Yes. Mrs. Tory. Yes. Mayor Gilmore. Yes. Okay. We need an approval of business licenses.
License. I think there's only one there. I'll make that motion. One. Get that one covered. I'll second that. Mrs. Evans? Yes. Mr. Montgomery? Yes. Mr. Dick? Yes. Mrs. Tory? Yes. Mayor Gilmore? Yes. We're now open for comments from the
public. Comments are limited to five minutes. Anyone in the Yes, sir. with the blue jacket. Verse 11 to Fox Court. So we must be careful what or who we dismiss. I have always had great respect for our
solicitor, the solicitor standin and the firm of Parker McKay. John, thank you and thank you to your firm. My experience as a committee person is that they have always been five out of five star. However, comments that were made last month created the appearance of
delegitimizing the meeting and the attending solicitor. The concern is that the results of this creates a crisis of confidence. You as a committee and we as the public must leave every meeting believing in the legal advice used to guide us through tonight's important
matters. If the committee does not trust the advice of the solicitor, why should we? Dismissing advice from a solicitor without clear justifications by the committee will cast doubt on all other advice given during that meeting.
This will undermine the solicitor and the confidence of all who engage in the process. regarding dismissive comments aimed at me. Decisions shape nations and also
townships. They have profound impacts. History shows that some events we initially called conspiracies were not. They actually took place. Two examples might include or do include contelpro. When civil rights leaders alleged that
federal agencies were undermining their work, many in government dismissed them as paranoid. But they were right. Our own institution our own institutions were engaged in illegal surveillance and disruption, violating the very constitution they
swore to protect, the Tuskegee syphilis study. For decades, it was unthinkable that the US Public Health Service would allow black men to suffer untreated syphilis in the name of research. Yet, it happened. because no one with power chose to believe those who were speaking out
early as I was trying to do actually not last month but the month before at this point in time. So my question is what do you know about project 2025?
There were some who called those who protested project 2025 certainly before the last election conspiracists. Now, some of it, as I'm sure you would agree, is becoming policy. Again, history shows that some events
initially called conspiracies were not. The lesson here is not that conspiracy theory should be embraced. The lesson is that dismissal without scrutiny, which is what someone on the committee did to me last month, is a governance
failure. My concern is how many valid concerns do we ignore in our desire to take on the coolest labeled program without looking at the downstream ramifications of the ask? I'm referring to the unnecessary
demographic study of our township's population for the purpose of achieving a green initiative goal, which I opposed. Goals we can achieve without jumping for the shiny certificate that outs our residents.
We all know that demographics easily become lists and lists can be used for nefarious purposes. I'm thinking about lists created during World War II that were used to kill millions or lists to in turn Japanese Americans during that same time.
And what happens to lists of our credit cards held in so-called electronic vaults? I wonder how they'll be used by those who steal them from safekeeping. So, I just want to direct this to my friend Anna
who basically called something that I said a conspiracy. You are not the gatekeeper of what is acceptable to question. It is also not appropriate to mark or marginalize a resident with a dismissal of their concern. When people raise concerns,
your duty as an elected person is to be responsible and completely investigate. Your duty is to create the condition where uncomfortable truths can surface before they become institutionalized failures.
Not every so-called conspiracy is true. I give you that. But history shows that some are the first drafts of truths. You all of us must be careful of what we and or who we dismiss. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you, Bruce. Good time. Anyone else in the room? Anyone online? There are still two people online. They have anything to say at this moment?
