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That was great. >> How come he's not here? See what >> Jyn's on his on his way to >> Is he finally on his way to the airport right now? >> Probably not here. >> Jin's going to Korea. >> He's going

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>> for a month. >> Oh, wow. Very straight things out and he'll come back. >> Sounds good. >> Andy, are you good to go? >> I'm good to go. >> All right. Good evening everybody. Hope you had a great weekend. Sun came out. A

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little chilly. Um, in compliance with the open public's meeting law, notification of this meeting has been sent to official newspapers and other publications circulated in the Burough Japan and notice posted on the bulletin board at Burough Hall. All meetings,

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please be reminded that all of our meetings are video recorded and posted to our website. Please note the fire extra at the rear of the council chambers and the doors where you entered this evening. Um, roll call, please. >> Mayor Galler >> here. >> Councilman Banaki

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>> here. >> Councilman Boyce >> here. >> Councilwoman Castello >> here. >> Councilman Guan >> here. Councilman Marti >> here. >> Councilman Yu, would you >> please rise and join me salute to our flag? I pledge allegiance to the flag of

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the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay. Start with a couple of public hearings. I count four right here. So,

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we'll start with Councilwoman Costello. Ordinance 1301-26. >> Thank you, Mayor. Whereas an ordinance entitled an ordinance amending and supplementing chapter 119 of the code of the burough of old Japan article 3 recreation program.

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>> Yeah. So just uh this is a final reading. So uh make a motion to open it to the public. >> I'm sorry. >> Yep. >> So just make that motion. >> Make a motion to open to the public. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Would anyone from the public like to be heard on ordinance 1301-26 tonight?

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>> Motion to close. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. Council woman, >> should I read it now? >> Now you read it. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Whereas an ordinance entitled an ordinance amending and supplementing chapter 119 of the code of the burrow of Ultipan article 3 recreation program

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fees was introduced at a meeting of the mayor and council held on the 18th day of May 2026. Now therefore, be it resolved by the mayor and council of the burough of Alapan, county of Bergen, state of New Jersey, that said, ordinance number 1301-26B,

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and the same is hereby adopted on second and final reading, and be it finally resolved that the burough clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish the notice of adoption as required by law. >> Second. >> Second. >> Any discussion?

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Seeing none. Roll call, please. >> Councilman Panagi, >> yes. >> Counciloman Boyce, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Castello, >> yes. >> Councilman Quan, >> yes. >> Counciloman Marcy, >> yes. >> Okay, moving on to ordinance 1302-26 for Council President Bagi. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. This is uh an

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ordinance involving the police department salary and it's a second reading. So, I'd like to open a meeting to the public. >> Second on that. >> Second. All >> in favor? I >> I would anyone from the public like to be heard on ordinance 1302-26. >> Someone make >> motion to close.

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>> Second. >> Second. I I in >> favor >> I right >> whereas an ordinance entitled an ordinance to fix the salaries wage and compensation of the officers employees of the bural pan county bergen state of New Jersey for police years 26 through

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2029 was introduced at a meeting of the mayor and council held on the 18th day of May 2026 now therefore be resolved that the mayor and council of verbal to pan county bergen state of New Jersey that ordinance number 1302-26b and the same is hereby adopted

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on second and final reading and being finally resolved that the burough clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish the notice of adoption as required by law. >> Second on that second. >> Any further discussion? See none. Roll call, please.

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>> Councilman Baggi, >> yes. >> Councilman Boyce, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Costello, >> yes. >> Councilman Guan, >> yes. >> Councilman Marti, >> yes. Okay, moving right along to ordinance 13033-26 also for council president Benagi.

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>> Okay, Mr. Mayor, this is second reading about to amend the DPW ordinance. So, since it's the second reading, I'd like to open a meeting to the public. >> Second. >> Okay. All in favor? >> I would anyone from the public like to be heard on ordinance 1303-26 pertaining to EPW ordinance?

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>> Motion to close. >> Second. >> Okay. Please. Whereas an ordinance entitled an ordinance to repeal and replace article three of the code of the burough of Voltipan entitled Department of Public Works in quotes was introduced at a meeting of the mayor and council on the held on the 18th day of May May

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2026. Now therefore be it resolved by the mayor and council the burough of Voltan County of Bergen State of New Jersey that set ordinance number 1303-26 B and the same is hereby adopted on second and final reading and be it finally resolved the burough clerk is

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hereby authorized and directed to publish the notice of adoption as required by law. So second you have a second. >> I did second. Speak up. I can hear you. >> Okay. Second.

