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Part 1 (Video ID: GRnPhdTW7Yc):
- 00:23:37: Meeting Call to Order, Pledge, Minutes Approval
- 00:24:58: Public Comment: Daughters of the American Revolution Grant
- 00:26:44: Public Comment Closed, Poster Contest Presentation Begins
- 00:32:19: Public Hearing: Open Space Grant for Bleacher Replacement
- 00:33:27: Public Hearing: 2026 Municipal Budget Discussion
- 00:34:00: Budget Resolutions BR1-26 and Lengthy BR2-26 Explanation
- 00:44:40: BR3-26 Adoption, Ordinance 2387-26 and Public Comment
- 00:46:19: Ordinance 2388-26, Fees for Parks and Recreation Discussion
- 00:47:39: Old Business: Pool Parking Lot, Truck Parking Complaints
- 00:51:47: Old Business: Diamond Bridge, Ray Avenue, Observation Deck
- 00:56:41: Old Business: Lincoln Avenue Light, Out-of-State Vehicle
- 00:59:07: New Business and Administrative Agenda Introduction
- 01:00:20: Mayor's Administrative Agenda: Mental Health, Rabies Clinic
- 01:04:23: Attorney's Report: Affordable Housing, July 4th Celebration
- 01:07:21: Engineer's Report: Road Programs, Gas Line Issues
- 01:10:53: Election Update, Reminders and Deadlines
- 01:14:53: Council Questions on Administrative Reports and Projects
- 01:18:22: Council Questions: Guardrail Standards and Peach Tree Tank
- 01:21:06: Council Questions: Ridgewood Water Agreement, DPW Issues
- 01:22:44: Introduction of Ordinances: Road, Sidewalk, and Improvements
- 01:27:17: Agenda Resolutions and Purchase Orders Approval
- 01:29:43: Reports of Special Council Committees Begin
- 01:32:26: Committee Reports Continue with Shred Day Numbers
- 01:35:16: Shade Tree Commission, Chamber of Commerce Car Show
- 01:36:56: Motion to Approve Bills and Upcoming Car Shows
- 01:38:02: Public Comment: Sidewalk and Driveway Assessments
- 01:40:40: Meeting Adjournment


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I will call tonight's council meeting to order. Roll call. >> Bennett >> here. >> Leosa >> here. Millie >> here. >> Sasso >> here. >> Skiara >> here. >> Waki >> here. >> Matthews >> here. >> Please rise and join us in the pledge of

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allegiance. I pledge allegiance 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. >> Adequate notice of this meeting has been

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provided by the annual schedule of regular meetings. here for adopted and posted on the public bulletin board at the municipal building, posted on the official burough website and emailed to the Herald News, the record in the gazette and all persons who requested the mailing of such since November 17, 2025.

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Approval of minutes. Have approval of the minutes for the regular meeting of April 15, 2026. >> So moved. >> Motion by Sierra, second by Bennett. Any discussion? >> Roll call. WKI

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>> abstain. >> Skiara, >> yes. >> Sasso, >> yes. >> Mey, >> yes. >> Leosa, >> abstain, please. >> Bennett, >> yes. >> Matthews, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> Public comment. I'll open the meeting for the public. If anyone desires to be

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heard on agenda items, come forward to the microphone. State your name for the record. We got to get your microphone at the podium. Jack Lure. Uh, Van Winkl, I don't need that much. >> Thank you.

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It's a minor question, but I would ask a clarification on one of the items coming for approval of bills. It's a payment of $420 to the Elizabeth Parcels's DVO chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for a clean community mini grant. Uh, were they involved in

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cleaning up litter? I'd like to give them thanks if they were. >> I'll let you explain that one. Yes, they did. They did. I believe it was at the 8acre Woods. They did the clean out. We have a partnership with them, the commission and green team. Um we've been doing a lot of work with

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them. Uh their daughter is the president of their uh youth um the daughters of um the revolution and um it's Zoe Moan. Uh she did the silver project down at the 8acre woods, the trail sign. So um

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actually you're giving me a plug. Um, we're going to be doing a program in June with Zoe at the library. Um, green, thank you for setting me up. Um, a green lecture on um, horse therapy with, um, vets with, uh, PTSD. So, really excited.

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Um, it is June 16th at the library at 7:00. We're going to be doing that with the Daughters of the Revolution. So, >> that kind of collaboration is what builds community. Thank you. >> You're welcome. No. Anyone else? >> Thank you, President. >> Anyone else wish to be heard? >> Their horses. Does Michael know they're

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there? >> I do know all about them. Actually, the Standard Retirement Foundation, which I represent, takes retired raceh horses, reconditions them, and then places them in adoptive settings. Most of them are therapy horses. And it's a huge um with

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with uh people who have criminal histories, learn to care for an animal, learn to care about people, people with drug addiction, uh mental disorders of all sorts. So horse therapy is very very big right now. And and by the way, the daughters are also going to be cleaning

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up down by the river um where there's an old cemetery which goes back towards revolution times back by behind the Coler property. So, Daughters of American Revolution are doing a lot of nice things in this town. And Zoe was one of my best Sunday school students.

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She's great. Okay. Um, no one else to be heard. Can I have a motion to close the public portion? >> So, moved. >> Motion by Scar, second by WKI. All in favor? >> I. Motion carries. We have a

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presentation of the 2026 My Pacific County poster contest. Mayor. >> Thank you, Mr. President. The two the 26 county poster contest was uh conducted through the elementary schools and we do

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have some we have the elementary the first place winner here and we have some honorable mentions and I'd like to uh address them tonight uh with a nice certificate. the the the first place winner was Sarah Dra.

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The the honorable mention was Maya Day. And the other honorable mention was John was uh John uh Tonal uh Penelino. So if you would please come up.

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>> You want to call Frank? You want >> you want to call up the other two other ones that are not here just a recognition? Well, the other honorable mention was Ellen >> Vanderbeck. >> Matteo. >> And uh >> it's Meralda. >> Oh, no. Matteo Pomales. >> Mate Matteo

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is he's here. >> He is here. >> Oh, okay. Good. >> Okay, even better. >> And uh Esmeraldo Franceski. >> Frank, would you like to come down, please? Sure. Stand right in front here. There's a

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camera that way. Oops. Come stand over that way. Take pictures. >> Channel 60. Tell all your friends. Congratulations. you. Okay. Want to get out

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picture? Too bad there's nobody from the school board here. >> Oh, wait. There is Well done, sir. Congratulations. >> Can I put I don't know what it means, but secret

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>> so they don't have to do homework. start our next year. If they haven't even Well, that thinned things out a little. Okay, we have a public hearing on the 2026 open space grant. We have the Burough of Horththornne has submitted an

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application for the Pake County Open Space Grants to be used to replace the deteriorated bleachers at Wag Forb Wolffield located at Ryerson Way and Wagger Road, block 14, lot one. The new bleachers will be ADA compliant. I now open to the public. Anyone desires to be

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heard regarding this application, please raise your hand and be recognized, come forward to the microphone, state your name. Seeing no one, I entertain a motion to close the public hearing. So move. >> Motion by WKEI, second by Sasso. All in favor? I.

