At this time, I'd like to open the meeting to the public for any questions or comments regarding ordinance 2026 7. Seeing none, close meeting to the public, please. >> I make motion that ordinance 2026 7 be adopted on second reading and published
according to >> Council D. Council Jackson. Yes. >> Yes. Council, yes. >> Yes. Second reading ordinance 2026 col 8 an ordinance of the bur of wall county and the state of New Jersey amending article
13 regular or v2 zone to include a new section 365-68B cannabis establishments at this time open to the public regards ordinance 2026 meeting for the public and a motion.
>> I make a motion that excuse me ordinance 2026 colon be adopted on second reading published according to law and second >> council Dixon. Yes. >> Council Jackson. Second reading ordinance 2026 col 9.
This ordinance amends the code of the borrow one law at chapter 15-4A reconcile license fees. Any questions or comments? I make a motion that 2026 9 be adopted on second reading and published
according to a second please second. >> Counciloman Dixon. >> Yes. >> Council Jackson. >> Yes. >> Counciloman Tess. >> Yes. Council Morsy. >> Yes. Counciloman Patton. >> Yes. >> Second reading ordinance 2026 column 10. An ordinance amending the code of the
girl walk at chapter 305 taxes. At this time, I'll open the meeting to the public for any question of comments regarding ordinance 2026 10. Seeing none, close the meeting to the public and entertain a motion, please. >> I make a motion that ordinance 2026
10 be adopted on second reading and published according to law. Second, please. >> Council Nixon, >> yes. Council Jackson, >> yes. Council, >> yes. Council Morsy, >> yes. Patton, >> yes.
Next second reading ordinance 2026 call 11 an ordinance amending the code the borrow at chapter 365-67 at this I will question. >> Yes.
Next resolution 2026 92 resolution authorizing the 2026 municipal budget to be read by final. >> I make a motion that resolution 2026 92 be adopted as read and second.
>> Any questions? >> Yes. Councilman Jackson. >> Yes. >> Council, >> yes. Council Morsy, >> yes. >> Council, yes. >> Next. Resolution 202693, introduction of the 2026 budget.
Motion, please. >> I make a motion that resolution 2026. >> Thank you. >> Second Dixon. >> Yes. Council Jackson, >> yes. >> Yes. Council Morsy, >> yes.
>> Yes. >> Consent agenda. The items listed below are considered routine by the bure acted upon in one motion. There will be no follow discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, staff will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered separately and obtain
motion for resolution 202694 through 202699. I make a motion that consent agenda agenda items resolution 202694 to 202699 >> be adopted as a second
>> second >> yes >> yes >> next resolution 202600 resolution authing motion of John is a motion that resolution 2026 be adopted as
>> yes Yes. >> Next ordinance 2026 14 first reading title one ordinance regulating the salaries of offices of non employees ordinance 2026
14 be adopted as first reading published according to law with the second reading being held at the next regular I'm sorry. This is for the teams to hear. >> Is it okay? Does anybody want second? >> Any questions on it?
>> Counciloman Dixon. >> Yes. Councilman Jackson. >> Yes. >> Counciloman. >> Yes. >> Council Morris. >> Yes. Thank you, Mayor. >> Like to mention one thing before I start my fire commission report. Um, our public works department in conjunction
with Love Lemon is our co-sponsoring Earth Day cleanup event. It'll be held April 25th. Um, Saturday, April 25th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon at Lyn World Memorial Park. Um, pickers, gloves, bags, and light refreshments
will be provided. Get your supplies checked in at the Love Living Wall tent near the amphitheater. Community service hours will be provided to any participating students uh, who should need them. If you have any questions, please reach out to me directly.
