oh I got it um good evening and welcome to the township committee meeting of April 8th 2025 miss Break please call the role committing here committeewoman Hand here committee present deputy Mayor Payne
here mayor Tickerelli here administrator Ferrer here attorney Willard here uh okay please join me in a salute to the flag i pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
republic for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all yes please be advised that in accordance with section five of the Open Public Meetings Act chapter 231 of the public
laws of 1975 notice of this meeting was made by the posting on the bulletin board at the Hillsboro Township Municipal Complex and notifying the officially designated newspapers that this meeting would take place at Hillsboro Township Municipal Complex at 7:30 on April 8th 2025 executive session
if deemed necessary will begin at 6:30 we did not have one today um no approval of meeting minutes so as we get into the committee reports I have a couple of general announcements um to make one of the uh want to
acknowledge the uh Hillsboro Robo Raiders team 75 um from Hillsboro High School won first place at the Montgomery District F FRC competition on March 29th uh alongside team 5895 the Petty Robotics and team
2458 Team Chaos uh as as an alliance so as that as that alliance their strong performance place them in a tie for fifth place in the district team 75 also earned the autonomous award which recognizes a team whose robot demonstrates exceptional autonomous
performance like a robot uh operating with precision and reliability without human control and they had then advanced to the F FRC Mid-Atlantic District Championship at Lehigh University now they uh they they are heading to the World's competition to be held in Houston Texas so a monumental
achievement for the Robo Raiders they continue to impress uh this is mark marking the first time that team 75 has reached the world since uh 2017 so uh pretty incredible achievement by that whole organization um on
uh on uh March 29th Committee Hand and uh Veterans Leaison and Deputy Mayor Payne joined me on on uh at the 2025 Vietnam War Veterans Tribute Ceremony to honor Hillsboro's Veterans of War uh in
Vietnam and confirmed that the Hillsboro Township's support for all veterans let every veteran there know that their service was honorable and to thank them for all their service and focus that day is specifically on the Vietnam War vets so thank you all for your your service
um I have a couple of road updates i know Committeeman Leani has an update on the 2025 road paving program uh later in his comments but I have a couple of other key projects to report on first uh the Route 206 widening project phase 2
has seen some recent progress um in my ask the Mayor video since then we've had a stream of communication with the NJ DOT uh I know residents want this project done and as I noted when I was asked this question by the senior chapter last week NJ DOT has a project
website and on that website the DOT forecasts completion of this phase phase two um to be late 2026 so let's set our expectations that we'll be dealing with this ongoing construction and traffic control issues
for the next two summers um if residents or business owners identify specific uh safety conditions please contact the engineering department which compiles a list of communi and communicates with the state DOT uh we currently have a
face-to-face meeting um with the DOT planned for May uh the DOT is also planning in the planning phases of a maintenance roadway resurfacing contract which will repave uh what I call the old section of 206 from Oxford Place to
Hamilton Road uh they're now preparing those construction documents and that work is planned to happen also in 2026 probably in conjunction with the other uh work going on um along with this stretch of 206 uh they we are also
develop we the township are developing the design documents to replace the pedestrian bridge by Hillsboro Point right now this bridge replacement uh is looking to be completed in the fall of this year so I anticipate that this path will not be available through the summer
uh the other project I think maybe on the the uh committeeman's list is Auton Road uh from Triangle Road to the railroad tracks that the the sidewalk work and ADA work is done that work will be milled and paved during the week of spring break so when the students come
back from school it should be a new uh brand new brand new surface so that's good um and tonight we are recognizing um the award-winning teachers from Hillsboro School District uh these teachers as well as educators and school
staff have made Hillsboro one of the strongest districts in the state ranked 15th in New Jersey 199 in the country by by niche and contribute significantly to making Hillsboro uh one of the greatest places to live in America uh the board
of ed is currently challenged with developing its 2025 budget under this uh under a lastm minute funding mechanism from the state the state has put our board of ed and Hillsboro in an almost impossible position we hope that the board of ed can come up with a
responsible budget that saves jobs and continues the quality of education and extracurricular activities that have made Hillsboro schools such an asset to the township so with that I will um transition to reports from committee
leaison starting with committeeman Britting thank you mayor good evening everybody hope you're having a great night um just want to just address two items that you mentioned just very high level thank you for bringing up um the vote from the board of ed from last night and tonight i think awareness is very very important so thank you for doing so um I think it's important that
everybody's informed as to what's going on as it relates to uh you mentioned 206 um I think uh I appreciate mayor I just want to thank you and the administration team for being in constant contact with the state and being um you know stewards of what good looks like and trying to push that forward uh because it's uh we
were delayed for a while we got it back on track last year and the uh season is starting now for paving and all that type of construction work so thank you for staying on top of it because that's where our ratables are going to come from on 206 it's really really important so thanks for keeping that forward moving that forward all right so
specific to health uh we're going to the health department now the Hillsboro Township annual tonnage report the Hillsboro Health Department would like to remind all Hillsboro business owners that the deadline to submit their annual recycling tonnage report has been extended to April 11th 2025 new Jersey law requires that all businesses report
the types of recyclable materials ranging from cardboard to cooking oil to concrete a lot of different things you can recycle and the tonnage of each to the health department each year please contact Mike Carr Michael Carr in the health department with any questions or or for assistance uh human resources we
have a great human resources group here we are hiring and we have someone tonight that we're going to be bringing on and a couple of promotions and things we'll talk about tonight so very excited to talk about that later on but Hillsboro is hiring for various positions including police officers a police records clerk an office assistant uh building department and and building
department inspectors see tomorrow's e-news for a list of all opportunities and if you're not signed up already please sign up for those those e-news they're fantastic miss Break and team do a very very good job of communicating with the community recreation so register for 2025 summer sports clinics and music academy uh registration is
open for our 2025 summer sports clinics and music academy we've got you covered this summer with various options to keep all the children busy explore and thrive uh one of one of which is a trans a transition and resource fair for success join us for an exciting free event to help students with special needs and
their families discover essential resources for all ages whether you're exploring education employment respit care recreation legal advice or independent living options this fair supports your journey so it's just another amazing offering that Hillsboro Township does to support its residents
all the way around all right summer camp registration so keep the children active i will be with mine I promise you that this summer by sending them to the recreation department summer camp they are digitally savvy in the uh in the recreation department so go online and sign up registration is open so secure
your spot today see tomorrow's e-news for registration information for all recreation department programs social services now social services another terrific terrific group within the township that helps people um in need in in many different capacities social services barbecue donation the community
assistance network or better known as can in Hillsboro uh the food pantry program is seeking donations of assorted condiment items for support to support the social services barbecue distribution we encourage residents to donate condiments such as ketchup mustard mayonnaise and other essentials for more information or any questions
please contact the social services department another uh there's a few more from social services here social services announces older American month mocktail services so social services is happy to announce a new May event series to celebrate older Americans month we
hope to celebrate those in our community with a new program this engaging series will start with an event on May 5th with Cinco deio mocktails and games and on May 12th we will present Monday mocktail and movie in May which is pretty cool i like how they're It's a tongue twister