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>> Motion carries. Public hearing of the 2026 municipal budget. I now open the meeting to the public. Anyone desires to be heard regarding the 2026 municipal budget of the Burough of Horththornne, please come to forward to state your name for the record.

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Seeing no one, we have a motion to close the public portion. >> Second. >> Uh motion by Bennett, second by Leosa. All in favor? >> I I Okay, we have budget resolutions. We had a late breaker that got added today.

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BR2-26. Uh basically, uh I'll explain why we have that this evening. Every three years the state of New Jersey re reviews our submitted numbers and they wanted some tweaks to be made. Uh total didn't change so it's a minor change but I will

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have to read a bunch of froms and twos when I get to that one. BR1-26 is authorized to read the 2026 municipal budget by title. Have a motion. So move motion by me. Second by WKI. Any

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discussion? Roll. >> Bennett, >> yes. >> Leosa, yes. Mey, >> yes. >> Sasso, >> yes. Skiara, >> yes. >> WKI, >> yes. >> Matthews, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> BR2-26

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is the amendment of the 2026 municipal budget as introduced in the burough of Horththornne, county of Bake. >> So move. >> Second. >> Oh, okay. Um, let me let me finish let me finish reading the resolution first. >> You could change your mind after you

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hear all that. >> Well, okay. >> The resolution to amend the budget. Uh, section is anticipated revenues. Number three, miscellaneous revenues. Section A, local revenues. Interest on

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investments from 700,000 to 671,245. Rentals for cellular phone 900 from 950,000 to938,885.50 total section A local revenues from 2,800,000 to 7 uh 2,760,130.50

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50 summary of revenues three miscellaneous revenues total section A local revenues 2,800,000 two 2,760,13050 total miscellaneous revenues 5 million from 2 5,27943.47

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47 to 5,239563.97 5 subtotal of general revenues 9,287,43347 to $9,247563.97 six amount to be raised by taxes a local tax for the municipal purposes including reserve for uncollected tax from 19,177

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$7,741.86 to 19,148,632.886. Total amount to be rais risen by taxation for support of the missile budget 20,469,6287 to 20,439,953.87. Total GE general revenues number seven

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from two 29,756,496.34 to 29,687,517.84. We're almost there. What else you wanted? Um Oh, eight eight general appropriations.

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A operations within caps 50,948 to 50,199 municipal clerk other expenses 58,48 to 54,48. That sounds like the same. Oh, 54,000.

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Okay. >> Off. >> Yeah. >> The first one was municipal clerk. Municipal clerk other is 5948. >> Did I say that? >> No. >> No. >> You said >> okay. Municipal clerk. Other expenses

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$50,948 to $50,199. Financial administration other expenses $58,48 to $54,48. Audit services $39,315

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to 36,500. Revenue Administration tax collections other expenses $29,870 to $27,870. Planning board other expenses 26520 $26,520

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to $24,520. Computerized data processing $21,99 to $195,09. Emergency management services other expenses from 16,554 >> to 16,254.

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Ambulance Corp. Other expenses 31,437 to 30,437. Fire miscellaneous other expenses $319,52 to $314,52. Road repair and maintenance other

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expenses $264,56 to $256,56. Sewer system other expenses 148 352 to1 138 352. Uh vehicle maintenance

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279,668 to 269,668. Board of Health Salaries and wages from 81,000 to 75,000. Total operation items 8A within caps $18,229,046

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to $18,171,182. Total operations including contingent within caps $18,231,046 to $18,173,182. Detail salaries and wages. Other expenses 9 million

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salary and wages is 9 9,88,422 to9,82,422. Other expenses >> 9 million >> 9,142,624 to9,90,760 E. Deferred charges and statutory expenditures. Total deferred charges and statutory

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expenditures municipal within caps 2,386,86.31 to $2,415,21.31. Total general appropriations for missile purposes within caps 20,617,132.31 to 20,559268.31 a operations excluded from caps other

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operations public employees retirement system. Well, we have a uh 29,115 from, but there's no two >> zero, I guess. Okay, that's always good to have it again.

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>> Yeah. Woo. Total other operations excluded from caps, $4,240,8 to $4,211,493. Total operations excluded from caps 4,376,615.71 to $4,347,500.71. Detail other expenses 3,551,29.71

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to3,522,114.71. D. Municipal debt service excluded from caps. fold it up. >> Yeah, it's I didn't get that one yet. >> Interest the 406. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Interest on bonds

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$442,92 to $460,92.50. Total municipal debt excluded from caps1 $1,982 uh not none 1,982,583 to2,583.50. H2 is the total general appropriations

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for municipal purposes excluded from caps 7,69,364.3 to 7,598,24953. Oh, total general appropriations excluded from caps 7,69,364.3 to 7,598,24953. L subtotal general appropriations items

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H-1 and O from 2 mill uh 28,226,496.34 to 28,157,51784. Nine total general appropriations from 29,756,496.34 to 29,687,517.84. And that concludes

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O2-26. Have a motion. >> I did. So move. Would you mind reading that again? >> No. >> Thank god we only have to do it every 3 years. >> Uh motion by me. Do I have a second? >> Yeah,

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>> Bruce. Uh Bennett. Okay. >> Any comment? I dare you. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Sasso, yes. >> Millie, >> yes. >> Leosa, >> yes. >> Bennett, >> yes. >> Matthews, >> yes. Motion carries.

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>> BR3-26 is adoption of the 2026 municipal amended budget of the Burough of Portthornne County of Pake. I have a motion. >> So move. >> Second. >> Motion by Z Bennett. Second by Leosa. Any discussion? >> I just wanted to say thank you to all

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who worked on it and the 2.9 will be pretty good number considering where we started. >> Roll call. >> Waki, >> yes. >> Skiara, >> yes. >> Sasso, >> yes. >> Mey, >> yes. Yes. >> Leosa, >> yes. >> Bennett, >> yes. >> Matthews, >> yes.

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>> Motion carries. >> Adoption of ordinances. We have budget ordinance number 2387-26 2026 municipal budget appropriations limits and to establish a cap bank pursuant to NJSA 40A4-15.14. I now open the meeting to the public.

