All right, we on. All right. Uh, call to order the July 16th long hill tantrum committee meeting. Please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One
nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Madam clerk, it always do that. Okay, here we go. Um, in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act of New Jersey, adequate notice of this meeting,
specifically the time, date, and public call and information were included in the meeting that was electronically sent to the Echosetin Morris daily record and posted on the township website. The agenda and public handouts for this meeting can be viewed online at www.longhillnj.gov. Public comment period will be held in
the order is listed on the meeting agenda. Committeeman Lavender, present. Committee woman Riker Eline, present. Committee Burlesa, present. Deputy Mayor Peria present. Mayor Dorsy here. All right, we'll start. We have the auditor here for the very exciting
annual report. So, come on down. Yes. I'll get you out of here. Okay. Um, good evening everyone. I'm sure you can hear me on online and everything already, but
okay. Good evening everyone. Um so once again I'm here to present on the audit. Uh this year we're doing 2024 obviously. Um so I'm going to start off by going through the uh current financial situation of your current fund and then your parking lot and facilities utility
fund and then we're going to go into the amendment suggestions and uh recommendations. Uh so to begin with for the current fund uh for the year ended December 31st 2024 the township had revenues of 50,549,000
and we utilized $2.2 million of fund balance in that revenue number. We also had expenditures of $48,655,000. So overall the fund balance decreased by about $320,000 from 2023 uh where it was at uh 3,240,000
to 2,916,000 uh at the end of 2024. Um our current year collection rate stayed very strong. We're at 99.33% again uh consistent with last year actually. Uh really great tax collection rate. Should be very proud of that. Your
tax collector should be very proud. Um but overall uh current fund is still in good financial shape. Uh so there's nothing to be concerned of as far as the current fund financial situation goes at this point. For the parking lot facilities utility fund uh for this year
ended December 31st, 2024. The township has revenues of $224,000 in which we use $80,000 of fund balance and we had expenditures of $140,000. Important to note in there is that within that we had $100,000 of capital
outlay that we spent whereas in the previous year we had only spent about $20,000. Um so overall the fund balance did decrease in that by about $56,000 but again we put capital money back into the utility. So um we we reinvested in
oursel and that's where a lot of that went. Um, so in 2024, the ending balance was $28,000 uh dollars and again that's an increase of about 55 $56,000 uh from the 2023 balance.
For your management suggestions in this year's report, um the first two that I have are really just housekeeping items of things that Ry's already working on, so it's nothing to be concerned of. Um the first one being accounts receivable. Um there's just some older accounts receivable balances
that um uh that are in the general capital and the federal and state grant funds. So, we're looking into those to see if there's any need to cancel those if they're no longer valid receivables. Um but they're nothing of a material nature. So, at the time of the audit, we didn't think it was requiring for us to
do any further investigation, but like I said, Ry's going to be looking into that and we'll resolve it um probably around this year. Uh the second was the federal and state grant appropriated reserves. Um there's just some older balances in there as well. Uh I'm just going to repeat the same thing I just basically
did. Ry's already looking into them. Uh nothing of a material nature. Um so we're going to keep on looking at those and make sure that there's nothing there that can be cancelled at this point. Uh the third management suggestion, it's been here for a couple of years. We've talked about it a lot. It's just
mentioning about the CO 19 funding um that they they are coming out federal and state and reviewing any of the monies that were spent on the co monies that were awarded. Um and just to be aware, we haven't had any problems. We never have any problems with documentation being on file and all of
that. But it's just another heads up. I'm hoping that this is the last year that I'm talking about CO 19 federal funding when it comes to this because it's been my gosh I don't know what four years running now that I five now that we've had it in the reports. Okay. Yeah. So it's it's been long enough. I think
we all know you know I think it's it's time that we can pull that advisory note out. Um and then to the recommendations um these are recommendations that we had previously uh for the township having segregation of duties. I know we've
talked about this in the past. Um, basically an adequate segregation of duties. We only have really one client um that kind of fully fully gets rid of this and it involves having a central cashier wherein someone would come in, they would go to one department, they
would get their their certificate. Then they would have to bring it to the cashier. The cashier would have to stamp it as paid. They would have to go back to that department to have it finally verified. It's a big pain. It's just something that exists in municipalities in the state of New Jersey because budgetarily it doesn't make a lot of
sense to have that extra position in most municipalities. Uh very common. It's literally Andy Paul, but I think one of the municipalities that I'm aware of that of the of the hundred that we audit. So, um and the second one uh is just uh
we're working on tax title. I think we're almost there. I know there's a lot of work that's gone into it. Um, but just with with the tax federal leans being reconciled to agree with the historical records for each lean, we're getting there. We're very close. Again,
that's one that I'm hoping that will fall out uh next year. She's actually uh inputting the differences this she should be done Friday. So, once we're done with that, we'll we'll take a look um and run reports and see where we are with the with the balances.
Long road on that one. It it's been Yeah, because some of those uh um balances it it was when uh when we changed systems, not this last time, the prior time it dropped off some some numbers and she had to go back almost uh
15 years in some instances. So, it was a lot of research and everything and and but I think I think we got it. So, glad to hear that. So, with that, if anyone has any questions, I'm more than happy to address them. You ne you never argue a call in your
favor. Thank you Andrew. Have a great night. And I think you were right. It's four years of the co thing because four years four years running, right? Well, let's hope that you're not right with five next year. Everyone have a great evening. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you.
All right. Next order of Do you want to do the resolutions for the audit before? Yeah, I guess we might as well. So it's resolution uh what's it 25 183 and 184. Um that's the certification the annual audit and the audit corrective action
plan for approval. Um will somebody move that? So move second. Committeeman uh Lavender. Yes. Committeewoman Reker Eline. Yes. Committeeman Verza. Yes. Deputy Mayor Burchia. Yes. Mayor Dorsy.
Yes. All right. Next we have where are we next? The ordinance 56125 uh about the police department uh promotional policy. Um yes we'll do is just vote it uh a motion to move it and we just vote no, right?
