Oh man, that chief sweatshirt. >> Whoa. Time out. What's up with that sweatshirt? >> Campaign and it's cold outside. >> That's about the only reason you come up with wear that thing. >> Hey, it was a tough game yesterday. >> They they lost yesterday. >> They did. Yeah, they're in third place
in their division. Come on, >> Bob. You'd have got more votes with a Eagle sweatshirt on. I'll tell you that. >> All right, we'll get started. Karen, >> this meeting is being conducted in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act. Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided by advertisement in the
Kate May Star and wave on the township website and posted on the bulletin board in township hall. We request anyone wishing to address council, please wait for the mayor to recognize you. Please state your name and address for the record and please remember all comments must be kept to three minutes or less. >> Thank you. Please stand for pledge of
allegiance if you can and then a moment of silence. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation indivisibley
andice for all. Roll call, please. >> Council member Conrad, >> here. >> Council member Wearham >> here. >> Council member Roy >> here. >> Deputy Mayor Kums >> here. >> Mayor Cipple >> here. Okay. To work session, we have Commissioner Wikowski, Commissioner Bar.
They're here to present uh I guess we'll call an award from the Volunteers of Medicine. Uh, I want to thank Commissioner Bowski for actually receiving that because Lower Township is busy. We could not make it that night. So, thank you for coming here and giving that to council and township. So, you want to go to the microphone? You want
to read it or we going to do and we'll and we'll come down there too once you're done reading. So, good evening Commissioner Andrew Bulicowski. I'm joined by Commissioner Bar and proud member of Lower Township,
the rail capital of Cape May County. >> And we're talking. >> So, it was an honor to accept this award. And I will read it to you. The board of county commissioners wishes to recognize and congratulate the township
of lower upon being recognized as volunteer in medicine's community partner of the year for 2025. The board of county commissioners would like to thank you for your years of service to volunteers in medicine and
the county of Cape May signed by director deserio, myself, commissioner my commissioner bar and commissioner colette and we're honored to present it to you. >> Thank you. Go Danner and get it then. Sorry.
I'll take a picture. Bobby, good thing. Do well. Do >> well. They're going to be dangerous. >> I'd like to thank the both commissioners for coming out here tonight or today I should say and not just for this award
here, but uh Andy, you live in Lower Township. I know you went out of your way to help us get some streets paved that were projected to be paved I think five years from now. So, thank you for that. And Bobby, I know you're instrumental with the open space and we really appreciate the support you gave us for the Dave Douglas Park. Without
you, it probably wouldn't happen. So, just we want to thank you from bottom of our heart. My honor. >> Okay. Uh at this time, we'll move down the consent agenda. Anybody from council want to comment on the consent agenda? >> No comment.
>> Okay. I I I do want to uh ask Mr. Lavy to weigh in on resolution 2025361 and tell us where update with the manual. >> Mr. Every two years the personnel policy requires an update and this this aphlantic county municipal municipal
joint insurance fund made some policy guidance for us in regards to lightning strikes and heat stroke. So that's the only changes that are in the personnel policy um this round uh which is indicated in the policy itself which added about 14 pages to the policy on
that guidance that they sent our way. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Situations. >> Anybody from the public want to comment on the consent agenda? >> I see none. We'll close the public portion. >> Approval of minutes from October 20th, 2025. Approval of New Jersey State
Fireman's Association membership for M. Alexander from Irma Volunteer Fire Company. Resolutions 2025 357 to 369 and ordinance 2025-22. An ordinance amending chapter 400 land
development of the code of the township of lower. This is the first reading of this ordinance. The second reading and public hearing has been scheduled for December 1st, 2025. >> Thank you. Is there a motion to move forward with this >> motion? Second. >> Council member Conrad. >> Yes.
>> Council member Wearham. >> Yes. >> Council member Roy. >> Yes. >> Deputy Mayor Kums. >> Yes. >> Mayor Simple. >> Yes. Okay. We have nothing on the regular agenda. I move the public comment. Anybody from the public want to comment on anything at all. >> Who's your was a tie. You both went up
at the same time. So, you want to you want to come to the microphone so we can pick up your audio for our viewers to watch and listen? >> I'm sure they all want to see >> I'm sure they do. >> Yeah. Christopher South 30 grand. Hey,
who's going to Hadenfield on Friday? >> I hope to be there. >> You hope to be there? >> Yeah. Well, you gonna meet me up there? >> Sure. >> Okay. >> Sure. I hope to hope to be up there, too. I just wondered if you're all if anybody's going up there to cheer on that team.
