administrator. Good evening everyone. I hereby announce that pu pursuant to section five of the open public meetings act that adequate notice of this meeting has been provided in the notice which was sent to the Asbury Park Press, the two river times and posted on the Bolton board in
township hall and filed in the township clerk's office on January 3rd, 2025. Mayor Foster here. Miss Lamount here. Mr. Imprevadoodle is not here this evening. Mr. Lucarelli here. Mr. Romano here. Mayor, you have a quorum. Thank you very much. Good evening
everybody. Could you all please stand for the pledge of allegiance? Okay. Obviously got a bunch on the meeting for all of you in attendance tonight. So again, our apologies for coming down a few minutes late. With that being said, Wendy, how about we get rolling?
Okay, we're going to pull uh resolution 202530 for uh approval, which is be promoting Sergeant Michael Moore to the position of Lieutenant in the Homeell Township Police Department. Can we get a motion? Motion.
Second. Mr. Miss Lamount? Yes. Mr. Lucarelli? Yes. Mr. Romano? Yes. Mayor Foster? Yes. Okay. Resolution 2025230 has been successfully passed. Okay. Okay. And then next we have
resolution 2025231 which is promoting police officer James Corgan to the position of sergeant in the Homeell Township Police Department. Can we get a motion please? Move. Second. Miss Lamount? Yes. Mr. Lucarelli? Yes. Mr. Romano?
Yes. Mayor Foster. Yes. Resolution 2 2025231 has been successfully passed. Next we have resolution 2025229 which is appointing Colin Coder as a Homedale Township police officer. Can we get a motion?
Motion. Second. Miss Lamount. Yes. Mr. Lucarelli. Yes. Mr. Romano. Yes. Mayor Foster. Yes. Okay. Resolution 225 2029 has been successfully passed. Congratulations everybody. Congratulations,
[Applause] Chief. I want to thank Mayor Foster, members of the committee, administrator, Mr. Trabini for allowing us here this evening for a very special occasion. This evening we have two promotions, a
lieutenant and a sergeant. We have two new officers to swear in. I want to welcome all the family members and friends who have come out to support these officers. Welcome to all the members of the Homedale Township Police Department and surrounding departments who are also here this evening with us.
First, I want to start with Sergeant Michael Moore who is being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant. Sergeant Moore's path with the Homedale Township Police Department began at the age of 16 as a police explorer in 2000. His career in law enforcement began with
the Homeell Township Police Department as dispatcher in 2002. Michael was appointed as a class 2 police officer in 2003. He was graduate of 29th Special 2 class of Mammoth County Police Academy in May
of 20 2004. He was sworn in as a patrolman in July 2007, graduated from the 74th basic police officer class at Mon County Police Academy. Sergeant Morris received many awards and distinctions during his service, including Mothers Against Drunk
Driving on two occasions, New Jerseys top gun DWI award, Homedale's officer of the year for 2010, 12 letters of commendation, and three life savings award. In July of 2016, he was promoted to the rank of sergeant where he assumed
direction of patrol squad. He has served the department in various roles and assignments including assisting with patrol vehicle fleet, first aid supply and defibrillator coordinator, narcan coordinator. He's been our sieges attack officer. He has also previously served
as a field training officer and a background investigator. In 2024, he joined the department's accreditation team where he played an integral role in the department's successful reacredititation. He currently resides in HAL with his wife
Kristen. Sergeant, please come forward. United States. The United States people [Applause] [Applause] Next promotion is Detective James Corin
being promoted to rank of sergeant. Detective Detective James Corgan was born and raised in Homeell and has spent his entire life residing in town. He attended Homedale Schools Village Elementary to graduating Homedale High
School in 2003. Detective Coran attended Satan Hall University where he attained a bachelor's degree in criminal justice and went on to work as a senior marketing manager for seven years at Ancel Healthcare and global manufacturing of personal protective
equipment. Detective Corgan comes from a very long line of police officer, and I mean very long, including his grandfather, who was a military police officer in World War II and later served with the NYPD, where he retired as a lieutenant after 30
years of service. Detective Corgan's father, Bill Corgan, served with Port Authority Police, where he too retired as a lieutenant after 32 years of service. Detective Corgan's mother, Mary Corgan, has been very active in Homedale community for a very
long time, including serving on Homedale's recreation advisory committee for over 30 years. In addition, she has served on various committees over the years, including parent teachers organization, where she has held the title of president and secretary. Detective Corgan is the youngest of five
children. His siblings, Mary, William, Kathleen, and Suzanne, all live in Homeville as well. Between all five children, His parents, William and Mary, have 19 grandchildren. All who are currently all who currently attend the homebell school system.