Well, you have a public hearing but we should probably talk about potential action. Yeah. And right now what we're doing so everybody can leave. We're going to vote it down. So we don't need to hear anybody from the public unless you really want it. And I guess I'm sure none of you guys want it. So that's fine. So unless somebody from the public
has any big issue with it, I'll just call it the vote. What does it mean? You're going to vote now. We're going to we're going to dis we're going to scrap this ordinance right now. You're going to bring it back up at some point. Well, we have other alternative ideas right now, but the ordinance itself is
going. You want to you have what? Well, once we vote it down, it's unless we revive the unless we bring a new ordinance up with the same exact language, it's go it's not coming back. Unless the new town committee next year could Yeah, next year it does. Right. If the
the composition of committee changes, who knows? I don't I don't anticipate us re reintroducing the same ordinance in the next three or four months anyway. Correct. Right. No, but the rationale there's different rationale behind it as to why we're voting this down. Yes. But the point is we're voting it
down and it doesn't matter because I'm going to waste time talking about it. So if anybody has in the audience has anything they want to say, what I just think we should explain the rationale to voting it down. You want to take the time to do that? I let Randy do it. Yeah. Appropriate.
Okay. So, so uh they say no, they're happy. Goodbye. There's there's been um discussions uh about different aspects of the p of the promotional process. Uh uh some good, some negative. Um so the committee has
decided that um you know we're gonna uh vote this this ordinance down. Um once uh we get a chief of police uh in place which that process is moving forward. Uh we're going to um discuss promotion
promotion policies as well as many other policies with the uh new chief of police and determine whether um it's warranted to have a a new promotional pro policy ordinance uh or modify what we currently
use. Um, you know, right now the uh procedures are in the uh police policy and procedures. Um, and we uh the officer in charge uh currently or the chief of police uh can change those
policies um and and add some things or take away some things. Uh so um we feel the committee I believe feels that uh that's an area that we will go with currently uh and move forward and get
the management uh in place to move the police department forward. There's your explanation. All right. So we just make a motion to Yeah. I'd like What are you calling? I'd like I make a motion to scrap this. All right. Fair enough. Any second? I'll second it. I don't know if it's
supposed to be scrapped. It means we're getting rid of it. We're getting rid of it. Got it. That's fine. Very official. Committeeman Lavender. Yes. Committee woman Riker Eline. Yes. Committeeman Verza. Yes. Deputy Mayor Peria. Yes. Mayor Dorsy. Yes. All right. That's done for now.
Then we have ordinance 572-25. Uh. Oh, wait. I apologize. Did we have a public hear in regards to that? Because Maryanne Nunan does have her hand raised on Zoom. No. No, we're not doing it. No. No. I was saying no, we didn't have We're not going to. All right. So, then
we have the capital ordinance 572-25. Randy, what's this about? This is the 2025 uh capital improvement um for the municipality. Um it it involves uh various uh capital
improvements, um some public works stuff, uh um public safety, recreational, um that's about it. Right. But what what it does include is um
which I think is very important and and a a governing b this governing body's uh important um issue of preliminary costs for a new police headquarters. So that does include this uh in this
capital budget where we can uh now um um get professionals on board to to uh move things. We have been meeting uh with this and now we could uh move take the next step and move things forward uh with with various other concerns.
Can I ask you a question? Will these consultants or whatever their proper title is, will they also uh be able to guide us in terms of uh applying for uh grants? Absolutely. Absolutely. And and uh I've
we've we've started already having those kind of conversations. One of the grants that I think uh we would be able to uh get which um I've talked with the OEM director is a FEMA grant for for relocation. Uh since we since FEMA has
put in so many dollars of their money at that location, we would be entitled to uh grant money to move it forward. We will I've already applied for actually grants. We we would we've been denied for two grants, but we will apply for
anything available that's out there. If if any of you guys up on this committee uh see something that might fall fall into fit, let me know. uh because you know the some of these grants uh come out of the blue and I don't necessarily see them all. So uh but we we are
determined to get as much money through other resources than our taxpayers. So that's great. Last question, Randy, and and I believe you also went through some of these details when you did the budget presentation. Right. Correct. Right. So if anybody wants to go back and watch the recording on that, they can
kind of go into depth. We don't necessarily need to go through it now. And Randy, so the public knows, you have a is there's a subcommittee that meets discuss like the police headquarters, correct? Correct. And you've been meeting for what, how many months approximately? Um probably about four or five months now.
And I know you've done you've toured other uh establishments, too. Correct. Correct. Yeah. So just so the public knows this is an idea. It's still things been moving forward just in the back p. So but it is moving forward. All right. So is anybody I'm open to the public
hearing if anybody has any questions, comments or anything regarding this ordinance about capital spending for the year. All right, anybody online? Marian Nan's hand is raised. Yes, she can come on now.
Maryann, if you can unmute yourself. Thank you very much, Megan. Um, Matt, I do not appreciate your last comment. All right. No, we're not doing it. Public comments. I know it does not relate to this ordinance. This I never want to hear that. Okay, bear
with me. Okay, there's been enough in this township. Okay, I want to thank Aubrey, okay? because blatantly everyone just made a major decision in terms of this
ordinance that you're removing it with no explanation. Now, if I cannot ask a question and I'm grateful for Aubry for explaining the rationale behind it, we have an issue.
Let's end it, Matt. Okay, that's the end of my comments. All right. Anybody else online? Anybody else on Zoom would like to make a public comment? Please raise your hand. Now you don't see anyone, mayor. All right. Motion to move uh ordinance
572-25 with the capital improvements. So moved. Second. Lavender. Yes. Committee woman. Yes. Committee Verlesa. Yes. Deputy Mayor Peria. Yes. Mayor Dorsey. Yes. All right. Now, we're moving on to
consent agenda. We got all the other ones, correct? Yes. Okay. Is there anything in the consent agenda anybody needs to discuss or recuse themselves from? All right. Seeing none. Um Oh, Vic, you probably have to recuse yourself from the construction official,
correct? Yes. Oh, okay. Yeah, Vic's out on 193. Okay. All right. So motion to approve resolutions numbers 25- 185 193 with Vic uh recusing herself on 193.
Second Committeeman Lavender. Yes. Committeewoman Reign. Yes. Committee Verlesa. Yes. Deputy Mayor Burch. Yes. Mayor Dorsy. Yes. Okay. What do you want to start with somebody else? So you get your slides up and ready. Who do you have slides for? The people down that end.
Uh library. All right. Then we'll start with Scott. We have four rack too. Uh no report guy. Uh just a reminder, the first aid squad is right in the middle of their uh fund raise. Please 100% volunteers.
They are out there to save your lives when you need them. 700 plus calls a year. So help them help you. I have nothing to report. So whatever slide shows up first live, you're up. Yay. Library. Okay. The library is open Monday through Saturday. They are closed
on Sundays in July and August. What did we do in June? Lots of books and programs. Exclamation point. Exciting. The library does a lot of really good stuff. It's really good. All right. Each summer, library is focused on summer reading challenges, signing up folks, and awarding their reading achievements.