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>> Okay. Any further discussion on this? Seeing none. Roll call, please. >> Councilman Bagi, >> yes. >> Councilman Boyce, >> yes. >> Councilwoman, >> yes. >> Councilman Guan, >> yes. >> Councilman Marti, >> yes. >> Okay. Okay, last but certainly not least, uh, ordinance 1304-26 for council

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president Baggi as well. >> Final public hearing is second reading to amend police department contracted offduty employment rates. So, at this time, I'd like to open the meeting to the public because it's our final reading. >> Second. >> Okay. All in favor? >> I.

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>> Would anyone from the public like to be heard on ordinance 1304-26? >> Motion to close. >> Second. >> I heard that. God bless. >> God bless you. Second. >> Okay. Uh council >> whereas an ordinance entitled an ordinance to amend the code of the bural

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pan chapter 27 thereof entitled departments was introduced at a meeting of the mayor and council held on the 18th day of May 2026. Now therefore, be it resolved by the mayor and council of Burol, Pan County, Berg, and state of New Jersey that set ordinance number 1304-26B

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and the same is hereby adopted on second and final reading and be finally resolved that the burough clerk is hereby is hereby authorized and directed to publish the notice of adoption as required by law. Second all right, motion and the second. Any

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further discussion on this ordinance? >> Seeing none, roll call, please. >> Councilman Bag. >> Yes. Council Boy, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Castello, >> yes. >> Council McWan, >> yes. >> Councilman Marti, >> yes. Right. >> All right. Moving on to our consent

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resolution for council president. >> Thank you again, Mr. Mayor. The consent resolution be resolved that the following resolutions placed on the agenda by consent require no discussion and the same having been previously reviewed by each council person be and are hereby adopted in their entirety by

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the mayor and council of the burrow of Alipan. These include bills and claims, refund property taxes, appoint community development representatives. >> Second. Second. >> Any uh discussion on our consent resolution this evening?

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>> Do you have someone named in the resolution that you're appointing? >> Who's the uh out of the uh you want that on? >> I just want to make sure that it's in the resolution if not >> named for the uh >> community development representative. >> If it's no resolution, >> it's in the resolution.

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>> Yeah. >> Okay. Oh, okay. >> All right. Um, all right. Do we have a second on that? I think I heard a roll call, please. >> Councilman Ben, >> yes. >> Councilman Boyce, >> yes. >> Councilwoman Castello, >> yes.

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>> Councilman Guan, >> yes. >> Councilman Marti, >> yes. >> Okay. Thank you. Do we have any new business in front of us this evening? >> Seeing none. Okay. Do we have any old business? updates on >> I have an update on the Oaks Park House.

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>> There you go. All right. >> I was just going to ask you about that, Bill. >> Our engineer heard that Ron Bonagi would like to see this built this year. So, he reached out to the architect and the architect and the engineer finally finalizing the specifications to put it out to bed.

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>> Speed to God. >> I saw some email chain back and forth between the two of them. >> That's fantastic. >> Yes. I'm so excited. >> Glad to meet on site with you. If you want to meet and chat, have coffee. >> My coffee looks so nice where it's going. You never knew something. >> It does look really nice.

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>> You never knew something was there before. >> Yeah, right. >> The grass is green. It's all that. >> Since we're talking about Oaks Park. >> Yeah. >> The Veterans Memorial. >> DPW asked for some bids based on the plans that they have in hand, which is

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done. They hogged out, which is they excavated out the area. They put base in for the area which is compacted and now they're waiting for a few contractors to give them numbers. As you probably know, most landscape contractors before Memorial Day are very busy. So, they

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were not given a lot of uh bids. So, hopefully they'll get bids this week and then they because they need more than one. They can get it going. But it's ready to go. It's designed >> once we go under contract. How long do you think? >> Three or four weeks. It's not >> that should definitely before Veterans

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Day >> that Yes. >> Yes. It better be. >> We'll do it ourselves. >> Thank you. >> Any update on the U bystate property? >> Have they >> on the B-state >> property? Have they >> uh It has been sold or at least if it

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hasn't been It's definitely in contract to say the least. Um I've met with the new owner once. We're going to have a subsequent follow-up meeting just to kind of get to know each other a little bit better. Uh he's well