They do. They can unmute. Nope. That I will close. Comments from the public. Comments from the administrator. Okay. I do have several uh creek turn. I had a creek turn park meeting today with our professional team. The concrete sampling has been
completed and there are areas where concentrations of various metals do exceed acceptable limits. Uh so the next step is to do uh some soil samples underneath those concrete areas. so we know what needs to be done when the concrete is actually removed. Uh we will
then have to have a meeting with the state uh state's site remediation and green acres professionals to present a strategized plan for concrete removal and potential capping around Big Rusty. Uh we do need their endorsement because we are utilizing Greenacres funds.
concrete removal may be covered uh 75% of it uh through the HDSRF uh supplemental remediation funding with a 25% match. So um this is it's almost like peeling away layers of an onion. Every single time we complete one task
we discover that there's another task. Um we are dealing with an interesting situation and a site because there is known contamination. So, we have to remediate those AOCC's um before Green Acres will release any funding. And obviously, we need to do that to protect
um the health health and safety and and well-being of our our visitors in our community. Um the municipal solar light replacement project. Just kind of want to bring that back up to the surface. I did receive a scope of services and cost proposal for professional services uh
for from Remington and Vernick. Um again, that's for the park trail lighting. Remember, we're going to convert some of those lights to electric and then some of them will continue to be solar. I am going to send out uh requests for proposals to our special project engineers as well so we can get
the best price for those professional services. Um, again, just to kind of recap what Sergeant Antsinucci said, Trooper Bowman coordinated an outreach meeting uh with property owners, uh, Shopright, Salad Works, Jersey Mike's, Johnny Long Hots, Dunkin Donuts, Sonic
Plaza, uh, the Sonic Store, um, and other stores in the area, Pastor um, uh, Maurice Tindell, who I actually hired back in 2003 in Peton Township. Um, he is, uh, just saying, just saying, uh, first full full circle.
He's now the pastor at Mount Mariah AM Church. So, he's responsible for the cemetery behind the billboard. Um, we do have a homeless encampment there. So, he was looped into that meeting. Uh, Mayor Gilmore attended, Committeeman Dick attended. Um, some of the command officers from Lumbrson police, our
zoning officer, our code enforcement officer, myself. Um, the purpose was to address the pan handling, the homelessness and loitering issues that we have seen an uptick um in over the past couple months. Uh the meeting outcome was that all the property owners are on the same page. They are all going
to get unified signs. Um they were very clear. Lumberton PD actually was very helpful and what those signs have to say. Um they will say no trespassing and no loitering and bathrooms for customers only. And this enables the police department to go ahead and enforce those
violations. The property owners won't have to file that as a witness. The police department can do that. So those signs are a big help. So we do need to get that going. Um, there will also be a multi- agency outreach event hosted by Burlington County, the Lumberton Police
Department. Our, uh, Chief Woods is involved as well with the emergency squad. Um, that's going to be at Crossroads Plaza September 18th from 3:00 to 6:00. There will be resources there um, and public assistance to help and aid the homeless population and get them the services and hopefully we can
get them um, the housing and the shelter that they need. Um, Trooper Bowman has a growing email distribution list and he is consistently and effectively communicating with everybody. It has just been amazing. Um, his presence um and and getting that addressed. I do receive calls from people in the
community about this. Um, so it's um it's wonderful that we are actually addressing it. I have a time limit. Sorry, I don't know why. Okay, I just repeated. Sorry, that's a first. Yeah, maybe we should start. I'm very interested in what you're saying. Please
don't take offense. And then uh finally, I think it's important to address um there are some rumblings in our community that's spilling over uh from some issues in in Tabernacle and Shimong. Um and in our uh
emergency squad that services uh Hannesport through the shared service agreement with Lumberton and Lumberton EMS. Um there's some questions and concerns on how that is going to be affected. Um, so just so you know, the Lumberton Emergency Squad used to provide Monday
through Friday coverage to Tabernacle and Shimong. They did it for two and a half years. Um, so that it is not an unfamiliar territory should Tabernacle discontinue its agreement with the existing Tabernacle Emergency Squad. The
discussion includes the potential to contract with Lumberton or do a shared service with Lumberton and Lumberton Emergency Squad just as as you guys have. Um I just want to express to the community I've had conversations with Chief Woods if that were to happen. Um Lumberton
Emergency Squad will add another ambulance and a crew and provide in-house response to that area. Um, I am confident that Lumberton Emergency Squad will not compromise the quality of care that they provide to the residents of Kesport and will continue to serve with
