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This meeting is being held in accordance with public law 1975 chapter 231. An adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by a notice sent to the store ledger local source and was posted in the main lobby of the municipal building

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and on the municipal website. Accordingly, the notice requirements of the open public meetings act have been satisfied in regard to this meeting. We stand for the salute to the flag. to the flag of the United States of America

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and justice for all. >> Okay, I have three proclamations this evening. Oh, I'm sorry. Roll call. Have to do roll call. Mayor >> here. >> Councilman here. >> Councilman Jero here. Councilman War >> here.

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>> Councilman Piper >> here. >> Councilman Tice >> here. Councilman Fishell is excused. You have four. >> Okay. I'd like to take a moment to recognize a truly historical milestone. This Friday, our nation celebrates 250

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years since signing the Declaration of Independence. It's a time of to reflect on the freedoms we enjoy, honor those who served, and sacrificed to protect them. and remember that each generation has a role in shaping America's future. On behalf of the Bar Council, it is my

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privilege to present this proclamation commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States. On July 4, 2026, the United States of America celebrates the 250th anniversary of this signing of the Declaration of

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Independence, marking two and a half centuries of freedom, self-government, opportunity, and enduring belief that ordinary citizens can shape the future of their communities and their nation. Over the past 250 years, generations of

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Americans have built, defended, and strengthened this country through service, sacrifice, innovation, hard work, and an unwavering commitment to the ideals upon which our nation was founded. Those ideals are not preserved by history alone. They endure through

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the actions of citizens who participate in their communities, lend a helping hand to a neighbor, engage in civic life, and work together to build a better future for the generations that follow. Here in Kennaworth, we are proud to be part of that American story. Our

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goal has been shaped by generations of residents who believed in community, value public service, and understood that progress is achieved when people care deeply about the place they call home. As we celebrate America's 250th anniversary, we honor those who came

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before us. Give thanks for the freedoms we enjoy today and renew our commitments to the principles of liberty, democracy, service, and civic responsibilities that continue to unite us as Americans. Now therefore, be it resolved that I, Mayor

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Linda Clarkage, together with the Barrel Council of the Barrel of Kennorth, do hereby proclaim July 4th, 2026 as a day of celebration in recognition of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. The mayor and council

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encourage all residents to join in commemorating this historical m historic milestone to reflect upon our shared heritage, to honor those who served our nation, and to celebrate the freedoms and opportunities that have defined the American experience for 250 years.

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As we celebrate this extraordinary milestone, let us remember that we are not merely beneficiaries of 250 years of American history. We are the authors of its next chapter. May we preserve the blessings of liberty, strengthen the bonds of community, and remain faithful

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stewards to the enduring promise of America. Also, I'd uh I'd like to make a note that the library has prepared its own commemorative proclamation for 90 their 90th year anniversary. Uh copies are

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available on the back table for anyone who would like one tonight. However, it is my privilege to read this proclamation on behalf of the mayor and burrow council recognizes the Kennaworth public libraryies 90th anniversary and celebrating its lasting contributions to

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our community. For 90 years, the Kennallorth Public Library has been a place where knowledge, opportunity, and community come together, enriching the lives of generations of residents established in early years of our burrow and first open

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to the public in a classroom at McKinley School. The library grew through the generosity, vision, and determination of community leaders and residents who believe that access and learning should be available to all. In 1936, during the height of the Great Depression, the

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library found its permanent home on the boulevard through a combination of local support and works progress, administration assistance, creating a lasting landmark for our community. And for nine decades, the library has continued to evolve while remaining true

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to its mission mission of fostering literacy, lifelong learning, civic engagement, and cultural enrichment. serving as a welcoming gathering place for residents of all ages and backgrounds. Now therefore, be it proclaimed that I, Linda Carloage, mayor

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of the Burough Council, together with the Burough Council, do hereby recognize and celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Kennorth Public Library, and extend our sincere congratulations and appreciation to the board of trustees, library directors, staff, volunteers,

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supporters, and all those whose dedication has contributed to the library success throughout its proud history. We have further proclaimed that the mayor and council expressed their gratitude for 90 years of service to the residents of Kennallorth and look forward to the continued impact of the

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Kennorth Public Library for generations to come. And I have one more honoring 44 years of service to the Kennorth Public Library Board. Shalley um Sally Sher

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Shear. Early this year, the Kennaw Public Library Board of Trustees honored Sally for her extraordinary 44 years of dedicated service to the library. A copy of the board's proclamation is available on the back table for this evening. We

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felt it equally important for the bureau to recognize Sally's remarkable commitment to public service and the lasting impact she has had on our community. For 44 years, Sally has exemplified the very best of public service through her

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unwavering dedication to the Kennallorth Public Library and to the residents of the Burough of Kennorth. Serving as a trustee since 1982 and in numerous leadership roles, including president, secretary, and vice president of the library board. She helped guide the

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library through decades of growth and change, championed its expansion and modernization, advocated for literacy and lifelong learning, and ensured that generations of residents would benefit from a welcoming and vibrant community resource. And through her leadership,

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integrity, wisdom, and steadfast commitment, she has left an enduring legacy that will continue to strengthen the library and enrich the burrow for years to come. Now therefore, be it proclaim that I, Linda Carloage, mayor of the Burough of Kennorth, together with the Burough

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Council, do hereby recognize and honor Sally Shear for her 44 years of distinguished service and extended our sincere gratitude and appreciation for her extraordinary contributions to the Kennawwood Public Library and the

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community she has so faithfully served. We have further proclaimed that the mayor and council congratulate Sally on this remarkable milestone and wish her continued health, happiness, and success in the years ahead. Is there anyone here from the library?

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No. Okay. All right. I just wanted um before we move on to the other uh reports, I just wanted to share a few thoughts. There's a resolution for the council this evening 26-1 172. This agreement is for

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the future renovation of the existing Nest Nest building 15 which is owned by Onyx Equities for office and research facilities. This agreement allows for subdivision on the Onyx property to create new separate lots for for Nest

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Office buildings 1, five, and six and then and that can be sold to the new owner. The nest buildings have been vacant since Mark Merc left the facility and finding new tenants and owners to occupy the campus will create jobs, bring

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businesses to town and help stabilize the taxes of the on its own portion of the campus for the benefit of the Kennallorth residents. As this as with every project we undertake, my priority is protecting the best interest of our community. That's why we as your council

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evaluate the facts, consult with experts, and ensure every decision is guided by what's best for our residents of Koworth. And I'd also like to give a shout out to my daughter cuz today Angelina is her 20th birthday. So, happy birthday, Angelina.