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aware of um what our fourth round uh settlement says. Um >> we also I actually told him, you know, when he asked about priorities, uh I said, "I need a place to buy milk and eggs, you know." So, uh, the the, uh,

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supermarket is is some sort of a supermarket. I should be telling the audience here, uh, is is in play. I think that is probably our number one priority. Yeah. >> Is to get a some sort of a a food. You know, it's it's I don't think you're going to have room for a big Wegman's or Shopright, but there's going to be

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something that I think our residents uh, will want. Probably like a fiveyear plan by the time the gets in front of the planning board and this and that. Um, but that's just kind of slow progress, but it has it didn't take long. I didn't think it would after our ordinance went

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through um for it to uh for it to sell. >> Mhm. >> So, but that's uh that's where we're at. >> Okay. Thank you. >> And I also noticed I don't know if anybody saw it this morning on it was posted that the Westwood shopping plaza also sold the Kmart Plaza

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>> 28.8 million. I sent you the text this morning a picture of it. Yeah. >> That's in worse shape than >> Yeah. Well, it's it's low. It's flood plane. So that's why no one everyone stayed away. Even Fitz Steel across the street, the skating place. It's been for sale forever, but it's nobody wants that low >> spot.

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>> Okay. >> Someone will do something with it. >> Yeah. Hurricane Sandy. I mean, that place was just like a cereal bowl. 6 foot of water. >> So, um, but thank you. Yeah, that's that's the latest uh that I know. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Uh, let's move on to I'll entertain a motion to open the meeting to the public.

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>> So, move. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. Would anyone from the public like to be heard on any matter this evening? >> Who wants to break the ice? Is ice? >> They're not going to be. >> I offer.

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>> Okay, you know the drill. Name and address for the record. Fred Buglesi, 71 Hiring Drive, Old Japan. I'm a 30-year resident here in Old Pan. And I've been involved in uh many of our

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rep programs back in the day when my kids were little. And I've been the veteran committee chairman here in Old Pants since its incept inception uh several years ago. Uh

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that was a responsibility that I took kind of serious seriously. uh being the chairman of our uh veterans committee and our mission statement which I wrote

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was the duties and mission of the old families veteran advisory committee is to assist resident veterans who have previously served and those who are actively serving get access to services, support, information and assistance. The veteran advisory committee will keep

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the mayor and council informed of any developments involving veteran concerns and issues reported to the government body. The veterans advisory committee will assist uh with appropriate ceremonies honoring

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veterans. So, like to make uh resolution that it not rain uh next year on Memorial Day. >> I'll second that one. >> Seems like every year uh you missed out

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on a parade, but uh it was a great event. I enjoyed it. >> Uh >> thank you for your participation in that and your tribute to the fallen veteran. >> I can't say I enjoyed it, but I I appreciate it. That would be a better word to say.

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Uh let me give you a little background on me myself just for a minute. Uh back in the 1970s during the uh Vietnam era uh the military draft uh ended in 1973.

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In 1974 as 20 years old I made the then unpopular decision to join uh the Marine Corps. There was obviously a lot of uh nationwide protests going on and uh

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the services were down in numbers greatly at that uh point in time and I I felt the need to to go for a few reasons but I joined the uh United States Marine Corps. I went from uh Paris Island over to Camp June

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where the water ended up being contaminated. Then I went over to Camp Pendleton and uh then was deployed overseas to Okanawa and in Okinawa. It turned out the areas we were training was contaminated with

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uh Agent Orange. Thankfully I've had no uh up to this point issues having uh done that. But every step of the way, I trained to my

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physical and mental maximum. And I considered every Marine to be a rifleman. Basically, I was. And an open hour was a coming home port from uh Vietnam. And at times where I uh

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suffered some injuries, I was in a hospital out there and I would meet with a lot of the uh soldiers, Marines, Navy that had uh been injured on duty and

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it gave me a strong feeling and a sense that I wanted a like a brotherhood for instance. So, I sent an email out to the mayor and council uh describing some of my

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activities in support of veterans after uh after discharge at every level. Uh, in October of 2025, I was declared 100% disabled by the New Jersey State Veterans,

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but I was not officially advised this until 5 months later, which was actually March 2026. So, these gaps, in my case was a fivemon gap, are problematic for veterans.

