this show on the road. >> No. No. >> Good evening everyone. This is the Maple Shade Township Council regular session. >> Police agenda. >> Still have to I still have to start. >> We still have to start. >> So then we're going to go into a recess until the police comes up. >> Okay. This is March 19th, 6:30. Let's
please stand for the pledge of allegiance first. To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
>> Okay. Do we want to recess until the police come or do we want to start? >> No. Yes, I want to. >> We're going to go into a recess for a couple minutes until we can get the police here and we'll be back. >> [snorts] >> How many secrets have you
>> seen all kinds of >> No, I didn't know nothing. >> Just don't ever use this. >> You're stuck, right? >> That's where you want to go. >> Don't ever go in that one cuz you're stuck there. >> Yeah, >> that's a holding room. You can't get out of there.
>> If somebody comes in with a gun, I'm going right at him. Hopefully, he puts it in my head so I go quick. >> The buttons don't touch. >> Huh? >> It's okay. Just have everybody walk out. I think [clears throat] it's on. I think
it would have gone on. >> Good question. >> I didn't see the light on. [clears throat] >> I know they're busy with a lot of road closures today with that Rowan company coming in to do the water stuff. >> Yeah. >> Or Roman or Rowan? >> Roman.
>> Roman. Yeah. >> They were all over my neighborhood today. They're almost hands out. Well, >> save some time. You can just give one to Andrew. He'll pass it down.
So they're done test and so >> they'll break. >> They're just doing the unknowns [clears throat] right now. She went down.
>> That's good. >> Yeah. So, it's not it's less money. >> Yeah. >> Mine's lead. I know that. >> Well, everybody starting, >> right? >> I don't see a light on. >> Mine's already known.
The >> turn push it. Turns off. >> You got to hold it in. >> Most code. >> Just a little thing. >> Yeah. go back and talk to them.
>> That's really good, Dennis. If that many are >> Yeah, that's that's it's going to save a lot at the end of the contract. Even though we are getting principal forgiveness, it's still we're paying 50%. So, every bit helps. So, >> yeah. >> Now, the thing that concerns me is we
found recently um there's a couple members had issues with their laterals and they replace them and from the meter down to where they go to the floor, it's all copper, but then it's there's a little
stuff right at the floor that switch. >> So, a lot of these people have identified as they have copper water services. >> So, there might be a few out there that see the two streets where we had that happen. I'm going to go back and see if we canvas that to see if we can find out
because, you know, now we have the funding here. I certainly got it taken care of, but What's the uh So you're saying they have a little elbow come up and it was it's galvanized right there and then then they switch the cover inside the
All set now. I am. >> All right. Well, back. We are back. Public notice of this meeting pursuant to the open public meetings act has been given by the township council in the following manner. Notifying the township clerk December 23rd, 2025. Posting notice on the municipal website. Posting
notice on the official municipal bulletin board on December 23rd, 2025. Anyone from the public wishing to speak today will be permitted to address comments to council during public portion only. They will get um those wishing to speak please come up and give us your name and address. Each member will be given one opportunity and up to
five minutes. Roll call please. Terry >> Mr. Kaufman >> here. >> Miss Nunes >> here. >> Mr. Simon >> here. >> Mr. Zazznic >> here. >> Mayor Telerico >> here. Ordinance number 2026-06 is a 2026 ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a
cap bank. >> Motion for introduction. >> So made >> second comments. >> Um I'll be voting no for this. [snorts] I didn't want the uh the budget to exceed the 1.9. Um and it was decided by
council to go up to 2.5. So, uh, that's the reason I'll be voting no to it. >> Any other comments? >> Well, it's not even a vote tonight. It's just the introduction, right? >> Yes. >> Yes. >> I can vote no to the introduction. >> All right. Roll call, please, Terry.
>> Just to be clear, this is this that ordinance is not the um municipal budget introduction. That's the cap bank. >> Okay. >> Roll call, please, Terry. >> Mr. Kaufman. >> Yes. >> Miss New? >> Yes. >> Mr. Simon? >> No. >> Mr. Zerodnik? >> Yes. >> Mayor Telerico? >> Yes. Public P publication date March
20th, 2026. Public hearing April 16th, 2026. Resolution number 2026-R66, Governing Body Certification of Compliance with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Enforcement Guidance on the consideration of arrest and conviction records and employment decisions under
title 7 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Can I have a motion to approve? >> So, second >> comments. Roll call, please. >> Mr. Kaufman, >> yes. >> Miss New? >> Yes. >> Mr. Simon? >> Yes. >> Mr. Radley? >> Yes. Yes. Mayor Terico. >> Yes. Resolution 2026-R67 is a resolution for deferred school
taxes. Motion to approve, please. >> So made. >> Second. >> Comments. >> Roll call, please. >> Mr. Kaufman. >> Yes. >> M. Nunes. >> Yes. >> Mr. Simon. >> Yes. >> Mr. Znick. >> Yes. >> Mayor Ter. >> Yes. Resolution 2026-R68 is a resolution authorizing emergency temporary appropriations 2026 temporary
budget amendment. Motion to approve. Please. >> So made. >> Second. >> Comments. Roll call. >> Mr. Kaufman. >> Yes. Miss Nunes, >> yes. >> Mr. Simon, >> yes. >> Mr. Drazic, >> yes. >> Mayor Taylor, >> yes. Resolution 2026-R69
is the introduction of the 2026 municipal budget. >> Do I have to read all this? >> Yes. >> Okay. Whereas the township council of the township of Maple Shade desired to introduce the 2026 municipal budget to with total budget 21,642,719
amount of nonpropy tax revenue $8,434,694.95. amount to be raised by property taxes 13,28,245. And whereas a synopsis of the aforementioned municipal budget will be posted on the Maple Shade Township website and on the municipal bulletin
board on March 20th and at a public meeting will be held on Thursday, April 16th, 2026 at the municipal complex at a meeting which will begin at 6:30. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Township Council of the Township of Maple Shade in the County of Burlington, state of New Jersey that the township council hereby authorizes introduction
of the 2026 municipal budget as described. Can I have a motion for introduction, please? >> So, so made. >> Second. >> Comments. >> Roll call. >> Mr. Coffman. >> Yes. >> Miss New? >> Yes. >> Mr. Simon? >> No. >> Mr. Zadnik? >> Yes. >> Mayor Tico? >> Yes. Publication date will be March
20th, 2026. Public hearing will be April 16th, 2026. >> Mayor, if um we can just so that the public is aware too that the increase this year um as discussed back at our March 5th meeting, um we did go back, we added the the money back in. It was about $80,000 back into the budget. it
gets our average taxpayer at just about $44. $44 uh increase. Of course, that does not include the county or the school. Um but it will give us a little extra but you know wiggle room in the budget as we discussed that day. In front of you is a document that has been
prepared um by our CFO and our auditor. It does uh describe everything and and just gives back basically everything that we had discussed. So if you have any questions, you know, please make sure that you reach out to Jess. So that was four that was $44 on the base price of 162,000 for a house. Is that correct?