We have 349 individuals reading along with us, but we want more. Story times are every day at 10:30 and also at Sterling Lake. Thanks for welcoming us, Longhill Township Parks and Recre. We have a new online program, Library
Chef. Three adult, one teen and one kid cooking class each month. Sign up via our website or ask us for help. Game nights every Wednesday at the library. I'm times I'll read faster. Sorry, Megan. All are welcome. Play with your family or with new friends. Next slide. Next slide. Free movies
throughout July. We are going with an 007 theme in honor of the seventh month of the year. That is it. There you go. Should I do these? Sure. Yeah, I'll do these. Okay. So, check
your home for radon. There are free radon testing kits available at the municipal building. I was going to say I'm going to jump ahead to like one kit per household while supplies last. They are intended for homeowners who have not tested in the past two years. If you don't know
what radon is, it's a radioactive gas that occurs naturally, which is kind of crazy. Odorless, tasteless, invisible, but can cause cancer. Do not recommend in higher concentrations in certain areas of New Jersey. Um, and testing is simple and effective, and it's nice that we have kits. You can, a lot of people
probably have them in their homes already, but if you don't do this, then there is a live cooking denim demo with samples. Stay young at heart. Um this is join the registered dietitian nutritionist from the Nourish and Thrive nutrition center for cooking demonstration uh to learn how to manage
high blood pressure, high cholesterol by increasing fiber from whole plant-based foods. So this is Tuesday night, August 5th or Tuesday, August 5th. Sorry, I threw the night in there that's not written down. Uh the time is 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and it's at the library. So I think it was one of the things we
mentioned before. And then this is got le get your household items tested. So, this is from the Morris County Division of Public Health. Um, the TH Oh my gosh, I have not had my tea today, so apparently I can't form proper sentences. Saturday, July, I know July
19th, 10 to 12:00 p.m. at the Morris County Library, which is in Whipin to get your things tested for lead. That's what I got. You're up. All right. Thank you, Vic. Right.
The parks and recreation update for Wednesday, July 16th is as follows. We are having lots of fun at camp and it's hard to believe we are halfway through our summer camp season. Recently, our campers enjoyed a week we
themed holiday mashup. Campers had a lot of fun celebrating Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, and Halloween all out of order. We also held a food collection and took it to our 12 baskets food bank ahead of the Fourth of July picnics.
Next week, our preschool camp will welcome our emergency services group as we host community helpers. The campers always have so much fun seeing all of the emergency vehicles so close up. That's why you ask. Don't forget to
pencil in all of our dog days of summer concerts on Thursday nights this summer. Live music and ice cream. What could be better? The screen truck will be in attendance at all of our concerts with sweet treats available to purchase.
Don't forget to join us this Thursday night as we welcome back Lost in Space 7 at Cander Park Grass Field. And always remember, these concerts are free. Next up, mark your calendars for a night
of family fun at Caner Park on National Night Out. Come meet all of your emergency services group and enjoy a free night of summer entertainment fun for all ages. Tuesday, August 5th from 6:00 p.m. through 9:00 p.m. The official
guys will be on the official fun guys will be on the turf field with re relay races for all ages. Our face painter, Laura's Parties, will be on hand once again. Live music under the pavilion will feature Shut Up, Ralph, a classic
rock band. Movie in the library will feature Minecraft. Demonstrations by our emergency services groups, Chamber of Commerce, business displays, free Starbucks, and much more. Don't miss it.
All right. And last but not least, did you do that? No. Could you? I thought I did. No. It says free Starbucks. Yum. Yum. Don't forget to keep our parks clean. We are still picking up a lot of water
bottles on our fields. Looking to get more involved in your community? Join the Longhill Recreation Advisory Committee. Call us for more information and check us out on the website. And
that concludes the recreation update. Thank you, Vic. Thank you. All right. So, the only discussion I we held this for you, Vic, is sidewalks. I remember you brought that up back in June. Yes. So, that's why we held it to you till you were here. So, Jack, do you have anything you want to
add to that? No. Before we start, we we we have the right under state law to require abiding property owners to maintain and repair and replace sidewalks. Okay? So, it's just a policy decision you all have to make. If you'd like to go in that direction, I will bring a draft
ordinance to the next meeting for your consideration. Okay? It now this is the thing that I would like to to mention. I think it's something that we definitely, you know, need to seriously consider getting done.
But before we do it, some of the sidewalks are in an incredible state of disrepair. And is it would it be more fair for us to repair those sidewalks that are in disrepair rather than pushing it than
than doing what we should do, making it the homeowner's responsibility. But then once we do that, they inherit a a sidewalk by their property that's in a state of disrepair. You know, you know, I think that we should put a plan of
attack to repair these sidewalks and make them safe before we put the onus of responsibility onto the homeowners. That's Any thoughts? Do we have a Al, do you have a list? Not a list, but you have a general idea of the ones that need to be repaired.
Oh, okay. So, it already exists. Oh, all right. Well, that's good news. So, I guess my question would be since you have that list be because you don't want to be the the owner where it you're left out of the window of that. So, if
you have an issue, there should be a timeline as to when it's completed and anything after that timeline. Right. I don't want. So if Vic sidewalk is not in good repair and we and the town fixes it and Aubryy's is not in
good repair, but somehow it doesn't get addressed, ordinance goes in place. Well, then Aubrey is out in the cold. That's right. So I I don't know how to address that. Unless But Al, you said you do have a full list for the entire town.