Three of his siblings, his older brother, Bill Corrian, and two older sisters, Mary Flanigan and Suzanne McCall, as well as his brother-in-law, James Flanigan, are all police officers with the Port Authority as well. Detective Corgan currently resides in
Homedale with his wife Stephanie and his three children, Lillian, Evelyn, and James. In May of 2015, Jim graduated from the Mon County Police Academy and was assigned to the patrol division. He was assigned as a field training officer
and has trained more than 10 officers since that time. He's also been a background investigator. Jim was invest Jim was assigned as a temporary detective in 2021. where he excelled as in as an investigator and later being assigned to
a full-time detective where he solved numerous theft, frauds, and burglaries. Detective Corgan, please come forward. [Applause] United States. [Applause]
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This concludes our cereending. [Applause] Chief, thank you very much. Congratulations to everybody. Please all have a great evening. I'm pretty sure you guys don't all want to just stick around and hang hang out at the meeting, but thank you all for coming down.
I don't know how to do it. We reserve seats for you guys. All right. Next portion is public comment for agenda items only. Members of the public are invited to provide comments up to three minutes in duration on agenda items only. Commenters are asked to
state their full his or her full name and address for the record before entering comments. All right. Well, it's just the the four of you guys and us. Any public comments for agenda items? Seeing none, Wendy. Okay. So, next would be consent agenda
and this would be approval for resolutions 2016 to 2025 240 excluding the ones that were already uh approved. Can we get a motion? Move. Second, Miss Lountton, yes.
Mr. Lucarelli, yes. Mr. Romano, yes. Mayor Foster, yes. Okay. Consent agenda resolutions 2025 216 to 2025 240 have been all successfully passed. Thank you.
Okay. Next would be introduction of ordinances. First ordinance for introduction is ordinance 202523 which is an ordinance modifying section 17-1 titled excavations in streets. The motion is to adopt on first reading and
publish in the Asbury Park Press and set the public hearing. And actually before we move to intro um mayor do you want me to speak to the scheduling issue? Um the committee identified that the next meeting on September 23rd uh may conflict with um
religious holidays. So uh that meeting is going to be rescheduled um and that date will have to be established after this meeting. So uh the township will issue uh notice subsequent to this meeting. So perhaps we can make a motion
to cancel the September 23rd meeting uh to a date to be rescheduled by the mayor and consultation with the administrator. That sounds good. Can we get a motion for the cancellation first? Motion. Second. Miss Lamount? Yes. Mr. Lucerelli? Yes. Mr. Romano? Yes.
Mayor Foster? Yes. Okay. The September 23rd meeting has been cancelled and will be rescheduled according to the law. Thank you, Wendy. And and as the clerk noted, uh that meeting will be rescheduled without further TC action tonight. So, uh a proper uh legal notice
will be issued. Uh the next regularly scheduled meeting is October 14th. So the public hearing on these ordinances for intro tonight will be at that meeting. Thank you, Michael. Can we get a motion? Move. Second. Miss L Mountain? Yes. Mr. Luca?
Yes. Mr. Romano? Yes. Mayor Foster? Yes. Okay. Ordinance 202523 will be set for public hearing on October 14th, 2025. The next ordinance for introduction is ordinance 202524 which is an ordinance regarding special
service charge for open public records act opra requests. This motion is to adopt on first reading published in the Asbury Park Press and set the public hearing for se for October 14th 2025. Thank you Wendy. Can we get a motion? Motion.