>> That's the average assessed home in Maple Shape. >> So anyone's house that's assessed above that, it's going to be more. I just want the people of the town to understand that. >> Absolutely. >> Okay. Before we move over to the public portion for the consent agenda, I would
like to um just say that 2026-R73 will be removed. Um so this is the public portion of the consent agenda. Anybody from the public wishing to speak on the consent agenda, please come up. >> 73 is done. >> 73 is being taken off. Yes.
>> Numbers will remain the same, right? We're going to keep the number. We'll just keep the numbers the same. >> Okay. >> 73. >> This is for the consent agenda, right? Bill, you have a question about this consent agenda? >> Okay. That's This is not the I'll call I'll let you know.
>> All right. Can I have a motion to close? >> So made. All in favor? >> I. >> Okay. We will approve resolution 2026-R70, 71,72, and 74. Can I have a motion to approve? >> So made. >> Second.
>> Comments. >> Roll call, please. Terry. >> Mr. Kaufman. >> Yes. >> Miss New? >> Yes. >> Mr. Simon? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Radnik? >> Yes. >> Mayor Taylor? >> Yes. Approval of the expenditure list, please. >> Thank you. Current fund bill is $4,13,11940. Utility fund is 1,188.
646.90. Capital fund billis is $137,741.32. Our utility capital is $12,418. Our trust fund is $643,153.91. And our grant bill list is $23,525. Do want to make mention that the current
fund at $4 million did have some of our debt st our debt payments that are in there. That's why the um the number is so high. So, I have reviewed the above bill as submitted and recommend payment when funds are available. >> Thank you. Can I have a motion to approve, please? >> I'll make that motion. >> Second.
>> Comments. >> Roll call, please. Terry. >> Mr. Kaufman. >> Yes. >> Miss News? >> Yes. >> Mr. Sick? [cough] >> Yes. >> Mr. Zadic? >> Yes. >> Mayor Telerico? >> Yes. Approval of the February 2026 minutes. Can I have a motion to approve? >> So made. >> Second. >> Comments. Roll call, please. Terry.
>> Mr. Kaufman. >> Abstain. >> Miss Nunes? >> Yes. >> Mr. Simon? >> Yes. >> Mr. Zik? >> Yes. Mayor Telico. >> Yes. Okay. This is the public portion. If anybody from the public would like to come up and address council, please do so with your name and address. >> I'm Jeffrey Nice, 103 South Maple
Avenue. Um, I'm here to say that I'll be picketing on No Kings 3. That's Saturday. I'll be um holding a picket sign to Gazebo Park from noon until 100 p.m. last note kings at 2700 locations and 7
million peaceful pickers and uh because of Maple Shave we had 271 locations and 7 million1 pickers but the whole weekend went peacefully and we think it will again. >> Okay. >> Um I also want to speak about Memorial
Day. We know now that we have uh military people dying and I think memorial day should be rededicated here. Um last year well I want to say that the road department maintains [snorts] the memorial
perfectly. It's very gratifying. Um, I've been to uh Normandy and we're we're on a par with Normandy, but u I think we we were slipping a little
bit. We had a Maple State police officer appointed perfectly, perfectly attentive to the ceremony and respectful of her, comrade, but other people weren't. Other people were indifferent and unmindful of
the ceremony. that memorial becomes the graves. It's for us the graves of all our my father has two bricks there. One for his service in the Pacific and one for service in the international guard for
the first 10 10 years of my life. So we were an air guard family and we're just not seeing the honoring now. Didn't the township buy class A uniforms for fire and first aid? Does anybody remember?
>> Susan, do you know? We have our fire department. >> Can't one fire person, one first aid person wear that class A uniform and stand with the police officer and place the Can they do that? Salute. >> Certainly bring that attention. Yes.
>> Attentive to the ceremony. We will bring definitely bring that to their attention. >> Um [snorts] I'm 61 years residency and I always went to Memorial Day even when I was a boy scout. Um I lived in South Cedar and we
put on our uniforms and went down there. I lived on North Pine. We always walk down there now. I live three blocks away and I've always been there for 61 years and things are slipping with um the attentiveness and
um awareness of what the commander is doing when he says this place is hal resting ground of all our batteries. And um I remember when I started a job where I was going to be working in the Catholic church during
their service and uh Father Reedbeck lectured me. He said part of this service we're in the presence of Christ and if you drop a screwdriver your chances of hereafter are diminished greatly. And um I think people should realize
that when the commander calls attention that is the grave of every veteran. Our memorial represents the grave of every veteran and it's a a communitywide military funeral and I think we should renew our attention. Um, if somebody has
a a uniform, wear it. Stand that attention to the commander. It's only an hour. Um, I remember I was picketing with uh my mother's my late mother's dog. We call her Alice Paul. Um, she
stood for an hour and didn't fuss. And I remember the fire company used to have a a mascot that um a mascot and people were uniform then, but even the dog wore a coat and pants.
And I think our firefighters could stand at attention, the first aiders who were there, stand and be attentive and set an example for for of the citizens. >> Okay. >> Um, thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um, another thing is that the portrait
of our >> is it greatest mayor looks a little crooked. >> It usually is. We fix it every day. >> I think it keeps moving. >> It keeps moving. >> Um, I owe him everything. Um, thank you for your attention. Good morning. Thank you. >> Have a good night.
>> Anybody else from the public? >> Hello, Penny Tedesco, 528 North Kohl's Avenue. Um, I wanted to address Mr. Simon specifically, please, questions about uh what you had to say at the Friday special meeting about the uh the housing ordinances. Um, you had
mentioned that you're very unhappy with how the state dealt with all of this. I'd like to know uh what representatives you have reached out to as a council person and spoken to in the state about your concerns about how the state is handling this. >> Haven't reached out to any at this point in time,
>> but the state always holds the trump card with things and >> No, that wasn't my question. My question is that you >> I answered your question. I said I didn't reach out to anyone at the state at this point in time. But I did make the comment if the state has a problem with my comments that they could contact me.
>> That's >> I'm defending I'm defending this town by my statements. >> Sir, what you're doing is you are making the town look very foolish that you are Excuse me. >> Okay. that you are saying that you have issues with how the state is dealing
with things and you're getting all up in arms and all angry about things, but you're not actually doing anything to reach out and try to change how the state does things. Isn't that your job? >> That's the legislation of the of the entire state and the people that live
here, too. So, if you have a problem with that, you can you can go to the polls and vote. And I'm just going to make a statement. You know, you're coming up here constantly attacking me. >> I've been up here twice. Go ahead. That's not >> You You attack me on social media. You attack me everywhere.
>> I don't attack you. >> Well, if I was attacking you, Mr. Simon said, it would be very very noticeable. >> It it Look, I I I made my statements. Okay. If you're coming up here to make me look bad and to embarrass me, I want to know.