to read uh registration begins uh May 1st please call or stop by social services to speak to a representative uh to register another item from uh Social Services the Hillsboro Rockets i'm not sure if you had a chance to see them they're fantastic they're funny they have great jokes and they're fantastic
at dancing so the Rockets and the Rocket Dance Troop Dazzle at Ray Mour Flanigan so in in a performance that delighted staffs and shoppers the Hillsboro Township senior dance troop the Rockets and Rocket took and Rocket the one gentleman took center stage at the Rayorn Flanigan furniture and mattress
store in Bridgewater Town Center on March 18th the troop wowed the audience with their signature numbers New York New York and YMCA um part of the diverse offen offerings of the Hillsboro Township Social Services Department the troop is led by talented uh uh Gloria uh
Padet who is who choreographs routines for seniors ranging from 71 years old to 93 years old that's pretty cool uh for more information this vibrant for about this vibrant group please contact the Hillsboro Township Social Services Department so great job social services uh it's a big deal so now we're getting
into the springtime we have young drivers getting out there and just in general this is a I think a really good uh really good um public service announcement so April is alcohol awareness month right this is a really important one to talk about alcohol is the most commonly used addictive
substance in the United States with one in every 12 adults 14 million people suffering from alcohol abuse or dependence an estimated 100,000 people die each year from excessive use of alcohol such as drinking and driving crashes falls fires and alcohol-related
homicides and suicides and many other accidents more than half of adults have a family history of alcoholism or problem drinking and more than 12% of children live in a household where at least one parent is dependent or has abused alcohol young people aged 12 to 20 years old drink 11% of all alcohol
consume consumed in the United States it's a pretty crazy stat with 90% of with 90% of this has binge drinking people who begin drinking before the age of 15 are five times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than those who start drinking at 21 all right so here's a message from Hillsboro
Municipal Alliance related to this um the Hillsboro Municipal Alliance envisions having our local community understand that alcohol use and abuse is a chronic condition that can be successfully prevented and treated the Municipal Alliance is a committee of volunteers who work tirelessly to provide programs focusing on education
and prevention for all community members now I've had a chance to work with the Municipal Alliance for the past few years and they are absolutely wonderful and I think this is really important i mean adults we have to figure ourselves out and make good choices we know what's right and what's wrong uh but children they really need the guidance here and I think this prevention month may be a
good opportunity to talk to somebody younger just to get their heads on straight so all right so thank you very much everybody thank you mayor whoever's next thank you committeeman Britting next is committee woman hand thank you mayor all right so I would like to wish
everyone first of all a very good and happy Passover and and a very happy Easter as we've got a lot of holidays coming up um additionally we had and I know the mayor will talk more about it but we had the Hillsboro Business Association meeting you know a week or two ago and
the reason I bring it up is at the meeting we had the FBLA which was the Future Business Leaders of America come from the high school and I you know it was just an incredible moment to have these high school kids presenting to a
group of business people within our community and you're going to love this for those young folks in the audience um they did a real time demonstration of how to use AI and chat GPT for the business owners in town and you could
see um folks you know business owners that may not be as familiar with you know those types of uh advancements really enjoying this live demonstration and it was just it was so well done and it was just a reminder as we see
different celebrations of you know our basketball teams and the and the different sports that these are student athletes they are students first they're are athletes second and it was just awesome to see um that part of the of the students shine through and uh this
next generation is going to be I just can't even imagine what their workforce is going to be like um additionally I had the pleasure of meeting with one of our local boy scouts who um interviewed me as a part of trying to get his um his Eagle Scout and it was just awesome to
be asked questions by a a young fellow around um why I got into government and and what we like to see change in the government so he was very surprised to uh to learn more about municipal government so it was exciting given that it is uh local government week um
additionally autumn in addition to uh you know alcohol awareness it is also autism awareness so autism being a pervasive developmental disorder that manifests itself in social learning and behavioral skills of those affected
interesting one in 36 um children in the United States are impacted one in 35 here in New Jersey so that's the diagnosis rate um autism is said is said to affect boys four times more than girls and it knows
no racial ethnic social um income lifestyle or education boundaries so it it is uh unfortunately affects um folks all across the spectrum um those autism needs uh they need equal access to
education to employment opportunities and community- based housing family services coaching support and medical treatment new Jersey offers this um population a wide range of services and supports through various um autism organizations additionally
um this is also STI awareness week so that is sexual sexually transmitted infections um so just to raise awareness our very own Paul Scoutro is going to be hosting a podcast with Zufall zufall is
a federally funded um healthc care center in Somerset or I'm sorry Somerville that is open to anyone and um he'll be doing a podcast with them just to again uh raise awareness on the dangers here um
they'll talk um also about treatment and testing for STI and the low or free cancer screening lowcost or free cancer screenings that are also available they have services on a sliding scale and the podcast will be available in our weekly
newsletter um and just one other call out so our very own um department or board of health here in town um just so everyone is aware just lost funding we lost um about $200,000 of funding this
was um COVID funding from the federal level that had been provided to the town and was being used for four part-time heads to help investigate um disease you know disease investigation in the town whether that's you know you know the flu
or whether it's COVID or um thank goodness I don't believe we have measles in in the community but um these people are doing very important work they are no longer doing that work so just wanting to um let let the township know i think they were going to be open to
volunteers or folks who may be interested in helping out so feel free to contact our health department um Siobhan Spano is our director there all right back to you mayor thank you thank you committee uh Committeeman Leani
thanks hello everybody i got a little bit here so I may have to take a sip break in between though um first of all if your pool and I'll do a little side joke or pond if you got one holds more than 24 in of water the answer is yes you need a
permit pools have a specific installation requirement these requirements are intended to protect potential drowning and near drowning by restricting pool access seasonal pools may be temporary but they pose a life safety issue if the barriers
requirements are not properly met so we have temporary pools have the same type of permit required so um if you go out and buy a little pool at the pool store and you want to pop it up like you see here you still need a permit and it needs to be uh for your own benefit make sure that there's no possibility of of
tragic drowning by a young one is it's well worth the permit so we don't want to have to be in that we're here to protect you but we don't want to um create a situation where you uh you're unw you're unknowing of what the restriction is so please stop by the building department if you have any
questions but pretty much if you have any kind of swimming pool you need a permit you need to have it inspected because we did have some issues last year with people that didn't know so we want to try and save that off now um economic business development uh when I was mayor years ago we had signed
up and became a film ready um town uh and we continue that that drive here the e economic and business development office recently attended a film ready New Jersey workshop to ensure that Hillsboro stays current on all the filming opportunity requirements by
being film ready this township is taking proactive steps to welcome the economic benefits the growing film industry can bring aligning with the state's goals to foster local economic growth through these programs and we just had I think comm deputy mayor Payne talked about the
the twominute videos that we went had a few here of all our aspiring uh artists so we want to continue to program uh that uh just to jump a little bit about what uh committee woman Han said about the EDBC and the presentation from the FBLA uh they are a great bunch of kids