As far as the fire commission goes, the last month they had 69 calls for service, including 11 alarms for apartments, five buildings, five war rooms, um dwellings, EMS assists,
investigations, CL alarms, motor vehicle accidents, trash fires, car fires, wires down, public service, gas leaks, and a few other sort of things. Um, they also had a responded to a fire at Laurel Hill
Apartments. Uh, as far as the vehicles go, the skirt has no there's no further update on the skirt. Uh, it's still out of service uh, waiting for parts. Uh, the parts were supposed to be available uh, this past
month, but they were delayed. All the other vehicles are flying. There's nothing to report. A number of fire fired uh personnel attended Kim County uh a task force meeting in February. Uh there were
several weather issues uh handled by the fire fire departments department with no issues. Uh there were number of personnel at funeral services for Captain Howard Bennett of the Camden City Fire Department. Uh they had
training sessions on forceful entry, elevator rescue, postfire cleanup, uh online online trainings, and drills and activations relative to the the FIFA event coming up this summer. Uh there were 13 inspections completed,
13 reins inspections, no complaint inspections, one complaint reinspection, 16 smoke and CO inspections, and one requested response to the 800 RI. And again, if any resident is in need of a
smoke alarm, uh the fire safety office will install free of charge for you. Uh you have to call number to request 856346 0935 and that's all I got. Thank you.
>> Thank you. >> Thank you ma'am. Public works for March. Tons of trash collected 809 recycling 88. Oak items picked up 268. Each scrap metal picked up 100
concrete, one blocks, five. Zero property maintenance, zero injuries, zero accidents. Service calls 65. Stoppages 29. Main salvage is one. Emergency calls 18. Workouts 29. Pump
station repairs three. Trouble areas jetted four. Pump stations back to Laurel Springs. There was four service calls, four stoppages, no main stoppages, two emergency calls, and one markup. Also, everybody's out there
cleaning up their yards. Just make sure you put your stuff in your green lid cans picked up on Mondays. No paper bags. I see a lot of people are filling up paper bags and putting them on the streets. They're not going to pick them up. Everything has to go into your can for them to be able to dump it.
uh for are the New World Police Department for March. Total call service 1,761 traffic accidents 46 community poling 45 traffic enforcement stops 133 criminal
complaints issued by officers 75 traffic summons issued by officers 154 criminal complaints issued by citizens 19 traffic summons issued by citizen zero detective bureau in investigations 40 43
And for our upcoming the police with their upcoming events, hooked on fishing will be June 6th. Um, time to be still working on that. Um, Junior Police Academy, their enrollment ends on April 30th. Also,
National Night Out, just so everybody's prepared, is August 4th. They're looking for um any local businesses, nonprofits, community organiz organizations to host a table. for make a donation
um to engage directly with residents the August 4th from 5 to 8 uh excuse me Lindle Library we have 24 new members 10 children and 14 adults
they have upcoming events is card making ages 6 to 12 is actually this Saturday April April 11th from 11 to 12:30. All materials and tools are provided and
friends in the library book sale starts will be April 23rd, 24th and 25th. And that is during the library hours right at the library. Huge selection of books. And I just want to thank
Councilman Jackson for our Easter egg hunt. It was a great turnout. Very well attended. A lot of little kids, the little ones have a rough time collecting, but we had a side stash to give to the little ones that were crying. They didn't get anything. But you can turn down. That's all I have.