Do you have an estimate for how much that would cost? Yeah, that's I was going to ask the cost piece. Like a lot of money. There was a study done by a former engineer and we have done repairs and uh you know
right in some cases that was because uh township owned well trees in in the rightway sometimes had an issue with the sidewalks. Can I have a can I ask a question? So, so the Jack, the ordinance says sidewalks shall be installed for all new
developments. So, then how does this affect people that have um older homes in in neighborhoods that have no sidewalks at all, nor really any clearance for them? It wouldn't affect them. The section to which you're referring is just a
subdivision or site plan ordinance that requires sight plans to include sidewalks. So, that wouldn't affect any older homes. Uh and this ordinance if you ever adopt it such as the Tifa property will have a sidewalk. Absolutely. Right. Okay. So so just just to summarize and frame this the right
way um the net result of this would be to fix all the existing sidewalks and to ensure that new developments from this point forward have the proper spec sidewalks. That's already on the books. That's already on the books, you know. So that
should be done. But this is not forcing people in neighborhoods that don't have sidewalks right now. This is not adding any new sidewalks to to make sure everybody knows that. Yes. But but Vic makes a good point because people are starting off in equal footing then and guy's right. You don't want
people inheriting. But to Aubre's question, this may be a five-year capital plan before the an ordinance would get into place. And we would have to rely on Randy wearing his CFO hat as to what and working with uh director Gallow as to what that
to understand what does it look like what's the strategy long term an ordinance with an effective date of five years from now to allow time for the capital. We need to we need to implement it and move forward on it. I think we all would all agree it's time and we need to
promote walking safely and and and put the responsibility where it should be. So rather than delay it because we it it it we know that these sidewalks need to be repaired and it would be costly, let's put the if it's going to be a fiveyear plan or a three-year plan,
let's start it now. And Jack, this would not change. This would not change. Commercial properties aren't responsible for No, there are. Yes, that's correct. Starting it now is is is not an option. Well, you know what I mean. Like that's we just adopted the capital budget
doesn't include anything. Here's the question. Now, we do have we did put money in in 2021 and we have about $4,000 left from there that, you know, we could do some sidewalk. How much $4,000 is not going to get you a long distance? Totally understand. Now,
another question that I have, I think I know the answer, but I did get a phone call recently on this. Um, can a homeowner remove their sidewalk? No. Okay. I I just had somebody call me
asking they want to uh they claimed that they would they're the only property that had a sidewalk, but when I looked uh looked it up, it's that's not the case. But he he uh you you can't remove a sidewalk in the rightway anymore than you could remove the street in front of your house. Right. Okay. I I have another question
though for for Al. Do you have a recent survey of the um sidewalks in town that would indicate which could be repaired from DPW versus which would have to go to an outside contractor?
Yeah, that list I'm pretty sure has addition of severity. Only thing we do is when we get a phone call from President Yeah. related to that what you just said, Al, what constitutes a sidewalk in need of repair example? Yeah, good point.
You come up to the mic just so you don't mind. We have plaque top sidewalks, right? That are in awful condition. I mean, I'm sorry. Question. What constitutes a sidewalk in need of repair? Give us some concrete examples.
Major cracking shifting. Most most of our sidewalks are damaged because two reasons. Trees that were put in the right way, too close to the sidewalk. And the other thing is homeowners that use salt on our sidewalks just
walked valley road over by donuts. There's just stone left. do concrete the exception of it. Um so spalling in the concrete is where the top kind of separates from the salt but that's a little bit different than say tripping hazards. Correct. The tripping hazards we we could do in
house and we have been doing them uh you know periodically when somebody calls but most of them on our list are completely tear outs and repairs. Uh we could do a pad or two but I don't have the equipment to do. And do you have an estimate of the
square feet in total for the whole town? get that. Yeah. Could Could we could we get like a you know a recent update so that we could take a look at an estimate on what the materials are? Yes. Yes. And then and really know what DPW can do versus what has to you know
well the other Alan and I can work on that. That's that's that would be I think that would be we have the we have the information. It's just crunching numbers. So because I think it's a good call out. We just have to approach it methodically. The other thing is do you want to do this give a clemen not clemency but
repair commercial ones too or just the residential good question because commercial you get stuck like say it's in front of shop right that's going like half a block or if it's just in front of your street that's whatever 20 ft that was going to be my question since I'm up here Jack could it be two part of the ordinance where it's it mentions
residential compared to commercial because I think the commercial you could put them pretty much put it on them now I yeah get that done wherever I have a commercial building I'm responsible for that sidewalk 100% no questions asked. So I
which Jack Jack that opens up the question maybe I'll regret asking this liability one who's the liability with now I assume commercial is with is with the commercial owner that's correct residential is with the residential now
it's with it's with the town unless somebody negligently shovels their their sidewalk but okay that's snow related rice right so liability is with with with the town so therefore Vic your recommendation is well taken. I think by the way I think I want to
make sure this is clear as of right now commercial is on us too. Correct. Correct. I think so. Yeah. So yes. So I think that was right now it's all on us. Yep. So what we want to do is get the commercial also. That's true being
taken care of. Put that on the commercial property owners because it's something that they should really have budgeted into their 100% I business plan. I Is that because of our ordinance or state law? Why is state law allows us to do it by ordinance? Yes. No, but I'm saying why is if somebody
trips and falls on a commercial property? I I think that's by case law and and state so or whatever president and can we move on that can we can we move on that part? Which part quickly flipping it to the commercial property owners? I put in terms of certain streets,
Valley Road, you know, Main Avenue. We could we we should probably try to that's not something that's going to cost us money. So we could probably fasttrack that. No. Well, that's where most of the people are walking anyway. Yes. So you do it by zone. Yeah, we do it by zone. All right. Great.
Good point. Yeah. Good. Good idea. Because there's a lot of areas on Valley Road. When I walk to one of the township committee meetings, there's some spots that are really disappointing. I'm just gonna say like
let me put a draft ordinance together for the next meeting we could talk. Perfect. Are there Al just in general are there any sidewalks in Myersville even like on Springbrook or anything? Are there any up there as far as what? Any sidewalks in Myersville at all? There's none in your neighborhood are oddly enough on Deer Path on the other
side of the street but that not even like up on Spring where Mr. Prior there's nothing up there. Oh okay. So there's really nothing Myersville then. I would like sidewalk. The other thing we can do, and I'm not suggesting this, is we can do the sidewalks and assess the property owners.
Do a confirmed local improvement. Yeah. Well, there's a special section that allows you to do it and then you can even allow for installment payments over the course of 10 years. Right. Al, do we have any sidewalks in town that are madam?
Yes. Over by Vick's house. Yeah. On central when you get over the hill going down back towards Um like Osman's live down that way that's that's blacktop and some over by Brendan's old house by Brendan doesn't have isn't that concrete but you go down
northfield on one side I believe it's there's also a separate section in the local bond ordinance they did this in Burnersville years ago that allows you to assess the property owners through the bond ordinance which also allows for a 10ear right it's called a local improvement assessment where you give the uh
homeowners who have direct benefit um a bill that they with with the total amount of cost and they have a choice. They can either pay it up front with with no interest or pay it over a 10-year period of uh the rate of
interest that you borrowed the money if you didn't borrow the money the rate of interest that you would get on. Yeah. We discussed this on the project of across Hill. Yeah. The benefit to doing it that way is you get uniformity if you want to improve Main Avenue for instance. Yeah. You don't have every individual property owner,
right? And then you'd have you'd have uh appoint an assessment committee that would have public hearings on that. And there's there's a process obviously of doing all that. Yeah. Yeah. To my knowledge, the only one left is over by Vick's house. It's McAdam. Uh Northfield Road was done during probably
three years ago when they redid the sidewalks to uh the whole section and they did up by Brendan's old residence. All right. So, I guess you guys will put together some kind of cost analysis. All right. You'll look at what doing commercial first or zones. Yep. All right. Looks good.