and uh everyone learned about chat GVT and how to use it from the most mic microscopic uh ability just to even create pictures or web content up to we had a speak Jeff Wilkkey who was the ex uh CEO of of Amazon if you may have
heard of them uh gave a high level of what the industry is about but uh those kids did win and now heading to nationals in Anaheim California so that uh that's how good these kids Um so if you're a business and you want some help contact the FBA they're eager
to help for free and the mayor did talk about the uh engineering and our road paving program so the 2025 road paving program has been finalized they are out to bid as we speak i think we'll have those back uh in the next week or so the following roads are scheduled to be
repaved this year beverly Drive Kilmer Drive Fern Way and Gail Court brierway Scott Drive Barber Drive Arlene Court Matthew Road Daniel Drive Walnut Grove Road Falcon Crest Lane and Falcon Road the remaining portion from the repairs
that were done by the builder to Township Line Road Duke's Parkway West which was being uh funded by partially by a grant and Bloomingdale Drive at the one portion from Mton Road to the clubhouse so we've been very proactive
in doing infrastructure repair started five years ago when I was mayor and we realized that we need to get this done both with repaving and um road preservation also just as a note any unfinished work that from 2024's list
due to the weather will begin as soon as the warm weather warms it is not waiting for rebid so all those roads that were on the list and you know who they are because they keep asking us they are next um the uh Auton Road as the mayor said will be done in the next week or so
it's planned during uh spring uh Easter break in over here um also Township Line Road is being done in partnering with Montgomery Township so that is on the project list too you don't see it here but it is uh funded and will be done so
Township Line Road will be done and the last one Brown Road if you don't know where that is that's the road that's out by the traffic light just at the northern end of town before you get to Dukes by the hotel that road is near completion which will allow all the tractor trailer trucks and buses that
come out of the depot that kind of make that suicide turn they will be allowed to go out to that light and make make a much safer uh egress uh onto the highway and present that so all of that is being done this year
now I'm going to take a sip all right on to next planning and zoning it was worse when you were gone um accessing meeting accessing meeting documents for all of our boards and commissions did you know that the planning and zoning department provides a professional direction and support to
the planning board board of adjustment environmental commission historic preservation commission and sign review committee to access documents for upcoming applications the public can visit the civic clerk portal by clicking the scheduled meetings and documents
button on the planning and zoning page on the township website please note that that as an additional information becomes available it is uploaded and updated on the site call the planning and zoning offices with any questions of course spring comes uh
eternal more work our public works department is hard at work um working on many storm drains around the town to prepare for all these upa upcoming spring paving projects please be aware of the safety zones and drive cautiously in these areas also take advantage of
the annual cleanup drop off program especially if you're a senior the program is made available to residents so they can get rid of unwanted household items free of charge additionally you can drop off unwanted brush that tends to accumulate on your property we strongly encourage that you
take this route rather than dumping items on green acres land behind your property or in around the town that typically borders development areas important drainage ways can end up becoming obstructed potentially causing flooding see the details of the program on the township
website and finally the New Jersey American Water customer service program the New Jersey American Water has several programs to assist customers in paying their water bills hto help to offer programs customers at or below three 300% of the federal poverty level
may qualify for grant up to $500 to help pay their water bill additionally customers at or below 200% of the federal poverty level may receive additional discounts on the fixed service and volutric charges of water and wastewater payment arrangements if a
customer cannot pay their bill due to on the due date they may contact our customer service at 1 800-2721325 i'll say that again 1 800-272-1325 before the due date to determine a payment plan option that may
be available budget billing budget billing is a service available for resident customers to help manage cash flow it provides periodically predictable excuse me monthly payments while avoiding seasonal spikes that may be difficult to pay when not planned in advance and
lastly preferred due dates preferred due dates enables eligible customers to adjust their bills due date to the best date for them so if you have for example payments if you're on fixed income and your checks come in at the end of the month or first of month and that's when you want your bills they will work with you to give you the billing at that
cycle for more information of these programs they can be found at New Jersey American Water website and that's all from me Mayor thank you Committee um one question about the roads road work that
list does not include the a the uh road preservation right so there'll be more we'll be talking about more in the future yes road preservation we made available later okay thank you uh Deputy Mayor Payne much shorter I promise
uh the United States Drug Enforcement Administration has declared Saturday April 26 National Takeback Day to dispose of unneeded medications anonymously and at no cost in addition to our standard red collection mailbox here at the PD there will be a medication drop off container also at
the PD um the program will run from 10 to 2 10:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m drop off is confidential and anonymous please do not drop off sharps or liquids this is an important reminder that wearing seat belts significantly reduces
the risk of serious injury or death in a car crash making them a crucial safety measure for all vehicle occupants seat belts help prevent occupants from being thrown around the vehicle or ejected in a crash dramatically reducing the risk of serious injury or death for drivers and
front seat passengers using a lap and shoulder belt reduces the risk of fatal energy uh injury by 60% in an SUV van or pickup and by 45% in a car the state of New Jersey has also developed new regulations for
combustible landscape materials the code states that using combustible landscape materials such as wood-based mulch that all of us use um is prohibited within 18 in of any building or structure including a deck porch
balcony or any other portion of the building constructed or designated smoking area this provision goes into effect uh coming soon April 15th these materials may be removed or replaced with non-combustible materials such as stone or sand this code does not apply
to any owner occupied uh one or two family dwellings and the Hillsboro Fire Department um sorry fire district works with all landscapers and resellers of mulch in the township um that doesn't make sense but I think there the fire department is
working with resellers to make sure that they're abiding by that would that be fair Tim the division of fire safety in New Jersey goes into effect and any mulch that is in a
combustible framework of a building has to be removed in Okay commercial properties commercial properties only thank you thank you Deputy Mayor um I have some
final uh announcements um this is New Jerseyy's local New Jersey local government week this week marks New Jersey local government week which aims to educate the general public about local government and its many departments hillsboro Township is holding several events to commemorate
this week uh just before this meeting we held a meet and greet and uh for the public and students and in a little while we'll be presenting a proclamation announcing uh local government week we've also been sharing trivia quizzes uh about your local government online we
will share in tomorrow's e-news and Thursday's experience Hillsboro as well uh and finally if you haven't already picked up your complimentary magnet there are some at the back of the room on the table to the right of the door um or stop by any counter in the municipal
building while supplies last the magnets list all of Hillsboro Township's departments and their phone numbers so um feel free to grab one please um on Saturday I participated in the first Walk in the Park event at
Anvan Middlesworth Park sponsored by the mayor's wellness campaign i discussed my experience with uh with type 1 diabetes and was joined by deputy mayor Payne members of the health collaborative and residents uh and members of staff for a about a mile long hike through the the
park trail which uh for my first time honestly uh the walk in the park is a free community event highlighting unique themes and occurs each Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 at AVM Park please come out and join the mayor's wellness campaign and uh you know conversation
and meet meet people from the township u it's a nice little walk um also on Saturday Deputy Mayor Payne and I I was waiting to see which pictures they picked oh god deputy Mayor Payne Committeeman Leani and I