That's fine. I answered your question. I don't know what you want me to say to you. you represent our whole community, that includes me, whether or not, but I want to know I contact my state representatives when I disagree with something and I want to know as a council person who thinks that the state
should be doing better and how that what they're doing is impacting our town if you have reached out. I've still >> As I said, I haven't reached out to to the people in the state at this point. >> So, you're just basically complaining at our meetings. Thank you. >> No, I'm not basically complaining. I'm a
very busy individual and there's there's things on the list of things to do. >> All right, that was Friday. >> And again, a meeting at at the last minute for the town's people to come up here. Uh listen, you you can say your piece. I'm not going to sit here and
argue with you to try and, >> you know, appease you. I answered your question. >> And I don't know what more you want me to do. I'll reach out to the state and see what I can say or do about it. But this is a statewide thing where the people of the state need to reach out. >> Yes.
>> Yeah. One person I I can talk to the representative that represents us in the in the Camden district. >> Where that goes, I don't know. >> Okay. That's what I want to know is whether you're just sitting here complaining about the state to Maple Shade or if you're actually speaking to
the people who are making these decisions and letting them know how some of the people of Maple Shade feel. That's all I wanted to know. Thank you everybody. Thank you. >> Andrew, I have a a suggestion for you. I have a rep I have a representative in the governor's office and I can reach
out to him and get you an appointment with the governor if you'd like me to do that. >> Is he with the new governor? >> Yes, he's with every governor. >> Okay. I would gladly go talk to him. >> I will reach out to him and uh make sure that I give him your information and
he'll reach out to you and make >> my information. >> Pardon me? >> You have my information? I appreciate that. Not a problem, Andrew. >> Good evening. >> Good evening, Mayor Council. Um, it's nice to see everyone again. Again, for your record, Brian Luzuk, um, joint land
use board solicit solicitor. I'm here on behalf of the joint land use board and joint land use board chairman. I'm strongly urging recommending that the mayor and council formally condemn and censure Councilman Simons by adopting a resolution of censure condemning the
unethical, disruptive and disorderly actions of the councilman directed to the joint land use court. >> Mr. Lazoo, excuse me, I'm coming up there as a resident of Maple City. >> Excuse me. I I'm not finished. >> Okay, go ahead. Under Robert's rules of order, which this town follows, the
purpose of a formal censure is to correct conduct and behavior, which is certainly warranted for the reasons I will detail. First and foremost, the powers of the joint land use board are clearly prescribed by the statute under the New Jersey municipal land use law.
The law is also clear that the joint land use board is a quasi judicial body that is in fact an independent entity from the mayor and township council which Councilman Simon Sick has blatantly callously ignored by his
disruptive presence at the last two joint land use board meetings on February 18th and March 18th respectively. Councilman Simon Six's disruptive actions have compromised the integrity of the joint land use board and are also
violative of the New Jersey local government ethics law, the township of Maple Shade handbook for elected officials and more importantly resolution 2026 R31 governing rules of decorum for both township council and the joint land use board. Again, it's
important to note that that resolution covers the decorum at joint land use board meetings. Under New Jersey law, specifically NJSA4055D-23A, which I just distributed a copy of, the mayor and the mayor alone has exclusive
power and authority to appoint the class 2 member of the planning board, which Mr. Simons has repeatedly argued is incorrect. The class two member can and in most instances is in fact a township
official. The statute is clear that the class two member is not, I repeat, not required to be a township resident. Again, you have to look at the second line of the statute. I'm not finished. >> Okay, go ahead. Finish.
>> The intent of the statute for class 2 members is that township officials have a special perspective on the community, which is highly valuable to the deliberations of the joint land use board. With respect to specifics, at the
February 18th joint land use board hearing, which was a use fair application, and quite frankly, that was the first application that the newly reconfigured joint land use board entertained. As the application was progressing, Mr.
Sinus stood up, disrupted the meeting and called attention upon his himself despite the protests of the joint land use board chairperson. Mr. Simon Sack was targeting the appointment of Susan Dansen as the class 2 joint land use board member because
she was not a resident, which again is contrary to the statute you have before you this evening, which specifically exempts and only exempts class 2 members from a residency requirement. Later during the same meeting, again a use
variance application, Councilman Simon stood up during the public portion and stated quote he is here to speak on their behalf end quote [snorts] in support of the use fairance application which is highly
inappropriate, unethical and contrary to the municipal land use law where class one and class three members being the mayor and Councilman Zuranic cannot participate in use variance applications. Councilman Simon Sick's conduct is even
is potentially even more egregious if he was in fact engaged to be the builder of the addition that he was advocating for at 449 Uklid, which would clearly and unequivocally be a serious violation of the local government ethics law,
warranting the formal filing of a complaint by using his position as a councilman for financial gain. Even absent financial gain, council persons should not speak on any use fairance application does not that does not
concern their personal property. I would also point out that at the February meeting, Councilman Simon sick brought up litigation that the township is currently embroiled in which I will not go into detail about, but again, highly inappropriate.
Last night at the March 18th meeting, Councilman Simons once again used his position as a council person to disrupt and influence the joint land use board members by disseminating false and misleading information qualifying quite
frankly as legal advice solely to board members, excluding the mayor, council person, and board professionals. I'm distributing what Councilman Simon said provided to the board members which quite frankly was
beyond troubling. At the March meeting again last night, Councilman Simon again brought up litigation that the township was embroiled in which is again highly inappropriate. I I'll just leave with you know
council's consideration. New Jersey law is very clear with respect to ethical standards and codes of conduct. In fact, in Abraham versus township of the court de was quite clear that the New Jersey
law prohibits a government officer from placing himself in a situation where there is a real or apparent conflict with his public duties. Also in Gunther v. Planning Board of Bayhead, the court rightly said, "It is not necessary to demonstrate actual
proof of dishonesty to establish the public official has a conflict of interest as only the potential I'll repeat that only the potential for conflict is necessary." Now, I assume that we have here a rogue council person
that this council and mayor did not authorize Mr. Simon said to appear before the joint land use board to try to sway influence but I am again placing it on the record that it's highly inappropriate. The comments that were disseminated should be retracted. I
believe there should be a formal apology and again I would ask that mayor and council consider adopting a resolution essential. >> So are you finished now? >> Yes I am. >> So your class two that you're talking about and I'm going to ask Mr. Zeratic
right now. Has there ever been a township manager on the zoning board before this combination? >> Not the zoning board. >> No, there wasn't. And the reason that is is because the zoning is separated for the protection of this town. >> No, I'm speaking now.
>> You are dead wrong. You're not an attorney. You have no idea. >> You're an attorney and you're just spinning words. You're we're paying you to stand there and make up all these uh things and accusing me. I'm protecting this. >> Due respect. No one is paying me to be here. >> There is no due respect. I've lost my
respect for you as a person that's a professional. Okay? And I'm going to say this. He told you that's a compliment. >> He just All right. Fine. Take it as a compliment. He just answered the question. That class two that you're speaking about has to do with planning.