Second. Miss Lamount? Yes. Mr. Lerelli? Yes. Mr. Romano. Yes. Mayor Foster. Yes. Ordinance 202524 will be set for public hearing. Next is um ordinance 202525 which is an ordinance establishing
assistant township administrator to assume duties in absence of the township administrator. This motion is to adopt on first reading published in the Asbury Park Press and set the public hearing for October 14th 20125. Can we get a motion? Motion.
Second. Miss Lamount? Yes. Yes. Mr. Lucarelli. Yes. Mr. Romano. Yes. Mayor Foster. Yes. Ordinance 202525 will be set for public hearing. Thank you. All right, Wendy. Thank you very much,
Christopher. Good evening. Um, just a few things I want to to to go over um with the committee. So, we all know the concerns over the 36% increase with um when it comes to health insurance. Uh we've been waiting to hear. Well, that was finally
voted on and it is 36%. Uh we do not have the um exact numbers on health insurance um for the rate for each of the plans. We're hoping to hear something by the end of the week. We have I have drafted a letter and sent it
to the state requesting our experience rating. Um, we're going to try to see if we can u do something with the uh insurance, maybe go out and try to bid it out. I'm not sure if we're going to have a an opportunity to get it, but we're going to do the best we can. We're also looking at the difference card, but
we need to wait for the actual plans to come out at the end of the week. Um, concerning is the way the state handles this um is that they wait till the last minute. Open enrollment starts October 1st and we're September 9th. So, and they have one month to decide. So, um,
but we're going to work towards it, uh, as diligently as we can to help the employees and the town out. Um, so as you can all see, Crawford's Corner, uh, is completed. Um, it took a week longer, but, um, everything worked out very well. They worked very well
with us. So, um, you know, and the mayor, I'm sure, will speak about it a little bit more under his report. Uh, the 2025 road program is going out to bid shortly. Um, we have a list of roads we're planning on working with. Uh we're splitting the program into two different groupings where there'll be two separate
bids so that we can either entice two companies to come out and do it so it gets done faster or we entice a larger company to do it. Um but there will be time limits on it so it doesn't last as long as the previous year which we just completed uh which is actually considered really not even complete yet
um from last year. Um, and finally, um, we had I had a conversation today with representatives from New Jersey Transit about the silt issues that came off of the green acres portion of the Palmer Farms. Um, we are working together on
coming up with a solution. Now that it's back in the possession of the township, um, I have TNM reooking at the plan they had many years ago. There's got to be a better one though than just digging a hole and kind of rerouting the water. So, we're working on that. Um and New
Jersey Transit has agreed to partner with us and uh fit some of the bill. So I think we can uh get this done pretty quickly and finally get this behind us. And that's it. Thank you very much. Chris Committee Min Romano, you want to kick us off, please? Thank you, Mayor. Mayor, if I don't Can
I just have a question for the administrator? Absolutely. Um, on the note of the Crawford's Corner construction, do you know why the uh the the dedicated turn-in lane to the high school is still blocked off and is not accessible? Yeah. So there so that's it's goes with
the new um turn signal that gets turned on on Thursday. Okay. So we have to wait for that turn signal to complete. So it will be clear turned on Thursday during the day. They just have to make sure everything's working properly. Okay. Thank you. because I do have a senior who's driving and you know I have
to answer to to her and and and get it was something I was requested to ask uh for tonight's meeting. So thank you committeeman. Um I have the same problem at home. So thank you. You can return home safely. Dej. Okay. Starting with the homeale library.