excellence and integrity. Um, so I just want to kind of settle some of the concerns, the rumblings in the community that they will they have a contract to provide services and should that get compromised clearly you have the opportunity to to readress that with them, but I don't feel it will get to
that point. That's it. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Comments from our solicitor. I really just um a question in furtherance of the ordinance that you introduced this evening to appropriate the monies from the capital improvement
fund. Do you want us to go ahead and prepare a bond ordinance for introduction at the October meeting? I think the consensus is yes. All right. And my recommendation would be you you can always bond for more than you need. You don't have to spend it. Right. So
you have them being you have 400,000 you're going to have soft cost you're going to have things that are going to have to go on the truck whatever you end up buying whenever you end up buying it. So I would say you probably want to do 1.2 total of 1.6. If you don't spend 1.6
that's great but you've got a cushion there right? So how much of a cushion are you suggesting John? Sorry 1.6. Well, if if the truck is 13 or so, you got 300,000 in there to play with. I mean, you could always amend it later to
increase it if you needed to, but I think this is Is 300 a good number? I mean, Andy Karen, you you think that's enough? Like the 400,000 that we're going to put on there. Yeah, I think that's enough. So, it be a million2 plus the million2
authorized debt. The 400,000 is so it's a million six. Whereas the it's a million six and the four is down payment. Right, right, right, right. Good. Yeah, I think that's I think that's enough. Yeah. You think it's enough? I think it's because in my and and you know, I know you guys have had discussions, but I had discussions too. They they have felt
that for the in the gear that they needed to put on, they had a lot of it. And if there was more gear that they would need to put, they they gave me they gave us a number and Andy, you were in that meeting. It was like 50 or $60,000. It wasn't anything crazy. So even if they're underestimating and we
just doubled it and said 100, it I Yeah. No, no, we should be we should be more than good, right? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. You you don't have to spend it. Yeah. Spend, right? Absolutely. Authoriz are they doing fundraising efforts to Yeah. I mean Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's all. Yeah. As I'm saying, if we go north
of 16, I think we have to look at what we're spending, right? Yeah. And we also will have to discuss the disposition of the other two trucks. Correct. Which are Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So that all plays into it. But yeah. Yeah. I think that's more than enough. John, does it affect the likelihood of of getting the bond or is it does it
affect how things work out for us at the end? There's not much of a difference then. No, you're going to have you're going to have a I would assume you're going to have a good credit rating. Yeah. You would think. Could you Did you make sure you get that down there, Jen? Assumes we have a good a great credit rating because we have no debt. Thank
you. Okay. Just saying. So you think that's fine then? It's not a big deal. I I don't think the number matters. Okay. In terms of what you're concerned about. The number matters in terms of providing the sufficient funding to do whatever it is you end up need to do. Okay. Good. Thank
I think that's a fair that's a great suggestion. Thank you, John. So, do we need to make a motion to do that or No, no. I I've taken as your direction. We'll have an ordinance on for introduction in October. Great. Okay. And is there a chance I guess we would
is there a chance that that could be moved any sooner and we'd have to have another meeting I guess if that were be thea to be the case. Well, you can't do it sooner because you can't you don't have the 400,000 appropriated. We need to have you need to adopt that ordinance which is why I'm saying
you could adopt that ordinance that night and then immediately introduce the bond ordinance. Now the 400,000 I mean technically there are a couple of days where it's not available but it'll certainly be available by time of public hearing in November. Okay. So I'm not worried about that. Okay. Good. All right. Very good. Thank
you. Okay. Mrs. Evans. Yes. Um firstly I would like to thank Bruce Levenson for his concern and reassure him that all the demographic data provided to sustainable Jersey is taken from publicly available
information. Now, uh, the green team is currently collecting clean, gently used Halloween costumes for a costume exchange at our full fair as part of our drive to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Related to that, the Burlington County
Green Team Circle are hosting a repair cafe at the Burlington County Agricultural Center on Sunday, September the 21st from 1IL 400 p.m. So, at that uh event, you can bring items of various categories, including clothes, jewelry,
bikes, and electronics uh to get advice and help on repair. The first steps in the bamboo removal project were taken on Saturday with the help of a local scout troop and we have a meeting on Thursday to discuss the next steps for that. Next Tuesday you
may see a film crew around town taking footage for our commercial energy outreach program. So keep an eye out for that. Uh apart from that, thank you for coming and enjoy this great fall weather. Thank you Mr. Dick.