And you two are correct. But you're sitting there making a statement to the people that represent this town on that board and they're just following your lead assuming that you're saying the right thing. >> I am the legal counsel. >> You are >> councilman. Yeah, you are. And as far as I'm concerned, you're not protecting
this township either because you're allowing that. It clearly states that the that the zoning board duties will be obtained or taken over by the planning, which was supposed to stay intact. That's what it says. That's what the law
says. All right? I I don't I'm not going to split hairs with you. I read it my way with all due respect for you. You have your opinion and I have mine. >> It's your opinion. It's not an opinion. It's a legal statute >> and I gave them the statute. >> Says, "You've been put on notice."
>> That's fine. Are you threatening me now as a professional for the township? >> Anybody else from the public? >> No, I I'm not done talking. >> The people of this town deserve somebody to be standing up for it. And you can consider it whatever you would like to
consider it, but as far as I'm concerned, you're falling short of the township doing the right thing. Okay. No, I'm about to speak. >> YES. AND YOU WILL have your staff comments right now. >> All right. Fine. We'll do another staff. >> Thank you. Anybody else in the public?
>> Good evening. >> March Terry 200 East Lynwood. Um I just wanted to Susan knows I've been kind of beating her ear a little bit about um some of the issues over at the Lynwood Field or Asus Field >> and I see that the carnival's coming up.
And just a few things really easy in my opinion. Um I think that the folks that run the carnival need to be a little more respectful of the residents. Um in particular the parking situation, which I know is tight. Um but you know,
parking up in people's lawns, parking in front of their driveways, it's just not acceptable. Secondly, um is the trash. So obviously I know there's going to be trash when there's a public like that and it seems that when the carnival rolls out that
it's up to public works to clean it up. I don't think that's appropriate. I think the football league should take care of their own trash. I definitely think that at the end of every night they need to go outside that fence and clean up the trash that blows in all the neighbors yards, including mine. I I
tend to take the brunt of it. And just lastly, and this might seem a little ridiculous, but can we please, please ask them to tone down the music. The last couple years it has been so loud that the items on my glass shelves are
literally vibrating. And you know, they're pretty good as far as respecting to shut it down when it's supposed to be. But I know they sound like little things, but you know, when you're subjected to it every year, it's a little annoying. So, >> and did you give your address for the record? >> Yes. >> East Slimwood.
>> Thank you. And you met with the football. We did. You want to know and they're very well aware. We we've gone over a lot of things. So, we will reiterate those things. >> Susan, they're not violating the noise the noise ordinance, are they? >> They're not in this case. And they'll be done. They've even adjusted their they've even adjusted their hours this
year somewhat. So, >> hello. >> Good evening. >> Bill Reese, 28 Collins Lane. Uh, I was just wondering if there are any plans currently on the table ready to go to complete the road paving project on
Collins Lane between North Kohl's and Northport Lane. >> Susan, >> yes, there are we're in the process right now of finishing up those design standards. So, >> okay. Um, okay. Well, that's good to hear. Uh,
because it is only a small stretch to finish that road. That's that's been in bad shape for a long time. Um, the the one thing I do want to point out, I think it's going to be a real important part of the project being successful. Are we talking uh milling, repaving,
>> everything, separation, sidewalks, curbs, >> the property at 49 >> shoots out into the street for whatever reason. I guess when it was a dirt road. Um, so that's Nick the landscaper. is my neighbor and he would
love to get rid of that because it is a bottleneck and uh it does nothing. It's just it just creates a bottleneck. So um with the amount of traffic, you know, we've gained the turf field, the park, and the garden. So there's a lot of
traffic on that road. I'm glad to see that it's going to be completed completed properly. But I really would like to see I think it would really open up that section there at 49. He's all for it. He has a landscaping business and he tries to back trailers and dump
trucks and everything in at night and that impedes it. So >> didn't we already do Collins Lane there? >> Not that portion. >> Not the piece. >> Not that piece. >> Okay. Yeah. >> Um >> there's a small piece. So it's not coming up past would like to the field area. >> No part.
>> That part's done the other way. This is going Yeah, this is going towards Fork. >> One other thing, I'm not a traffic engineer, but uh if you turn the corner from Fork Landing on to Collins, you can see all the way down to Roland Avenue and it looks like ACO Raceway to you. Um
I've lived on that street since 1988. I'm not a big fan of speed pillows or bumps or whatever they're called now, but you might want to think about putting one somewhere along there because they really get going. It's just human nature. It's just a wide open straight street. You're not even paying
attention when you just go. >> So, I'm glad to see that. Uh, do we have a timeline at all? >> It most likely be 2027 before you see it. >> Okay. >> But it's it's in the list and on the on the work in the works. >> I'm [clears throat] sorry. Before you leave, can you explain to me what the
landscaper guy wants to be done? I'm not quite catching what he wants to be done. His front yard just juts out into the street farther than anyone else's. >> So he just wants it paved. >> They want to make it straight. So >> get rid of it. Yeah. Just eliminate it.
Make the street straight and eliminate that bottle. >> Is that his yard? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I mean, one drive past it, you'll see exactly what I'm talking about. >> All right. >> Okay. >> Thanks. >> Thanks. Do you want to donate it to the town or does is he looking for
>> you have the dirt? I guess I mean he's just I don't know how that goes but he's interested in getting rid of. >> Okay. >> All right. >> Thank you. Anybody else from the public? >> Okay. Seeing none, can I have a motion to close? >> So move. >> Second. >> All in favor?
>> I. >> Okay. Moving over to staff and professional comments. Sandy, we'll start with you if you don't mind. >> Yeah, I don't mind. Easter's upon us. You have a lot of great stores and establishments up on Main Street and on the highways,
you know, let's try to take care of our own and shop local. Enjoy your Easter and uh just wish you well. Thank you. >> Thank you, Andrew. >> Uh yes. Um, I'd just like to uh make a comment that I made it to the uh the
chief uh the chief's and uh officer Misty's retirement dinner. It was a nice time uh at the dinner and uh the awards that they had gotten were uh indicative of their service to the township.