The library featured several popular displays including time to travel for adult non-fiction, a Paris theme for adult fiction and back to school for children. We also had a special the life of a theater kid display inspired by Taylor Swift and a display of local artifacts from the Homeell Heritage Committee. The library had a busy month
with 3,783 items checked out and 1,297 in-person reference questions answered. Additionally, we added 501 new items to the collection and opened up 45 new library cards. The library has welcomed two new staff members, Eileen Gallinu as
a permanent librarian assistant, and Donna Pitzy as a new page. Popular ongoing adult programs include the Homeell Book Club, the Maang Club, and the Chess Club, which consistently draw large crowds. We're also starting a new bridge club due to patrons requests. Children's programming remains a big hit
with approximately 215 participants for story time and a total of 250 participants for the interactive wall mural. The library also offered two take and make craft kits with enough supplies for 150 children each. The library continues to partner with Hackinack Meridian for a monthly series of
wellness events which recently included a fall prevention and balance screening demonstration. Upcoming events will focus on memory loss and aging from the board of ed. The Homeell High School the Homeell school district began the 2025 2026 school year on September
3rd following an annual convocation for all faculty and staff on September 2nd. Homedale has been recognized as the number one school district in New Jersey by Realator.com based on consistent growth in areas like test scores, state rankings, and a reduction in disciplinary incidents. Good job. The
district's administrative leadership team participated in a full day of summer training that included professional development on artificial intelligence, curriculum planning, and a student in school safety update. Approximately 20 new staff members were welcomed to the district during a 3-day new teacher orientation program which included a bus tour of facilities,
technology training, and team building activities. The board of ed has approved the district's 2025 2026 goals which focus on implementing a character strong curriculum, establishing consistent grading policies, launching a parent university platform, and creating a strategic plan for artificial
intelligence. Palmdale High School students and alumni have achieved notable successes, including four alumni admitted to Satan Hall University School of Law and a student and alumnist winning first place at the International Space Settlement Design Competition at NASA. Several Homedale students participated in the local production of
Dare to Dream at the Bell Works Theater over the summer. From the Veterans Committee, the next Veterans and Coffee conversations will be held on Thursday, September 18th at 10:30 a.m. in the Senior Community Center. That's all I got. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you, Joe. Great news with the school stuff there. I've seen a lot of those articles out there. It's pretty
cool. Committeeman Lucarelli. Thank you, Mayor. Uh from the recreation department, um I'm proud to say that the our harvest fest is uh is coming up for Saturday, October 11th. This is uh been one of the the greatest things I think
Homedale um offers. Um this event is going to be from 12:00 p.m. to 700 p.m. at Bayonet Farm. The event will feature the variety of attractions including food, craft vendors, beer, wine garden, a petting zoo, and a wagon ride. There's going to be live music provided by two
different bands from 1:00 p.m. all the way up to 6:30 p.m. We're going to have familyfriendly activities including a BMX show, seven different inflatable attractions along with a mini teacup ride and a Dixie World. The evening will
conclude uh with the screening movie. uh the screening of the movie It's a Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown at 6:15 and then immediately f followed by fireworks display at 7 pm. We also have another great event coming up, the trick-or-
treat, which is also at Bayet Farm on Friday, October 24th. The event is scheduled to take place from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Uh that is a free event. Uh registration details will be announced soon via email and will be on the recreation department Facebook page. Uh
also we uh saw today that the daddyaughter dance uh the daddyaughter camp out, I'm sorry, um is uh sold out was uh a real quick sellout. So that's another uh great event that we host up there. Um and uh
we're really look forward to that being another wonderful event. Hopefully they have a have a a good weather and a nice night. And uh again, we want to thank uh Bob Ward and all the uh folks in the recreation department for uh making these events a great success for residents. That's all I have.
Awesome. Thank you, DJ. Deputy Mayor. Thank you, Mayor. uh from our community development department. They are working along with the fire department and first aid squad to start a new initiative to ensure that all properties have visible address numbers.
This will help emergency services quickly locate a property during a life-threatening situation. According to Homeell's ordinance, address numbers must be at least four inches high with 0.5 in wide so that they can be easily
seen. As a fundraiser, the Homeell Fire Department is offering to paint or stencil address numbers on curbs for a $25 donation to improve visibility. If you'd like to arrange for this service, you can call the Homeell Fire Station or
email fire chief at homeell township.com. Our Homeell 250th committee has an upcoming meeting on Monday, September 22nd at 11:00 a.m. here in Town Hall.