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Anyone desires to be heard regarding this ordinance, please raise your hand and be recognized. Come forward to the microphone. State your name. Seeing none, I entertain a motion that this public hearing on this ordinance be closed, that it be resolved uh that this ordinance was posted on the official internet burough website and at the

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clerk's office in the said municipal building to the members of the general public who shall request the same. Have a motion. >> So moved. >> Motion by second by Skira. >> Discussion

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roll call >> Bennett. >> Yes. Leosa, >> yes. >> Mey, >> yes. >> Sasso, >> yes. >> Skiara, >> yes. >> WKI, >> yes. >> Matthews, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> Ordinance 2388-26, an ordinance to further amend and supplement the code of the burrow of

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Horththornne to revise various rates set forth in chapter 220 fees section 12 parks and recreation. I now open a meeting to the public. Anyone desires to be heard regarding this ordinance, please come forward to the microphone. State your name. >> This is for the pool, right? I think. >> Yes. to uh they modified the daily rate

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and they also included a couple extra packs of discount packs for tickets if you want to buy a six-ack pack. >> This also addresses Bruna Capalo's uh >> Well, that's kind of what we're talking about. It lowers >> But she brought out multiple years and she was right. So, we fixed it.

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>> You had to bring that up. I did. >> Well, no, he's right. >> It's It's been a long time coming. >> Thank you, Michael. Uh, did I get a motion? >> No. Motion.

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>> Second Mey. Okay. Motion by Mey. Second by Bennett. Okay. >> Technique. >> Okay. Well, whatever. >> Roll call. >> Wii? >> Yes. >> Skiara? >> Yes. >> Sasso? >> Yes. >> Mey? >> Yes. >> Leosa? >> Yes. >> Bennett? >> Yes. >> Matthews? >> Yes.

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>> Motion carries. >> Old business. Joe will start your way. All right. Uh starting with old business, uh the pool parking lot tonight. There's 28 cars in the pool parking lot. All for f plan fitness 204

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Wagar Road. Is there a plan to like maybe uh you know like next Tuesday is rabies clinic? How do we prevent them from parking there so that we can have our rabies clinic? you know, they were they had to wait until the cars were cleared for the

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polystyrene setup. You know, it's really starting to be, you know, people say, "Oh, what's the big deal? Let them park there." Well, it's infringing on events like the polystyrene, right? Did I say that right? >> Yes. >> We no longer do them. But yes,

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>> but the shreddit I'm sorry, it was the shreddit day. >> That's better. We knew where you're going. >> Yeah. We There's a sign there now, but the sign is very difficult to read because it's so high when you pull in. We're getting new signs made. >> Why can't we just go to the owner and

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say, "Don't park there anymore." >> Can I finish? >> Yes, sir. >> We went over to uh the gym and told them to put a sign up. Anybody that's parked there um will get us will get uh a summon and or a tow.

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>> Why can't we hire the guy who does the post office? What? >> He's really effective. >> Nobody wants to go do for a telly and park in the in the post office. >> We I thought the signs that we had would have taken care of it already, but >> we're getting bigger ones so they can so

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they can see them. >> Okay. >> All right. If we can ask the police to enforce it definitely for next Tuesday. I'll bring it up in my committee report. Congress Mills across from Bagra. What's the total number of trucks?

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Because it has really inflated. Now, I know they had come before planning board. I was told that they're allowed to park behind in the old auto body in the white building, the old auto body behind the Dollar Tree. Now, they're parked all the way to the front, right across from Vagra. They they do have

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approval to park the box trucks in the fenced in area only. They have no approval to park the tractor trailers in front of the the fence. They get summones every every day or every as soon as the the inspectors go down there

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every day. >> Okay. >> And sometimes they they leave at 6:00. Sometimes they they're there and they give them summones. >> All right. >> Uh he he's due in court I think this coming Thursday or next week, but uh he's been in court several times already

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just for that. And there's also vehicles on the as you go in the driveway where it goes around by the by where the tree guy is. There's a a a truck parked there. There's another pickup truck that has no plates on it. Also, Glenn is making the owner draw up a site plan so

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that we can have that for our record so that we can make them come to the board and also have the uh parking spaces so that vehicles or emergency vehicles can get in and around the building. God

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forbid something's happening there. Uh, and the the tree guy is the one who's basically uh blocking a lot of stuff up because he he they go out during the day, they come back, they they have one

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or two basically log trucks full and they park them on the side of the road or park park the service road uh and it's difficult to get through. So, they are working diligently uh on that. Uh, and they're also doing

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the area where the alleyway is. You have the that one-story building. Behind the one-story building where the two um moving trucks are parked there, two or three of them. >> They're they're they're uh going in there and uh getting the

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unregistered vehicles and and and they're they're they're doing they're they're out there. I'm telling you, they're out there. >> All right. Thank you. That's it, Mike. Uh yes, I just wanted to do a little followup uh on an update on the uh

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tickets and fines for our friend at Diamond Bridge. I can tell you that he did get a motor vehicle summon from one of the police officers. Uh and they're getting summones.

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We we sent him a new notice just telling him what the ordinance is and you have to clean it up. With that said, he he got it. We waited a week. Now we're giving him summones a day. >> Okay. Um I've asked for the last This

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would be the third council meeting is I was looking for the amount of tickets that he've gotten and how many did he pay? We're looking for a history. they have an idea because you know I'm curious if he's paying these fines or you know I know we spoke about there they're waiting to have a like a mass

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court but in there has been ones that have been decided where are we with that and that's what I was looking for in asking that >> I don't have the numbers Mike I do know that there were a number of summones which were adjudicated others were

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dismissed we're giving new batches of tickets to make sure we bring everything properly before one court rather than up in Prospect Park. We're going to see that these matters are adjudicated here. And so I don't have how much money has

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been levied against him. I do know that a number of summones were dismissed. Um but other than that, um I don't have the number of how much we've collected. See, I'm I'm just curious is if he's not feeling that pinch,

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he's just going to continue doing it. >> But not not he we'd have to call Prospect Park if we want to know any kind of numbers because that's who already have to pay because that's that's the the court that that

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heard the summones and and found them guilty. in in all due respect that that was exactly exactly clearly what I was asking for. How many tickets and how many fines did he paid? So I I it's it's you know it's not something out of the

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ordinary. We're just curious and this has been going on for quite a number of years already. I think it's reasonable for for for us to know what's going on with the amount of tickets. Um, and I understand how we're proceeding going forward, but just in history, we'd like

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to have some information on that about, you know, um, this information now. You if they was dismissed, how many was that dismissed, how many did he actually have to pay, uh, what the status was, stuff like that. I I think it's reasonable information. Um,

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>> okay, we we will try, Michael. >> Well, I would appreciate and you don't have to wait till the council meeting to tell me. You could tell me before. I would appreciate it. Um >> Okay. >> Okay. And the only thing uh mayor, do you have any update on uh the status of I know we talked about this a number of

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times uh in the audience meeting and in council meetings about the ray of North Wong. We we threw out an idea about putting the uh barricade on North W Chong. Yeah, I mentioned that to you that the police said that we can't put

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the the the cones on the double the the double line that's in the street. >> No, forgive me. >> And also going down further. >> I'll ask them again, Michael. >> That's not what So I'm clear. All right. Um it's nothing on Ray Avenue.