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Uh all 100% totally and permanently disabled veterans due to service connected disabilities have a total property tax exemptions retroactive to the effective date of the

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determination. That in fact is a New Jersey bill A 941 which I have a copy here. And what it does, it makes total property

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tax exemption for 100% disabled veterans retroactive to the date of the determination of the total disability. And this bill requires the state to reimburse municipalities for the reimbursement of property taxes paid to

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a veteran. Now, this session started in 2004. I see all uh as it was introduced, every uh yes vote was on it pushing it through to 2025

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and on to this year. So, it's not New Jersey law at this point, but it will be in the future. So in my my particular case, if I waited till that date when this

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bill uh comes into law, I would be due my property tax exemption from the date that I was told to be or determined to be 100%

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totally and permanently disabled, which was in uh last October. uh the state when I read further about this uh left the decision up to each town as to how

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far they want to back date because obviously it would be cost reprehensible to have uh a long back date between the time a veteran was declared

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100% to the time where he actually saw it it couldn't be done that particular way, but it did leave the decision up to each town on how far they wanted to uh backdate.

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So, there's a person named Lisa Ka. She's my person with the state of New Jersey Department of Veterans who's working along with me on this because I wanted

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to get it straight for every veteran in this state, not just me, myself. She advises that the state leaves the decision up to each town how far they want to backdate. From what is happening today at this

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time, many towns in New Jersey, burrows, cities will go back one quarter from the date of the application. That's been the status quo in New Jersey

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at this point in time. Now, the state leaves, like I said, that decision up to each town is how far back they want to go. And according to

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veteran uh services, again, 100% permanently and totally disabled uh war veterans or married and living spouses, blah blah blah blah blah blah. Uh they want it they want it back as close as possible to the time that

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you're considered disabled by the Veterans New Jersey State Veterans Association. Okay. in old Japan. I looked up our ordinance on this

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and I'll read it real quick. In determining the grant of a municipal tax exemption under this section of burrow prorate the ex uh exemption for the remainder of the year in which the application is made and be accepted by the burrow.

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Therefore, no further retroactive refund granted. And then I don't know how this was added on to that, but it says regardless of the this of the disability date determination by the United States

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Veterans Administration. Now, this is not going along with most what most places in the state of New Jersey are doing. Uh I'll give you an example. Parkbridge

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which is a neighboring community here goes back to the date of the consideration from you know 100% uh consideration. I think the ordinance has to be revisited

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and I really believe that the burrow of tan of Altapan that supports 100% totally and permanently disabled veterans disabled solely to their service connected abilities

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would revisit the way this ordinance is written and make it more in tune with what's going on in the state of New Jersey and in other locations in this area to

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take each case as it comes. And in my particular case, I only want to go back to the benefits that I would have received in this year 2026. Not interested in

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what happened in 2025. when I got the initial notification of the award. I think that's fair to the town because in hindsight I could just simply wait until

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state mandates this happen and then go back full amount of aotted time. I don't know if I'm being clear in in what I'm asking for, but I tried. Fred,

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>> what benefit do you have now? I'm I'm a little unclear on So, >> I believe you are exempt from someone could say it better than me. Uh, >> yeah, I'm taxes. when I when I got the 100% disability notification from the veterans

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association was many uh injuries I received along the way in training. >> What date does that go back to um >> this is 197? >> No, not the injuries. So when when you were granted by um

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>> just past October >> past October of 2025. >> Yes. So when that from that from that date on uh you've been exempt from local property taxes. >> Yes. Other than what it states in the ordinance here

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>> had not applied yet. >> Okay. Okay. Fred, when when when did the VA send you the award? That's what when did the VA send you the award letter? >> March >> of 202. >> And that's when you made your application. Correct. because you

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couldn't have made it before that >> question. I made the application, >> right? So I think for the just for the edification of the council, the question is whether or not um I think what he's asking is for the council to go back prior to when he made the application and that's not what the ordinance says

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as he read the ordinance. It's from the date of application. So he's asking the council to revisit the ordinance >> to go back to January. I think I heard >> but also correct but also in his case to to go back prior to when the application was made. >> I do have a question. I think Anna would

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be the best person to answer this. When a vet um is awarded um the property tax exemption or maybe Jesse's here too. How does the state handle that? Are they do they provide He kind of said something but I think it's more of a bill. Do they provide a credit

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>> to the burrow? Do they provide a refund to the bureau? >> Excuse me. Is it >> I can't hear you. >> They just get exempted. >> I I guess what I'm asking is um >> he's asking if we get any money back from the state. >> Any money back from the state? >> No, we do not get anything. >> Surprise. >> That's not a law yet. He said that was

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>> No, it's a bill. I understand. I I wanted to know right now what happens. >> Yeah, that that bill is in the process at that point. If it does go through, then the then the state will be. Frankly, one of the problems, and this is not one of the problems, one of the

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issues is that even though Ulta Pin as municipality only receives about 25% of what we collect in taxes, when we give a refund, we have to give 100%. So, the county is not going to contribute and the school's not going to contribute. It's all going to come from the local

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municipal budget. >> Yeah. So, the municipal budget has to pay for not only this portion, but the portion that's sent elsewhere. 5% is high. >> We have to pay for everything. >> 17. >> Fred, I just wanted to clarify something.