Um, and in response to uh the personal attack from uh Mr. Lazuk, um, everything that happens in this building is public knowledge. There's no secrets. Maybe there is with everyone else, but there's none with me. Me
informing the town, there's nothing wrong with that. Me coming up there knowing some of the things that I know and trying to protect this town, again, there's nothing wrong with that. And it is my opinion and I am entitled to it to say that what's going on on that land
use board is not right. You may think it is, but it's not. And it's very amazing to me that you came here as a solicitor and the first thing out of your mouth was about the land use board. That land use board was supposed to be a uh a
referendum if they needed it. And you said it was one that was supposed to be. And if it was, why did the prior council sit on it for a whole year? So, I don't believe things that are coming out of your mouth. I don't believe that the things that are being done up in this building by you
personally with the township manager are on the up and up. I question all of it and that's part of my job. But as far as the lawsuit goes, the people have a right to know that there's a lawsuit that it could cost them money. It also could cost this township a lot of grief
and aggravation because if that lawsuit sides with the plaintiffs, then we got ourselves a can of worms here. Every one of those applications will be brought back and redone because it's not being done properly. So, for you to sit there
and come up here and try and censor me when I'm here for the people and protecting them, that's problematic in my mind. What's your agenda for this town? you're supposed to be representing this town and protecting it. This man sitting next to me sat on a zoning board
for a long time. He answered the question. There was never a township manager or council members on zoning. And the specific reason for that was so that there wasn't any inappropriate things going on in this town. All right. Now, we have the the uh joint land use
board. All right. that class two that you're talking about pertains to the the side of planning, which is correct. That's a true statement that you and the manager made that night. But as far as the zoning part goes, there is no way
that she should be sitting on that. That's my opinion reading the law. You could do Listen, you you you call yourself a lawyer and you're supposed to be protecting this town. If this goes south, that that's going to be mud in your face, not mine. So, at the end of
the day, I can make those statements. I'm trying to protect this town, the residents that come up to that board, and they have a right to know that there could be something that's going to be getting them back in front of the board. That is very clear in the statues that
it has to be a resident, resident only. And the reason that is is because the zoning board doesn't have classes in it. It has residents. Residents that live in town that that monitor the town and take care of the town. So, you can say
whatever you want, but what's going on there is improper and it's not it's unethical and it's not right. And I'm allowed to say that as as a fiduciary of this town. I'm supposed to bring light to these things. So, if you think you're
going to censor me or shut me up, guess again. I don't care about that censure. And if they vote on it, that's in their face because Chuck made the statement that he would never do that to anybody. And I respect them for that. And I wouldn't do it to anyone on this board, whether I like them, get along with them
or not. They have a voice. It's called the First Amendment. And if you think you're your little censure and your stunt coming up here is going to keep me quiet, guess again. You just made yourself look bad to the professional world. And don't forget that. Not me.
You did it. >> Anything else? >> No. >> Mayor, if I may ask a question. Actually, Mr. Simon Sec, you just made a comment that the land use board attorney and me as the manager are doing things that are incorrectly. For the record, will you please let me know what that is if I'm doing something improper? >> I just said as a zoning board, anything
with zoning, it needs you need to you need to step down away from the thing. You don't have the right to sit there. up here when I am doing my job as the township manager that in cahoots basically with the land use board attorney that [snorts] we are doing something wrong. For the record, I would
like an concrete evidentiary evidence that answer that I'm doing something incorrectly because your statement was just defamatory with me. I haven't said anything and I would like you to clarify for me and for the residents sitting out there and for the 200 people that are watching on YouTube.
I I >> I'm tired of it. >> You're tired of it. I'M TIRED OF >> I WOULD LIKE an explanation as to what I am doing wrong. Mr. Simon set I just TOLD YOU >> NOT ON THE land use board that was done by a referendum that was done by the >> I'm not talking about this board RIGHT
HERE RIGHT NOW. I'm speaking about the board asking you >> I answered your question. I answered your question. You asked about this and the what you're doing here as a township manager. I'm not talking about this. I'm talking about the land use board and I said what I felt about the land use
board and what needs to happen. >> I had nothing to do with the residents voting for the land use board. >> That referendum was a nonbinding referendum and you brought it up at the meeting. >> Mr. Brought it up at the meeting. Excuse me.
>> Mr. Simon said I WOULD LIKE YOU THE DISCUSSION OVER. I don't need to answer that question to you. If you want to ask that, that's fine. But you're doing that. Everybody in this room that wants to come up here and attack me is doing it because they want me to look bad.
They want me to get agitated. They want me to go off. I'm not going to do it anymore. I'm going to make statements which I'm entitled to do whether you like them or not. >> I think you got your answer right. There isn't one. >> But that's okay. >> I did. I answered her. >> He doesn't have one. >> No, [snorts] I do. I answered it. I'm
going to clarify that right now. >> You're not going to answer it. I said I don't have to answer it, but I answered her question. I said I don't have to answer questions and she asked. >> Okay, John, go ahead. Do you have something? >> Yes, I do. Mayor, I do. Thank you. I'm going to ask our solicitor. Are we Are
we legal? >> I'm sorry. >> The Joint Land Use Board. You are a solicitor. [laughter] >> Yes. >> Are we totally legal? >> Are you totally legal? >> Yes. Are we in our rights with to do this? >> As far as I know, you are. >> You are a solicitor. You are a paid professional. >> Let's be clear. Something came up at the
at the land use board last night. Yes. At the end of the meeting. >> I'm not talking about what happened at the meeting. >> I heard about it just now and I heard about it from council from the land use board >> just now. Sir habit of giving snap opinions on anything these issues.
They're going to be fully investigated. Correct. [music] >> And then if if [snorts] there's a need for me to weigh in on something, I will. >> I'm not doing it. I'm not doing snap. >> That's what I'm asking you to do. You are our legal professional that we've hired. I would like you to look into this to make sure that we are above
board. I think we are above board. Mr. Simons made a comment to me that there has never been a manager sitting on the zoning board, which I agree with him. There has never been a manager sitting on the zoning board, but in other towns, managers sit on joint land use boards
>> underneath the planning part of it. >> Correct. And there's there is always >> there's always been a manager and township officials on planning always. So I am perfectly fine with the way the board is going. And Mr. Simon Sick makes
comments about being attacked being attacked. [snorts] I feel I've been being attacked for the last seven months, eight months, maybe more. And I'm like Mr. Simon said, quite frankly tired of it. I work just as hard
as Mr. Simonsick. I go to most of all the events that come into this town, all the openings. I could not make the chief's retirement and Misty's officer Misty's retirement. I had prior obligations.
No one knows my obligations personally, and I don't expect you to. I [snorts] don't want you to know my personal life. But I am working 150% for this town. I cannot tell you the countless hours I lose.
We are constantly attacked whether I don't follow social media, but people tell me all the stuff that happens on social media. And I have no problem with Mr. Simon Sick saying things. I have a problem with how Mr. Simon Sick says them. It is
not professional in my opinion. It's not being a gentleman. I would never ever speak to anybody professionally like that. And um that's all I have to say. Mayor, thank you. >> Thank you, Chuck. >> I will apologize to you, John. I don't want it to be offensive. I do want to
work with everyone up here and and >> I've told I No, [snorts] Andrew, that's not true. >> Well, I've told you before, Andrew, I have no problem with you making statements. None at all. >> Let's open the line of communications, John. You and I. Okay. This is a perfect opportunity. Let's Let's have something
good come out of this. All right. >> Okay. >> I'm done, Mr. Mayor. Thank you. >> I think I will give you a statement that I'd like to read. I'm sorry. >> Give me a heart attack. >> I want to correct the record. >> If your wife has >> I want to correct the record in regard
to my uh vote and Andrew was correct. I voted. >> It wasn't a vote. I just said I would never excuse me vote to censure him. He's correct. is absolutely correct because I would never want it done to
me. I respected what I said. But now let me go on. In all my 11 years on the school board and almost 11 years on council, I've never attempted to work with someone as misinformed, arrogant, and self-centered as Andrew Simons.
[applause] Excuse me. I have the floor now. You have a right to your opinion, Andrew. You absolutely do. And like John said, it doesn't have anything to do with your opinion or how. It has to do with how you express it.