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Thank you. Okay, I'd like to move on to the finance report, Councilman Mororrow. >> Yeah, thank you, Mayor. Uh really only one thing of note tonight that we have the second reading, final reading of the capital budget. Um any questions? Happy

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to take them. Other than that, nothing else. Mayor, >> thank you. Councilman, Department of Public Works, Councilman Bole, >> no report. Um we know Greg's been out with his wife surgery, so >> Okay. Uh Department of Public Safety,

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Councilman Finest, Councilman Morrow has his report. >> Yes. Thanks again, Mayor. Okay. add Chief Campelli's report. Uh for the month of June, the Kennorth Police Department responded to 1,459 calls for service, 251 911, excuse me,

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225 911 calls, and there were 210 1/2 hours of overtime for the month. The breakdown is as follows. 100 for patrol overtime, uh 48 hours for dispatch overtime, 4 hours for DV call-in, 24 hours for SWAT call out, 2 hours uh for

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municipal court, 8 hours for the arrive program, 24 1/2 hours for special detail. Uh KPD completed 300 hours of training for the month, insued 167 summones, and made five arrests. Uh there were three sick days used in the

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month and one sick occurrence. There were uh zero on the job injury days. Kennorth Police Department received 92 flock hot list alerts from the stationary cameras throughout the burrow. Uh that's it for the general report and I also have a message from the chief. Uh the Kennorth Police

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Department assisted with security for the burough fireworks on June 28th at David Brerley uh High School and Middle School. No issues to report. Kennorth Police Department is hosting its junior police academy from June 29th to July 3rd. This is an opportunity for the

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Kennorth youth to see what it's like to train as a police officer. There will be physical training, drill and ceremony, EVOC training along with other police related disciplines. This program is led by the Kennorth Detective Bureau, which coordinates everything from application

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registration to activities and field trips. Multiple patrol officers also assist with training and activities, and we are looking forward to another successful academy class. The six-month grace period for the New Jersey ebike laws end on July 19th,

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2026. Ebike laws will be strictly enforced statewide. Please uh look online for the updated laws regarding licensing, insurance, and registration. Specific ebikes will need to be registered and insured and operated by a licensed operator. Please notify the

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Kennorth Police Department to report a complaint or a nuisance. We can't help if we don't know about it. Thank you very much. Thank you, Councilman. Planning and zoning. Councilman Scarice. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh, total building fees for the month of June, $38,99.

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Breaks down. Building fees, $22,566. Uh, trust date fees, $851. Miscellaneous, uh, $4,75. Trailer storage, road opening fees, $4,500, foreclosure,

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vacant lots, uh, 500. and developers fee is $6,417. We have 40 construction applications processed, 29 permits issued, 23 zoning permit applications process, those fences, additions, pools, uh as far as

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code enforcement, four property maintenance uh received, most likely it was grass uh grass height uh four notice of violation issued in June for following inspections. A notice of violation issued for Airbnb after noise

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complaint received from the police department. Nine road opening applications processed for the month of June. That's all I have to report. >> Thank you, Councilman. Recreation, fire, Councilman Piper. >> Uh, thank you, mayor. But I have no

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>> Hey, thank you. Health, Education, and Welfare. Councilwoman Gioano Persono. Thank you, Mayor. I just have a brief report for the library. On the heels of the proclamation, they are planning a celebration at the library on July 15th

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between 11 and 1:00. Um, so everybody in the burrow is welcome to come and celebrate all of the folks that were there, of course, especially all of the volunteers. and Sally, I got to know her being on the board um of the library and

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she was a dedicated uh volunteer to be there every month and follow through with um supporting the library and all of its programs. But um anybody that could make it on July 15th 11 to 1, they should. And this Tuesday

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uh there's a special program, Dino Academy, uh puppets will be there. is between seven and 8, ages four and up. Registration is required. Um, but I I want to tell everybody school is out. Summer's on. There's a lot of stuff

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going on at the library. So, take advantage. Um, see what they have going on. And that's all I have. I don't have anything in particular for um the other three departments. Thank you, Councilwoman B. CFO.

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Oh, sorry. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh, just as uh Finance Chair Mororrow mentioned, we have the uh capital budget on for tonight. It's uh 2.9 million and we secured almost half a million dollars of grants for that. So, >> that's all I have.

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>> Awesome. >> Attorney, >> mayor, I have uh nothing for public consumption. Uh I just uh I know that we have an executive session this evening. Uh that's going to consist of some attorney client communication

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and I would just like before we adjourn into close session for you to notice that uh official action may be taken following executive session. >> Okay. Thank you administrator. >> Thank you mayor. Um I do have an update

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on the health benefits transition. Uh we're one month in today. Uh there were a few little hiccups, but we were able to address them almost immediately. Um there might have been one that we were able to address the second day. Um

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otherwise, everything else went pretty smoothly. We have two county grant opportunities coming up that I will be working with the superintendent on one of them for the Grand Union County. That's for the trees. We also have the kids recreational trust that's going to

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be coming up. Those are both going to be due in August. Um I have started working on those. We do have the uh New Jersey Department of Transportation here 2027 roadway improvements for municipal aid. We're going to start working on that as well. There is a resolution on this

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evening authorizing the submitt of that grant. And let's see. And I am investigating a federal grant for that may help out um provide funding for our police department. But I'm looking into the feasibility of that. I need to

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work a little bit more, I think, with the finance committee and my uh recreation committee in regards to finalizing the scope change for the one uh kids rec grant because it was supposed to go towards turf, but that

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ended up we have to pivot now. So, I just need to fine-tune that so I can get that in and otherwise that's all I have. >> Thank you. Okay. Resolution 26-160 promotes Sergeant Sha Caverick to the rank of Lieutenant with the Counterwork

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Police Department, effective July 2nd. Congratulations to Shan Caverick on this well-earned achievement. May I have a motion to approve the resolution? >> Motion second. >> Motion made by Councilman um Scarice and seconded by Councilman Marorrow. Roll call.