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The conversation was about putting the barricade cones whatever on the top of North Wong because it's a wide enough street that they can vent the lefthand turn coming down Ray extension but will

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not prevent a car that wants to come up and make a right onto Wong. It's a very very wide street and it flares out. So it wasn't about anything on Ray cuz it's a county road and I got it. We had I remember we had that discussion, but we

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also discussed about possibly putting a barricade and you actually said to me >> that it's easy enough to do because it's the during the shifts they can they can put it cuz I said how would that be managed? >> I said that. >> All right. So So you you might recall

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now. So we now listen you might I don't know how the staffing is with because I know uh there's some uh >> they're stretch. understand if that's the reason that's fine. If it's not, we know do we have a resolve for that? So, if you can get

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back to me, let me know with that. I I'd appreciate it. >> Okay. >> All right. Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Um just want to give some updates. Um last month, DPW um was able to rebuild the observation deck at the 8acre Woods.

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So, um it was rebuilt by us and I just want to thank DP for doing that. Mayor, I wanted to follow up on Lincoln Avenue in Kingston. So on the Lincoln side, on the Hawthorne side, that pedestrian light signal is missing. I know it got

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hit. >> That was due to an accident. >> An accident. So the other side has it Glenn Rock, but Hawthorne doesn't. Are we going to replace that or are we getting insurance money? >> I'll check with DPW. >> I can give you the answer. >> Go ahead. We h It was on my list to bring up under old business. Uh, I

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talked to Bill Hafler and we're waiting for one of our contractors who's doing cement work in town to pour a new footing for it because the you mount the >> U channel in it. So, they need to replace that. He did repair the flashing

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sign with a couple miscellaneous parts that that was needed. Okay. >> So, we have it. We just have to have a I was going to ask when we think that's going >> I'll talk to Bill tomorrow. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Great. That's it for me. Bruce. >> So, the pedestrian sign got hit.

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>> Yeah. Hey, better the sign than the finish. >> You can't make it up. >> You can't make this stuff up. Well, they aimed for it. They saw the lights. >> Maybe they got distracted by the flashing lights. >> And Marie, >> you're up.

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>> So, I wasn't going to, but Councilman Shar, you opened the door for me. I'm only going to ask one question. Finally. Um, Mr. Bula got a motor vehicle ticket for the car that is out of state registered for gosh I don't know half a

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dozen years. Do we mayor and I don't expect you to know but it'll be a gift if you do. What was that ticket for? >> Is all I know is I was told it was for a motor vehicle stop. I do not know what the circumstances were. >> And give me that pearl and give me that gift.

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>> Vehicle. >> All right. I thought I'd try. >> What? >> You can't stop an immo vehicle. Well, it's been >> it's already >> it was it was to do with I don't know the charge but I do know it was a registration or or inure. >> Okay. Thank you.

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>> Again, we will continue to pursue but but the moving forward is more important than trying to figure out anything that may have happened before. We really do intend to pursue what the judge told us we can pursue, which is >> quote a dear friend, in this instance,

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the the juice is definitely worth the squeeze. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> I'm okay. Frank, >> do you know that friend? >> He may. >> Any new business, Dominic? >> No. >> Marie? >> Yes. I just wanted to ask if anybody

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knows. I know that we did great leaps and bounds and and and uh progress with our online registration for pool. Um >> it there was there were hiccups. Is does anybody know if that has been addressed and clear? We're good. All systems go on

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that. >> I believe it's been cleared up. >> Okay. Thank you. That's my only question. >> Bruce, no? >> Not tonight. >> Michael, nope. Joe.

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Yes. I just want to thank everyone who called, came by, and attended my mom's services. I love Hawthorne, my friends, and neighbors. Thank you very much. Okay, we'll turn to the administrative agenda presented by Mayor Lane. Um before we do

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that, on the agenda was an appointment of our construction code official. Um he's not here tonight to be sworn in, but I will ask for a motion to approve uh the appointment. Have a motion. So move.

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>> Motion by WKI. >> Second. >> Second by Millie. >> Roll call. >> Bennett? >> Yes. >> Leosa? >> Yes. >> Mey? >> Yes. >> Sasso? >> Yes. >> Skiara? >> Yes. >> Wii? Yes. >> Matthews. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> It can be sworn in on a later date or

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privately in the mayor's office. Mayor, >> yours. >> Thank you, Mr. President. >> May is mental health awareness month. Mental health is a critical aspect of our overall well-being that affects everyone regardless of age, background,

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or life circumstances. During May, I hope that we can work together and create a more supportive and understanding world for everyone. Spread kindness. It can it can make a difference. Yesterday, our construction

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officials stopped the project on Gal Road to Franklin due to some safety items. The the uh I have no update at this time as to when the construction will begin. Hawthorne will hold the free rabbi

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clinic on Tuesday, May 12th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the pool parking lot. No licensing will be done that night. If possible, please bring a copy of your previous license to help the line move quickly.

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This is a drive-through clinic. Dogs must be leashed and cats must be in carriers. Online registration has now begun for our pool. So many of you have asked for online registration and payment by credit card. So we were able to bring

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that to our pool this year. Like anything new, there are a few kinks in in the works. They are all We thank you for all being patient. The pool will open on Memorial Day weekend. Details

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will be posted on our website and in our in my Friday letter. On Sunday, May 17th, we will be holding the annual Mayor's Walk for Wellness. Please join us at the high school track. We will we will warm up compliments of Retro Fitness. We will then walk through

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Goffbrook Park. The event begins at 1:00 p.m. and will go until approximately 3:30 p.m. Valley Health and St. Joe's will be with us on hand to hand out information as well as our divert team

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and stigmafree committees. Also, our ambulance and ambulance corps and our fire department will be there in support. I hope you plan to attend us and join us. I also I've been also working with St. with Valley Hospital to

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bring programming to the residents of Horththornne. On June 6th, Valley Health is planning a community health event at the library from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The event will feature various health focused offerings. I invite you to stop

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by. They are offering a variety of health screening. My Friday letter will include the flyer with all the details. Appointments are not necessary. On Monday, May 25th, we will hold the Memorial Day service in front of the

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barrel hall at noon time. This year's Grand Marshall is Donna Tatilian, president of the New Jersey State Veterans Ladies Auxiliary. Donna has done much so much work for the veterans and is a special member of our community. The parade begins at 1:30 at