So, if you're interested, please feel free to join us. The Homeell Green team will have a table at the Sun Day Festival at Homeell Park on Sunday, September 21st from 11 to 3, which will
promote renewable energy. They are also having also planning to have a table at the upcoming harvest festival. The team is researching textile recycling after they had a visit to help
recycling bin in Eatontown and a report on their findings will be released to the township committee soon. The next green team meeting will be Monday, October 6th at 7 p.m. in the Homeell conference room at Bell Works. The public, as always, is invited to attend.
The team is encouraging residents to compost their leaves this fall and has a comprehensive guide to backyard composting available on their website. Homedale Township is also compiling a local government energy audit application, a free service that will
provide recommendations to reduce energy consumption and operating expenses in government buildings. If you'd like more information about it, you can go to njcleanenergy.comla. [Music] and from our Homedale Heritage
Committee. Our Homeell Heritage Day event is in its final planning stages and will take place on Sunday, October 206 at the Homeell High School with doors opening at 100 p.m. This year's event will feature more participating
countries, restaurants, and stores than in previous years. And I'm going to tell you the response we have had from local restaurants. They're reaching out to us to participate. So if you plan to attend, which I hope you do, make sure
to come hungry. They will uh also be expanding the art contest this year to include middle school students. Students should reach out to their art teachers at the high school or SAT school for more
information. Attendees will have the opportunity to vote for the winning piece. Residents who vote for their favorite artwork at the event will then be entered to win a handcrafted crocheted blanket which has been donated
by a local resident from our Homeell Police Department. As schools open for the 202526 school year, the Homedale Township Police Department is reminding motorists to be vigilant for stop school buses and children.
Passing a stop school bus is a very, very serious violation. It will result in a fivepoint violation against your driving abstract for insurance purposes. So, you'll have a summon and you will
have to come to court. So, moral of the story, don't pass a stop school bus. Motorists should be aware that school buses are equipped with cameras and will capture these violations. The police department is highlighting
that September is National Preparedness Month. They advise residents to have conversations with loved ones about potential emergencies such as natural disasters or family crises. It is recommended to have critical supplies on
hand, including food, water, medications, important documents, and flashlights, and to visit ready.gov for more information on how to prepare from our Homeell Fire Department. National Fire Safety Week is October 5th
through October 11th with this year's focus on lithium ion battery safety in the home. To ensure safety, the fire department recommends buying only listed products that have a stamp from a nationally recognized testing lab. Lithium ion batteries should never be
thrown in the trash or regular recycling bins due to fire risk. Instead, Homedale residents can recycle them at the Mammoth County Hazardous Waste Facility in Tinton Falls. The fire department will host an open
house on Sunday, October 5th from 11 to 2 at the Crawford's Corner Road Station featuring tours, demonstrations, and activities for the kids. The Crawford's Fire Station 911 monument. Homedale High School senior
Alexander Iglacius has been named the winner of the inscription contest for the new 911 monument that is being built in front of the Crawford's Fire Station. Alex's selected message will be inscribed on the monument and will serve as a lasting message to future
generations. We are planning to host the monument's dedication on or about September 11th of 2026. The first aid squad, there will be a cadet program information session for interested teens and their parents. The
session will be held on September 23rd at 7 p.m. at the first aid building. For more details, you can visit homedalefirst.com. And finally, from the Department of Public Works, our remaining large item drop off events are scheduled for
September 13th, 27th, October 11th, and 25th. Our paper shredding event will take place Saturday, November 1st from 9 to 1 at the public works facility. Residents can dispose of up to 100
pounds of paper. Proof of residence is required. Thank you, Mayor. Thank you very much, Kim. Good stuff doing double duty there. I'll be a little remiss here. Michael, I skipped you by accident. Do you have anything for us this evening? I don't, but thank you, mayor. Okay. Uh, just a couple things for me.
Uh, first and foremost, how about a a round of applause and a happy birthday wish to our own Wendy Patich? Happy birthday, Wendy. Thank you for everything you do. Okay. Last Thursday, I hosted a representative from the New Jersey Division of Taxation at our senior
community center to help our senior residents fill out and submit their tax relief applications. Just shy of 50 households received valuable assistance with their anchor, senior freeze, and stay NJ. It was wonderful to see so many neighbors getting the support they need.