If there's a a problem, you have a right to express it. Whether you're correct or not correct, it's your opinion, and you're entitled to your opinion. Andrew, thank you. You remind me of a song by Billy Joel called The Angry Young Man.
>> Thank you. >> You're welcome. That's all, mayor. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you, Susan. >> I'll wait for my um operations report. Thank you, Terry. >> Tony. >> Okay. Um I would like to ask council to
possibly look into renaming the senior room after Joe Dugan for 50 years of service. Um, if that's something that we can do and if the senior room is already named after somebody, I wasn't sure. >> Ray Armstrong. >> Okay. Is there a way >> photographer years ago that used to do the bunny everything? The c the Santa
photos, the bunny photos. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I think his pictures actually hanging up in there. >> Okay. Is there another wing or area of the township that we could possibly look into? >> We could do the area. Um, we could do something like the community community
room community center wing, community room, community rooms [clears throat] wing. Um, and name that. There's also the um like the recreation room there, which would be a little bit more difficult, I would think, going into we would just we could do the comm we could come up with a a name community center wing or community like I say community
rooms wing. >> Is everybody from council okay with that? >> Yeah, >> I agree. >> And how do we move forward with that? Do we just do that next meeting? Talk about that. We can do that at the next meeting by resolution. Um, but we probably should also do a proclamation, Mr. Dugan. That would be great and have him
come up and put him with it and then um you then we'll take the steps to have everything named and uh lettered on the on the law. >> Okay. And Tony, is there any way you can prepare the something for the next meeting as in regards to the censorship and how that works? Is that just a
resolution? >> Was it about John asked me a question about the >> and I apologize. I didn't mean to ambush you. I'm just No, I know. >> I'm just Let's be clear though. Let's together with what the mayor just said. What is it that you want me to do? >> I want you to look into see if our board
is legal. >> What we did is legal and proper. I believe it is. >> Okay. >> And I want you to look into the centurip and how that works because I believe resolution was handed out before. I just didn't I wasn't sure how that what that >> how that works moving forward. >> Okay. All right. I'll look into it.
>> Thank you. Uh moving over to old business operations. Susan, >> thank you. On March 4th, we held our first community heart and soul meet and greet. The event welcomed 24 residents who shared their thoughts about getting different people in our community more involved. We are looking to host our next community heart and soul event. And this one we're going to focus on our
high school age students. So, we're going to work with the school district and get those kids involved and and hear what they would like. Um on March 11th, we had another 20 plus residents who joined us here in the courtroom for a town hall meeting about the master plan. Ideas were shared about what things they like in town, don't like, what things
they would like to see improved, all things that will help guide us as we work towards finalizing our 2026 master plan re-examination. The ideas and comments shared will also be used to help draft part of that master plan. This past Tuesday, we held a pre-construction meeting uh for the Buttonwood storm water drainage project.
This project has been been designed to address flooding along um the backside of Buttonwood Park. Our police department has deployed our sign board at Buttonwood Park because as on again March 25th, so that's next Wednesday, the storm water drainage improvements will begin. We do not anticipate any
road closures, but there will be disruptions during this work. Residents along this stretch are going to be receiving a door knocker that looks like this that'll be put on everybody's door along Buttonwood. Describes um when the project will start, who the contractor is, what some of the disruptions may be um and then we have a number for
questions in case they need to call somebody because that will be going out on every door. [snorts] We've also recognized that um I guess the one uh kids cool kids world there they bring their kids over there. So there's a letter that's been drafted and we'll be notifying them as well of the work. So there shouldn't be uh too much
confusion. Department of Public Works has been actively addressing potholes and performing minor roadway repairs. This year we have experienced an increase in potholes due to the repeated freeze and thaw cycles that we've seen. In addition, our staff is also preparing the 2026 miscellaneous praing program. That's going to include just simple
milling and overlay of select roadways to help extend their use of life. As mentioned to you all last week, the agreement with the Muse for affordable housing assistance, which is funded through our COAT trust funds, is set to expire. This subsidy program was originally put in place when the Muse was constructed to help offset costs
associated with affordable housing units. Over the past two years, the township has continued the practice of providing that financial assistant to help assistance to help offset those rising rents for those units. And these again these funds are directly paid for our COA fees. What I need to know from council this evening is if you want to
continue with that program in which case then I will negotiate with their um their management team and then provide them. >> Absolutely. >> Everybody's okay with that? >> Yes. Yes. Yes. Mr. Simon Suck, are you okay with that? >> Yes.
Uh we also met with the sidewalk sale committee a few weeks ago and the discussion surrounded mainly around the cost for overtime for our police and DPW and how and who how it get it would get funded. We're estimating to hold this event this year. We would probably just be shy about $30,000. Um that's what it
would cost for our overtime costs. Um there needs to be some discussion amongst council too as to whether or not we would like to provide some some assistance with that. Obviously that's going to go into their planning. Um, but it is something that we promised that we would get back to them with. I know that
they're are working diligently to work with different organizations throughout the towns and raising funds and whatnot. Um, but there would need to be some sort of commitment from the township to go forward. We came up with the number by utilizing what we do at July 4th. Um,
obviously that that's about typical of what how many hours would be in July 4th. Our officers see anywhere between 14 and 17 hours that day. So, we averaged it out and that's how we came up with the with the cost to us. >> So, this is for what now? >> This would be for a sidewalk sale to
bring back the sidewalk sale. I'm not sure we you might not have been here that meeting. I I think you might have been out, but we did have members from the public that came up. No, I remember >> um they're very dedicated to do this and working towards and like I said, they're working with other organizations. I just need to know if council is um willing to
look to >> I believe they were a little shocked at how much it does cost the township to >> they were they were shocked in our meeting >> work that it takes to make that happen. >> Yeah. So >> like I said they are working um very hard at coming up with you know funding opportunities and and raising funds.
Just need to know if council >> I think we should wait until we f find out what they have. >> The sidewalks already met with us. Um, I mean they currently don't have anything yet >> because Susan said they were going to walk through work through the budget and get
back. We're gonna get back to them. She was going to bring up the council. So >> they need to >> What do we give What do we give other organizations? Holiday Fest and uh other stuff that we >> So um well let's take the most recent right now. We'll be doing the carnival for the week. So the carnival uh football association we're asking them
to contribute $3,500 to the cost of our our officers that week. um [clears throat] our Main Street Maple Shade for the holiday fest that we the $4,000 that was originally allotted for their just like for some of their expenses has been not given and then
they play another $3,500. So they're just about $7,500 there and then there's $3,500 that Main Street does for the food truck festival as well. >> Okay. So >> and the hours are a lot different as well. We're not >> I was just going to say what is the cost for Carnival and Main Street? Like what is the percentage there? So those hours
we're talking um 20 hours for the carnival. Um the holiday festival is just about it's probably about just is that about six to eight hours, >> right? 6 to 8 hours. Um and the township, you know, we're paying the overtime costs for our office.