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the corner of Lafayette Avenue and Ray Avenue. The parade route will remain the same as in previous years. Lafayette to Veland to Parm to Diamond Bridge to Lafayette where it will conclude in front of Burough Hall. That concludes my report and I'll turn it over to our

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attorney Michael Pasqua. >> Thank you, mayor. A couple of very quick things. First of all, to spoil the matter, you guys have asked me a few questions. The appeal in the appellet division is still pending. That will be a while, so don't expect to have a report from me anytime soon. Uh,

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affordable housing is back on our agenda tonight. Um, not too bad. It's simply the approval of what's called an affirmative marketing plan, something that is required uh by the regulations

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as well as an reaffirmance or reaffirmation of the appointment of Lori Fernandez as our administrative uh assistant and housing liaison for affordable housing

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purposes. The regulation is basically right out of the book in terms of the spending plan and essentially how do we um see affirmative marketing. How do we market the affordable housing units once

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they're constructed? There's obligations to do these things because you know if they create a program they have to create rules. You don't have to market them. they will get a,000 people. Um I think last time we had a thousand people

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apply >> and it's a lottery so >> 17 units. >> You're not really marketing anything. >> Yeah, it it fills up. Um those are the only legal matters I have. I do have an announcement. On July 11th, we will be celebrating 4th of July at

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the band shell. Now obviously Fourth of July is one week earlier but given the fact that every major anybody will be celebrating Fourth of July apparently in cities like New York and you know Boston

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and Washington. We scheduled a July 11th celebration. We will be having a band. The band will be pay playing Americana music, patriotic themes, um, and all kinds of good Americana music. Uh,

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Lori's already worked on arranging for a couple of food trucks. We're looking to build on this event. We'll be partnering with our 250th anniversary committee and with the municipal alliance with anyone else who wishes to help us participate

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in making this a grand event as we celebrate 250 years. So July 11th at the band shell, it should be a great celebration and a burough celebration of the 250th anniversary of this country. And that's

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all I have. Mayor, >> thank you, Michael. And I'll turn it over to our engineer, Joseph Burn. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh the 2024 25 uh road program. Uh the restoration of the remaining spald sidewalks and top soil

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seating is to be completed um actually today. Um I'll be following up with the contractor tomorrow morning to confirm that everything was completed. uh the 2425 local aid project. Um our office is currently coordinating uh with

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the contractor um and uh PSEG to finalize the guide rail near the intersection of North Wong Drive and Ray Avenue extension. Um there's issues with the installation of the guide rail in the proximity of the

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existing gas line. Um, we're going to be trying to see if we can get uh PSENG to pay for any changes or if they have a suggestion as to the installation of the guide rail so as not to affect the gas

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line. Um, the galvanized service line removal phase 4, all test pits have been completed. Approximately 60% of the service replacements have been completed to date and restoration on Westervelt has begun. Uh the Lafayette Streetscape phase three

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project. Um seven of the street trees uh were replaced yesterday. Um I took a look at them before the meeting. Um some that were thought to be dead really came back with a vengeance. Uh there are others that need to talk with the

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arburist about. But regardless, I need to call the contractor tomorrow to not only remind them that they'll need to fill the bags over the coming weeks, but also uh to clean up some of the uh dirt mess that they left on the sidewalks. Uh not a danger of tripping or anything

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like that. It's more aesthetic, but regardless, that's unacceptable. They should be leaving a clean work site once they're done. uh various PAS treatment sites. Uh two of the green giant arborite um will be

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replaced uh at the station behind the pool. Uh this will take place uh next week. Uh the 2023 roadway improvement local aid project. Uh the contractor

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will be returning um today and I believe into tomorrow to replace areas of Spalding concrete as part of the maintenance bond for closing out that project. Um Peach Tree rehabilitation um the pressure reducing valve will be

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installed within next 2 weeks and the tank recotating will happen in the fall uh when demand season is lower. And the finally the POS uh resin replacement uh POS resin replacement exchange for South Station and uh South

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Wagar uh depending on the samples that are taken uh May 12th uh will be completed in June. And this concludes my report. Mayor, >> thank you. At this time, I'd like to just me mention something. Uh, I'd like to congratulate and thank Lorie Foley

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for all the work that she did putting this uh budget together for the for the uh year 2026. Lori uh and administration, you you did a great job and uh I I think mayor council wants to say thank you to you

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for a job well done. Uh, and at this time I would like to call on um Lori Foley, I'm sorry, Lori Fernandez to give us an update on uh your elections.

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>> Yes, sir. Thank you, Mayor. Um, just a few reminders um and deadlines that are coming up um pertaining to the the 2026 primary election. Um, the voter registration deadline is Tuesday, May 12th. This is

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for new voters or if you need to change your name or your address. Our office, the clerk's office will remain open until 9:00 p.m. to receive your application, you can find an application on our website or I do have them on our

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counter. um fill it out and drop it off to us and we will get it to the superintendent's office the following day. Um in person early voting period will start will begin on Tuesday, May

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26th running through Sunday, May 31st. This takes place at the Hawthorne Public Library uh located at 345 Lafayette A. There are also uh many locations throughout Payic

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County and any Payic County voter is um free to vote at any of these early voting locations. Our hours at our library for early voting is Monday through Saturday 10:00

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a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sundays 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Election day, which is Tuesday, June 2nd. All polling locations in Hawthorne are open 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. where you will vote um according to your ward

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and district. I would also like to mention um that schools for those locations inside our schools, they are open half a day on Tuesday, June 2nd. Um please be conscious of the

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um dropping off and picking up of the students in the morning. Um if you're intend to visit the polling location um at either one of those times, um parking may be a little challenging at the high

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school and at Roosevelt since um they do park around the high school and the parents at Roosevelt will be picking up in the front of the school. So just keep that in mind if you would please. Um there is um

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patrolman and crossing guards that would help direct you, but I just wanted to point that out. Um vote by mail ballots, also known as absentee ballots, uh ballots, the be mailing of those began on April 18th and they have been

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received by um those that have put in the application to receive them. All the drop boxes are open throughout the county where you would uh drop your completed ballot. The deadline to apply

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for a vote by mail ballot is May 26th. And just remember that if you do return your vote by mail ballot through the US mail, which is the post office, it must

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be postmarked no later than June 2nd and received in the county elections office by June 8th. And uh you can find this information and more on our website, which is hawthornej.org.

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Um, and if you go to how do I find voter information, you're also welcome to call my office if you have any questions. 973-4274493. And that concludes my report and I'll answer any questions if you may have any. >> Thank you, Lori. >> Thank you, mayor.