participated in a Holy Event a festival of colors arranged by the Asian Indian Heritage Association holy celebrates the arrival of spring the victory of good over evil the renewal of friendships and the joy of life uh everyone was w everyone is welcome to to participate in
this and we thank the Hindu community for inviting us to share in your culture and this event and so happy holy to everybody for that um it was interesting time and uh fortunately I was warned and I wore the right clothing uh and it did come out it did come out i washed it
right away too so that was fun um the mayor's wellness and the healthy town designation uh Hillsboro Township is again designated as a healthy town by the mayor's wellness campaign uh each year communities participating in the mayor's wellness campaign complete a
comprehensive healthy town application outlining uh their research to identify their community health needs and explaining how they've organized their local M mayor's wellness campaign committee the the application also highlights the town's actions to make their communities healthier healthier
places to live work and play um here's our little plaque hillsboro Township is honored to be again recognized by the Quality Institute uh as a 2024 healthy town with the gold level designation mayor's Wellness Committee's mission is to improve the
health and wellness of our community and we continue to engage our residents in a healthy manner through innovative and creative programs and outreach so uh we must get points for the mel the the the uh the walks in the park so please come and participate and uh we'll hang that
on the wall somewhere um Pink Ribbon Week tribute on uh on on Tuesday April 1st I was joined by township staff including the parks and recck department and administration for a pink ribbon tribute promoted by Dance
for the Cure dance for the Cure is a 100% volunteer 501c3 not for-profit organization committed to the prevention and cure of breast cancer through the celebration of dance so that picture is in front of the uh Garden of Honor but I think the the ribbons will you'll see
them out on uh Beakman no uh Beakman on Beman Lane so you'll see the ribbons placed out there um it's a nice nice event on a cold and windy morning uh all monies raised by uh Dance for the Cure are distributed directly to families in Somerset Hunter and Middle Sex counties
who found themselves in difficult and unforeseen circumstances because of breast cancer and to date Dance for the Cure has gifted over a million dollars to help and help hundreds of families through this uh through their um dealings with breast
cancer um Memorial Day festivities save the date Saturday May 24th each year the H Hills Hillsboro uh community comes together to honor the service and sacrifice of Hillsboro veterans and active duty personnel during the annual salute to military service breakfast
Memorial Day parade and garner uh garden of honor commemoration program we're proud to continue that tradition this year all township veterans and active military are invited to participate in the salute to military service breakfast followed by a parade and and uh garden
of honor ceremony we also welcome participation from community groups businesses and local organizations in the annual Memorial Day parade uh look for more information in tomorrow's e-news and lastly the green living and wellness fair the annual green living
and wellness fair will be held on Saturday June 7th in conjunction with the Hillsboro YMCA's hop 5K hop the fair a rain or shine event begins at 8 am at the here in the M missile building and will end at 11:00 a.m participating local businesses will share informative
presentations to raise awareness of the many facets of facets of living a healthy lifestyle including making sound nutritional choices long-term life planning decisions and the benefits of a green lifestyle there will also be health screenings and interactive dance and exercise demonstrations so again see
more in tomorrow's e news so you can stay connected as always with all events via the Wednesday mayor's e-news and Thursday's experience Hillsboro bulletin be sure to follow and like the official Hillsboro Township Facebook page X formerly known as
Twitter and Instagram tune in to the Hillsboro YouTube channel and sign up for Hillsboro alerts for traffic and emergency notifications so now we have a few proclamations to get to uh I'll come down to the floor
the blue was still a couple times so the first is teacher and educational professionals of the year if anybody's here for this proclamation please come on up [Music] [Applause]
okay okay so come on up stand center frame stand center frame okay teachers and educational professionals of the year from Hillsboro District every year the Hillsboro Township Board of Ed education recognizes one teacher and one
educational service professional from each of the district's schools as educator of the year these individuals represent the best of the best in our schools the township committee looks forward to recognizing these outstanding individuals each year with a proclamation tonight we have with with
us a few of the educators who were recognized they range from elementary schools school teachers to art and STEM teachers to a college and career counselor as well as instructional assistants so we're proud to honor and congratulate the following educators um please state your name the school and
your position this isn't a copout i just All right um and I'll and I will hand you the proclamation so we'll start uh Carllin Dunn i am a STEM teacher at Hillsboro High School
[Applause] i'm Shannon McCrae i teach special ed at Woodfern [Applause] i'm Tracy Posalqua i'm a instructional aid at Woodford Elementary School
[Applause] thank you hi I'm Faith Chrisansky instructional assistant at Amsterdam Elementary School thank you um Katherine Nikolai um art teacher at Amsterdam Elementary School
[Applause] i'm Amy Thompson i'm the college and career counselor at Hillsboro High School [Applause] ivon Yuskowski instructional assistant Hillsboro Elementary School
teresa Mintz i teach second grade at Hillsboro Elementary School let's hear again for all of the [Applause] teachers so you are what makes the Hillsboro again like I said earlier
contribute to what makes Hillsboro a great place to live one of the strongest educational uh uh school systems in the state if not the country um my daughter benefited from everything you did which means I did so you know thank you for all you do and keep up the great work
thank you does anybody want to say anything no you sure tired of talking to people all right well thank you picture time don't move oh wait let's take a picture that's good okay
i do this job [Applause] one more uh next the top 10 responders from the fire departments um I think I should all just come up yeah come on if you're here from the fire department
come on up unless you're not one of them i told him to sit up front not so far to walk don't ever give Tim the mic i know right thank you gentlemen all right top 10 responders the Hillsboro Township Committee along
with the the board of fire commissioners would like to recognize the top 10 responders from each fire company from uh for 2024 the top responders serve as examples of the highest standards of the Hillsboro Township Fire Companies through their heroism and willingness to
help others the top 10 responders of fire company one two and three and the Shannik include It's your turn say your name and Greg Kain of Hillsboro number one
[Applause] Santiago Rosa station number one bill Reen station number one [Applause] steven Strauss station number two sean Lean oh no good
tim Coyle station number three 32 years of service thank you kenneth Wetzel Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Company station three uh I'm uh serving since n uh 48 49 years this
year rick Arts Fire Company number three Woods Road i noticed how it one two three so very good done it before uh now therefore be it proclaimed that we the mayor and Hillsboro Township Committee do hereby
recognize the top 10 responders of each fire company for their outstanding service to the residents of Hillsboro and extend our appreciation for their continued heroism and commitment to our community so thank you for everything you do
[Applause] certificates one for each yes one for each thank you tim got it yeah yeah blame Tim his is heavier together
[Applause] and just a thank you to all the firefighters that couldn't be here tonight there were 10 for each of the three firehouses so this was a a sampling of the firefighters that we want to honor these are the people that
night and day 2:00 in the morning when the rest of us are tucked in a cozy bed they get up and answer the call so thank you to everyone who was here and those that weren't able to attend [Applause]
one thing a lot of our top 10 responders last night they continue their education stops because go to class all the time [Applause]
thank you Tim okay local government week uh is there anybody here with local government besides you where am I deb is Oh yeah harriet is you're in the
building [Music] come on down all right we're not You guys You guys watch this behind the scenes every night the first time for first time huh like I don't know where
to stand thank you Christian local government is the government closest to most citizens and the one that most directly impacts the residents daily it is essential that residents understand how their local government operates the services it provides and the importance of active involvement new Jersey Local Government