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>> Councilman Bole. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Jerno. >> No. >> Councilman Mororrow. Yes. >> Councilman Piper. >> Yes. >> Councilman Stur. >> Yes. >> Councilman Fell is excused. Motion passes. >> Next for council consideration is the

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consent agenda. Is there a motion to Sorry, mayor. Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> Motion. >> Second. Motion made by Councilman Piper, seconded by Councilwoman Gio Perno. Roll call. >> Councilman Bole. >> Yes. >> Councilwoman Jerno.

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>> Yes. >> Councilman Mororrow. >> Yes. >> Councilman Piper. >> Yes. >> Councilman Spice. >> Yes. >> Councilman Fellow is excused. The consent agenda consists of resolutions 26-161 through 26-1 173. Has been approved by one motion. All items will be recorded individually in both in the

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minutes. Next up for public hearing and adoption is ordinance 2026-13 bond ordinance to authorize the making of various public improvements the acquisition of new additional replacement equipment and machinery new information technology equipment new communication and signal

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systems equipment new automotive vehicles including original apparatus and equipment in by the burough county of state and jerky to appropriate the sum of $2,976,000 to pay the cost thereof to appropriate various grants to make down payment or partial refund and appropriation of the

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Capital authorize the issuance of bonds to finance such appropriation to provide for the issuance of bond anticipation in anticipation of the issuance of such bonds. Okay. This ordinance authorizes Kenner to fund a variety of public improvements and equipment purchases

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using grants, capital funds, and municipal bonds. Is there a motion to open the floor for discussion on this ordinance only? >> Motion. >> Second. Motion made by Councilman Morrow, seconded by Councilwoman Gioano Perno. All in favor? I >> Does anyone have anything to say on this

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ordinance and this ordinance only? Please come forward. >> Which ordinance? >> Ordinance? Um, it's a bond ordinance 2026-13. >> Okay. I have a question about previous >> Well, this is for this ordinance only.

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>> Okay. >> Okay. Seeing no one, is there a motion to close the floor for public discussion on this ordinance only? Second. >> Motion made by Councilman Bole, seconded by Councilman Piper. All in favor? >> Is there a motion to approve ordinance 2026-13

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for adoption? >> Motion. >> Second. >> Motion made by Councilman Scarice. Seconded by Councilman Piper. Roll call. >> Councilman Oil. >> Yes. >> Councilman Jaro. >> Yes. >> Councilman Ora. >> Yes. >> Councilman Piper. >> Yes. >> Councilman Sc. >> Yes.

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>> Councilman Fel is excused. Motion passes. Okay. At this time, the governing body will entertain a motion to enter executive session as permitted under the open public meetings act NJSA 10 col4-1 to discuss matters affecting pending or

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anticipated litigation to which the public body may be party. Matters with the attorney and client uh attorney client privilege. These matters are exempt from public discussion in order to protect confidentiality. The governing body will return to open session upon completion. May I have a

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motion? >> It may opening their y >> uh contract negotiation with respect to uh the municipality surplus process. >> Okay.

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>> May I have a motion to enter executive session? Motion. >> Motion made by council memorial, seconded by Councilman Scurice. Is anybody here? Yeah, we're here. >> Okay. Before we open up the meeting to

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the public, I'm going to ask the B attorney who's going to go over the rules for the public comment portion this evening to ensure that each resident's voice gets heard in a respectful manner. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh, mayor, there were two things that I wanted to discuss

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briefly before I actually go into uh the issues of the quorum. Uh, the first is and and I think uh everyone uh realizes I wasn't at the last meeting, but I I did see it. Uh I saw certain questions uh and uh I just wanted to address uh

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two issues uh before the public session starts. Uh first and foremost uh with respect to notice going to Cranford uh ordinances of which the redevelopment plan is considered one uh they are

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notified. Uh so the redevelopment plan which effectively provided the zoning for the property in question had listed as one of the permitted uses that of a data center. Uh for that they were provided notice. However, uh the uh site

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plan application that notice goes out uh based upon the 200 ft uh distance from the property and I understand that uh Cranford uh isn't within that 200 ft zone. So they did not in fact get that notice for the particular hearing but

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they did get a notice uh for uh the ordinance and uh both the ordinance as well as the planning board uh hearings uh are subject to public notice uh publication in the in the newspapers as

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well. So uh all notice requirements required by law were duly honored with respect to all steps. I just wanted to clarify the record in that regard. Uh, also I know that there were some questions about a so-called

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non-disclosure agreement uh and uh that there were uh there was some uh release of uh information relative to the same that non-disclosure agreement had

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nothing to do with the core weave project itself. the uses of the property, uh any information regarding how the property would be utilized or their land use application. That non-disclosure agreement was

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nothing more than a confidentiality order that many litigation matters are subject to. Uh and that confidentiality order is exchanged between litigants when they're sharing confidential information

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that is not to be shared with the public at Because ridiculous. >> No, it's not ridiculous. >> I'm going to call the meeting to order. This is This if this continues, we're going to take a recess. Okay, we're

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taking a 5minut recess over uh issues of decorum before I continue with what I uh started with. Uh the mayor is the presiding officer. She has the right to call the meeting to

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order. People are not to disrupt the meeting. They're not to interrupt people from speaking. They're not to yell, scream,

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uh use a gavvel or noise makers here. When you are recognized by the presiding officer to speak during the open session, you'll be allotted 3 minutes to speak. During that time period, you can say what you like. Uh

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during the public session, there will not not be dialogue between the public person that's speaking and any municipal official unless the presiding officer, who is the mayor, opts to allow that to

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happen, in which case she will make a direction. If the meeting falls out of order, as you have just witnessed, she will call a recess in order to allow it to fall back into order. Ultimately, if the meeting

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is repeatedly out of order, she has the ability to call and recess the meeting, adjourning completely. Now, with that being said, I wanted to continue to discuss and educate the public about