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>> I'd also like to let the council know that our administrator, Vince Caruso, had an emergency today, so he's of course not going to be here tonight. Mr. President, that concludes the reports from administration. We'll answer any questions that the council may have. >> Any questions?

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>> Frank, is the bleachers done at the ball fields? >> Yes. >> Okay. Okay. We keep bringing it up. You know, engineer keeps bringing it up. It's done, right? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> As far as I know, >> I've been down there watching my This Grant's been going on for over the whole

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year and we've been talking about it. Okay. >> Well, that actually was done in stages. Uh, Councilman. >> Okay. Uh Joe, the the water lines now, where are they? >> Underground. >> Underground.

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>> Well, you a lot of a lot of smart guys. Where are is it? It's Lafayette Avenue, but top of Lafayette or the >> I'll have to get back to you on exactly where they're working from now. I know that they're doing restoration work on Westervelt, but as far >> they're doing testing. I saw them on Laf

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Avenue the other day. They're pulling the lines out. >> Yeah, I I'll have to let you know exactly where on Lafayette. They're out, but they are. But that's all I have. Mayor >> Bruce Joe, when we change out the POS resin or

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media, are there plans to test the old media that we're removing to see how effective it is, how much POS it actually removed? >> Not that I'm explicitly aware of, but I'll confirm with Jazelle. Um,

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>> I mean it's a big bill, >> right, >> to replace the media and if we don't know how effective it is, >> we're trying to gauge. You want to gauge the useful life of it or you're replacing still have another 25% more or was it

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actually Yeah. No, I understand what you're saying. I'll I'll talk with Jazelle. I'll see if there's >> that would be useful information. Yeah, knows maybe it'll save us a couple bucks. >> Thank you. Is there a testing value that you say up it's time to change the the

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media? >> Um I don't know the value but I believe that they te I believe that there's a um a point relatively immediately downstream of the units where they test for POS quantity in the water. So

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>> once it starts rising or gets to a certain level they know that you know the media is potentially losing it. You kind of are almost doing it, but we don't know exactly. >> Well, they're rotating the wells, too. They're all not running the same time, so that's going to save us, too. >> Yeah.

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>> Okay. Any other questions, >> um Joe, just getting back to um this guard rail that we're replacing and you said PSG, there's a gas line. Wasn't the guard rail there originally?

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>> Yes. Um actually it it runs very close to the existing guard rail and under one post it actually runs directly through one of the existing posts. Um yeah I know that that was very interesting.

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>> Yeah cuz it's just a little odd and that we haven't had any problems before. So right now there's no guardrail up in that area. >> No the existing guardrail is still up. >> So it's still there. >> Correct. Why can't we just leave it? Am I missing something?

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>> Um, it currently doesn't meet the standards for required guardrail, but then also there's still that issue of the line running immediately adjacent and in one case through one of the

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posts. So that that should be >> we really should be off of the gas line. Like there should be there's regulations how how many feet to be off the gas line. So if can we move it off the gas line or are we going to be in the street or are

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we going to be on someone's property? >> It's our property, right? >> Yeah, it's the sidewalk. The little sidewalk. >> It's the um the issue is is that we're basically we're designing it to be effectively on the face of curb to get it as far from the gas line as possible.

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But the problem is that still leaves us within the 3 ft um I think at its closest um I think it's 15 in near one of the terminal ends. >> Um the issue is um

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sorry I lost my train of thought. Um, basically we can't drive the posts within or the contract especially isn't comfortable with driving the post within a certain horizontal offset. >> You're going to have to hand dig it. >> Exactly. >> Correct.

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>> You have to hand dig it. Yeah, >> Randa, that was just to answer your question. It was on the on the drawings to lengthen the uh the guide the guide rail uh when to install the new it's actually being extended down a little

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bit further. >> Okay. And the peach tree tank. So the recoting is full. So that's exterior. You're not going to do interior or we >> I believe it's both actually. we're doing inside >> both interior and exterior. >> Well, I I thought that the tank was

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empty, so we had to do it before spring so that we could fill it. So, now you're saying we're not going to do the painting until the fall. So, that means we're going to have to use all that water to get it empty again, right?

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>> I believe so. >> Okay. It was the whole point why we were doing in the winter cuz I asked this from the beginning. Okay. So, >> go ahead. >> No, it's okay. >> It was supposed to get done in the winter. >> Yeah,

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>> but then we had the 17 in and 19 in of snow. So, >> you're inside. >> Yeah, really. >> You're in the tank. >> Oh my goodness. >> It's true. >> Okay. All right. Thank you for those um clarifications. Appreciate it.

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>> Okay. >> I have nothing questions. Ready? Oh boy. >> Oh, come on. I don't know to whether I ask you the DPW questions or Joe. You answer both. >> All right. The PAS. Is it before or after we sell

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our water to Ridgewood? >> It is clean water. Clean water, Joe. >> Then why are they installing the POS on the DOR tank? >> They're installing all of them, but they don't have enough up and running. They they have >> So if we're giving them already cleaned

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water, why do they have to clean it again? >> Because No, they're not cleaning it again. They have about 22 tank uh 22 >> pump stations. >> I knew he'd answer >> that they uh have to do. And I talked to the mayor a couple of weeks ago and they

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should be done probably by sometime next year. >> All right. It seems almost redundant. >> They don't have enough water period whether they have 100 wells or not. That's why they're always going to have some sort of connection with the burrow. We have a 10-year deal with them. Our

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deal will probably go down about three years as far as the volume when they're all up and done with everything in place. >> Right. >> Okay, that's it. Thanks. >> Right now, it's about a million gallons a day. >> Take it from the Peach Tree tank. Thank

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you for >> anything else, Mayor. >> That's that concludes the report from administration. Can I have a motion to record the administrative? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Motion by Scara, second by WKI. All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries.

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Okay. Introduction of ordinances. We have ordinance number 2389-26, a bond ordinance providing for the road reconstruction including milling, paving, and resurfacing as well as curbing and related improvements on various streets and properties described herein and after identified all in the

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burough of Horththornne in the county of Bake, New Jersey. appropriating $1,800,000 therefore and authorizing issuance of bonds or notes in the borrow in the sum of 1,710,000 for the financing of the same be

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resolved. This ordinance has now passed the first reading and said ordinance be further considered for final passage at a meeting of the governing body in the municipal building 445 Lafayette Avenue New Jersey on June 3rd 2026 at 7:00 p.m. at which time and place all interested

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members of the public who desire will be given an opportunity to be heard in connection with the said ordinance during the week prior and up to including the date of such meeting. Copies of said ordinance will be made available on the burough website and at the clerk's office in said municipal building to the members of the general

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public who request the same. Have a motion. >> So move. >> Motion by Bennett. >> Second by Millie. >> I think this is probably one of the highest uh bond lances we've done for a program. >> We It took a toll on our streets.