Bring it to the next meeting. Thank you, Al. Thank you, Vic. Anything else? Okay. Now, any old or new business from up here? Oh, the administrator's report. Oh, how could I forget? Sorry, Randy. That's fine. Um, I just have two things.
I I wanted to let the committee know that uh the Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund has awarded the township a uh grant of $269,680. And that uh work will be done at
Millington Schoolhouse to help with the water penetration into that building and and uh hopefully um hopefully get rid of that problem that we have there. Um the other thing I just want to mention um and I wanted to thank this this was a
group effort. Uh we had the architects file the application uh along with um collect my office gathering all the information to get together for the historic preservation and the uh historic committee uh also assisted. Um,
just to let people know, uh, which has been broadcasted on on the website, um, and through recreation, um, emails and so forth, uh, the lake is currently closed, uh, due to the storm from the other night. It has a high bacterial le
uh level and uh we're going to be testing again um tomorrow and hopefully have those results for Friday and hopefully uh with what we've been doing bacteria levels will be down and we can open reopen for the weekend. Uh they are
allowing people to uh wade knee deep in the in the pool and they're recommending the shower afterwards with with the outdoor shower that we have. Um, so there is still minimum staff there to make sure people don't go all the way in. Um, but you know, they they and and
a big Lisa wanted to say a big shout out and and thank you to DPW because we did have the beach wash into the lake. Uh, so they had to do a lot of work in and pulling that sand back in and so forth. Um, you know, we had a lot of water um
in a short period of time, you know. Um and and overall we the town did very well. So, you know, knock on wood. Uh you know, we we were much more fortunate than our neighbors down the hill in Somerset County. So, and Union County.
All right. Anything else, Randy? That's it. Thank you. Any old or new business? Seeing none, open mic night. Anybody that has anything they want Scott, you wanted to just one thing. You want Yeah. Yeah. I want to make a quick announcement. Go ahead. Um, I want to give a shout out to um a young man in
town here um from Millington, Rockland Van Wheel. Um, Rockland was down on Route 22 near the Costco during this um during the flood down there. As you're probably aware, it was uh pretty serious situation down there. Cars were floating
away. Uh I think a couple people died in uh Planefield in Planefield. But um Rocco was a Troop 56 Eagle Scout alumni. Uh also he's an EMT uh person. Um he kind of jumped into
action. He pulled four drivers out of their submerged cars on Route 22 and uh you know helped those folks get to safety. He was prepared with uh his inflatable, you know, life-saving gear in his car, believe it or not, and um you know, just used his head and jumped
into action and and did a good deed. So, shout out to Rocklin. I I know him uh from my time in scouts. Uh good Eagle Scout and uh a good representation of, you know, the kind of youth that we're raising here in Longill. So, Rockland, if you hear this, thank you.
Thank you. All right. Sorry about that, Scott. Okay. Open mic night. Anybody? You have three minutes. Talk about anything you want. Mr. Aranowitz. Charles Oranitz Millington. Two comments and a question.
I took the opportunity to forward the um article and the echoes about former public safety director seeks $2.5 million in damages. I took the tort notice that was sent to you on March 26, 2025.
I sent it to an experienced municipal attorney. He reviewed it. We discussed it. He said to me, "In my legal opinion, revolve around this employment agreement
that was gross negligence on the part of this township." Now, what does that mean to you? under the Mars County Joint Insurance Fund does not fund for gross negligence.
What does that mean to you individually? If we got into a legal situation because if there was in fact gross negligence, your homes, cars, and assets are at stake.
So I caution you as you proceed down the path on this tort notice from Michael Peoples where you didn't use a labor attorney. I strongly suggest
the next step you take, you better get legal advice. Okay, that's topic and comment one. Question one. We are 3 months and 4 days from getting
out of our sewer ban that was voluntarily put in place in 2000, 25 years ago. I told you months ago and recommended you get a milestone report and where we are and what we're going to do
and are we going to make it. So my question one is are we going to make October 20th, 2025? Yes. Are we prepared? Well, let me tell you this. If you're based on the milestone
report, there was nothing said tonight that updated the residents on the sewer ban. Nothing. Is that the question? No. Oh. So, you're going to make it. I'm going to recommend. Here's the comment. I'm going to recommend to you tonight
that because we've got three months and 4 days, we get legal proceedings in place that there's going to be a violation of this contract that sold the sewer plant. And I'll answer that by pointing putting
a question to Jack. the the the bidsp specs in the a contract that was signed back in October 2020 does just that. I believe that's correct. Okay. So, there's it's written. It's signed the the lawsuit.
No, no, no. Question number two. Well, you you said you want to make sure we have something in writing that NJ American Water, the purchaser of the wastewater system, will meet their deadline. Yeah. No. Well, well, I mean that that's in the contract. They are
legally liable for October 20th, 2025. My question for you, I want to get starting prepared. I have no confidence we're going to make this date. Okay. I want to get prepared now for litigation and violation of this contract on
October 20th. If in fact they're in breach of the contract, it won't take long to prepare a complaint. I can you speak to that, Mike, please? I thought I did, but no, it if in fact they breached the contract in October, it wouldn't take long to prepare a
complaint. It would be in in light of the fact that we anticipate they're going to meet that deadline, it would be a waste of time and and resources to prepare a complaint. Now, let me ask you, would it make sense for us? No, we're so concerned that money and time, we just spent six months or longer
talking about this police ordinance on promotions. Okay, let's not throw if we're so concerned about saving money. There's a lot of things we can do to save money. Listen, I think you bring up a good point, but does it make sense to us? Have we been in I'm assuming we've been
in regular communication with the lengthy they know where we stand. They know that it's coming up. We had and and again, to answer your question, we had a lengthy meeting. The subcommittee had a lengthy meeting with NJ American Water uh just yesterday. Now, that's why you
updated us tonight on it, right? There there's nothing to update. They haven't if if people don't have confidence that you're going to make the date in three three months. People speak you speak for yourself and I appreciate you don't have confidence. So may
contractually required to make that deadline. The other thing though too though I think we you need to look at let's just say that I'm unaware of this being the situation but let's just say they needed a little more time. Are we looking to take an adversarial uh position? I want to take the American
or are we looking to work with them as a team to try to get this done? You know, I think that's something that you really need to think about before you take an adversarial position with somebody that you don't need to be an adversary with. I'm just saying I think you need to take a look at what's happened at the Hicks track. Okay. How well everything was communicated at the Hicks track. Okay.