Um, seniors meet second and fourth Thursday at noon at the street center. Uh, I think this Thursday is the second, right? Second, I think so. Um, feel free to join. Fire uh fire company has duty crew on Mondays and Wednesday nights
from 6:00 on. So, if you want to stop by, say hi, show your support, bring them some food, or go and ask them some questions or go fill out an application. They'll be there for all that. Um public works also uh it is getting to be
fall. There will be fall cleanup and pickup soon. So feel free to use our app to use our website to or do what most people do. Go on Facebook and randomly just ask anonymously what time is something going to happen. But whatever works for you. Um patience. We don't
have a huge crew and it is a larger as anyone who has walked the streets to knock on doors. It is a larger town than you think. So, a little bit of patience for them will be nice. That said, if there's something that needs to be taken care of, um, you know, give them a call and, uh, Joe's usually pretty good at getting back to you very, very, very
quickly. Um, Hansport helps. Um, again, there's a a flyer up now if you have a small project. Um, we've up to about a dozen small projects we've done. Couple bigger projects, a couple more in the works. Um, or if you have a team 13 and up
that's looking for some volunteer hours or just wants to volunteer, um, go ahead and sign up. Everything we do, if you can't do it, just don't show up. Just let me know. Um, I will be hosting a handful of Zoom meetings for teenagers in the winter that will we, and I say I,
I mean we, we will be hosting um some Zoom meetings to help work with these teens to start their own volunteer projects and their own volunteer clubs, not only to help them with their college assignments and college applications, but also for the betterment of the community so we can have more than just one or two um processes. Also, and I'm
just going to throw this one out here, Thursday, is buddy ball for the next four weeks. And we've had such a phenomenal participation. We are short buddies. So if anyone would like to be a buddy and buddy ball, 5:45 to 7:15, all you need to do is bring a smile and um
and a little bit of patience. And it is something you will never forget volunteering for. So if you would like to help me with that the next couple weeks, let me know. And finally, Trooper Bowman. Um I sat in in that meeting, was that last week, two weeks ago? Um he really does seem like a phenomenal asset
to the community. So again, if anyone has friends or businesses in the area, let them know to reach out to Paul or myself or anyone here and um we'll get them in touch with Trooper Bowman because we want to add as many businesses to that as possible. Um it really does seem like he's not just trying to solve a problem, but do it in
the right way. So I do appreciate his efforts and everyone else's efforts. Um that's it. Do you have to hit a ball? No. No, you don't know. An answer to the buddy ball question, you don't need to know anything about baseball or softball. It's one-on-one attention to
an athlete and you have two goals. Do not let them get hurt and let them have as much fun as that athlete wants to individually. They're the only two things you need to know how to do. Okay. And is this at Sacred Heart? It's at Sacred Heart over It's in Hannesport, but at the fields over there. Yep. Mhm. Great. Thank you. Thank you,
Mr. Montgomery. Uh I just I'm just happy that the fire truck um is uh progressing and things are moving along nicely. Um, and uh, I just want to echo there's there's no sense in repeating what Anna and um,
Andy have said and uh, thank you for coming and uh, God bless Hannesport. Thank you. Okay. Okay. Um, between the recck department and the mayor's wellness campaign, we have so many things going on right now. So, I'd like to acknowledge some of
them. But first of all, I'd like to say congratulations on the August edition of the Hannesport Chronicle, issue 15. Did that come out in August? Yeah. Yes, it did. Okay, good. Anyway, we appreciate that. Congratulations. Did I say it?