Week sponsored by the New Jersey State League of Municipalities is a week-long celebration to raise awareness about the importance of municipal government hillsboro has over 200 employees who are directly responsible for keeping our town growing in a fiscally responsible direction providing excellent public
safety resources offering recreation opportunities for residents of all ages maintaining town infrastructure and practicing responsible sustainability efforts now therefore be it proclaimed that we the mayor and Hillsboro Township Committee hereby join the New Jersey State League of Municipalities in
proclaiming April 6th to the 12th 2025 as New Jersey Local Government Week so thank you these are some of our township employees should we uh
All right we're going to make them introduce themselves while we're here i'm Debbing i work in the clerk's office anthony Ferrer Township Committee administrator harriet Fster Good HR Director
uh Christian Buchelle i'm the new CFO here in Hillsboro Township sarah Break Township Clerk and Public Information Officer hi Samantha Hand Township Committee Member bob Reading Township Committee
all right thank you i guess nobody cares deputy Mayor Catherine B Tim Coyle Farman you knew that was coming and you and you are i said Oh you did i missed it i'm sorry
years two years in front of the mic [Applause] two What's in your cup we have one more order of business here what's in your
cup regarding the grand marshall of of the Memorial Day parade which I discuss just discussed earlier uh ar do I say it before his name yeah army Army veteran Commander Hillsboro
Memorial VFW Post number 8371 and Hillsboro Township President Mike Schroaggel will lead Hillsboro's 2025 Memorial Day commemoration ceremony on May 24th as the parade's grand marshall [Applause]
that's right yes sash is weighing you down the the long this long-standing tradition in Hillsboro is our way of recognizing and thanking our veterans and military service personnel we are honored to have Army veteran Mike Shuffagel lead our ceremonies this year
as the Grand Marshall mike has partnered with the township on many occasions that honor our veterans it feels like he should have received this recognition a long time ago however we're thrilled to make it happen in 2025 i thought it was for too lucky that you you you fell to
me yeah uh we're honored to invite um Mike Shrothagle Mike to lead the Hillsboro Township Memorial Day parade and thank him for his service to the United States of America and Hillsboro's veterans so congratulations i want to thank the mayor and the entire
uh committee for that honor thank you very much thanks Mike another one another one another one of course she does got to have the commander in all right
thank you thanks Mike we'll take a break and uh we'll take a couple a couple minute break and uh we'll begin the rest of the business meeting shortly just play it safe
yeah 190 yep all right we're uh back on the agenda with the consent agenda um to keep this uh the meeting moving smoothly we're going to hear all comments from the deis and from the floor on on the
consent agend agenda items after that if any committee member would like to take an item from the consent agenda separately for voting purposes we'll give you the opportunity to do it then um so we won't take them separately for the purposes of commenting or questioning so we'll uh we'll proceed
with that so on consent agenda items 1 through 10 do we have any comments from the deis and I'll take executive privilege and ask uh administrator Ferrara to comment on some of the new um
Thank you personnel i'd like to Oh I'm sorry oh thank you sorry yeah we got you thank you Mayor uh there were a couple um new hires on here so congratulations to all those folks new
hires but um I'm sure the police lons will will go into it more in more depth but just congratulations to um all the officers who have been promoted so welld deserved um want to focus on item number three since Christian is here in the
audience with us uh soon to be our new CFO so I want to welcome uh Christian aboard um it's it's rare that we have an opportunity u to hire someone with both um experience in municipal government and also in corporate so we're very
fortunate for that um past nine years Christian has um been the um senior financial officer finance officer controller and deputy CFO um in three towns over those nine years um so um again we're very fortunate there's as
I've spoken up here many times um there's almost a dozen CFO job openings right now um in the state and typically the best you can hope for is trying to find someone in class that's halfway through their CFO license and the nice thing is that uh Christian already has a
CFO license he got that in 2019 he's got his QPA and he's already sat through the first class in his tax collector and I can tell you going through a few CFOs and working other administrators it's pretty tough to pass that test uh most don't pass on their first time christian has passed it on his first time um as
well so I'm very excited uh to have him on board um our current uh acting CFO Joe Monzo who's been doing that for about 45 years he's also helped um in recruiting as well having Christian come here and interview so we're very
fortunate that uh he's chosen Hillsboro he's going to be a great fit he's met the team already so u excited so welcome aboard thank you mayor can I Mayor can I make a comment as well too uh yes please all right uh Christian I'm I'm really excited for you to be here it's it's
like like Mr ferrer said it's hard to get someone who has real life boots on the ground experience in other towns for the amount of years that you have and you had your CFO license now for what six years so I just want to thank you very much for for coming to Hillsboro Township we run this town like a business we need business-minded people to help us run it it's a new world that
we're living in and I think that your mindset is really going to gel very well with the direction that we're moving into town and I just want to thank you very much for for joining Hillsboro very excited to work with you and uh fully support you being here so thank you for being here very much that's the the first thing I would say with relation to
Christian i'll just go through the others as well too i want to congratulate the police officers chief you're in the back of the room i won't go through all their names we can we can see it on the consent agenda but you have a really good team of people really good team of people and you do a fantastic job of promoting the right people with the right leadership mindset
to make sure that they make good choices because our police officers make good choices out there and we're very very lucky to have you the way you train them what are we top 4% top 4% uh accredited in the state of New Jersey that that 90 we're better it's just fantastic so thank you for doing what you're doing
there i think that's wonderful this is a very good night for bringing good people on uh in the township and I also just wanted to thank those who have not joined the recreation that's one of the other items as well too the recreation department um for uh summer jobs and those jobs as well too we like those
young people getting involved and understanding the town and and working and earning a hard living in the summertime so I just want to thank those as well too so I think you're doing a very good job of bringing on really good people with leadership skills everybody so just wanted to make that comment before we go through the consent agenda items
i also just wanted to say as a police liaison I'm super excited to be a part of the process uh with Sean this time and sorry committeeman Leani and uh just super excited for these guys they you know
interviewing what did we have 12 total roughly um it was so hard to rank 12 people uh which is just a just huge kudos to you and and Um they're just really good people um and
it's just nice to see them get to flourish in their roles most of the men and um that we had interviewed were all cross-trained so the really nice thing about this PD is that you don't have someone just like sitting in one place
for a very long time and I think it's important for the public to kind of see that aspect of it that these guys all have been throughout all of the departments at all of their levels and even the newer guys who are just moving
up to corporal had some really great you know cross-pollinated experience within the department and it just makes the department so much stronger when you're very siloed it's very difficult to understand you know maybe why a ruling came down or why a law changed or why a
policy got approved and it's just really great to see all of that awareness and fulfillment and they're just terrific i can't say enough about them and Christian welcome we're very happy to have you any other comments from the days uh just just briefly Christian welcome i
obviously had the pleasure of interviewing you and your um your ability stood out um right from the beginning so thank you for your um consideration to come to Hillsboro we're a better place for you here uh but also just from the police department standpoint I don't know if you've noticed I' obviously the people here get
to see every day but the chief has built a very diverse police department it is a representation of Hillsboro um and I give him credit for that it's not easy but um there is um the the people are
all talented but they're also Hillsboro they're us so I give the chief credit for for doing that and I think that just is a great um testament to your what you started here and what you said you were going to do when you became chief you did exactly what you said you were going
to do i'm the only one here on the day that was here when you became chief but uh thank you for that i'm done mayor thank you thank you any other comments mayor i had questions on the consent agenda sure great