What do you mean, Randy? You want to update him? Yeah, we had to. Uh, and that was discussed at yesterday's sub uh subcommittee meeting. I didn't get that in your report today. Of course you didn't because it was a subcommittee meeting and you're not part of the subcommittee nor your elected
official. Right. Uh the the Hicks track we had to close because the contractor uh was tracked mud onto the uh mechanum onto the area that which caused a dangerous situation. So um you know we we corrected that
issue. We um and one one of the people thought that I was getting a construction um schedules which I was not on that email list and they added uh our engineering myself uh immediately. So that'll give us that'll give us a a
similar outlook to what public service was doing where we'll put the we'll put construction um schedules on the website so that the people know uh where they are um working and so forth and and many many many residents I can tell you by
the phone calls know that they're doing a lot of work on the sewer uh lining and so forth because I get calls constantly about it. Hicks track is closed. Is that true, Randy? I just said that.
Yeah. Okay. So, you want to work with them? I don't. So, the update that came that in the meeting yesterday is that everything as far as we know is going according to plan. Do we have them scheduled to give other updates or that's just with the subcommittee? Just
Yeah, we'll probably have them come back towards the end of the summer uh beginning of September. They they for status report. Wonderful. Okay. I'm glad you all have the confidence. I wish you'd convince me. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you, Chuck. Thank you,
Mr. Farendino. Joe Farendino, 623 Chestnut Street, Sterling. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but when we was sold on a public safety director, we were told that he was not going to get a pension.
I don't know if that was Yeah, that was one of the selling points that we didn't have to pay his pension. We're going to pay his vacation, his car, his meetings, etc., etc., etc., but he wasn't going to get a pension. Now, he wasn't going to get health benefits. Correct. Correct.
Yes. pension. We have no choice. No, the state if there's a state job or local municipal job, you have to pay into it. He would. Yeah. He wouldn't get PFRS pension. He would get municipal. I I'm missing out on this. As a private sector person that owns his own
business, I made a big mistake. I should have went to public service because he stands to walk away with two pensions as we're speaking now at least. plus whatever the settlement is. I don't think it's going to be 2.5 million, but he's going to get a bag full of money to
go away. Well, that Randy, you don't think so? You You're smirking there. Let me know what that's supposed to mean. How am I supposed to read that facial expression? It it's a torque claim. And and you know, we get we get torque claims quite often in the municipal government. In my
40 years, I I've I've probably had 40 lawsuits. Uh it it may he may get some, he may not get some. It it's there's no lawsuit that's been filed. There's a tor claim. The other thing was I can file a tor claim today. I stood here before you whatever year it
was explaining. We didn't need a public safety director, but it was going to make things easier and smoother and better for the town. What's smoother and better for the town? We still don't have a police chief. We still have a whole police force. Now, if I was a rank and
file cop, I want to know what's my future here in Long Hill. If we're not going to have a chief, I can go as high as lieutenant and that's it. How many lieutenants do we need? Okay. The whole thing I will I let me interrupt you. I I think you missed the whole section of the
meeting. Uh we are in the process of the chief promotion currently. Did you miss that, Andy? What I'm trying to bring out is when there's not a problem and government creates a problem and then we
should thank them for fleecing us and correcting the problem that wasn't there until they created it. This is government in small towns, in our state, and in our federal government. Why is it that this whole thing about being a
lawmaker? What about those who govern least govern best? Now, this thing about sidewalks, I can tell you right now, I got a sidewalk along the whole frontage of my property. Got to be over 300 ft. And if you think I'm going to pay for a sidewalk, I just assume rip all that
crap off because my neighbor across the street got no sidewalks. Well, why do I have to be honored with footing a bill so people could walk in front of my house? Better yet, I'm going to build a sidewalk and then everybody who wants to walk on it is going to have to pay my toll. How about that? You laugh. Thank you. Now,
wait, Joe, but you just said you have a sidewalk in front of your house, correct? From the catch basin to my next door neighbor's house. Got to be over 200, 300 ft. And your your issue is is that it's in a state of disrepair and it needs to be repaired.
I don't think so. But again, do I need some public service employee who's got to make sure that they justify their being, hey, look, the sidewalk's cracked. That's a trip hazard. Make him buy a new sidewalk. Do I want to be in that
position? And again, I've been here 35 years, Vic. This whole situation between Naga, Weatherall, now this people's guy. You don't remember Weatherall? See, that's where I got a memory that won't
let me go. Someone made a comment about she should go home and wash her husband's shirts. She sued this town for money. I think she got like $225,000. She was the superintendent of our school district. She had nothing to do with us. Schools. Well, I don't know who paid her the
money then. if she sued the town. No, she probably sued the board of ed if that's true. I have no idea who she is. And we never paid anybody out. And by the way, Joe, excuse me. I just want to get make sure I'm on point with you on the sidewalk thing because I think what what we're
looking to do is have get the sidewalks if if they're already in a good state, that's great. But if they're not, get them into a good state of repair and then hand them off to the homeowners. And then I don't think any municip municipal employees are going to be looking to tell you that you got to fix
your sidewalks. That's something that you're going to want to fix and keep, you know, keep a good shape cuz your homeowners insurance is going to bust your chops if they if it if it becomes a hazard and you're going to notice if if it becomes a hazard and you're going to want to fix it. I think that's the kind of how it's it works. We'll see.
Nope. We'll see. If everything worked the way it was supposed to, Victor, we would not be having this taught claim by our public safety director that we never needed in the first place. In fantasy land, maybe everything goes
like that. Thank you. Good night, Joe. Uh, anybody else from the public? Cameron, you have anything you want to add? No. All right. Anybody online? Maryann Nan has her hand raised.
All right, go ahead. You don't sound happy with me. Min, I'm I'm Hi, Marianne. And your boy Vick's here, so that'll make you happy. I have no problems with Marian. Love you guys. Uh, a couple things. Let's start with
sidewalks. Forget about the commercial. I could care less. Not my problem. Residential. Okay. Um, what's the reason that most sidewalks lift in residential areas?