Helping our senior residents is a top priority for this township committee, and we are exploring similar opportunities in the future. September 11th, coming up this week, is a day for individual remembrance and quiet reflection. This year, while there will not be any formal ceremony, we
invite you to place roses and candles on the memorial located in front of town hall throughout the day. Please join us as we honor and remember those residents, friends, and family members who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001. We will
never forget. As our administrator Chris mentioned, the project on Crawford's Corner Road is just about complete. We just got to get that turning signal uh in place, which was moved up from Friday to Thursday. The project, which was funded by a $3.5 million grant from the
Department of Transportation, included road widening, repaving repaving, a dedicated turn lane, and reconfiguring of the traffic signal to include a lefthand turn signal into the high school. These improvements have already had a noticeable impact on the traffic
flow. I've noticed it myself. I haven't had to drive my kids because everybody's managed to get up on time so far, which is awesome. But by providing a clear and controlled turn lane, the new layout reduces congestion and makes daily commutes smoother and safer for everyone. The township committee worked
diligently to obtain the DOT grant, leveraging state resources to benefit our residents without placing the burden on local taxpayers. I would also like to say a huge shout out to our team over at TNM. Uh Ed Herman and Bob Euro who really moved this project along uh
extremely well, incredibly fluid, under budget. Uh it just we we put a lot of pressure on them with the schools opening up. We just really needed to have it moving forward and they really stepped up and met the challenge. So they're not here with us this evening, but uh we thank them for all their support. We've also received some
additional good news that the uh Homeell Road will be paved this fall. We don't know exactly when yet, but it will cover the area between 520 and Robert's Road. We're thinking mid to late October. We will provide more details as we have them. Uh we met with some members from
JCPNL on Friday. They are starting their project resilience which some people have mentioned to us and we just wanted to share the information that we've received about it. It is part of a large multi-year investment program which is aimed at modernizing the electric grid to improve reliability and prepare for
future energy demands. The project involves a variety of upgrades to the power infrastructure in different parts of New Jersey, including Homeown. So, we'll be seeing some new poles, larger, stronger, more resilient for the storms and the outages that we've experienced.
Uh the work is scheduled from October of this year through spring of 2026. And the new poles are larger than the old ones because they meet the updated safety standards. Uh JCPNL will be removing some trees and vegetation that pose a threat to power lines to prevent
outages. We are still working with them on that. Uh we will have hopefully additional news for that shortly. They are installing advanced devices such as trips saver devices that can automatically detect and address power line issues like a tree branch uh briefly touching a line which would also
help to prevent or shorten grid outages. Uh they are also modernizing substations to provide additional capacity and redundancy and JCPNL has already sent out one round of construction notices and will issue a second one. The township will post this information on
its website to keep residents informed. We will share any news we have. And lastly, I would just want to say that the committee keeps in their thoughts, the family and the loved ones of Lillian Bur, who is a huge advocate and a public servant for years and years, obviously recognize the need and and the desire
for the people in the county to have the open space and and the public parks and all that kind of stuff. So, our thoughts go out to the family. And that is all I have this evening. So, we will now open it up for any public comments. Peter, you came in a little bit late. You want to join us? You have anything
you want to add? Come on up. Jay Jay in Lo8 Lwood Drive. Um, Mr. Shervin. So, the New Jersey group rates 36% year-to-year.
What does that mean this year? 36%. And I think I've asked this last time, like what are they pointing to? I'm not doing it again. But you were staring me down. I felt it. So, um, I felt like the heat on my You're going to upset her on her birthday. Please don't do that. Okay. I'm not going to
What birthday is it, Wendy? You want to share with me? Okay. No, no, no, no. Come on. You always look great. You always look great. All right. Sorry. So, yeah. So, we're we've so far we've seen two years ago we saw 24%. Last year
we saw 16%. Now it's a 36%. What's happening is towns are getting out of it. And the towns that can get out of it have low rate have low usage ratings. So, it's compounding. So now what's happening is all the towns that have higher ratings are being stuck together.