so um I'm sorry so now's the time oh great all right so um first of all welcome to all all that have joined uh we big big happy family thrilled about that couple questions one is on number eight we'll go we'll go backwards number
eight um as we are I know bidding out some of the architectural for the police department and looking at the storage facility what is the plan for the things in the storage facility just because I think that'll be a related cost so all the things that are
currently there where are they going or being stored as we look at that architecture yeah so um so it's a great Yeah so it's a great question um on a quarterly basis for the my employees who always listen
to the meetings I'm very neat organized person so we can do a much better job of purging and making sure that things that are only necessary being in there uh because that area um needs a lot of improvement so in the next uh few weeks
um we've already started working on that um that area so I feel pretty confident that the things that actually need to be in there that must be in there will be enough room for that um so um as we archive more things and we send things more to uh uh storage we'll we'll have
that area and it'll give us plenty of time uh for that that area because that area was really supposed to be an expansion um not as I call it a junk drawer so uh we'll be working towards that end to make that area much more efficient um going forward so I feel
that there's enough room in there if the right things are in there and right now they're not so we're working on that all right so what I'm hearing is that um besides the cost for the architectural and then that'll help us understand what the buildout is going to be I'm thrilled
by the way from a inclusion standpoint that we're building a women's locker room it just shows the expansion and and the diversity of the police force so that's fantastic um that just for clarity we have a women's locker room already but I'm just saying that the fact that they're expanding and and doing the the bigger locker room it'll
be fabulous so but there's no additional cost like we don't have to build another storage facility there's not a pod there's not other things that we have to do you're going to just get rid of the junk that's there and make sure we have the right space yes okay excellent to
answer your question we've been on a um every year we put money into downloading documents to um drives and that reduces the paper clutter we've been doing that so that's part of the program that we do now that's great all right um my next question was on number
five so and I want to make sure that I didn't miss something so on number five um seasonal public worker the question was it referred to um the 2025 clean community grant i did not see that we've
accepted a 2020 25 clean community grant we accepted one in July of 24 for 126,000 so my question is is this I know this is a seasonal employee but moving forward we definitely want the CFO line
on all resolutions so we know if something's being funded where is it being funded from so this one didn't have it just want to confirm is it coming out of the 2024 clean community grant or do we anticipate the 2025 and is this contingent upon us getting that
grant because there's a lot of grants that have disappeared over the past come you know couple weeks yeah I know that grant's not going away um I'd have to look into that because there some of the grants go from June to June as well so I'll have to look at that and get back to you on
that for sure okay um All right and then so my other question was just around um from a township perspective so that our our town knows you know the credentials obviously um that Christian brings to the the
position help us understand from a process because in full transparency not everyone on the township committee had the pleasure of interviewing or meeting you know our CFO prior to to tonight so I got to shake hands with him which was great but not being able to interview
yes we got to see the resumes um or I'm sorry only your resume so can you help us understand how many people applied to the position how many people were interviewed just so we as a town can feel really good as we are um you know
going into a a long-term relationship for the next couple years together and and want to feel really good about it sure um so we had I don't want to go through names because it's I'm not asking names i'm asking I'll give you the answer thank you numbers so and I want to thank our our HR director Harry
Fencer good being here as well i forgot to mention that before um so we had four other candidates uh for the position um the the process has been in my 20 years here that the u typically department
heads will interview um the candidates in the first round second round will be the um the administrator NHR and the um and the department head if it's a manager uh we typically bring in two township committee people which which we
have done um in the time actually that you've been here in the past year we've had five promotions uh to managers and um we've also had one new manager so we've had six people become managers um in the in the year that you've been here as well and the process um has been the
same so um we have followed the process and again I've been interviewing people for over 25 years and Harry probably the same amount of time and we do have a personnel committee um and as you know we can't bring in all five committee
people that would be a meeting so um the trust here for all of us here on the deis whether it's any of us and we do have a personnel committee if they can't make it and you were asked to to come a part of that I would assume that might
not assume I would know that the rest of the committee as well would would validate your opinion as well um on the day is here and that's what we've done here for 20 years we brought in extremely successful people um the last administrator I'm sorry last administrator the last uh the last uh
CFO same way was brought in and voted on and uh she was very successful as well without actually without a CFO license and with less credentials and she did a fine job here and such a fine job that she actually got another job closer to
home so we feel the process uh for the past 20 years has been very successful here in Hillsboro it's worked well and um I stand by the process and and what we've been doing here for the past 20 years all right so so the answer really was so five candidates applied um all
five were interviewed I'm assuming no that is not that is not correct okay so I'm sorry five applied how many were interviewed right so uh by our HR director they were they're interviewed phone interviewed and did not meet the appropriate requirements and again those people have not been notified yet
because it's part of the process will be tomorrow so I don't want to really go into much further because I hope they're not watching this meeting but sure yeah so um yeah so they didn't meet the requirements or where we needed to be for a second interview okay so I'm sorry how many people were interviewed yeah so phone interviews um what do we say
Harriet four so to be to be honest usually you don't talk about public hiring in a public senate because there is confidentiality that's that's u we're kind of treading on here committee woman I know you're inexperienced in this field so I'm going to try and step you off excuse me point
of order mayor listen mayor point of order mayor I'm not speaking to you because you're not the mayor mayor point of order that was absolutely uncalled for in a personal well you can call point of order you want but you're still doing it wrong point of order so you can you can yell all you want you can point
yourself i I'd ask the committee woman and the committee men to uh behave appropriately apparently I'm trying to educate her but she doesn't want to be educated so I I will I will phrase it differently the process is done the way it is to protect
the community and the and the township from lawsuits about OPRA and confidentiality rules uh we've been hiring the police department the same way for the last 20 years you know the time that I've been here you don't normally talk about hiring process andor candidates in a public forum for that
reason so we are trying to talk about it to answer your questions but there are certain things we cannot talk about on a public forum so the fact that how many candidates we did how we interviewed them whatever that should be done uh with questions direct to Harriet our our
HR and or administrator um in the confidence of the office not in a public forum Okay so if you want to keep going through this I would actually tell our administrator to stop answering these questions uh because we are again we are teetering on areas that that should not
be talked about in a public forum so again mayor in this air of transparency as the township at large pays the salary for employees we are hiring somebody for $140,000 and I have a question about the
25,000 that being said the number we're not talking names the number of people that applied to a position and interviewed is absolutely relevant and should be shared that being said my next question is around the 25,000 this was
just a clarification on here it has the 25,000 for Alexandria the question mayor is around a portion of that 25,000 was already paid to Alicia Noon i do not believe anything was paid to Phoenix for Joe Monzo for that i think he only got
paid for the regular CFO position what is the delta of that 25,000 and should that be clarified in here because I did not see it in the paperwork i I can answer that mayor thank you so um so the first qu the first thing is that