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>> When um you were saying that many other towns go a quarter back from the date of application, >> that seems to be the standard in New Jersey right now that it's progressing towards that level. >> What's the source for that? Cuz that would be good information. the source

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for that being the standard >> just according to my research. >> Uhhuh. And so when you say a quarter like in your example, you were notified in March the quarter would be January 1st. Is that right? >> Yes.

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>> That would be consistent with that. >> So you're looking for the first quarter. >> Oh February. >> February. >> Yeah. The quarter is February, right? >> It's January. >> That's February. >> January Q1 is the beginning quarter of the year. >> Yeah. Yeah, calendar. It's a calendar. >> Oh, okay.

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>> Yeah. >> So, he applied in March, so >> it would go back to January 1st. >> And he also said he wasn't looking for anything in 25. >> No. No. I >> Yeah. >> Right. >> Yeah. He he has been refunded everything >> after March March 5th.

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>> From date of >> March. That's what I was asking before. So, yeah. So after March 5th everything has been >> but he applied in the not in the middle towards the end of quarter one. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> Okay.

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>> And probably the reason being I I'm sure you understand is when the application is made is when you know you can know that this is coming forth. So it's >> Yeah. Right. I understand that. I mean I also understand um you know Fred's point

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too but you know I also understand the um we have to become fiscally responsible in the burrow as well. So if if for example Brad you had been um declared disabled by the VA say in

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February are you recommending going back a quarter even in that situation >> like what if what if it's all within a quarter >> you you wouldn't be able to do >> you can only go back to the date of VA granting the award because you

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technically wouldn't be >> so then it's the later of either the beginning of the quarter or the designation of disability >> in case fundamentally you're not activating

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several years at this point in time anymore. >> So I I just want to make a comment uh and I we kind of discussed this earlier. So one of the big issues is the state

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uh a lot of the burden falls on the burrows right and the towns and the cities or what have you. So, and I kind of gave this for instance before and every veteran is different when they apply with the VA. Believe me, I very well aware of how things work um there.

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But if a veteran was to apply, let's say in 2010 for their 100% disability um and the VA, they usually have about, you know, 12 to 16 months. They usually give you an answer. If they deny that veteran that, right, but that veteran

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appeals and let's say that appeal drags out for six, seven, eight years and then they get granted, it goes back to the date of application. Right. >> Right. >> Yes. >> Right. So now let's say that's 9 years

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that the veteran, you know, with the state saying, "Oh yeah, we want them to go back to the date of application." That's nine years that this the the municipality, the burrow, the city would have to figure out where they're going to find that money to reimburse the

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property taxes, you know, for for that large amount of time. And that's a that's a lot of money. And I think court had said there's really no way that a burrow municipality can even plan for that, you know.

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>> Yeah. Fortunately, that doesn't uh happen anymore. What? What do you mean? >> This this 100% total disability has to be immediately filed upon notice

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and you can't backdate it, you know, because it wasn't uh adjudicated by the court or but it is, you know, no one made a decision on it. So it just kept going on year after

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year after year after year. >> So when a claim gets sent to the VA, it gets assigned to a uh um a rating service officer, an RSO. They look at the claim. They have 12 to 16 months usually is technical. Probably got a

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little better now. Um to make a decision on that claim, it's either yes. >> In my case, it was 5 months, >> right? That's great. Um if the decision is no, the veteran has one year. They have 12 months to apply for an appeal. That appeal can drag out for years. I

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know for a fact. Um, and that's that's all I'm saying. That's the only point. Uh, and you know, I've told you this. I'm 100% team veteran cuz I'm one of you. Um, so I I I get what you're saying and I understand what you're saying and maybe we could figure something out to,

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you know, I don't know, maybe meet in the middle. >> That's why this is going on a case by case basis. >> If I may make a couple of comments here. So I think these are two separate things. I I'd like to separate into two separate issues. So one is the New Jersey bill which is not a law yet