We're we're kind of in the middle. So we're trying to get out of it. Um the unions are willing to work with us. Uh we're going to try to do anything we can. I can't prom make promises, but I'm going to try anything we can to uh save money. No, I saw a press release from the governor. They're making a bunch of
changes. I don't know if you saw that press release, but that's not effective till 2026, right? Is that there's there's deductibles, all these other new rules. Unfortunately, they're doing that only for state employees. Okay? The the local employees are seeing the larger raise raises. They're not
negotiating with the local employees. It's harder to do that because they're they're at the local level. But I can tell you that there are other there are other pieces of legislations out there that trying to change the amount of plans, the choices, stuff like that that might help the program in the future. I think our goal is basically to get away
from it like everybody else. So, our hope is uh when we get our ratings uh that I asked for from the state, we can we can attack it. And what's nice about it is if we get it late into even after the open enrollment, they can actually open a special open enrollment for us so we can get out of it. So,
okay. Um Mayor Foster, the the things I mentioned on Middletown Road have not been addressed yet. There's a pothole near those two homes. It keeps getting bigger. There's still some dead branches. Again, one hanging vertically. I realize that's the county, but I mean
it's weeks later. Nothing's been done. So, um, and again, Jay Enelo should not have to be the person doing this, whether it's our employees or the county employees. Um, vertical hanging dead branches, completely dead branches that
have not bloomed the entire summer should not be looming over Middletown Road. And it's and a pothole that just keeps getting worse. You know, I shouldn't have to do this. So, please, someone deal with that. And um I'm sorry Mr. Prevido is not here, but is there
any update on Vonnage because I get a lot of questions um what is going on there? And by the way, I realize they don't want to spend any money on that property meaningfully till they know what they're doing or start doing what they're doing, but there's down trees,
there's untrimmed trees, the curbs have not been trimmed in maybe two years. I think we should hold them to at least cleaning up the property at the minimal level and trim the curbs and and make it halfway more decent. So, do we have any update on the Vonnage situation?
Michael, you want to share? Sure, mayor. Um the township on the township side, their um plans were reviewed and it was determined that they were consistent with the redevelopment plan, the redevelopment agreement. So, my understanding is that they've made application to the planning board. So,
uh, it I would imagine the application's currently pending review by the planning board professionals and when it's ready, um, it will be brought forward for, um, a public hearing over at the planning board. And on the property maintenance, we could certainly reach out to them and, you know, they would be subject to the property maintenance ordinances just
like any other property owner. We could ask down trees. It's just like, yeah, I'm not sure down trees are going to be something we can enforce, but we can ask them. How about the curb? Cleaning up the curb line again. Again, it's it's got to it has to be specific. We'll have our our code people look at it. Yeah, we'll definitely reach out. We're
we're hoping it starts moving forward a little quicker, too, though, Jay. But as far as we know, it's moving forward and it's there's been constant communication. It's just they have it's a massive project. I mean, it's that's just going to take some time, but they they are in constant contact every week. Okay. Thanks.
And mayor, can I answer something about that Middletown Road? Um actually I have um our DPW director is reaching out to the Sha Tree Commission to work on doing that entire length of Middletown Road asked. It just takes time to get on. Yes. I don't want to be blamed for butchering those trees but there's dead
ones hanging as vertical dead ones. I mean that is just and like I apologize. I was a pothole. I must have missed that last meeting. Okay. We we'll have that looked at excuse me if you're coming from St. happens and there's those two homes, the two new homes on the left. Right before you hit the first home, there's a pothole
growing in the middle. If you the wrong way, I will send somebody out tomorrow to look at that, but the trees are in the process. We need to get J2 to be on board with it and get us on their schedule. It's It's just a matter of timing. Thank you. Any other questions from the public?