that that $25,000 will be prrated right so the prior um uh the prior CFO was from when she had it till she was done and then it stopped for Hillsboro because we didn't have a CFO and an acting CFO as you know cannot uh collect
that money so Phoenix Advisors is handling Alexandria been speaking to the administrator there and she has full confidence in Hillsboro and what we're doing here um when um Christian takes over here he'll have he'll assume that responsibility and that responsibility
will then no longer be that of Phoenix adviserss um spoken to all groups they feel very comfortable about the transition so the money will still be prrated so um there's there's no loss of money no gain of money it's it's it's it
the transition has been very smooth the question was just around the fact that nowhere in here did I see a comment that it would be prrated obviously the salary is prrated that's easy and and obviously the 25,000 stipens prrated why would you
assume the salary is prrated but the 25,000 annual stipen is not prrated because it did not last year on the desk uh Christian Christian just just so you understand um your annual salary is going to be $140,000 there's also a
25,000 annual salary that applies to your service as share service with Alexandria that's all pro-rated you understand that okay so it was um I do not appreciate the sarcasm i am asking questions on behalf of this town
and I do not appreciate that i'm not trying to be sarcastic i'm trying to get to the facts my understanding Excuse me it was my understanding that stipens were paid differently in lump sums i wanted to make sure that that's fine if they're
paid we've talked about that on the day they've never paid We have paid stipens in full for absolutely we have for Mr wagner and other people we've absolutely pl paid stipens in full i was asking about this one to make sure that it was
prrated let let me uh But if I could um with the stipens just so there's no confusion so the stipens depending on the stipen depending on the job they get paid um um either through the paycheck throughout the year they get paid quarterly and the
the stipens that get paid in full is at the end of the year because the last thing we want to do is use like Mr ward as an example that he's here in January we give him the whole stipen and then he leaves and now I can't get the money back that would that would be foolish so we paid hints me asking yeah so that's
okay so that's so we don't pay full-time siphons until the end of the year um and the other ones we pay as as as they go by as they go through the year excellent that was my last question thank you very much welcome thank you any other any other items i'd like a motion to take
number two we're going to do the floor we we know what you want y All right uh any any comments from the floor on consent agenda items 1 through 10 if not
um final comments um Chief we're swearing in tomorrow correct so we'll see you then swear in the new well the promotions not the new officers but uh the swear everybody into their uh for their promotions so looking forward to that and uh welcome Christian
um we're gonna uh welcome you i know you met the office today you you met the staff um so we're looking forward to having you come on board and pick up where where Joe uh is leaving off um you know Joe also recommended you as well so
we had several pieces coming in for the for the ultimate decision that we finally made to to bring you on board so we're really glad to have you and looking forward to working uh working with you this year um now Anybody anybody want to take one
uh anything separately from the consent agenda motion to take amendment two separately or um ordinance to item consent agenda item number two agenda item two separate please for the love of God can I have a motion and a second hold on sorry quick
motion and a second seconded we're all in a rush tonight finish what he's saying first yeah that's good um that's to take item two separately so now uh do we need a roll call for that or or um
we need a roll call for taking it separately we have a motion in a second no you're going to move on all in favor for everything that I do too then you're going to move on to the rest anybody objecting hearing no objections we'll move on all right may I have a motion and a second to approve consent agenda
items 1 through 10 minus number two so moved second all right roll call please committee member reading yes and Christian welcome we're so happy to have you you have all the right qualifications you have private sector public sector experience it's very rare
to have that in this industry thank you for being here very much looking forward to working with you committee woman hand yes command Leani yes and thank you to uh our police staff
and to Christian and um happy Easter deputy Mayor Payne oh my god yes mayor Ticker Hall yes and congratulations to you know anybody that's joining us again we welcome everybody congratulations on
the promotions so good now may I have a motion and a second to approve item uh consent agenda item number two so moved second roll call please committee Britting yes committee woman hand yes committee Pani yes deputy Mayor Payne
abstain mayor Cherelli yes so hard we got it we finally got it all right that ends the consent agenda items we have a public hearing on uh 2025-06 ordinance amending chapter 89
personnel policies section 89-9 holidays of the code of the township of Hillsboro Somerset County New Jersey uh this ordinance was introduced on March 11th 2025 it should be noted that the version being adopted tonight due to an inconsistency in formatting has been
altered from the version introduced introduced items A15 through 17 have been have had the numbering removed and are now in paragraph format the content is exactly the same may I have a motion and a second to
open the public hearing for ordinance 25 20252 so moved second roll call committee membering yes committee woman hand yes committee Leani yes deputy Mayor Payne yes mayor Cherelli yes any comments from the deis
any comments from the floor seeing none may I have a motion and a second to close and adopt ordinance 2025-06 so moved second roll call committee Bing yes committee woman hand yes committee Leani yes deputy Mayor Payne yes mayor
Chelli yes uh there's no new ordinances to introduce and the claim list may I have a motion and a second to approve claims list 20257 so moved second comments from the deis i actually
do have a question for the first time on this one um there there was a an item for Phoenix advisers for two months worth and I just want to clarify since Mr monzo and Phoenix started on March
24th so that would be April into May 24th i know Mr bushnell is starting on the 19th of May i did know if there would be an overlap there and just wanted to make sure because I thought it was interesting that we were paying ahead into May for Phoenix when services
haven't been rendered maybe that's normal but I did want to ask about it yeah we're we're hoping there's a little overlap the last um CFO that we brought in we had a over a two month over two months so again it's I'd have to look but the overlap
I'm hoping till at least June 1st for that overlap so there's two weeks because we'll be um adopting the budget at that time so I want Christian and and both uh Joe to work together on that i think it would make the most sense so I can look into that i just don't have it
today it was just a matter of the fact that he had just started not even a month ago and we were billing out for two months so just right maybe that's normal process but just wanting to confirm because Christian won't be starting until um second week of May and
thank you for relocating as well that shows dedication he's relocating as well so thank you it's a beautiful area good schools no kids all right uh do we have a motion any
comments from the floor seeing none can I have a motion wait we have a vote right just a roll call committee Bringing yes committee woman hand yes committee Leani yes deputy Mayor Payne yes mayor Jelli yes all
right public comments for matters not on the agenda miss Brag please read the statement regarding public comment the township committee welcomes in input from the public please state your name and address and spell your name for the record you will be given one three-minute aotment for your comments please understand that this public forum
is not structured as a question and answer session comments are to be addressed to the mayor again please keep your comments to three minutes thank you we set up the mic thank you thank you that's perfect that's perfect
thank you um my name is Leonardo Wolf i live in uh Hillsboro do you need the address yes 80410i court so I had sent a letter um and an email to some of the committee and to the mayor and to uh
police chief uh McMahon um my concern and the concern of the people that are my neighbors on tenni court we have a concern about the traffic that's that we've been noticing lately within the past within the past year or so um the
traffic has increased from Amwell onto uh Beakman uh entering Woodfield Estates i live on Tani cars are coming through and they're entering our our development but when
you approach Tenni Court there's a blind spot and on that blind spot there's it's a corner and there's a blind spot and we've noticed that if you're trying to exit Tenni Court turn left onto Beakman you have a blind spot you can't see you
have to really edge out so it's it's kind of like playing safety roulette you don't know if a car is coming the problem is people from Amwell are speeding um and I I think you're familiar with the letter I sent