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>> Said it did. Got to stay ahead. Any discussion? Roll call. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Skiara, >> yes. >> Sasso, >> yes. >> Millie, >> yes. >> Leosa, >> yes. >> Bennett,

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>> yes. >> Matthews, >> yes. >> Motion carries. Ordinance 2390-26, a bond ordinance providing for the reconstruction and replacement of sidewalks and driveway aprons on various streets as identified in the schedule made part hereof and described specifically herein in and by the bureau

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of in the county of Bake New Jersey appropriating $428,000. Therefore, authorizing the issuance of bonds and notes in the amount of $46,600 for the financing part of the cost thereof and directing of a special assessment of the cost there thereof as

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well be resolved. This ordinance is now passed first reading and the said ordinance be further considered for final passage at a meeting of the governing body in the municipal building 445 Lafayette Avenue, Horththorn, New Jersey on June 3rd, 2026 at 7 p.m. at which time and place all interested members of the public who desire to be

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given an opportunity to be heard in conjunction with the said ordinance. And during the week prior to and up to including the date of such meeting, copies of said ordinance will be made available on the burough website and at the clerk's office in the said municipal building to the members of the general public who request the same. We have a

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motion. >> Sasso make a motion. >> Second. >> Motion by Sasso, second by WKI. Obviously this goes hand in hand with the above ordinance. Ro >> Bennett, >> yes. >> Leosa, >> yes. Millie, >> yes. >> Sasso,

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>> yes. Kiara, >> yes. >> WKI, >> yes. >> Matthews, >> yes. >> Motion carries. Ordinance 2391-26, a bond ordinance providing for the road reconstruction, resurfacing, drainage, curb, sidewalk, and other improvements on various streets and described specifically herein in the bureau of

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Horththornne in the county of Pake, New Jersey, appropriating $928,000, and therefore authorizing the issuance of bonds and notes in the amount of $480,664 of the burrow for the financing of the same. Be resolved, this ordinance is now

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passed first reading. A set ordinance be further considered for final passage at meeting of the governing body in the municipal building 445 Lafayette Avenue Horththornne New Jersey on June 3rd 2026 at 7 p.m. at which time and place anyone interested will be given a opportunity to be heard in connection with the said

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ordinance and during the week prior up until including the date of such meeting copies of said ordinance will be made available on the burough website and in the clerk's office in the said municipal building to the members of the general public who shall request the same. Do I have a motion? So move >> second

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>> motion by Bennett. Second by Skier. >> Any discussion? Roll >> call. >> Wii. >> Yes. >> Skiara. >> Yes. >> Sasso. >> Yes. Me? >> Yes. >> Leosa? >> Yes. >> Bennett? >> Yes. >> Matthews? >> Yes.

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>> Motion carries. >> The set agenda resolutions M06-23 R69-26 to R78-26. We will be pulling R70-26, cancellation of uncollected taxes, for some more clarification, and that'll be

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on next meeting's agenda. MR3-26 is the removal of a handicap parking space at block 11, lot 6. R69-26 is chapter 159, budget insertion of the MPP grant, year 5. R71-26 is to approve a

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purchase purchase order for Kabata mini excavator to Cherry Valley Tractor. R72-26 approve purchase order of K Cabota mower to Cherry Valley Tractor. R73-26 approve a purchase order for 2019 Ford F-50 to Altech. R74-26

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approve a purchase order for 2026 F250 uh Toyota Ford. R75-26 approve a purchase of an order uh for an excavator trailer G& trailer supplies. R76-26 is approved purchase order for water

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meters from Rio Supply. R77-26 adopt a marketing plan and appointment of administrative uh agent liaison for the affordable housing program. R78-26 is award of a contract for the two 2026 pool food concession sunny snacks. I

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have a motion. >> So move second by me second by Skier. Yeah, >> these are these are all purchased for the DPW, right? All the upgrade their equipment. Yes, >> except for the water meters. That's water

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>> water meters. I know. >> And those lines are located under the ground. >> Thank you, Frank, for your architectural. >> Yeah. >> Play one on TV. >> I have a question. Um, yes. The uh pool food concessions, is that replacing who was there or is that in addition to

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>> um >> replacing? >> Replacing. There was two bids on it and I know Mike went by what he liked the favorite food. >> No, I know. I didn't know if it was an additional um I I didn't know if there was going to be more options or if it was just replacement. >> There were two uh proposals submitted.

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It was an RFP. The current or last year's vendor did submit as did this one. Uh Vince and I reviewed the the proposals. list offered uh slightly lower pricing to our guests,

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>> comparable menus, and they're local. >> I like that more. Thank you. >> Yes. >> Roll call. >> Bennett, >> yes. >> Leosa, >> yes. >> Millie, >> yes. >> Sasso, >> yes. >> Skiara, >> yes. >> Woodpeck, >> yes. >> Matthews, >> yes.

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>> Motion carries. >> Reports of special counsel committees. Dominic will start your way. >> Okay. I want to first of all, I want to thank Mrs. Fernandez for her assistance with our dinner that you couldn't make was the mayor's and Miss Balian dinner. We had about 75 people showed up which

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is very nice. Uh the mayor made a nice quiet speech informed the people of our what we do in our town. Very nice. And we also had uh about 10 or 12 peer leaders who helped serve the high school children. They did a nice job and the parents and people. It's very nice. So

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it all worked out fine. And oh, I have to thank Miss uh Ellen too. She helped that night. Um she filled in. Thank you. >> Um Thursday the 20 May 20 May 14th we're having a finance meeting I believe. >> Right. I'll put it in the book right

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now. Raina. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> Thursday at 4:30. >> What time? >> 4:30. >> 4:30. >> Okay. >> That's it. Anna Marie.

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>> Um thank you. the board of ed reports that their car show on Saturday was a great success and I think on Sunday was their CPAC um run which was also a success thanks to the weather I'm sure and they just would like to um report of

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course give great congratulations to this year's seniors and um the those that were they got the word last Friday who's getting scholarships um and I will tell you that the it's it's no easy feat picking who's going to get a scholarship

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as as a donor myself. The ceremony for the scholarships this year is May 28th, Thursday, at the high school at 6:30. So, if you're inclined to attend, I think you can watch it online as well. Um, congratulations to everybody. The ambulance corps is hosting a night with

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a medium, our local Denise medium from town. So, they're still telling selling tickets. That would be Friday, May 15th. I think the tickets are $50, but all the information is certainly on the website, social media. You can't miss it. Their April stats are 74 colds, most commonly

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falls, weakness, breathing troubles, and the weather is just getting warmer. So, always go to their website. Chalk full of helpful information. And I can't stop speaking until I recognize Horththornne's great loss of Pat Connelly. Great great human veteran.