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what this n non-disclosure was this non-disclosure wasn't even between four reasons. The non-disclosure was with the predecessor in title of the property, the Onyx Group, and it was related to a tax

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appeal, and it included the sharing of confidential financial information that is not in the public domain that's utilized by our tax appeal attorney in order to negotiate, exchange, discovery with the opposing

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party and represent this burrow uh as best he can in order to achieve the best tax appeal result possible. It's very common. These non-disclosure agreements are

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truly confidentiality agreements and are routine in all types of different uh litigation matters. No elected official up here was even aware of that confidentiality order, nor

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would they ordinarily not be. They they wouldn't be told about it. Uh that is an that's information that's just with and between the litigation attorneys. So there was no misrepresentation that by anybody up here that they didn't know

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about the uh confidentiality or that they signed it. they did not sign it. Uh in fact, point of fact, since I'm not the tax appeal attorney, I wasn't even aware of the confidentiality order. Uh notwithstanding the same, you now know how to deal with sharing

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information related to tax appeal litigation and nothing else. Uh so with that being said, I wanted to clarify uh the issue of notice. I wanted to clarify uh this confidentiality

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uh agreement which incidentally by way was the subject of a consent order by court. Uh and I also wanted to alert everybody of the rules of the quorum uh so that this meeting can preside in an orderly fashion so that you all can be

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provided an opportunity to be heard about what you want to say during your 3minut aotment and not to disrupt the meeting. So that could occur. Uh with that, mayor, I turn the meeting over to you. >> Okay. Thank you. Um I'd just like to

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respectfully ask um before we uh open the meeting up to the public to if the public would allow if anyone have any comments other than COVID to allow them to come up first. Okay. At this time, I'd like a motion to open the floor to the public. >> Motion. >> Second.

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>> Motion made by Councilman Mororrow, seconded by Councilwoman J. Down Pano. All in favor? Hi. Hello. So, um, this is about resolution number 26-172. That's the redevelopment agreement with

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the Kettleworth. Hold on. I have a couple of different ways that this is referenced in the redevelopment agreement. Kettleworth Corporate Urban Renewal LLC. Um, did that just pass

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the agreement? Yes. Okay. It just passed with no public comment on it. Correct. You passed it without public comment. >> It's a resolution. It's a resolution. Okay. When was the ordinance? What meeting was the ordinance for this

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redevelopment of what the I don't know. I'm not sure. >> Mayor, you uh if you don't direct dialogue, you can address questions at the end of the >> Okay. That's what I'll do. So that could

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be answered at the end. >> May I just >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Okay. Okay. So sort of the rules that we're going by today is either only the mayor answers or nobody answers.

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Is that correct based on what you were teaching us earlier? Just to make sure I understood >> that the rules were clear. >> Just redefine who answers questions for me here or like say it again for my

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edification if you would. >> I I answer the questions if you hear it back to you. >> Okay. Y great. So, we don't know what dialogue back and forth cuz I mean I got you. I got you. I do actually think that's good for the flow for everybody

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to be able to get their points out. But what you're telling me is you don't know the ordinance of when this came to public to be able to be talked about. this redevelopment agreement

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2024-15. It wasn't that I didn't know. I didn't know off the top of my head. Okay. But I understand. I understand. Um, so is there no room for negotiation with the public what the public cares about in

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mind for this redevelopment agreement? because I have a long list. Um most of which is um there are some errors in dates uh times and how the designated

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redeveloper is referenced in this redevelopment agreement even after it was reposted at 2:47 today. I also have concerns about the fact that the agreement was posted just today. Thank you. There's no time to be able to

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review it. Thank you for your time. Update was just on THE correction on the bridge for exhibit. There are still errors inside the redevelopment agreement including at the

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very top uh obviously of late 2025 um and we don't have any I'm going to call the meeting tomorrow evening Thank you.

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I'd like to offer a clarification for the public. The NDA that the attorney there is referencing is dated January of 2026 this year. We have reason to believe that there is an at least one other NDA that predates that one, which

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we have requested public records for. So, I just want to clarify that for the public. Residents were repeatedly told about the conversion of an existing building related to this core data center project. However, Bur records show officials knew much more. In July of 2025, Bureau officials were informed

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that Corine had purchased property to develop two additional data centers. In October of 2025, Bureau officials received the Nest campus map as you can see in the big sign back there showing the addition of two additional data centers and a future substation on the

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currently vacant land on the property. During the April 1st, 6 close session involving this council. They confirmed that was advancing a two-phase project with the Nest 11 building the current phase of the project occurring now and further development constituting phase

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two further development constituting phase two. On April 10th, 2026, hearing notices for subdivision applications were sent to the property owners within 200 ft of the site. Very few if any of those recipients were k residents. And yet this council has a call to question

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why there are not more kennel residents here. Notice did not merely discuss the subdivision. It specifically stated that intended to quote improve these lots with data centers. So the existence of future data centers was displayed as an official notice sent to a small group of

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nearby property owners representing less than 1% of union residents and nearly 0% of Kennorth residents. Yet when the public appeared at the April 28th planning board uh and a meeting and asked about these future data centers and the purpose of the

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subdivisions, the board repeatedly stated that the hearing was only about the subdivisions and not about future development. This simply cannot be reconciled with the public notice itself which specifically referenced improving the lots with data centers.

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At the May 6th council meeting, Councilman Mo distinguished the Kennorth project from contro uh controversial data center projects elsewhere by emphasizing that this project involved existing infrastructure and the reuse of an existing building. What was not mentioned was that the bureau records

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already reflected plans for additional future data centers on the vacant land to be constructed from the ground up and the associated infrastructure needed to support those. Residents were not given the complete picture. Tonight's agenda includes a redevelopment agreement with Onyx. Meanwhile, the redevelopment

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agreement deadlines associated with Cory's designated redevelop uh as a designated redeveloper expired months ago. The bill has publicly acknowledged that no redevelopment agreement currently exists for Corby. Yet construction activities, subdivision approvals, pilot discussions, and

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project advancement have continued. And instead of addressing our concerns, you instead decided to solicit PR firms. Thank you for your comments. I'll hold you accountable as you claim after the fact if you can't order again please

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Oh, you're allowed to go out. Attorney, thank you for some clarification on that, Cranford. So, as I understand the ordinance, which ordinance was uh was Cranford notified of >> the redevelopment plan, they were

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notified of a redevelopment plan. Okay. And do you know was that an ordinance that was passed? >> It was the it was not an ordinance. It was it was an or it was done by ordinance. Yes. >> Okay. Okay. >> And that was do you know what what the name of the ordinance was off hand?