>> So is that 20,000 and they pay 3500 or is it 10,000 and they pay 3500? Just give me >> Oh. Um so for the that No, they're paying the holiday festival and the um food truck festival. They're paying 3500 covers almost. >> Yeah, it covers almost all of it. Same
thing with the carnival. >> Carnival will be just about if Carnival comes in, we'll probably commit about $5,000. >> Okay. >> So, >> okay. >> I don't think they have enough information yet to actually for us to, >> you know, decide anything right now. >> I mean, they have to wrap their head
around a lot of work and a lot of >> I think they've already done that. I think that they they want to start doing um a super 50-50. They're going in um jointly with the Maple Shade Business Association and the car show. They just need to know what number they need to raise because they need to know what we are giving as a township. >> That's how we left the meeting.
>> Well, maybe not this year. Maybe they can work towards >> next year because you know usually it takes the minute you end that sidewalk sale, you're already working on the next year. >> Yeah. >> So, >> and one of the reasons that the sidewalk sale was cancelled was actually two
reasons. One was security issues. There is so much that goes into security for an event that was that large um that is unbelievable what has to be happen >> and we did I don't mean to interrupt you but the police department was in that so they are fully aware I will say they are fully aware what is the police we did
have the police DPW >> but one other thing is we weren't at you know we're in the middle of war right now sort of thing no different than >> uh 911 what we had to do to get that taken care of I wasn't on council then
but I I know there was >> major security problems where we had to bring sand in so any there could be no traffic coming in or there's so much to it because there's a lot going on right now in the world that we have a lot of lot more security that we have to look
at. >> Is there anyone on that committee now that has been at >> um previous cyber sales do you know? Yeah, they all have and they've come they've come to council last year and they said that they were going to bring it back, >> but I don't think they understand the impact. >> Well, the township people missed this
and want it. I I I think it's up to it's our obligation to provide this. The the the volunteers are putting in a ton of time just to make the event happen and the people want it. I I think it's up to >> How much do you recommend? >> I I'm recommending that you know if it
comes down to the security Yeah. the the police that we pay all of it. >> What do you recommend? >> I I I mean I I get that it costs money. >> I think they should come up with the 7500. >> So the township should pay >> Yes. >> just like Main Street does. I think Main
Street puts up 7500. >> It's becoming harder and harder for the volunteer organizations to raise the money and do the actual work. >> I want the sidewalk sale back. And I think if we want the sidewalls sidewalk sale back like the people want it the
people want it back. It was always successful. There was a lot of people there. And I I understand what Chuck and Sandy are saying about the security. But we can't spend our life worrying about something that could happen. The police do a great job protecting us. I know
that they're on top of it. I mean, if they if the town's people want the events, they have to understand it's going to cost some kind of money for that security and for the police, you know, and I think they understand that. I mean, >> what do we have in the budget,
[laughter] >> the same money they have? >> Jess, what do we have in the budget? I can take a better look at what um like the costs actually are for the events and give you guys a better idea of what really you the town would have to cover. Um
>> I don't want to put Susan on the spot. >> No, it's I have my number. I mean I know what just knowing from the events but and we definitely can look at it more closely. I think right now are you willing to cover partially part of the cost and that's kind of what I'm hearing. So Jess and I will look, we can certainly get back there um you know to
everybody, but that's what we need to know because again the volunteers need to know if there's going to be some sort of contribution. >> Yeah, they have everything ready to go. This website's ready, save the date, everything's out there. They just need a number from us. That's where we left it. >> And I kind of feel if we give them a number, they're going to say, "Okay, they're going they'll raise the rest."
>> That's what they'll raise the rest. >> Are you taking into consideration the road department and their >> That's That's 20 and then 10. >> That's really it. The police and the road department. Correct. >> Correct. >> And the day is the day will be every bit of a 16 to 17 hour day because our
officers come early and then they have to stay afterwards. DPW stays. So >> are they looking to do this September which is always >> September 19th? September 19th. >> It's already set everything the date everything. >> I don't know. >> So Jess and I will look a little bit closer um to really see where we can
come in with the budget and then get a more realistic number of what it's really going to cost. I we can we can come up with people who we think it would be. >> So we can do that. Okay. French numbers. >> Gosh. >> Uh that's all I have for my report.
>> All right. Uh moving over to engineer report. >> Good evening. I just give an update on some of the water and sewer projects and also on uh the recreation and other projects we have with Minnesota. >> Hi Dennis. How are you >> doing? Well, uh, lead service lines. Uh,
EPA mandated that each town replace any lead or galvanized lines for the residents. Uh, we do have a project, uh, under construction for that. Uh, the first part of that was there's 157 uh, lines which we did not know whether they were lead or galvanized. So, Roman, the
contractor, is going to be actually finishing up those investigations this week. We've only found 10 so far that of the ones we investigated. So that's going to reduce our cost a lot. Uh we are getting 50% principal [cough] forgiveness to [clears throat] the state for this. Uh but knowing this we have
130 known ones. So we're have 10 more and we're going to finish up this week. So it's been very favorable in that regards. I would say though that there are probably some out there that in homes if so if any resident knows if they check at their water meters where
it goes down to the floor if there's a transition from copper to galvanized they should be reached out to the water department. Uh we've done a lot of reach outreach and everything else we want to correct all of those that we can but uh it's not 100% accurate. That's why the
unknowns that we have from our survey we had to dig down at the curb stop. We check on both the house side and the street side. >> Question. Yes. >> That the cost to do that that is borne by the township. Correct. >> Yeah. Normally you that wouldn't have
been done by the township because the homeowners own from the house out to but uh it's an EPA mandate that the towns pick up that cost and do that. So that was it came out of the Flint, Miss Michigan incident and everything that came down from that. >> Uh so that's ongoing. So, we'll be
starting actually with the the actual replacements of the the lines that are uh known to be galvanized or or or lead containing. And then there's a there's three water manes in town, uh West Front, Melrose, and South Clinton
sections of those that have old 2-in galvanized water manes, which are old. So, we'll be replacing those with 6 in uh ductal iron pipe also. So, that'll all be taking place here coming the the rest of the spring here into summer. Um,
Main Street Sewer, there's a a twopart section there in front of the Viking there around North Popular that was compromised. Uh, Booth Mechanical has that contract. Uh, roading permits are in place. They're going to be out there next week now that the winter weather's done. Uh, we're hoping we can say in the
sidewalk area, the existing main runs under all the brick bricks uh streetscape. So, we're hoping we can move into more like the sidewalk part. So, we're going to be doing test pits next week to uh see if we can uh shift the the sewer main in that location, but they will be replacing those two
sections uh sometime this spring. So, that's a project upcoming. Another project under contract is North Terrace Water Man Replacement. Uh that will probably be starting uh late April or May. um with that project to try and
meet the uh EPA orders for eliminating extraneous flows. We have a lot of sump pumps tied into public sewer. So, as we have the street open there and we're doing that street uh paving uh later through a NJ DoD project which we'll be