Seeing none, how about a motion? Oh, hold on. Pat, do you have a question? No, Pete already passed. Patrick Troska 56 Line Road. Uh just a a quick update if we can get on uh the
Papis Farm. Read the Asbury Park uh uh story and it was quite a story and just want to know if there's anything to add. As you know, it's it's in litigation. So, we'll let Mr. Collins handle that. Sure. I'm only going to state what's uh
contained in the public record. So, I'm paraphrasing a consent order that's filed in superior court. Um, the lawsuit was filed against the current property owner, uh, James Nurango. And the attorneys for Mr. Nurango requested a
90-day extension on the condemnation uh to allow time for representatives of the former owner, Miss Papa, uh to pursue a guardianship application uh to potentially have her exercise rights
relating to uh the property. Uh the township consented to the extension request. Um during the 90-day extension, under the consent order, Mr. Durango does not have the ability to transfer the property. Uh so that is the current status of it. That consent order was
entered by uh Judge Lemieux. Um and so that is currently what governs and we expect to have further proceedings in court probably in the November December time frame. Okay. Thank you. Seeing none, Jenny, come on up. Jenny,
Jenny, you you know the rules. Jenny Blumenthal, 41 started. You're upsetting Wendy on her birthday. Um, anyway, you were upstairs having a good conversation and it said one of the things you were talking about, uh, open
space acquisitions at August 25. It's now September. What did you discuss that you were going to reveal in August? Well, that was obviously uh not accurate because we are currently in September.
Uh but those dates are estimates required by statute and if there's ever a uh records request for the minutes, we'll re review to see if uh certain aspects can be revealed. Um so you can do that for any set of minutes in the past. No, I was just curious and be
willing to um you know reveal well what the papa's property we discussed as well. You were talking about papas. By the way, is Diane Papa still alive? Okay, that was one thing that wasn't too clear.
Okay. I haven't seen her in a long time. All right. Thank you. Oh, I should also, as I tell all you folks, I told Chris when I first came in, Wonder of Wonders, the street sweeper, came down Stonyiebrook Road again today for the second time this
summer. Usually, it's been very infrequent, but I was astonished to hear the chug chug chug of the machine going down and picking up all the debris that's been falling. Like when the wind came through with that small storm that
dumped three inches of rain on us the other day, there was sticks all over the place. Every time I go out to the mailbox, I pick up more sticks. So, we really appreciate it. Thank you, Chris. Can you make sure that gets to the street sweeper, please? We we we actually um asked for today
because of the um we had complaints about the concerns for the road. I want to be able to see that road so we can make um determinations when it but it will be on next year's list. So Oh, I hope so. It hasn't been It will be. We We've been We've been going back and forth. The mayor The mayor has has instructed
me. Potholes, though. People drive slow. Ron, you good? I just figured everybody else Wait, Pete's gonna say, "Come on up, buddy. Peter Maner 59 Bethany Road since Jay brought up the roads here. I'm just
curious because I haven't been to the meetings probably as you know but Bethany Road what's the deal there because that road is horrendous and we're talking eight years and I know Jay if he lived at the north end of Homeville he would not put up with that. That's an excellent point Pete
trailers on home road. Yeah, it's uh it it is in the works 100%. Chris, do you have the the firm details yet? So, tonight, if you I don't know if you saw the the um the uh the agenda. We actually approved the design for the repaving of that road. It we were
shooting for this. It's going to be hard to get it this fall. We'll have to do it in the early spring. Um but it's a joint project with us and Hasllett. Uh we both received between us about a half a million dollars from the state and we've already uh a lot of the money to repave that road from Garden State Parkway to
the train station. Very good. All right. We're trying to push it for this year. We we know it needs a lot of work. And they did the north side of the road anyway. And also Crawford's Corner here. They did a wonderful job except I don't know if anybody noticed yet. There's a major dip right in front of
we I I actually spoke with Ed Herman about that. So that that is being looked at. Unfortunately, it's just a tough section with the the water and that. So, but we're going to see what we can do. And also, I mean, we're on the roads here. They should really get the manhole covers right. They never get them right.
Find out if they have spacers for these things. So, you have a cover. I know the manhole covers lower the the rim of it. See if they have spacers that'll raise the cover and even something out because the ones you have on Homeell Road that was done, I don't know how many years
ago, but you You hit those and it's like hitting a pot over. But it's just something to ask, something I thought of and now you have it, you know, right here on Crawford's Corner. Yeah, Pete, very much appreciated. All right, that's uh that's everybody. How about a motion? Motion.
Second. All in favor?