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>> It was a reading plan for what? >> For the whole site or I think that was >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Could you tell me the the the date of that ordinance and when Cranford would have been notified around? Would you pause my

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ordinance? >> 24- 20. Yeah. 2024-15. I myself, >> right? So, was that I assume that was in 2024. >> 2024, correct? Yep. >> So, Cranford was notified of that one >> of the redevelopment plan in the

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ordinance. Yes. >> Were the other neighboring towns also notified of that? >> Mhm. >> And could you tell us what towns exactly were notified in that? >> So, it's in my email. >> I I don't have the exact. They just have the surrounding towns were notified >> basically surrounding

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>> I'd have to speak to our planning board um secretary. >> Thank you. And what what was Michael Ash? What was his role in passing or was he at that time the redevelopment attorney for Kennorth in that redevelopment plan? >> What field?

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>> Yes. >> Sax council on the deal council. What was his involvement in their redevelopment plan? He didn't ask. He was aware of it.

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I assume was he was he aware of it? I would imagine so. And did did Cranford notify Kennorth uh that they reszoned the Commerce Park section of Cranford to allow data centers in

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August of 2025? Are you all notified by Cranford? >> I'm not sure. I'd have to look it up in my email. Were you aware that 2 months after I think the the the passing of the plan here, Cranford then also passed a plan to

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allow data centers? I'm not aware. >> And my final point, if you give me a little more time just because of the pause like 20 seconds. Okay. I think our uh our process Thank you. Thank you. Sorry. The problem here is our process

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of our process. Listen ladies and gentlemen I'm asking everyone to please maintain order so we continue the meeting. That means Mr. Thor that your time is up. Thank you for your time for 30 seconds. I will not give you the 30 seconds on the meeting.

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Yes. Yes. This behavior is not a this is not recess. This is not recess. Recess. Come on. Are you moving back to order?

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Anyone else from the public wish to speak? Good evening. So before anybody over there, they got the power. Okay. Um, first I want to Okay. Next moving on to business. So, Mayor um

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I know Mark Sim sim not going to bark similar you got uh said something about the clock. Um the last meeting you removed the clock. Okay. I thought that was staying the way it was. And the reason I say that, okay, people have

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stuff in their mind, okay? Some have little, some have more to say. So, I would appreciate if you if you could possibly remove the clock. Nobody wants to stay here till 10, 11:00 at night. We all have lives, but I would appreciate it if you take that clock down. Uh, once

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again, that's all I have. Thank you. my five minutes, gentlemen. You got five minutes. Not I don't need five minutes. Only only a minute. Good evening, mayor and council. Bob Herbert, 14 North 12th Street. I know you got to announce it. And I'm not here for core

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week. I'm here for our town. Uh I've been walking lately a lot and the boulevard was repaved and a lot of the intersections are flooding. Can we have our engineer look into that? Sure. >> And get it addressed before the winter because there's going to be icing

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particular on the corner of 12th Street and the boulevard. They covered a manhole cover about maybe 12 to 15 ft in from the stop sign. And then on the corner of 14th Street and the boulevard, there's a tree that the branch is

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hanging down about 5 1/2 ft. So crossing guard, the kids, myself, I'm not very tall. uh you have to duck. It blocks the cars from making a right-hand turn. You can't see. So, if you can have the county or somebody address that tree, trim it at a minimum of 7 ft above

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grade, which is a normal ordinance, uh it would be appreciated. And that's all I have to say. It was about our town. Mayor, I know you asked in the beginning, but I think by the time I took a step, we were into four weeks. So, I apologize doing this later. Thank

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you for your time. Have a good night. >> You too. >> Hi everyone. My name is Katie from board in town. Last time I was here was crying. I was yelling. It's very stressful. Um, really quick. Do I have free time?

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>> Minutes. I have 3 minutes. Okay. I was very sad by the way I came off because I'm genuinely a happy good person who wants good for you and your families. Every single one of you. I promise that's the only thing I'm here for is betterment for all of us. Okay? And I thought maybe the threat of a

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police report might be enough for you guys to stop lying and manipulating fact, but here you still are doing just that. And you continue to mock us too, which is just really unprofessional. This is a life and death situation.

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This is a multi-tered crisis. You deserve to be yelled at. You deserve to have any repercussions that come your way because this will hurt every single one of you and us and nature alike. Please raise your hand in THIS ROOM IF YOU PRIORITIZE THE SAFETY, HEALTH, AND

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WELL-BEING OF YOUR COMMUNITY. YES, you all raised your hand, but we think you're lying. I noticed you didn't raise your hand. That's good to know. WE THE PEOPLE PER EXTENSIVE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EXCEPTIONAL COURT OF LAW EVIDENCE are demanding that you

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immediately halt this project and all operations. Hence forward. We need unbiased expert review. Here are some things we need you to do right away immediately. CHALLENGE THE PERMIT. REVOKE APPROVALS for reason of misrepresentation. They're manipulating

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you just like you're trying to manipulate us here. Okay. Press for a nuisance abatement. Ask your own law. Offensive businesses which create a public nuisance are considered unlawful. I mean, even these meetings are becoming a nuisance at this point. Number four, conditional use review. NUMBER FIVE, SUBMIT ORDINANCE VARIANCES which have

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already been requested a ridiculous amount of times, including a temporary memorandum ordinance to get the ball rolling for the community here. Again, just providing you with so many options of ways you guys can still stop this. And finally, most importantly, we demand every single person in HERE AND EVERYONE

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AROUND US IS demanding that we set up a township ballot question referendum to stop this project and any future ones. All right, YOU CAN SET THAT UP. You totally can. Regardless of whatever any contract says, right? That's exactly what I said the last time and it still stands. I don't I don't really can't understand why we're still here. It's