Yeah, I thought I saw. Okay, that was very good. Thank you. Okay, so on August 13th, um the veterans group held a luncheon for our veterans and it was very nice and appreciated by those who attended. We have the ne next task force
meeting on September 16th at 6:30 and then we will be having a veterans breakfast in October October 21st. So they are very busy. Um the Christian Faith Assembly Church held their free
farm fair on August 23rd. It opened at 10:00 and people were in line for items at 9:00 in the morning. So, they were really really able to help a lot of people and they wanted to make sure we thank everybody that volunteered or helped in any way. Um, so the senior
core group under the mayor's wellness campaign, I don't know if you'll mention that, so busy. They continue to meet to try to address and identify needs of our community working also now with the mental health committee. Um, and it's just hard to keep up with you, Leela.
But anyway, and TD Bank will be holding a frauds seminar in the Kenneth Street Community Center from 12 to 1:30 on September 17th. Um, the tennis program, is that part of your Mommy and Me? Yeah, Mommy and Me is
going to be coming this is going to extend into October and those dates are going to be um from September 26th, October 3rd and October 10th. Um the fall festival is coming up in two weeks and we have so much going on there,
don't we? So, um they were we were we're been working on it and Donna and Sue have been really really working hard and spending a lot of time on it. Um, and they have many fun activities planned, including scarecrow contests, live
bands, food trucks, face painting, sand art, pumpkin patch, and painting a pumpkin with a trooper, which will be nice. Um, we're going to have a pet parade with nice prizes, a corn pit, and so much more. So, um, there are
applications for the pet parade if you'd like to fill one out ahead of time. And I do believe they can register that day. Is that what you decided? But you prefer that they do it ahead of time. and also for the scarecrow contest, right? That's always one of our biggest events. Okay,
so um the Burlington County Parks is having a presentation on September 30th at 6:30 about 10 things you might not know about the Rancokus Creek and that will be at the Kenn Street Station. The yoga program
continues that'll be October 3rd, October 10th. Um, and then we have a flu clinic coming up on October 14th, trunk or treat on October 17th. Um, and then
we have fire prevention week that kicks off on October 5th. And the ladies auxiliary is um has so many things planned for that day. We're going to have a touch a truck. So, there's going to be all kind of trucks around for the kids to come and touch from um fire
trucks to police trucks to construction vehicles. It should be a very, very nice day. Um they will be selling food, drinks, snacks, and um we will have apple pie making. For $20, you can take home an apple pie. They're going to have arts and crafts and a football watch
party cuz the Eagles are playing that day. So, it should be a lot of fun from 12:00 to 4 at the firehouse. So, please spread the word. And we also have 50/50 tickets available if anybody would like to buy them. They will and and the um winner will be announced that day. So
that was a lot. Okay. So now I'm going to just talk briefly about the school. Um you know that um we were assessed another $74,000 that went to the um Hannesport Elementary School. So,
talking with them, I just wanted to get an idea to tell you guys what some of that money went for. And they have made improvements to their playground, which looks really nice. They red they have a new basketball court open to all residents after 6:00 p.m. So, we're all
free to use it. They have security upgrades in the school, including two part-time officers. The teacher salaries and substitute teacher salaries are trying they're trying to keep them at a competitive level so we can keep the best teachers in there. Um they have uh
hired someone to directly look into the curriculum so that they can update and help the teachers focus on what their needs are as well as any individual needs for the students. Doesn't mean special needs. It means any child that might be slipping at one point or
another that they are can identify them and jump in and get them on board. So, they're really working hard with that. And also the um preschool program needs to be expanded because we have more preschool kids coming in and um they were very happy that the kindergarten
has two full classes now 25 each. So, we may have younger students coming into the school which is great. Um so on Thursday we have a meeting coming up to discuss the purchase of a fence which I think the um
township might be helping them with to cut off the pathway to the school so that people just start walking on the pathway and into the school especially during the school areas. So um it's just going to be something that can open and close I believe but just to keep the school the children safe because that's
what we're all about right. So um I think that's it. So, I would like to say God bless you. God bless Hannesport. God bless America. Thank you. Thank you. Well, not a whole lot to say except um not much left.