>> Yes. Council Dixon. >> Good evening everyone. >> Nice to respond. Well, I had the pleasure of attending Lynon Mo High School's production of the
play Chicago the end of last month and it was fantastic. And if you did get to attend, you really didn't miss out. Just want to say that. A reminder that Lindall Park is officially opening April 1st. Lyn Wall
football officially open April 1. Volunteers are still needed for coaching the liars football and baseball teams. Lynball baseball opening day is April 24th. Registration is closed. All fields
will be used. Games are scheduled every Saturday. >> Thank you, Mayor. God bless and happy anniversary to Linda Walls. As we approach April 23rd, the date wall became a girl in 1929. On behalf of the community, I want to
recognize the mystery strength of everyday people who continue to shape this town. So, right now, we're working to line up interviews and other occasions where we are looking to coordinate. And in the next month's report, we will have more information. In the meanwhile, please consider
sharing with me your Linda Walsh story. A free event history event in our region, a free public living history talk at Mount Laurel Library on Saturday, April 11th, 2026 from 2 to
3:30 p.m. in meeting rooms 1 and 2. Historical interpreter Arian West will present the life of a private in the Civil War using stories, artifacts, authentic uniforms, and equipment to show what everyday life was like for a
Union soldier from enlistment through camp life in combat. It's listed for all ages and part of the library oh I'm going to mess this word up. semiquincential program and that's at the mount library
and walk. That's it. >> Thank you, Councilman Jackson. >> Thank you, mayor. Good evening, everyone. Uh, a couple things to start out with. Uh, county county board of commissioners are doing a couple of Zoom seminars for anyone interested in small
business, any entrepreneurs out there. Uh, they will be virtual. Uh, the first one will be April 14th. Entrepreneurship Essentials Seminar virtual through Zoom at 10:30 a.m. to 12 PM for adults. Uh this free workshop will guide you
through the assessment process and introduce you to tools you'll need to start and grow your business. You would be better prepared to determine if you have the traits necessary to be a business owner. Identify your strengths and weaknesses and how they fit with your business ownership. Assess the
feasibility of your business idea within your target market. Conduct market research, business planning, and financial projection. Uh there will be a follow-up seminar on April 28th. Uh also virtual through
Zoom, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Um this is for starting a business in New Jersey. the pros and cons of the different legal business structures, how to name and register your business, what taxes apply to your business, and how to make sure you set up to file
for that. Also, last month I mentioned uh about April being fraud month, National Fraud Month. Uh I did arrange for FBI to stop at two of the three senior centers we have here. So, next week, actually
Friday, we'll be at uh the towers and then next Friday we'll be at London Lakes and has some scheduled complex for Harvest House, but we're still working on that. Uh and then the 21st for any seniors that do not live in the senior facilities, uh we'll be having them at
the senior congregate on April 21st at 10:30 a.m. All right. So, anyone interested, you have to register for the senior congregate. Okay, >> that's something that everybody should go to at >> Yeah, I I really encourage any even if you don't want to be part of the senior
congregate. I mean, it's a it would be a very beneficial class for anyone, all of our seniors. Senior fraud is is huge right now. Uh so, I would take advantage of it. Just come out to this to the senior congregate, you know, see what it's about. If you're interested in in coming back, we're we're there Tuesdays
and Thursdays every week. If not, then that's okay, too. All right. And then last but not least, yes, the uh Easter egg hunt was very nice, beautiful weather. We had a great turnout. Uh I thank Mayor and all
the council that helped. Um thank you uh for all the ordering you did, Mrs. Thompson. I appreciate that. All my follow-up orders and so forth. And of course, big big thanks to my seniors at the congregate who filled 4,000 eggs for
us. Uh, so that that was huge. Huge. And they work fast. You wouldn't believe how fast they work. I dropped those eggs off. They called me in two hours. They're done. >> So they they were really, very helpful. So look forward to next year. And that's all. >> I just wanted to say it was a great
turn. Everything was going perfectly. I was a little still under weather, but um I did my best. Please stand on the line and say stop here. >> But thank you, Linda. Thank you. Now, >> 4,000 wasn't enough.
>> Yeah. So, I was going to say, but you know, the budget is tight. We'll say maybe we we bump it up to 6,000 next year, but we'll talk about that. >> We'll talk about that. >> Can you hear me? >> All right. So, I don't think I need this. Can everyone hear me?