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connected to our updating our ordinance. So I would wait to look at the ordinance. I would wait to see if that bill and when it passes then we might reconsider talking about the or so. So that's in the future. I'd say in terms of looking at retro

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uh re reimbursement of property taxes, it is difficult um right now to do that. Our budget just passed in May. We don't we did not allocate any any money or reimbursement for any property taxes for

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this current year. In the future, if we do change our ordinance, then we might budget for a certain amount in the future. But right now, I think our finances are are pretty much locked. And it's not just one case because if if we if we do this, then there could be other

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veterans in which they would apply. And to your point, Councilman Mari, that it might be a larger amount, right, that we don't know. And so, I feel like um until we get our hands around kind of our our not liability, but our potential

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liability here, um again, I would wait and then potentially budget for the next year, etc. So those are my concerns from a financial standpoint is you know it's not just one case are there other cases out there in which we would have to consider on a case by case basis >> right do you have that bill number I

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just I want to look into that as well >> 941 >> all right so it's it's assembly bill 941 got it >> thank you >> and we have no um the town can't

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uh allocate the exemption to the stakeholders within the town that are getting their share of the town revenue. I >> mean that just doesn't seem right to me. >> State gives nothing back. >> No, no, no. Not the state. So the schools and

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>> why not? >> It's just the way the law is. Once they get it, once we collect the money, anything we give back comes right out of the municipality alone. We don't get any contribution from the school boards and they'll >> it's always been

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>> it's also not that that's a reason um for when someone goes for their taxes and we have to pay them back or something like that when they tax >> huh >> tax appeal same thing. >> Yeah. Yeah, that all comes out of that's why we that's why we budget a number.

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>> If we have a tax appeal and we lose, we we lose. >> According >> the school doesn't lose. >> Schools are fine. >> According to the New Jersey Department of Veteran Affairs, the state leaves the decision to each

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town as to how far they want to pack date. From what I see, some towns will go back one quarter from the date of application, but that is up to each town. >> Okay. So, it's up to you. Yeah,

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>> we have >> Well, it's up to our ordinance. >> Yeah, we have an ordinance in place. >> Case asking for just this year, >> two months essentially. >> Two months, not anything prior to that, which actually I am entitled to. I'm

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titled to go back the day that they declared me 100% disabled, >> which was October 2025. That's right. >> What could I recommend, Mr. Mayor, that we discuss this in closed? We go back into closed after the meeting and have a

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conversation and then we could discuss it. And then regarding the ordinance, maybe Councilman Mart and I and the uh veterans can get together at the next veterans meeting and discuss the bigger

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ordinance. When this bill gets passed, it's no longer going to be an issue because, you know, as it says, the state will reimburse the municipalities for property taxes paid to the federal.

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>> That's even better. So, So what do you think when is that bill? >> Since it's been you know through several different uh levels already 2024 20 twice in 25.

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What's the date of our ordinance? >> I have no idea. I'd have to go back. >> Is it written there? eight of our current ultan ordinance pertaining to and if it's don't go crazy if it's not >> I'd have to go there ordinance yes

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>> but even even what >> I don't remember I'd have to go back but even if that law passes correct me if I'm wrong um front but it's going forward it doesn't go backwards it's not like anyone

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>> I don't know I don't know what the legis legislators have to do. >> Um I I haven't any idea and I'm not familiar with the the bill. I will look at it as well, but I'm not familiar with that. >> Yeah, let's do closed. >> Maybe better off close next meeting.

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That way Brian can look it up if we don't know about. >> My only concern is consistency. We have an ordinance in place for a reason. I mean, we have a lot of ordinances in places and sometimes they need to be looked at. Again, I do like Councilman Guan's idea of if you know to maybe

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mirror our whatever we're going to do locally to mirror what the state might be proposing. I think that's a good time to revisit ours. You have a unique situation here yourself, Fred. >> Um I I just sometimes you like you it's

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I don't like to stray from um what our ordinance says says something for a reason. I have the uh here you know in determining a grant of the municipal tax exemption under the exception of burl shrate the exemption

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for the remainder of the year in which the application is made and exception by the burrow. There will be no further retroactive refund granted regardless of the disability date determination of the United States Veterans Administration.