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terrible. Everything I've listed gives you a direct course of ACTION TO SAVE COWORTH. You can save Coworth. YOU CAN BE OUR HEROES. WE WANT TO BELIEVE YOU'RE GOOD PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO DO YOUR JOBS AND UPHOLD YOUR OATH. THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE ELECTED TO DO, NOT TO HARM US, NOT to sell us out. I can't emphasize enough how much we

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want this to end so we can all just go back to enjoying our lives. It's Fourth of July weekend, you guys. And we're HERE TRYING TO TELL YOU TO NOT POISON US. LIKE, this is ridiculous. Please, will any of you do any of the steps I listed? There are eight possible solutions. Will any of you be taking

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action to do those solutions for us? Are you going to set up a vote? Thank you. Thank you for your comment. Thank you. YOU ONLY need someone EVENTUALLY

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FOR your record that council president did not raise his hand. to be recognized. >> Thank you. Good evening. Uh to G's point just now I want to remind

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you I made a request last time that the clerk look into what it would take to hold a referendum on this matter on the matter of prohibition of AI data centers as a use in all zoning districts in the growth and um I wanted to ask if there

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was any progress on that. I'm not aware. I'll look into it. >> I requested last time that you consider what it would take to hold a referendum on this matter because what I believe is

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that this board uh sorry, this council is in its heart trying to do the right thing of representing the people of Kennorth. And one of the things that you want to do when you're in that position is you want to find out what the count

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people want. And this is a way you could find that out. And I I think that's kind of it's not a normal uh situation and that's why it calls for this abnormal kind of thing. But

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referendums are very common and municipal government run a very contentious issue brings the entire community together to uh take a stand for their they've researched what they've countlessly brought up with this

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with this concept. So, okay. So, I think the answer is uh there's no progress. And I guess what I can say then is, you know, the people of countless really should find a way. It's unfortunate has to be this way, but they need to find a way to

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organize by themselves. Um we're talking about basically holding the vote and technically you guys have a collaboration of people who have the experience with this and can make sure it was held with neutrality and everything. uh but we can do our best

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and uh I do have some ideas for how to uh actually physically carry it out in a way that's auditable etc. Um yeah, I'm I'm going to probably uh talk to people after this meeting and

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whoever wants to be involved in that come talk to me and maybe K you can talk about too. Um yeah, it's really not great. This is the way it's coming. You understand that, right? Thank you for my good evening. My name is Brianna. I have

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a master's in climate policy and science from the University of Colombia, Columbia Climate School. I'm also an environmental justice advocate for the past 10 years. And I'm incredibly disappointed to see what this town is doing in permitting or allowing for this

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facility to be coming into our community. I'm a recent homeowner. I'm also incredibly concerned what this means to our property values. No one wants to live next to a data center that is going to pollute our water, pollute our air and take up space that would

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otherwise be nice to look at and could be enjoyed by our by nature animals, etc. Um, I'm incredibly concerned at the rapid nature of this AI data center coming online in our community. It's uh unprecedented what the United

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States is doing across uh the country in approving thousands of data centers in local communities like this one versus mere hundreds in other parts of the world. Um if you move too fast, that's where things get broken. um in other parts of the world um in

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other parts of the United States just in Memphis uh there was a data center that came online uh uh that is what powers rock chats and in needing to create such a large uh

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fuel source they uh were able to build turbines that are based on fossil fuels that are polluting the air and are likely in violation of the Clean Air Act. I'm concerned what this means for our air quality. Uh the town of Kennaworth is already an overburdening

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community uh defined by New Jersey state and uh I'm very vehemately against this AI data center and other data centers that are planned to come to our community. Thank you for your time. Thank you. Hi. Um, before I start, I'd like to

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request an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Um, I would like extended time. I would have requested it in, you know, prior to the meeting, but I didn't know that this was going to be enforced. So, I'd like to participate, and if I could have

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extended time or a waved time limit, I would appreciate that. I I don't want to waste too much of your time, but just asking. >> Yep. >> Trying to think maybe a combination request. Um

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posting on the website um for accommodations and we have to find 72 hours in advance but this is I don't know the circumstances like I said I I would have requested and I did see that on the website but this I wouldn't have needed it if the meeting

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was run the way that it was previously >> I mean I I just have a two-page document that I I I wrote and would like to read >> usually That's bad. Okay, I appreciate it. Thank you. Okay. Um, my name is Victoria. I live on

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21st Street here in Kennorth. Um, and I hate unexpected change and public speaking. I know a lot of people don't like change or speaking in front of an audience, but for me, it's quite literally clinical. I took a public speaking class at community college when I was 17 or 18 and I would break out in

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full body hives every single time I had to make a speech. Um, the class never helped me improve my confidence in speaking in front of others. But I still felt really thankful I got to take that class. You see, the year prior, I was dealing with a lot of change. Some

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expected, some not so much. Like many other high school juniors, I was preparing for college and graduation. But I was dealing with my parents active divorce, losing my childhood home, and my adult brother going missing. All of the change was too much for me. And at the time, I decided to take my life.

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Clearly and thankfully, I didn't succeed. But at the time, I felt like an absolute failure. I didn't understand why or how I was so distraught while everybody else could just keep on living their lives. Well, as it turns out, I was autistic

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and didn't know it yet. And for those of you who didn't know this, autism and unexpected change do not mix well. Um, so while I would much rather be laying on my couch with my girlfriend and my many cats, instead I'm here trying to

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protect my community from a change that was unexpected to us all. When I was here 2 weeks ago, someone cited concerns regarding the rising autism rates in New Jersey. My knee-jerk reaction was, "Please do not bring us into this." But I sat with it for a while and decided to

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share my two cents as not only an autistic adult and not only as a person with a special interest in autism and neurodeiversity affirming care, but also as a pediatric speech language pathologist specializing in autism and alternative and augmentative communication. I have not seen any credible evidence that AI data centers

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cause autism, but based on my professional knowledge, they definitely exacerbate what's already there. We already know why the autism rates are rising. Take me for example. I grew up in the '9s. In the '9s, girls didn't have autism.