>> I'm gonna try to be there. >> That was a loaded question. I could tell. >> I am not loaded. I >> I hope not. We have a police officer in the back of the room here. That's why he comes. So, but thank you though, Chris. Uh Miss Marowski
or Bobby Bar. either one of you. >> So, thank you for the kind words both for myself and Commissioner Bar. I want to apologize that it took so long to get those roads paved, but there were some complications that kind of held it up, but we're happy to do it. And I know
Commissioner Bar has done an outstanding job with open space and uh we just want to, you know, convey our thoughts about the council. You guys do an awesome job. Lower Township has changed so much for
the better and Joe, you've been great addition to the board. So, I know you'll continue on the good work. And I just wanted to acknowledge Veterans Day upcoming. Unfortunately, I will not be here, but um Commissioner Bar will be
here for the parade, and I want to thank Mayor and all our veterans for their service. So, thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Yeah. I just want to just thank you guys uh a for having us here tonight and recognizing us, but also for all the
hard work that you do. You work hand in hand with the county. Uh we are very proud to work with all of you. Uh, Administrator Laffy, you do an okay job as well. We're proud to work with you and uh, kudos to all that you do for the
citizens of Bard Township and for our county. >> Thank you, sir. >> Thank you very much. >> Thank you. >> Continue to try. >> Anybody else want to comment? Anybody else from the public want to
comment to council? Okay. We'll close the public portion. Uh we'll move the council comments. I I have a few here. Uh actually before we get to the council comments, Mr. Laughy, you do have something you want to put out. >> I wanted to say if I could in light of
um commissioners u wishing everyone a happy Veterans Day and and getting ready for the parade that we have coming up. Um I just want to announce that a few things for Veterans Day. There's a lot of local businesses that do give discounts to veterans. You might want to take a look at the Lower Township
Chamber of Commerce for those discounts. Uh, one specifically, the Kate May uh, Lewis Ferry. Uh, foot passengers for foot foot passenger traffic on Veterans Day with proper military ID would be free for any veterans that want to ride
the ferry. And there's also discounts for some of the food and free coffee and things like that at the ferry. that uh on Veterans Day, there's a lot of local businesses that do give discounts and and free lunch and and and things like that. Um I think Uncle Bill's in Kate
May is another restaurant that is giving free lunch or breakfast uh to veterans and there's a lot, like I said, a lot of different businesses that would take care of our veterans on such a special day. That's all I have, sir. >> All right. Thank you. Uh just a few
things. Uh just remember, tomorrow is election day. Try to vote if you can. Our annual Veterans Day parade or our eighth parade we're having is u Saturday November 8th starts at 11:00 a.m. Travel south on base road from the villas firehouse at town hall. Uh get out there
be great to see us. And also Veterans Day the VFW and the Villas will have the lower township veteran day ceremony at 11:00 a.m. That's all I have. And deputy mayor. >> Yep. I just wanted to congratulate the Lower Cape Regional football team for winning its first playoff game in the
history of the school. Uh, Coach Damiano and, uh, and also congratulations to my cousin Dave Douglas who scored five touchdowns. >> Nice. >> And, uh, go vote. >> There you go, Councilman Roy. >> I'd also like to reiterate, go vote. And uh just to comment on this past week, we
had Halloween here in the township and uh from all occasions, it was very well attended and it was safely conducted throughout the three-hour period with u no known complaints to me or anyone else that I'm aware of. So, thank you for that. That's all I have. >> Thank you, Councilman Weirham.
>> I just was going to uh echo the lower township first state playoff game and um to comment on what Mr. South said, "I do plan on being there, but I was holding off until we got to this part of the meeting." Um, and again, tomorrow, don't forget to vote. We have a a good working
relationship with these gentlemen out there. Makes our job easier. And in return, we hope we make their job easier as well. So, good luck tomorrow, guys. >> Thank you, Councilman Conrad. >> Well, we're going to hit the vote, but everyone's going to hit that one. And definitely go vote.
I know where my sport goes. Uh what I wanted though is point out we had haunted trails here in uh lower. The volunteers did an awesome job. Um every year you you're there you go it can't get any better and you're wrong. Uh they
put more time effort and for a free event they did an awesome job. I've been to paid events that don't do half as much or as are as good. And every one of those volunteers that do this should be commended. >> Thank our community. I agree 100%.
>> Sir, if if I could add to that, I I too wanted to thank all the the volunteers that put that event on together. There's a lot of businesses that come out. There's a lot of individual families that come out to set up the sites. We had about 900 sites this year. Um, and they're very elaborate the work they do.
Um, and a lot of the businesses come out there, they pay their staff to come set things up for us. Hats off to the volunteers and the businesses that contribute food for the volunteers that are in there working those sites. Um, we are waiting for some key photos and videos to post that on our social media
and our website. Uh, we have a blurb that we want to put out to thank them. U, but we are waiting for some some key photos from some of the sites that took some quality photos the night of the event. It was a huge success. Probably about 1500 to 1,800 people went through
the haunted trails that night. >> Yes. Thank you. So, uh, that's all council comments. I'll make a motion to adjurnn. Second. >> Council member Conrad. >> Yes. >> Council member Wearim. >> Yes. >> Council member Roy. >> Yes. >> Deputy Mayor Kums.
>> Yes. >> Mayor Cipple. >> Yes. Thank you for coming out. That concludes our meeting.