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>> All right. I I like um you know you you came with a a a plethora of knowledge there and and background on on this on this bill and and past practice. So I think we uh we we could take this on under close next meeting would be

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what the 15th of June. Uh we'll meet a few minutes prior. Um, >> once this bill goes through, >> it it'll give our attorney It'll >> But the bill could go through tomorrow and it can go through in 3 years from now. >> The way the legislature works by New Jersey is pretty impressive.

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>> So, if there if the council's okay with uh with that plan, I think that's the way we should move forward. >> I'm good. Sounds good. >> I'm good with that. >> Craig, just for your notes, um the Senate version is 313 if you want to look at that. Okay. >> Yeah, that's 313.

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>> Thank you very much. Thanks for coming in. and thank you again for your involvement with uh veterans in Memorial Day. >> Appreciate it. >> Have a great night. >> Thanks. We'll be in touch. >> Okay. Would anyone else like to be heard

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on from the public on any matter? >> It's coming together. >> Yeah, I know. >> Go. >> You know the drill again. Name and address. Christine Clark, 98 Charles, please. >> You've got the cash on full drive. >> Welcome back.

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>> Wanted to get an update on Bush property. My understanding is they obtained their license this week. Um, one of our neighbors, just as a side note, a couple days after they approved the license, was driving home and a man was in a bush on the Kendrick and

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[ __ ] Bush hiding with bags and lighting something up. um called the cops and they went over and addressed the person. So just >> they were I mean here's the end of it. >> The cops went and I guess addressed the person that was hiding in the bush smoking something. >> They arrested him. >> I don't think they arrested him. I'm not

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sure what transpired. I know the cops were called and showed up and >> so was a police report on file. >> There should be. Yes. >> Was it connected to the So Browns? >> Unknown. It was just a coincidence, but the timing was very suspicious, if you

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will, because it coincided with when they got their license. >> Yeah. >> And also, we've already seen um some activity ever since they got their license approved by the state. We've seen activity by the house. The vans are

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back in action. So, we wanted to understand from the town's perspective, from our attorney's perspective, what are the next steps, if there's any reforce? >> Yep. I'm going to I'm going to ask Councilwoman um Costello to kind of update as as as

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much as we can. >> Yeah, I'm sure I'm sure you both can appreciate that there's just so much we can say in public or want to say in public, right? Um, so we're obviously we were aware that the state approved the

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license in May 26th and so we are closely monitoring what's going on there and if there's any activity. Um, they had previously been notified that u they could not operate a sober living house

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uh under our own local town ordinance. So they are aware that they are prohibited from doing so. If they um if they appear to show activity that they are operating then we will address that

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accordingly. Um and so alls I can say is we are definitely monitoring it closely and um we will act accordingly. >> We and our special counsel. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Yes. That's right. As you know, we have

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special counsel looking at this matter. >> So, um, >> so if we see activity, should we be reporting it to >> Yes. You >> uh I guess the official channel is uh you could send it to any one of us and we can I mean the the special committee

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is is uh Councilman Yu, Council Banagi, and Councilwoman Costello in no particular order. Um but that's that's our our committee there. So I would ask that you send information there and uh I know that um >> so are you good fellow

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>> you could always send it to Anna she could direct it to all of us that's pretty commonly done >> probably email on Monday I guess since we have stuff >> yeah all of our emails are on the website >> yeah any information that you have please share with us you know and um we'll share it with our special attorney

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we're in constant communication >> maybe mention to him the police activity Yeah, >> sure. >> And you know there is a strategy in place. Our our attorney has a strategy. It's just right now it's kind of uh say it's attorney client privilege information. So which

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>> we fully appreciate that there's limited amount of information that you're going to share in public forum. We appreciate it. But we wanted to hear from you that this issue is not for conclusion. >> It's not on the back burner >> and that um like you said like that

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there is a strategy. Oh, for sure. >> Yeah. >> Yep. So, that's the update, >> right? >> Okay. But thanks for coming in again. >> Oh, you'll see us in >> awesome. Oh, that's okay. >> We We love to have people here.

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>> All right. Thank you again. >> Thank you. >> Would anybody else from the public like to be heard on any matter this evening? >> Motion to close to the public. >> Second. All >> in favor? >> I a motion to adjurnn. >> So move. So, okay, we will roll right

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into our executive meeting. Roll call, please. >> Mayor Gallagher, >> I'm here. >> Councilman Bagi >> here. >> Councilman Boyce >> here. >> Councilwoman Costello >> here. >> Councilman Juan >> here. >> Counciloman Marti >> here. >> Councilman Yu.