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Um, instead of being diagnosed with autism, they were dismissed as dramatic, annoying, bossy, sensitive, rude. This problem didn't only affect girls and women either. It affected minority and marginalized communities as well. You see, the diagnostic diagnostic criteria

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for autism was originally created based solely on how it presents in young white boys. So now that we are understanding more about the ways in which autism manifests across a more diverse population, more people are being identified and diagnosed as autistic, which is a positive thing. However, I

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will note that the severity of symptoms does appear to be increasing and the reason for that appears to be environmental factors. I'm not talking about vaccines or heavy metals. I'm talking about pollution,

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noise, sound, smell, air quality, heat. The autistic sensory system is different from the non-aututistic sensory system. It tends to be less integrated and more sensitive, meaning we can't filter out background stuff the same way other people can. When our sensory needs are

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not being met, it gets very difficult for us to function. speaking, emotional regulation, participation in activities of daily living all become extremely difficult. Maybe you'll be able to tune out the sound of a refrigerator. But you want to

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know who can't? Autistic folks. I already struggle to live a normal life. I'm autistic. I have an autoimmune disorder that attacks my joints, connective tissue, and skin. I have a neurological condition and a central nervous system disorder that causes tacocardia and fainting. Working

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full-time is extremely difficult for me, but I do it so that I can continue to have access to the health care I require so that I can be mobile and participate in my life. One of my medications costs over $20,000 per dose without insurance. So, what happens when we continue to

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increase the environmental factors that worsen the severity of my autistic traits? I ask that you please consider what can happen to me and people like me when you're making any and all decisions regarding this project. Mr. Marorrow, I understand you believe

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AI is the future. And I'll be honest with you, I do too. I actually do agree that AI is the future. And I understand that AI will have the capability to solve problems and advance humanity in ways we can't even imagine. But we don't live in the future, Mr. Maro. We live in

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the present. And presently, we don't have sufficient procedural safeguards in place to really protect us from companies like Core Weave. And to be clear, when I say we, I don't just mean locally. I mean worldwide. Corre who keeps being described as a New Jersey company is not a small local business.

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They are a multi-billion dollar tech company. Cor has contracts with some of the biggest tech companies in the world. Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, Google. The hardware infrastructure those companies use to give us ChattBT, Claude, Gemini. It wouldn't be possible without Corey. And the work these companies do is truly

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amazing. The progress they're making and the amount of time they're making, it is all inspiring. And it's also terrifying, right? We now have technology that's going to be smarter than any one person in the world. And soon it will be smarter than

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all of us combined. Imagine that. Technology that's smarter than all of humanity. I think that sounds pretty cool, but I also am a sci-fi fan. So, it's also scary for a lot of reasons. Um, mainly though because that's a lot

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of power for one company to hold. Knowledge is power. Money is power. What happens when one company owns all of the knowledge in the universe? As it stands, Cor has set themselves up to be the single most powerful company in the world. We need checks and balances put into place to protect ourselves from the

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potential uses of that power. We aren't ready for this. It's too soon. What happens when AI advances so much that real people start losing their jobs? Court leaf gets richer while we all get poorer. What happens when we have unprecedented numbers of people on unemployment? Will we all become more

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sick, more hungry, more poor, more desperate? What does desperation lead to? It leads to civil unrest. And I don't know about you, but I can't handle all that. So, HOW WILL WE SUPPORT folks who lose their jobs to AI? How will we

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all ensure our families have roofs over their heads, food in their bellies, and access to healthcare? Who's paying for it all? Who's paying for my 20,000 medic $20,000 medication that I can't walk without? I'll tell you who I think should weave. But they aren't going to

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do that on their own. They're greedy. It's human nature. I don't blame them. Power corrupts. It's an insidious thing that has the capability of quietly compromising even the most well-intentioned of us. Unfortunately, we see examples of this time and time again. Just look at the recent events

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involving ticket master. Success rarely happens by accident. It requires careful planning. Now is the time to be proactive and plan. I don't know about you, but I don't want to live in a town that contributes to the end of human civilization. I want to live in a town that contributes to the advancement of

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human civilization. Allowing Core Reef to continue their rapid and historic growth unchecked could be the end of us all. Is that a risk you're willing to take? Thank you. ANYONE else wish to speak? I have more than 3 minutes worth of

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questions. I'll get as far as I can and then I'll stop. My name is Rebecca Davis. I live in Cranford. This community has many legitimate concerns about the data center corre planning. I leave these meetings with more questions than answers and with a

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sense that there is a serious lack of transparency and that we are even being misled. Some of the many questions I have include the following. We've been told that the sound of the data center will be no louder than the hum of a refrigerator.

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Just like some of the data centers that Mayor Carlo tooured with Corweave. But was the data center 250 mill megawws as the data center corre plans for

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Kennaworth or was it smaller? More importantly, a significant danger data centers pose is infrasound sound that is below the range of human hearing. But they can travel miles from the source of the sound depending on local conditions and I expect depending

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also upon the size and type of generators and other machines on the site. I found clearly more research needs to be done about this because in my research I found many different figures for how far infrasound travels but two to three miles are numbers most

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frequently cited. As a wise person noted last week, all at at Kennallorth Planning Board meeting, all of Rosel Park schools, one of Kennallorth schools, and at least one of Cranford schools are within 2 miles of the Cory data center site. Plus, many more

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children and adults of course live within this radius. Why is this important? It's important because according to a recent New York Times article, infrasound causes chronic sleep deprivation, insomnia, headaches, internal ear pressure, and anxiety.