bidding later this spring. Um we're putting in uh pipes so that people can tie their sump pumps in. Now that the residents will be responsible for making that connections where we'll be putting connection points for them, but rather than have the water go out in the street or into the public sewer or into their
backyards, they'll have a connection point, but it's not going to be mandatory, but we would like everybody to consider doing that because that's we're creating an opportunity to get rid of those waters. And in the springtime when the groundwater's high, those things can run a a lot of water uh out
into the street or into uh the public sewer. uh Kings Highway water plant. We did have a uh congress in Norcross uh uh we did receive a $1.2 million congressional grant and there was a ceremony with that
presentation that was a 2026 funding. We had previously received a 2024 appropriation of 150 uh,000. We were in design and permitting. Actually, it's up to the state. were hoping to get authorization uh a permit for that
shortly, but that was going to replace wellouses number nine and 10 which served the Kings Highway plant. And then obviously we want to replace that plant as part of a future project. uh through the NGIB we do qualify for funding for a
lot of these projects which you approve but we're waiting for the state now to approve all this uh SAGE projects the to fund the engineering to put the money in place so we can start with those uh the NGIB project that we have for this year that we're trying to get the up to $2
million of free money is for equipment purchases that we can use for our storm sewer sanitary sewer and and water system and there's five pieces of equipment that we put in for that. We're hoping we get that funded. We're pushing on them, but they're slow. I I really
would like to get that in fun year 2016. So, we need approval by end of June for that. Uh so, I don't know. I may need some help calling to push that along. There's no reason that it shouldn't get approved, but uh we we I don't know what their priorities are up there. So, we we
keep bugging them. So, that's all we can do. >> Squeaky wheels. As far as recreation on and municipal projects, you awarded the police building uh renovation project tonight. And that project's mainly to do improvements to bring it up to Department of Corrections standards. The
number of uh you know, as codes change, things change. Uh they're out of compliance. And Annie and the Chief Fletcher and the police staff really worked uh with the Department of Corrections to to scope out the project and we're looking to forward to moving
uh forward with that project. And then as far as Buttonwood Park, Susan already talked about that we had the precon for that and that should be moving forward to sometime in the spring. If you got any questions, be glad to answer. >> Thank you. >> On um maybe you don't know what's going
on, but there's a lot of construction on Beachwood Avenue uh with maybe Susan. Beachwood Avenue and what's the not Maple might be? Um It seems like they're always there doing something.
Looks like they're putting some sort of pipe in. Any idea >> on on Beachwood? Beachwood and >> maybe Maple. >> No, not what's the next one over? >> Greenwood. >> Greenwood. [cough and clears throat] >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, I I'm not I know that we're all over
town with the lead service lines. So, >> this is look to me like gas line. >> All right. So, the the gas company might be doing work here. So, I don't know if they pulled any road opening permits. Um, >> oh, I know. Is that It's my way home.
>> Is it around 310 Beachwood >> 300 block? Yeah. >> So, we did get a road opening permit for that. That's PSNG there. >> Oh, it is PS. At >> least they got a road open. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. We do need a There was a couple of those PSEG trenches that were settled
over time. I know we've seen down a few streets. So, >> that's probably need to follow up on those. >> Yeah, we have a lot of work. There's a lot of different contractors around town right now between PSCG that's replacing poles. Then you have them doing some of these these >> I saw Booth somewhere doing something too.
Booth is always out and then we have obviously the um Roman is out doing the test pits and whatnot and those they're doing I think that's what about 10 to 12 a day as well. >> Yeah. So they're going to be finishing those the test pitting this week and now then they'll be starting either with the
main they were going to do the the water manes first but there's the delay in getting the hydrants. So they're probably going to start actually with the the lead service line replacements and >> so there will be a lot of work with the the homeowners. We got to make the contact there because we obviously that
you're going to have to get into homes for that. So we are trying to have a proper communication. Uh you know just get back to us if you know things are but there's a whole procedure in place. So we do want to have a good communication in that regard. Dennis, I also did want to thank you too for all
your work on the [snorts] grant getting the, you know, over a million dollars and then we have the 850,000. That that's huge for us. So guys did a great job with that. Thank you. >> Wood and Kern really partnered with us and they were were helpful in that too. But it it's fun when you win those. >> It is. It's fun to get those big checks.
>> I saw the big check. >> Big checks in my office. >> Yeah. >> Um All right. The sidewalk sale. We already talked about that, correct? >> Something else. No, that's fine. I just didn't know if you had on there for a second reason. Yeah. >> Okay. Moving over to sustainable. The Arbor Day is April 23rd. Um community
cleanup along with the green fair is going to be May 17th at the Gazebo Park. >> What time? >> 9. Okay. Well, the cleanup is 9 to 11. Okay. And then the green fair is immediately followed. >> Um that's all I have for old business.
Moving over to new business. I don't see anything. >> I have one thing. >> Okay. Um, being that I was at the uh chief's uh dinner, um, I just want to talk about it. It was in one of Susan's
uh, uh, weekly reports um, about uh, the police chief. So, um I just want to bring it up that we uh get ahead of it for appointing Captain Fletcher or uh Captain Weiss as actin chief um until uh
after the civil service is taken uh and then act on confirming him after that so that we have some stability with the police department and everybody knows what direction that we're going. So, um the council's supporting that. So, I
just want to uh put it out there so that it's been discussed and open public and memorialized. >> Does council want to have him uh at least a sit down with Captain Mice? >> Typically, so it would have
>> um typically that's what we would do. I mean, it would definitely be something that, you know, if you had questions or whatever, if you wanted to set up times with him, >> is that usually protocol? >> You should sit down with them. Yeah, it should be something that at least so that everybody's on the same page. I mean, obviously I've sat down with him, but um
>> I've talked with the chief about when it's time to swear him in and uh I will be doing the swearing in with the Bible that I gave captain that I gave to chief. >> So yeah, so I will uh set that up with Captain Weiss and then we will uh we'll
go from there. >> Okay. >> Uh one other thing uh the engineer mentioned about the uh curb boxes. Um that's basically to try and uh manage some of the storm water and keep it out
of the sewer so that we're not having the discharge that we have. So in saying that, I think that it might pay for the township to create an ordinance or something mandating that they tie into it. It alleviates a ton of problems.
There's no water in the roads in the wintertime. There's no ice. It's all underground. It takes the water away, which is going to help the houses instead of it going out and circulating back in. So, it's just a thought. I think it, you know, it would it it would
help the town out greatly when it comes to the storm water management and the issues that we have with the sewer system being infiltrated with the uh rainwaters when we have it. >> We intend to do a public outreach and say, you know, Bruce's [snorts] going to be out here. You may want to talk to them, but you could get your own
plumber, but it would be great if they could tie in right when the work's being done, but we're going to have a public outreach in that regard. >> All right. >> Okay. Anything else? Can I have a motion to adjourn until the special township council meeting scheduled for April 16th? >> Mayor, it's actually a regular council. >> I was going to say, are we having to [laughter]
to the regular council meeting scheduled for April 16th at 6:30? >> I'll make that motion. Second. All >> in favor. Everybody, have a great night. Thank you for coming.