I did notice that the GIF has uh decided to give back to Hannesport uh some money this year uh once again due to the fact that we were uh below our threshold with claims and and everything. So, that was
that was wonderful. And I thank everyone that was involved with uh with that. And to also uh remind everybody, as I'm sure Jen would expound on, cleanup day is October the 11th. So, to save up all
your stuff. No. When are we cleaning up? 20th. 20th. 20th. 20. 20 or 21. I believe it's the 25th. The 25th. Oh, yeah. Well, it was on the calendar for the 20 for the I have the 11th. That's what I have.
So, let's make sure everybody knows that cleanup day is the 25th. It's the 25th. Let me double check that. Clean up day is in October. We'll check back. Uh, we want everybody cuz I am personally
making a pile of stuff to bring. We're going to send out postcards because it's junk. It's it's household junk that you that you're not supposed to put in your trash. It's shredding um materials. So, it's a variety. You know, you're allowed tires and oils and
different things of that sort. So, it's a great thing. We do this twice a year. Would you like to volunteer to come over my house and help me carry everything? Oh, okay. I do. I do help out with shredding um every Oh,
yeah. We have some properties identified by code enforcement. Oh, so we're looping in Andy's What a wonderful idea. Great. So, it's that's great. Yeah, I'm I'm happy to hear that. Mark, mayor of Gilmore's house. Yeah, disaster.
If not, I'd be happy to help you. It is October 25th. Okay. But just looking at the confirmation from the shredding company. Okay, perfect. So, now everybody has the right date and just want to thank everyone who came.
Thank you. and was online. Thank you. And everybody here, thank you for all your hard work. And I believe we have a few bills to pay. So, I need a motion to pay the bills. I'd like to make a motion that we pay our bills. Second.
Mr. Montgomery? Yes. Mrs. Evans? Yes. Mr. Dick? Yes. Mrs. Tory? Yes. Mayor Gilmore? Yes. So, executive session, I believe we have something this evening. Yeah. Yeah, if I could ask you. So on the on the agenda, it lists contract
negotiations and pending litigation. Yes. I would ask the committee to add to that um a third and a fourth. One is potential acquisition of property and then the fourth will be discussion on protecting uh the safety and property of
the public under 1012B6 104-12B6. So it's going to be a long meeting. We have snacks. Okay. All right. So, uh, resolution 2025-130-9
is the resolution to enter into executive session. I need a motion and a second, please. So, moved. Second. Montgomery. Yes. Mrs. Tory. Yes. All in favor? I. Do we have a a time? You want to take a stab at a time,
sir? I got to fix my thing here. I'm I'm going to say an hour and a half. Oh my. Okay, thumbs up. We always say less and it's more. So, yeah, that's a good point. That's a more than an hour and a half. You can go home now. 8:30, 8:30, 8:45
thereabouts. Okay, let's just say 8:45 these days. All right. So, we will adjourn to executive session. Okay, I need a motion to bring the meeting back into session. Motion made.
Second. All in favor? I make a motion that is there anything that we need to I think just one motion authorizing staff to proceed with regard to the properties. You
already adopted the resolution about continuing discussions, correct? I think just a motion to authorize staff proceed with regard to the discussion about the properties. Do I have a motion? So moved. Second. All in favor? I I Okay.
And then I need a motion to adjurnn. Second. I want that one. Thank you all. Right. Good night everyone. Good night everyone. Do I want to look at it
or no? No, I don't even I'm not telling you. Okay, good. Good night, folks. Good night. See you soon. I'm still shutting down.