Roots. Can you answer the question? I'll tell you. Trees. Tree growth. Okay. So, let's factor in. We have issues with
trees being cut down. Okay. We have a commission, the Shade Tree Commission. So before you jump into something else, can we maybe look at if your sidewalk is in needed in repair?
Okay. And I don't know if this job the DPW or whoever or who's paying for it. Again, it's residential, but if it's a result of a 100 or 200year tree whose roots are lifting your sidewalk,
where's the liability? Who's handling that? Okay, common sense. This is all I'm pointing out, guys. Okay. Hey, Maryanne. And another thing, by the way, umbrella policies, they're kind of going by the wayside. Okay. just in case you don't
you're not aware of it. Okay, I just got noticed on my wall state. Um my next thing, shared services. Have all of you read my emails? Raise your hands. One, two. Okay, I have an excuse for someone else
who was out of town. Okay, I'm not sending this in to beat you up. Okay, I'm sending this in to give you some logic in terms of an outside perspective. Um, and my main point with regards to
when I see something with the executive session regarding shared services and I see Bernard's. Did everyone read that? Was this in the discussion? Can we please remove our relationship
with our former township administrator? We're like a three ring circus at this point. Okay, enough is enough. I have tried my damnedest to make peace in this
community on the platforms trying to explain people okay what has been going on and to move forward and here we go again I need to see another echo article with this 2.5
million which I was fully aware of I don't know who gave the information to the echo because there was a piece Um, guy, you said it was a political reason that Matt became uh the mayor,
which I know is BS. Okay. Um, but people read this article. Um, so can we can we cut the old school? And you know who I'm talking about enough. Okay. There's plenty of people looking for jobs right now
because the cuts are all over. and we can afford to pay someone who is willing to grow within our township uh you know employees um to become a person who's capable of doing the type of service I
do believe that we're you were proposing in your shared services um initial meeting. Um that's all I have to say about that. I've you've already asked, you know, answered my question regarding
my emails. Uh, apparently people don't read everything. Um, guy, he may take interest. Um, in one of them, I brought forth something regarding 2020. There was a phenomenal piece that was sent out
and it was basically built out by Shane Delhi. Okay. Um, and it was sent out to all residents in terms of communications. Okay. All I am seeing right now, I talk
to other people outside of you. We're lacking communications. I get more information from people who are not touting themselves. They're outside of the committee. They're doing unbelievable jobs, but the communications are lacking. So God, you
will love this because if you recall in 2020 and it was under Brendan, something was sent to every township resident with regards to what is available to the residents in the township.
Guy, do you have anything? Well, I mean, I got lost a little bit there. Are you talking about communication during the recent storm or generic? No, no. In g in general, yeah, that you remember like the possibility we
talked I mean two, three years ago about sending emails out or a letter actual Yeah. mail letter to the residents. That was actually under former mayor Bruce Moringo. We we started a quarterly. It wasn't under Bruce.
Yes, it was. the quarterly the quarterly newsletter that was sent out was was definitely started under uh former mayor Bruce Morangelo. It stopped. You are correct. It stopped during CO and it has not been reintroduced.
We've discussed doing it and I think that's a good suggestion you're making and perhaps it might be it certainly would be cheaper to send it out electronically and some towns do in fact do it that way. Randolph being an example. So, I I I think your advice, bless you, Matt,
I I think your suggestion is a good one. And and and perhaps we should do that. We we we could do it electronically rather than the expense of a a written quarterly. Okay. It's not quarterly I'm talking about. See, if you read my email, it was something
you would see a cover picture. Oh, yeah. I still have that. I have it in my car. Yeah. This is 2020. It was Brendan. It not was it was not my friend Bruce Morango. You know how I feel right now.
Okay. Um but in 2020 it was sent out to everyone. It it was a great document. Yes, I remember it. I No joke. I have it in I have it in my Jeep week with some OEM information. And
that's why my whole thing we had another storm tonight which I do believe has passed. We're very lucky. Okay. And you know what, Marian? I make a deal with you. I'll find it because I said I still have a copy of it. I think it says emergency services or something on it. I will give it to Randy. I have it.
I Randy has it. We will look at it, update it, and perhaps sending out electronically through the alert system. So therefore, we could save money on the actual print on the website, too. Yeah, good idea, Marian. Thank you. Electronic doesn't work anymore. No one
reads it. Okay. you know, once a year, just send a package out. And when you have a new resident coming in, since we have a new team, which I sent,
if you read my emails, okay, they could sponsor this well as well, okay, and put in coupons for their businesses. Um, is that what you're saying? I'm sorry. I I am definitely on a roll
tonight. Um, but you know the the torque claim just the fact that that was in the echoes and when I read this type of stuff, it just drives me nuts. It's been three years. We're not moving forward.
Um, and again, you know, with regards um, kudos, you know, Mr. Faradano, again, he wrote off, you know, there was no answer. And that's where I felt I was cut off.
Um, you know, Mayor Dorsy, with regards to chief promotion. Okay, that that was the basic question. Are we moving forward with the chief promotion? Absolutely. Okay. But the ordinance was just dropped.
I couldn't hear what you said. Excuse me. I didn't hear what you said. The last thing I'm a chief. You you basically cut me off and that's why I brought it up and I went at you because had it not been for Aubrey to make note of it,
okay, it would have been cut off totally. Everyone can't follow all these meetings, including yourselves. The communication's lacking. Okay? And basically, read my emails. if
they're not helpful, I'll just like kind of step away, you know, because it's really not worth my while. And uh that's pretty much it. Thank you, Maryanne. Anybody else online? Excuse me.