The burl completed its bond rating review with S&P Global Ratings um in preparation for our upcoming bond sale on April 14th. Following their evaluation, the burl's credit rating remains unchanged at a double A negative, which continues to reflect a
strong overall financial position. However, the outlook was adjusted from stable to negative. This change is primarily due to a reduction in reserve levels. It is important to note that this was a deliberate and measured decision by the governing body made to
help lessen the tax burden on residents while continue to maintain a high level of services to our community. We are actively focused on rebuilding our reserve position and will continue to closely monitor spending and financial trends. We remain committed to
responsible fiscal management and long-term financial stability. Also, I'd like to share that we are hosting uh New Jersey Shares New Jersey Shares energy assistance program event
will be held on Tuesday, April 14th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. here in the council meeting room. In order to apply and to be eligible for some of these uh energy assistance programs, one, you must have proof of income for all
household members age 18 and older within the last 30 days. Two, a social security cards for all household members. Three, a complete utility bill, all pages. The fourth and final
requirement is a current lease, mortgage statement, or property tax bill. Again, that will be held on April 14th. I have a few flyers here and it's also been posted to our website. Ma'am, that's all I have at this time. With that being said, I'd like to open
the meeting to the public for anyone from the public wishing to speak. Please come to the microphones. State your name and address for the record. My name is S. I live at 213 Cypress Avenue in Lindable and I was here in January expressing my
concerns about the property next door on 2011. I followed up in February with a letter from my attorney explaining my problems, explaining my concerns. I have
copies of the letters here for all the council members if they'd like to have one. In the letter, it states that well, number one, I've had no communications whatsoever.
I emailed the mayor several times without no response from the mayor. >> There are a number of issues which have occurred since that time and I want to express those tonight. Number one, okay,
the bamboo now it's springtime and it's starting to grow again. All right. And it is now growing into my drain field. It is now growing into my septic
system. It is now growing into my well. It is now growing into the foundation of my house. Okay. So, it's getting nothing but works. All right. Vandals have come back into
the property. They broken out windows. working out the back door again. Send an email to the mayor. No response. What I'm concerned about is making everyone aware of what the problem is
because it appears that we can't talk and resolve it and get the issue solved. We have to go to litigation. I don't want to go to litigation. It cost me money. It's going to cost the bureau more money. All right. It's it's
going to be a well it's going to be an endless supply because in the past there's been a property across from me took 15 years for the burrow to finally start cleaning out of. So this is an
issue that 15 years from now it's going to look like Vietnam in my backyard. I won't be able to flush my toilet and I won't have any water to drink. Now what do I do from here? If I look into the federal ordinances,
the burrow has clear ordinances on bamboo. All right, they are clear that the responsibility lies with the property owner where the bamboo originated. This is the burough ordinance which was passed by burough
council liable. So there's no question of where the liability begins. the issues I've had in the past and come back under liability and talk to your insurance company, they just say, "We
don't know anything about it, so we can't pay it." And the burrow says they don't know anything about it, so we can't pay. All right. So, in any event, I need some action. It's get getting
worse. It's getting bad. All right. All right, I got bamboo shoots in front of my house. Okay, it's it's spreading all over the place. All right, you sent somebody out to cut some bamboo down and they did it and now it's laying
in the backyard. So, you got to do something about this property and you have to fix it somehow. It belongs to you. The liability lies with the burrow. And I'm the burrow, too. I live here. All right. And so I
know it's coming out of my pocket, too. But I have to be able to live in my house. I have to be a What am I going to do? What am I going to do when I can't use my house anymore for the foundation problems? All right.
Who's going to fix it? Me? That's it. That's where I'm coming from. All right, you folks. The letters are here. I'll leave them up front. If you care to take one, take one. It explains
pretty clearly where I'm at. And these are the new issues. Okay. >> The new issues. No communication between the guy. No communication. I have been deathly
ill for the last four weeks. That's why I haven't gotten back to you. I have asked Craig Wells to come out and speak to you and he has told me he's been out to speak to you a couple of times and he's also made communications about that he would be out there take care of the property now and I don't know who's
telling me tales and stories but what you're saying it doesn't seem to be driving what he's saying nothing >> I have not been able to get back to you because I have been deathly ill meetings in 25 years last meeting was the last
one I missed the first second time meeting. So, I'm just letting you know that's why I haven't gotten back to you because I haven't gotten back to anybody. I could probably get out. >> So, anyway, that's why I haven't communicated with you, but I did send Craig out there. I did notify the
attorney. We >> very good friend. I know. >> Well, >> he said he's going to reach out to you today again because he I asked him yesterday if he had talked to you and he said he forgot to get to you, but he will be out to talk to you again. >> So, And if you do see people throwing
rocks and stuff through the windows and stuff, please notify the police so that they can get there and catch them. >> They were notified. You came out and boarded it up and now they I'm telling you we get that bagels
are there. All right. >> We're going to get people living in there. A place that's going to get burned down. Then you're going to have another problem. Now you're gonna have a fire in house and you want >> I I appreciate your time and your effort
and take time for you to >> work on it. Do something. All right. >> We we are still working on >> Yeah, I know you keep telling me we're working three months. I haven't seen any action. All right.