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never met someone who wasn't a friend, a heart of gold, and certainly a big loss um for all of us. So, I just want to give my condolences to Chris and to Diana. Um we just our condolences a great loss in in losing Pat this past

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week. That's it. >> Rea, >> uh just want to thank everyone who come to the 34th annual cellation that we had last month. Um I just also um the winners were announced in the mayor's weekly letter as well as tapnet and all

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Facebook and in our uh website as well. Um just want to give a shout out to a local business who gives back every year structural. Um they came the end of April to do a spring cleanup at the heartthorn community garden. Um they

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came and uh took all the weeds. So, my gardeners have a starting off on a good foot with the garden having no weeds and they have to maintain the weeds. Um, we did put some black uh tarps down and we're getting um

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the playground mulch from Downs. Um CBW is handling that, delivering that. So, um just want to give a shout out to that business. This is the third year they've come and donated uh volunteer hours um to the community. So, thank you. Are you

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sure they weren't native plantings? >> What do you mean native plant >> the weeds? >> No, they're the purple flowers that I can't stand. And also, thank you. The shred day we had 233 vehicles. I don't have the tonnage. Moren, we'll have to

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get that. I don't We don't get that right away. >> How many went to the gym though? >> Got 26. >> No, cuz I busted about four cars. Not from >> You would hold. >> Yeah. Well, I had a business come. I said, "No, no business." Colorado plates.

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>> Michael, beat that. >> Uh, I can't, but I'm going to tell you at my my committee report anyway. Uh, the audience committee met on April 20th. Um, we did have the um Boswell Engineering um traffic study for uh Fair

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View Avenue. Um we discussed uh sign new signage that we uh we're going to be starting with and um may I don't know where that's at right now. I'm sure you can >> the signs were ordered. >> Okay. So they're ordered um and then we'll be talking if we need to go another stage after that. But we also

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talked about illegal basements in the uh in the burrow and uh and the concerns about that and we'll be once again talking about future audiences related to that >> apartments. And that's the end of my briefing still.

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>> All right. May 12th is going to be an incredibly busy day. As the mayor pointed out, the rabies clinic is from 6:00 to 8:00 in the pool parking lot, followed by the Shade Tree Commission at 7:00 on the second floor. Now, here's a special save the date, the St. Anony's

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feast. Save the date, June 10th through the 13th. Feast 10th through 13th. I understand there'll be special chefs showing up that night. >> Yes, there will be. >> See, I told you they were down to two of them. I don't know my word. Don't worry.

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>> We're we're down. We're two two core group members, but we have some special guests. Uh and chefs coming in. >> That's it. >> Guy, >> it's not going to be Gordon Ramsay. I'll just let you know. >> Guyord Guy Sasso.

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>> Guy Sass. >> That that is all. >> Okay. Last night, the planning board had their meeting last night and they uh actually voted to approve a resolution. so that the construction official can pull the CO for the auto body shop at

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150 Gala Road for not complying with any of the conditions set forth by the planning board. Um, you can't make that one up. It's been going on for 3 years. For the Chamber of Commerce, they want

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to remind everyone that the shop local campaign is going on. This is uh National Small Business Month. So, thank everyone for shopping and dining local and they're confirming their vendors for the Hawthorne's Farmers Market. And the opening date will be on Father's Day, June 21st. So, go get your father some

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good vegetables and some pickles. >> Pickles. >> Pickles. Got to like the pickles. That's all I have. Correspondence, we have none, but we have bills. Have a motion to approve the bills and send them to the treasurer for payment. >> So, move. >> Motion by Millie.

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>> Sasso. Ed by Casso >> Franklin's a car show by the way. Excuse me. >> Memorial that weekend. >> August car. >> It's usually like the third week in August. >> Chamber of Commerce. >> I'll be part of that as we get close. >> And of course my favorite the fishing

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derby is the third weekend in September. >> Yes. >> And I think uh JT baseball is having a car show too on Memorial Day weekend. Well, that's not >> getting in on >> everybody's horning in on our car show. >> So,

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>> who knew cars would make a comeback? >> Roll call >> abstain on store traffic. Yes or no others? >> You department. Can I abandon the fire department, please? >> Nope. You're w too late. >> All right, I'm on leave.

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>> Okay, here you go. >> We're on bills. >> Sasso. Yes. >> Mey. >> Yes. >> Leosa. >> Abstain on Hawthorne Environmental Commission bills. Everything else. Yes. >> Bennett. >> Yes. >> Matthews. >> Yes. >> Motion carries.

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>> Public comment. I'll now open the m meeting to the public. Anyone decides to be heard for any reason at all? Come forward to the microphone. State your name. >> Yeah. Thank you very much. >> Late breaking news, August 16th is the car show at the farmers market. Thank

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you. >> You asked, but I got the answers. Good. >> So, I just wanted to ask a question about the ordinance number 2390-26. Uh, it's the uh repairs, replacements on

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sidewalks and driveways. Are the residents that are going to be assessed for those costs, are they notified in advance of this procedure? >> Okay. >> They get an estimate of how many slabs, like if you have slabs in front of your house, you'll get an estimate with a

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square foot price for this the slab. >> So, they'll have a ch they'll be notified before the >> Well, they're actually getting >> June. >> No, they get noticed right before the adoption. They'll receive notice now. So you can get your own mason or if you are

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one you can replace your own sidewalk or get a different price if you get one cheaper you can you can have it done that way too >> because there's like a sevenpage addendum uh to your ordinance that lists all of the residents there so they will be notified.

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>> Yes. A lot of times the contractor who submits the bid is the cheaper one of of you know besides you getting your own your own uh mason. >> Okay. What's it usually cost per per linear foot or whatever? >> You have to ask the engineer.

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>> Um, for your typical 4 inch thick sidewalk, um, let's say 105 per square yard. Uh, for your 6 in thick reinforced driveway slabs, let's say 110.

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>> Okay, that doesn't compute for me, but >> typical slabs 4T x 4T. Okay. Thank you so much. I appreciate it. >> And you get about three or four years to pay it off. >> You do need a permit for that. Just so you know, >> before we even send you the bill, it's three or four.

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>> Yeah. Three, four years before we bill you and then you get to pay it over five years. >> You can start saving money. >> Hey, what else for Spirit? Seeing no one, I close the public uh entertain a motion to close the public portion of the meeting. >> So move second. Motion by WKI, Senate by

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Bennett. All in favor? >> I >> I. >> The next council meeting is Wednesday, May 20th, 2026 at 7 PM. >> Have a motion to adjurnn. >> So moved. >> Motion by WKI. >> Second. >> Second by Bennett. All in favor? >> I. >> Motion carries.