mayor yes yes so um I'll read part of it just so you can get uh more of a context um one particular area of concern is the blind spot created when exiting left from Tennai Court onto Beakman Lane the curve is um the the curve in the road
obscures visibility making it difficult for drivers and pedestrians to see oncoming traffic additionally cars and small trucks often park on that corner um creating even a a more hazardous situation where it feels like a game of
safety roulette like I said uh it's alarming to think that it's it's a pretty serious situation um my neighbors are concerned about it i'm concerned about it we have young children new drivers so um when I talked to I think
it was Sergeant Geraldi uh he called me and we had a discussion and we talked about some of the issues and um one of the things I had mentioned was maybe we can put speed bumps maybe we can have more police uh presence maybe we can have signage so one of the things or one
of three things I can think of is signage no parking here at corner because we have it's not neighbors parking there it's delivery trucks it's the uh lawn service guys um they're causing these issues and I know it's illegal parking but in our neighborhood
we don't want to cause drama and call and say "Hey there's something going on on the corner where you live." And so I have a quick question i just want because I'm looking at my map on my phone i just want to make sure I'm I'm visualizing this because I know the area are you talking from Tennac Court making a left onto Beman or from Beakman to
make onto Amwell so you're saying within your little development i just want to make sure I'm visualizing it properly so in front of those three houses that would be or that one corner house I'm looking at the just looking at I think it's 156 wait Apple Maps yeah so okay so that's what you're talking there i just want to visualize so I'm tracking
exactly exactly and uh when I called um part of the discussion was there's going to be a study done by the town and the study's going to include a trailer with a radar um tracker okay that has been set up however uh and we totally
appreciate it because it it makes us feel like oh yeah they they recognize a problem they're going to do something so um the problem that I see and that some of my neighbors um see is that it's facing the wrong way it's actually facing the drivers that are coming out
of our development towards the light people tend to slow down when they approach a light the issue we see is the people entering from Amwell on so people are turning in and cruising past your place they're cruising they really are cruising um so if if the radar trailer
was faced the opposite way I think you'd get better data another thing too so I I tested that and it didn't it didn't register and then I'm thinking well it's been right it's computer i did
not speed so I understand oh it does so a car coming the opposite way yeah I believe that was in a in a in an email as well that response yeah Sergeant Daldy sent that back to you let Let her continue because the clock's Yeah the time the clock's ticking so the
other thing is too I believe it's um actually powered by solar so the past couple days have been pretty foggy and cloudy it's not working it It's not picking up anything so what we'd like to to do is have maybe
a a study that's a little bit more robust and maybe have somebody come out check that just the the geography of it just to make sure that what I'm saying actually okay is an issue um speed bumps
that was something that most of our neighbors had thought would be wonderful if we can have speed bumps just on Beakman Lane strategically positioned so people do slow down um and I understand that speed bumps if
there's a petition um do do residents create a petition i'll tell you speed bumps are one of the worst things to put in development for three reasons number one they don't always work number two they every truck that goes over it you're going to hear it number three you
can't plow the road properly every plow will hit it so I appreciate that i appreciate that i was going to say one thing is that I live in development that had a similar problem to yours and it's all your own neighborhood that is speeding you know that's your street is basically coming in i live in another
one we had the same problem neighbors are all up and I'm like it's all our neighbors so if we see some cars that are speeding maybe we just talk to our neighbors and say "Hey can you slow down?" It's delivery trucks well they're they're one of them the UPS trucks for sure it's delivery trucks actually it
was also one of the township trucks that my husband saw this morning um flying by um I I just I just wanted to say something or have some action because I couldn't sleep with myself and and and
and relax thinking that somebody's going to get hurt we already had two deaths we had a a severe accident um all related to traffic recklessness and I I understand speed bumps but my my son lives in a
development they have speed bumps they have speed bumps and I don't ruin my car over it because I'm a responsible driver um I'd rather bump on a speed bump than on a person um it's it's just very very
near and dear to my heart i see I've been on on that street for 35 years so as mentioned I don't want to say that there was in action um officer Derology has been in contact with you several times now just one time and he also spoke with you live yes one time he spoke with me and you got an email from
him yes I got an email and I responded with my summary of that correct of that conversation multiple contacts and then we did put the speed with all due respect I did not mean to say that there was no action words matter so I'm just clarifying so we have been in contact
the Did I say there was no action yes in action i'm sorry that's Yes so um and we do have the um speed capture machine out there now as well um so again it does
work both directions we are putting the study together that's not an immediate thing it's also very cost intensive to do these studies traffic studies are not free just because we own the equipment um so we will continue with this traffic
study we will definitely get back to you i'm sure the PD has every intention of continuing to follow up with you again i have no doubt i have no doubt i wanted to come today to just clarify what may not have been understood and I'm glad I showed up thank you i think it's pretty it's pretty clearly understood we have
the professionals working on it the the the the police um so we're we're working on it mayor if you don't mind just for one second um the chief and I meet on a weekly basis and we we did talk about this this morning as well um but just two things on on top of the speed bumps
because it's been I I lived in that in that area for 20 years in Woodfield um so the speed bumps not only what committeeman Leani also said but our emergency vehicles police fire rescue trying to get somewhere quick it just slows them down and I can tell you that
as soon as somebody breaks their axle uh even if it's not the fault of the speed bump anything the the torque claims and the lawsuits come to the town sure it happens all the time so there's a lot of reasons why we never use speed speed bumps um but in speaking to the chief
today they're continuing to look at other things we're looking through engineering but there's also things that the police do behind the scenes that we're not going to talk about here sure that the chief is already working on so back to what you said about the um speed bumps causing issues um I don't
understand how other towns are doing it uh my son lives in Doylestown they have them people drive with much more care about their axles when they see a speed bump if they don't see the sign for speed bump they're reckless there's there's no I can I can tell you
that a lot of private associations come in and then they end up removing them i can tell you doing this for a long time through emergency management in the township it's not a good thing in in a neighborhood it's it's not there's other means of traffic traffic calming but So do do you have any other uh points to
bring up no not at this time christina anything no no we just we're just concerned about the kids they we live right near the park completely understand you know people want to cross over i have three kids i to I completely understand yep i do have one additional
thing aside to this just a common observation maybe recommendation on Marshall Road and Amwell we have the lights set up with a button my husband and I were crossing with our dog we used
the light pressed the button we advanced across the street some cars stopped four lanes right the inside lane going that way stopped cars on the outside lane did not pay any attention if I was
a child and thought that button was a magic button that stops traffic I would have been killed mayor I think this is that road is being um the county is re uh let's see putting the road on a on a road diet so just just for clarification I think I think it's good to maybe reach out to the county and just give them
this example but just so you know that's a county road so we will then report that into them yeah and they they are they are re realigning that road putting it on a diet so there'll be one lane in each direction and allow a safe zones in the middle for pedestrians so they're
they're they're they the county will be that's in the pipeline that's fabulous thank you thanks for your time thank you thanks anybody else seeing none uh may I have a motion and a second to adjurnn so moved second roll
call please ready yes good night everybody committeewoman Hand yes command yes deputy Mayor Bane yes mayor Tarly yes good night happy spring
9:15 that was great