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Additionally, according to the Environmental and Energy Study Institute, data center neighbors have reported vertigo, nausea, ear pain, and hypertension. Infrasound will interfere with the ability of school children in the area

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to focus in school. it will affect the health of those living in this area. My own daughter is experiencing many of these issues already due to her health situation and I'm deeply worried about how much worse the data center could

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make her health issues and those of everyone in the community. If Kennorth isn't going to stop the data center from being built, which I still hope it will, it can still impose restrictions that will protect the local community. So I

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have questions. Will you measure the infrasound that exists in the environment now? And will you measure it after the data center is built? Most communities have noise limits based upon decibel levels. But this is a place

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where things are are advancing faster than local laws. Can you impose noise limits based on infrasound measurement? You may thank you. And you Thank you. I'll take UP

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MR. THOR. You cannot speak again. I'm sorry. You can only speak one time. Sorry. You cannot speak. You cannot speak. >> You need to come to You cannot speak. All respect for the meeting in county

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ways. Appreciate the I just want to it's about my question 2024 15 ordinance does not say anything about the coral reef AI data center the one that you said was shared with the other towns it mentions nothing about the corre data center. So are we saying that cor did not know

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>> in addition to that ordinance the redevelopment plan was attached and there were 12 uses in that plan and one of them was a data center. Okay. But it didn't say Cory, but it did say data center. >> It did not say Corley. >> Okay. It just said data center general. So that's as motion noticed as was

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getting right. And then my statement is, you know, these guys are doing a great job. >> But the problem is Thank you, sir. You'll have to >> Thank you. >> I'm going to call the meeting to order,

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PLEASE. Don't be afraid. This is really going to hurt us. >> Hi there. Hi. I'm still really stuck on the fact to talk about it's not going to be any louder than a refrigerator. My refrigerator doesn't home. If yours homes, I think it's broken, which means

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this is going to be broken. So, a few facts I would like to give you is what is the name of the data center that you visited in New York State? Cor. >> Okay. What town was it located in? >> Orangeburg. >> Orangeburg. Okay. Um, what megawatt was

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it? >> I don't have that answer. >> You went to visit a site and you don't have the answer? >> I don't have it. You're top of my head. I >> off top of your head. So, when can I find out? When can you give me that answer? Next meeting. Can you have that answer? >> I can. like Cory Orangeberg. You don't

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know the megawatts. Um, but you said you heard birds chirping. Can you tell me was it operational? Was it really? >> No, we're not going to have a dialogue back and forth. So, I want to know what was running. Was it running? >> Yes, it was. >> It was operational. >> Yes. Fully.

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>> Okay. What was it? New York. >> Did you go to any other ones? >> I did. What? Where else did you go? >> I went to um symphony. >> Paran. No, Piscataway. Piscataway. What was the name? It was a Corwe one, too.

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>> It was not Corwe. >> Digital realy. What was it? >> Digital realy. So, is there any opportunities for you to go with uh any of us from the public to go visit these sites with these companies? >> That would be up to the company, not me. >> Okay.

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facilities >> and but you said the one the one coming counter with is what 250 megawatt >> that's what they're saying >> OKAY GREAT THANK you thank you um I just wanted to make it public

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knowledge I just Googled um and it said that the data center in Orangeburg, New York was 20 megawatt. Thank you. Please. Thank you. Uh my name is Shamar. I work with the New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance. I just want to say you visited a data center this Saturday. I

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know because I work with them none of them are data centers. So comparing that to this isn't comparable. Uh secondly, I've worked with the data center the other hyperscale data center in New Jersey which is in my mind. This more the megawatt than this one of course but same processing problems etc etc etc.

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Everything your constituents have said here tonight is true. I do not know why you are ignoring them the way you are doing but you should listen to them. This will bring not only harm to earth but regional regional harm. You have one in the southern New Jersey to the south

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of New Jersey which will cause greenhouse gases who knows where. I'm an environment commissioner and keyboard. We talk about that there. You need to start listening to your constituents. I didn't want to say anything tonight cuz I firmly believe in like community talk and like letting me take a step back, but this is

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utterly utterly ridiculous. Listen to your community members, please. starting off. I would ask for confirmation, but I'm probably not going to get it. Um, mayor on May 5th, she stated with it's a continuation of messages between me and her on her mail

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account. The company hired for Noise is ASET. I have asked I have answered your question several times. I know this information doesn't make your videos juicy. If you want these answers, you can watch the council meeting, but it actually spread the truth in facts. Uh my issue with this is we contacted as

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tech and they did not have recollection of it. Maybe there was a non-disclosure. They couldn't speak of it, but it just seemed concerning. Um last time I asked Miss Geoderno about the Orchard Book stream capacity restoration project and she stated that

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they did not win that bid. Correct. I have an answer. Um, so I found the railway ordinance and I found everything that blatantly states and I read it at the planning meeting. Um, but I know it's an official bl on record about winning a vote in another town. I'm not exactly sure why that would be. I didn't

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want to assume a conclusion, but when you approve a massive upstream development that may possibly cause a lot of infrastructure strain on a downstream development, you run into some issues of what is

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causing the downstream infrastructure strain and it could possibly be the 1.8 billion 400,000t AI data center coming from that goes in to the same water basin. Also, it is taxpayer funded, I found out. So, I hope all of you are

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aware of that. Mr. Marorrow, we've had our back and forth a little bit. Um, you are the senior vice president of VIS Analytics and you were kind of in charge of the commercial lines. Um, I did some research about ISO data and I found out

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that Varys actually started as ISO data is a nonprofit and then Varys became a subsidiary of ISO but now it kind of flipped and vary is the main guy ISO is a subsidiary so that they commercialize their data and sell it to the public.

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Um, and as of 2026, Varys completely owns ISO data. The issue I'm having is ISO data is kind of like the gold national standard for risk assessment. So maybe Corby doesn't pay that risk.

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And this is just assumption of my research, but um maybe a third party insurer would be purchasing said data or scarier. um corporations doing captive insurance where they're kind of insuring themselves through risk assessment and

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let's say they have to surpass ISOs due to massive insurance stops and they're wanting to cover because of the insane risk. Um then we have a company that had to bypass every national standard of insurance risk

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because it was such a big risk that nobody wants to take it on. I know I have 5 seconds, but I'm going to keep going. Um, and when I when I say this, I say this to say that I'm 23 years old, right? You guys are

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the 50 years. Um, so when you make a decision like this in front of you, please. Um, I already this morning. So

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when I I mention this to mention the massive massive issue of make a motion TO No name, no address. You're not getting that from me. But members of the public do that as a courtesy. Courtesy that you

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don't have for any of these people. I want to say the Lord the Lord. He is full of Absolute Is for you guys. It's for you guys. Please don't interrupt me. Excuse me. I'm talking. Okay. And you council CC

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WHATEVER YOU THE WHOLE TIME I will be. Shut up. DON'T INTERRUPT ME. SHUT UP. MOTION. Shut up. Heat. Heat.