>> Anyone else from the commission? Please come to the microphone. Did you name it for the record, sir? >> My name is Paul Stoy. I've lived at 809 Martin Drive since 1976. >> Um, lately, I mean, years ago, we had
problems with a couple teenagers that would drive up and down a little too fast. Um, now it's become an adult issue. And there's a suggestion for a fundraiser for your police. If you put a
cop on Mercedes and you put a cop on Lancia, you'll pay a salary cuz these people are cruising down that street about 55 miles an hour. Come and go. I try to get out of my car and I have to look to make sure somebody's not taking
me in the door with um I got out of the car the other day and somebody was cruising down at about 55 miles an hour and I tried to go to slow down and he just veered around me and kept going. I was going to go on his
butt down but I figured that's how you do that. Um, we have >> Yeah, but I mean as a fundraiser, you put a couple policemen on Aston Martin and once they catch on to Aston Martin and they start going out, he just
switch over to the other side, make another suggestion. >> I will speak with him and have him bring it up to the chief tomorrow morning. >> Please, sir, you got it. >> Thank you.
Uncle Bud's office. >> I'm sorry. Hang on. >> Um, at this time, can I ask the animal control officer, please come forward? >> Um, we had a few inquiries about our animal control. So, um, we play a little
phone tag, but I was able to get him here this morning and he's going to address some of the concerns. Um, it was brought to my attention that, you know, some residents reach out, they're not able to get a response or, you know, there's been some issues, but he's here
tonight to just um just talk a little bit about what he does as the animal control officer, rules, regulations, and things like that. >> Thank you, Rob. Rob, can you take that microphone off? >> Okay. >> Thank you, Brock.
>> So, my name's Rob Sh. Independent Animal Care Services. We handle animal control services for majority of Canon County and Gloster County. Um, they had to come in today to speak about some cats. I know we have cat problem in town. The
whole county has a feral cat problem. Um, and it's a complex issue and I call us the habitual middleman because we are pretty much the animal Uber and um, how it works is when you call us, we pick up the animal and it goes to an animal shelter and the animal shelters only
have so many space so much space. So when you call us directly for a complaint, we can only respond and pick up feral cats if the animal shelter has space for us to house them in. So, a lot of times residents will call and
complain and and um so we're being kind of responsive for um picking up cats, but it's really a space issue between the animal shelter. I can go buy 100 traps and l them out to everyone in Lynen wall. There's not enough cage space at the shelters for these cats,
especially feral cats. And we're getting to the point um other municipalities in New Jersey are doing this. They're stopping um intake for feral cats. Um the shelters won't take them anymore. How it works is if uh you call us to cover a cat, we pick it up, we take it
to the animal shelter. If it's a feral cat, it's held for seven days and it's euthanized. Um so it's not a good outcome for them. So a lot of towns support TNR practices, which which we also help support those. We work with groups that do trap neuter
and return. So, we trap the feral cats. The animal shelter fixes them and they they release them where they were trapped at. Um, doesn't necessarily stop all induces behavior, but it stops the population of the cats. Um, so with
that, if anyone has any questions on on cats or how the process works or any animal control issues, I'd be happy to to speak with anyone. We do have a track rental program. How that works is if you call our office or you go on our website
and you fill out our trap rental form, um you go on our waiting list, which is going to be pretty long, especially in the spring. Um our traps go out to people that are doing TR first and then they're going out to residents with nuisance complaints that just want the cats removed after that. And that's
based on, like I said, space at the animal shelter. When the animal shelter fills up, we don't have cages to put them in. They tell us, "Rob, stop bringing the cats." Um, so with that, you can buy your own trap and that's what we recommend residents to do. You can buy them at Home Depot or buy one on
Amazon. And if you contain a feral cat, we come pick them up for space at the animal shelter um during their normal business hours Monday through Friday 9 to 5. If you have a cat that is sick or injured or looks like it could be rabid, um, that's a public safety issue and we
come out immediately for that. Um, and we're on 247. So, if it's after our business hours, you call the police, they will dispatch us out. We'll come and take care of the sick or your cat. But for normal, just healthy feral cats that are, you know, living in your
backyard or um, you know, having kittens, things like that, um, it's a bit of a complex issue with multiple working people that we partner with. So, it's not solely based on us. >> Rama, get your cat in New York. Can they