Anybody else online? Megan, there's a John. There's a John that would like to speak. Mr. John, go ahead. Just tell us where you're located. Last name. Patis. I know. Oh, John. Patine. Oh, hey John. Hey, John. happiness. How you do guys doing? Um I'm on
Delaware Avenue in Sterling. Um I'm approaching 31 years here. Um I'm a grandfather now and my whole entire family like the Baron. Everyone loves Raymond lives in town as well. And uh I think I'm going
to be here for another 20 it looks like. That's good to hear. So yeah. Yeah. I uh invested a lot in this town. uh you know good things uh for those that don't know I mean uh I served four years on the board of
education um we have the addition I was one of the chairs on buildings and grounds so all the additions back in 2004 I like to say I had a hand in uh 10 years on troop 56 Eagle Scout myself are
in Eagle Scouts as well from town and I ran long lacrosse for 11 years uh coach and director. Um so I think we made a a dent in the town by servicing 150 boys and 25 girls uh during 11 years. So um
I'm very proud about being in this town and hopefully making a contribution. Um and uh I just had a comment uh about uh some of the things that were said tonight. Um uh I am in the remediation
business, mold and asbestous. Uh I don't know that many people I I really uh can't express the fact that our town offers through the you know with uh uh a joint venture with Burners Township the
ability to have radon testing in town. Um most people it's a silent killer. uh American Lung Cancer Society said that 30% of all residential homes in Pennsylvania are above the four paler limit and uh radon is the second most
leading killer of lung cancer out there in America. Um so the fact the fact that we offer that is is is amazing for free. Um, I think that test kit plus the
um results and FedEx is probably worth about $75 and it cost us nothing. So, I would just encourage more people to take advantage of that and maybe um I I you know awareness of it. It probably starts
with awareness of the fact that you know radon is is is a problem in this area. Thank you, John. Aubrey, have they great. To get the kit, you would contact the board of health and they'll send it to you. No, they have it here.
You could just walk. Oh, perfect. Just stop into the clerk's office, that little carriage house by the uh next to the high school. Oh, you're talking about burners. We have them. No, John, we have them here. Yeah, they're available at the Long Hill Township Municipal Building, according to
the flyers. Y Megan Phillips. Maybe that's new, but as of when I did my test like last month, it said go to Burnards. And then so you you just go there, there's a you tell them your address, there's a little uh piece of paper you just sign your
address in so they they can keep a you know a running tab of what's going on. uh you set you set you know you now it's instead of it being a charcoal count uh a charcoal canister it's more of a liquid thing and you set it out between 48 96 hours lowest point in the house 3
ft from the wall 2 and 1/2 ft off the ground and uh even with active remediation I know for a fact that it's not enough sometimes you know the the size of the house the um that ain't
good location, things like that. And and the other thing that most people don't realize is that radon levels uh are are static, meaning they change based upon atmospheric pressure, uh humidity levels, etc., etc. So, one day you might test it, it could be two and
another day could be 10. So, you know, it's really important to keep up on that. So, I I you know, I applaud you guys for offering that service. Thank you, John. Did you do that? Hey, John. I want to make a comment to what you said. This is Scott. Um, hey Scott. Yeah.
I think the last we met was uh up at Sarinac Lake. Uh, you and I went golfing at Sabat after while the boys were at Sebatis. No. And and and also too at the Elks Club, but I digress. Um, I like what you said about radon.
Um, I think one of the things people might um be afraid that this is an expensive thing to remediate. It's actually not expensive um relative to most things. Uh and I would definitely recommend that people get the kit. Uh and for those of us that
are really into the geeky side of it, you can even buy electronic sensors. I was just showing Guy Pacersia here. U my radon detector in my basement is wirelessly connected and goes right to my phone. And uh that's great. The level is point4 pico curies right
now. Actually, what Scott said, it's so easy to use, even guy can do it. That's right. He just has to want to take care of it. No. Yeah, that's important. And then, uh, to have those sensors are actually very cheap on Amazon. You could, you know, just like relative humidity these
days, you know, you could do that same humidity, by the way, in my basement. Right. Right. And then, um, you want to know the temperature? It's 76.8. I didn't know. Unfortunately, I'm not secret meeting of the geek society. We have those in my basement, too. But unfortunately, I'm that geeky guy
because with mold remediation, I do a lot of indoor air quality. So, you know, I'm talking mold and funguses all day long. And uh uh it, you know, it makes a difference having good air quality. And I think we better end this conversation because guys about the comment we're
never going to get out of. Right. Right. Right. Um uh and then uh what else say? Oh, the second thing I had to ask was so uh these days it seems like I'm relegated to Zoom on my little computer screen. Did is LHTV not
broadcast live on Verizon anymore? It It's online see it. I I mean I can't run to my TV right now, but earlier this evening I did see it up.
So, it has a full um channel guide. Um but you can watch on LHTV. It's Comcast channel 29, Verizon channel 38, and then if you have HD, it's channel 2137. And then you can also
watch it on your computer um on the official website. Okay. I'll have you. So, you said 39 on regular uh if you have Verizon 29 if you have Comcast,
right? 39 for for Verizon, right? You said 38 38. Okay, I I'll double check it. Maybe I just Maybe I just logged on or ch changed it too soon. And and John, if the Yankees are playing, you want to watch that game that I know they're not playing tonight. You can actually watch the replay
within 48 hours. Oh, right. this meeting. Any meeting? I thought he meant the Yankees. Okay. Yeah. Sometimes I'll have totally lost. No, I'm saying if if you don't want to watch this meeting live, you can watch it on demand
but then tomorrow tomorrow and for posterity. So you don't have to you don't have to set aside Wednesday night second and fourth. I enjoy I enjoy, you know, after dinner I have a bowl of popcorn and a beer while
I, you know, I get entertained by some, you know, by some of the uh patrons here that uh keep me laughing, you know. Thank you, Steve. John, you take care. All right. Thank you for your public service announcement. And uh you know, I I did read, you know,
I read all the ordinances. I just try to keep low and I try try not to, you know, squawk if I don't have to. But I did happen to read the ordinances and it looked like perhaps the perception is the writing on the walls we may get a chief of police. So I would be all thumbs up for that.
Um, thank you. That's the case cuz uh I I do highly respect, you know, the police. Uh my nephew who is uh 28 years old uh recently joined the South Planefield. That's great.
Police department and within his first three months he got an accommodation by the chief there. Like I I went to his swearing in. There were 25 policemen supporting his swearing in. It was just unbelievable. At at the town meeting
3 months later at Centennial Lake, some uh I guess parent was overdosed and he wanted to commit suicide. Drove into the lake. My nephew was on call first to the scene, dragged the guy out, dragged the
daughter out, saved her with CPR, and then narked the guy and saved his life. That's great. Tell him. So, well done. Right. Right. I wish he I honestly wish he would have come to Long Hill, but uh they they snapped him up right out of
academy. Um but um you know it's people like that make a difference in our in our in our country, in our towns, in our community. Our our police are wonderful and throughout the state. Great. Thank you. Thank you, John. All right. Thanks. Anybody else online?
All right. Thank you guys for what you Thank you, John. Anybody else online? Seeing none, I'll entertain any and all motion. So move to adjourn. Second. Second. All in favor? I thank Oh, do we have to return? Is there anything else discussed in the bank? No, we're good. Okay, there's nothing else to discuss. Have a great July
everybody. Got to pick up the speed.