bring it to the animal shelters? >> They can. Yeah, you could take it to the animal shelter yourself. >> Charge them, right? Because what part of the animal shelter? >> They won't charge you for a feral cat. Yeah, you can. If you got your own animal, you have a, you know, straight army of a cat. They want to surrender, they're going to charge you for that. If
it's a a feral cat, the animal shelter should not be charging you for that. >> GR program. So, you know, like that's done through the animal shelter and we can help you support that. And if you'd like to do PNR and you just need a trap to do it, we would loan you out a trap for
that. You're going to get one a lot quicker. Um, so that's always an option, too. >> What shelter in town provides it? >> Um, it's not a shelter in town. It's it's home or bound. >> Yeah. And then, um, >> yeah, >> yeah, the only animal shelters that deal
with stray animals or animalies and homebound in Lakeland. Um the animal shelter in town um animal adoption center in Lind and AWA they're private um intake animal shelters. So that's more like you have to surrender your dog. You can work that out with them but
they don't deal with animal control or shooting animals. >> They handle better. So, we'll pick up if on the roadways if they're accessible, we'll pick up like basically domestic animals, but it's if it's something of like a similar size, like a raccoon or something like that,
we would go scoop it up. >> Yeah. Yeah. Give us a call. Give the office a call. We'll get it situated for you. Um, but basically domestic animals because we're looking for an owner. So, if we pick up a cat, we're scanning it for a microchip. >> We have We have a problem right now in our development of PS.
>> Yeah. >> They're supposed to be like that that big. Yeah. So that's a pest control issue and I can talk about that a little bit so everyone understands because they hear animal control and they kind of encompass that as all animals and while I do have experience and I can kind of guide you in those situations, we aren't
contracted to handle them. So any nuisance wildlife, moles, you have squirrels in your attic or raccoons or groundhogs living under your shed. That's not something that the municipal animal control service does. Um that would be a pest control or exterminator. Only time that we get involved in that
if um if it's wildlife that's sick and poses a threat of rabies. So a raccoon is at the mouth in your yard. You call the police, they call us, we come out and remove the raccoon. If your dog gets in a a fight with a raccoon or a skunk or something like that and injures it, we would come and pick that up and and
get it tested for rabies for you. Um or if you have an animal in the living space of your house, so not your basement or your attic or anything like that. If you have um you know you have drop ceiling and a raccoon falls through the drop ceiling which happens a lot this time of year babies
um we would come and get that out of your living space for you. But if it's like you know like squirrel up in your chimney or something like that we can't handle that. So basically we are the animal um we will pick up the stray animals and we take them to the shelter. um we respond
to animal rights, possible rabbit animals and things like that. Um and the only barrier that we have is is stakes at the current and that's why um the county um really pushes the the trap recover has um you know it works. It's not a
quick fix by any means. Um and it needs to be monitored, but it's um it's better than the trapping and mass use in Asia that we that used to happen. uh when when you trap a bunch of cats and you pull them out of an area and you have cats left, they will populate more. They
will just keep populating. So the thought is with the TNR is you put those cats back now, they can't populate and eventually the colony shrinks. >> That's kind of how it works, but it's not quick fix. >> It's there is we've had kittens all year
long. >> There there is It used to be like, yeah, this is kitten season. Now it's just year. Um, yeah, it's brutal and the animal shelter is really struggling right now. Um, they are always over capacity. Um,
and and it's not a lot of fun and it's a lot of money to take care of cats, especially feral cats. They have to feed their wild. It's the same as buying a raccoon and put it in a cage and said, "All right, go in there and clean it litter box and feed it every day." That's what these people have to do. Um,
so it's it's tough. So I I don't want to, you know, push the burden on them saying no, it's their fault. It's, you know, it's a complex issue and and ultimately we we don't want these cats to be here. They're not native wildlife, but they are here and that's a reality. And so, you know, we're doing our our best to try to control the population,
but um you know, there's we're we're very limited in what we can do. Not necessarily a question, but something we recently learned is a resource for uh people across from home orbound that you're talking about is the sustainability building through Camden County.
>> Uh there is the Camden County tool library and they actually have an assortment of small animal traps that are available to all Camden County residents that you can check out like a library card, but >> they have a full slew of tools there as well. If you ever need a tool and don't want to buy it, you can probably get it
there for free. Uh, but they have small animal tracks was my point. And you can check them out and maybe get one faster than >> You can Yeah. faster than us because our list is four pages long already. Um, and um, and it's it's a process, you know,
like you can't force a cat to go into a trap. And a lot of times when you're trapping at an area that has a lot of cats that, you know, they're not stupid animals, they get smart. So, like I said, it's a long process. It's really hard and ultimately it's uh
it's not a great outcome. So u you know >> if you're dealing with a nuisance behavior there's things if you go on our website which is a csnj.com um we have a ton of information on there on feral cat and links to other places
that give you a ton of information on how to curb nuisance behavior. Um our trap rental form is on there. Another thing I'll mention is if you are going to get your own trap, you still have to follow the state laws for trapping and any animal for too long. So that's, you know, you can't leave a cat in a trap if
the temperatures are below freezing or up in 90s or if we have bad weather, like you have to if you're if you're in a trap, you have to care for the animal when it's in the trap. Doesn't mean, you know, handle it, but it means keep it out of any inclement weather. Um, and make sure you're calling us to get it picked up in a timely manner. We can't
have that sitting trap for more than 24 hours. So, it's something to think about if anyone's wants to have it on a trap. >> You have a lot of cats. >> I've actually had the opportunity to the catch during release lease program. I'm a property manager between our gardens
and there's another landings behind. >> Yeah. >> And >> when I first took over that property, there was cats everywhere. I mean, there were even my bushes smell like >> and >> when I went over to talk to the landings, what are you doing? his head on the line on patrol coming in and they
knew Luc and I was a little against it but then over time you watched that population drop off slowly but surely >> now unfortunately we're at the other end where there's not any cats and we're being taken over by mice >> so
really natural predators but no I watched the process they feed the director was paying the lady in the landings to feed them in a hut area they built in the woods for them. So, I mean, at first I was against it, but then once I realized what it was doing, now you probably see any cats.
>> Yeah. Yeah. And and and that's a good example. And as long as these colonies are managed properly and you don't have people just kind of dumping out food all hours of the night, leave my problem. My tents were feeding. >> You have to get them on a schedule. You feed this time. You feed and when feeding is over, you pull the food.
Yeah. And that's it. And that's what I had that was feeding him. His his building was at the back backed up to the woods the other day. He was feeding them and then the raccoon start. >> Yeah. >> And one kid almost got bit by the raccoon because he trapped the raccoon
between the building and the >> and it got nasty and I we had to grab the stop feeding the animal. >> Yeah. >> You have to understand too. >> It is. You have to understand we all want quick fixes and it's it's not one
of those. Um and and I get that I get the frustration. Um but it it's a part of the solution to to managing these fellow cats. Um you know we have laws that we have to follow you know they're not wildlife so we don't have seasons on
cats to you know manage population. So you know we could do DNR and we can do trap the animal shelter euthanizing. That's pretty much it. Um and um you know They take care of those. >> Me, too.
>> So, does anyone else have any questions? >> Thank you very much. Motion for second.