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>> Okay. Also present is our engineer Tom Scrabble. So, Tom, come on up. Nice to see you. You too. Good evening. Okay, there is one item listed under engineers report on the agenda. So, I'll address

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that. Um, this is home being built on 19 Dearborn. I believe the mayor and council saw the letter from the developer um requesting reimbursement of their sidewalk contribution. >> Developer or the homeowner?

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>> Was it the developer or the homeowner? Or is that the same person? I don't know that they're a homeowner. I thought they were a developer. >> Okay, I'll come on up. >> We'll get your name and address and

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>> let's get this straightened out. >> Uh my name is Daniel Ebar. I live at Inkeeper Road in Old Keeper. >> And you are the I'm sorry, the contractor at 19 Deerport. um one of the members of the LLC that's developing the

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property. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. So, I I don't mind want to tell you a story. >> Uh sure. Um we paid into the sidewalk contribution fund $3,333. This was back in November 2025.

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We have decided to replace the sidewalk in its entirety at our cost just because we don't want there to be, you know, several sections that are repaired, several sections that are are old that we're not required to repair, and several sections that were damaged by

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roots from a tree that is um in the burrows right away, which from my understanding is going to be repaired by the burrow. Um so, just for aesthetic reasons, we decided to do the whole thing at our expense. will be adding more than $3,333

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in value to the town's sidewalk system. So, we just wanted to bring it up to consideration if we can possibly get a reimbursement of that $3,333. >> And and mayor, I went through the ordinance again today and sent an email.

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I'm not sure if we got a chance to look at that. >> Yeah. >> Um but I think the language is pretty clear. Um, you know, the the developer on certain streets is required to build the sidewalks, basically main streets, Old Fan Road, um, Washington Avenue,

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Central Avenue, things like that. Um, on the on the more um the smaller burrow streets um there there's a separate section of the ordinance that talks about um contributing in in lie of constructing.

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In this particular case, it just happened backwards because initially the developer >> thought they were just going to contribute and leave the sidewalk there. >> Um decided because of the condition of it that they wanted to replace it all. So I I think the fact that the ordinance

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says that there they can contribute in lie of constructing um gives the mayor council the ability to to make the refund if that's what you'd like to do. >> I I would well you paid already. >> Yeah, we paid it. >> Okay. My suggestion would be do it and

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as long as Tom approves of it, get your money back. It's like escrow. >> Get his money back. I >> You haven't done sidewalk yet? >> Not yet. We'll be doing it within the next month. >> All right. So, we have to kind of guarantee that it gets done according to your specs. And then

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>> are the are you doing the curb cut for the driveway and the apron also? >> Uh, no, not the curb. at the apron also that flares out to the road >> that we will be repairing where it meets our driveway. Yes. >> Okay. Not moving the driveway.

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>> Uh no, we'll be replacing it. >> It seems pretty dry to me. I don't know. >> I'm okay with 19. That's up on the hill, right? of us. What do you need us to do? >> I think it would be a resolution that upon uh the work being done by the

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>> property owner uh and to the satisfaction of the engineer that the money will be reimbursed. >> We'll you'll write that up for next meeting. >> Sure. >> I think you got a handshake and a wink that we'll do it and we'll we'll memorialize it next uh next meeting. >> Makes sense. >> Sounds reasonable.

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>> Nice meeting you. >> Thank you. >> Good luck with the project. >> All right. There. >> That was easy. >> That's all I had, Mayor. So, if there's any other questions that mayor, >> I don't, but usually someone else does.

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>> You know what? I'm going to ask. >> I know. I >> know. >> What's the story? >> Uh, I did reach out to the county again and they are reaching out to the operations division. Um, I'm dealing with Jason

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Alex who is in the the planning department. um but in charge of all of the the ADA ramps um throughout the county and he's really my only contact. I I don't want to start trying to find people in operations. I think that's just going to

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>> piss people off honestly. >> What is it that we're waiting What is the What's the county's responsibility? >> They paint the actual crosswalk. >> Oh, they're the ones that actually do I thought we did. >> They paint and put the signs up. The the advanced signs and the signs right at the cross. >> The advanced signs being the blinking

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signs. It's not blinking. It's crosswalk ahead. I think they do it 250 ft in advance. And then there's a sign right at the crosswalk with the ar, you know, the pointing down sign >> on central the the ramp uh near Chestnut. >> Mhm. >> Are we planning on putting a blinking

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>> cuz that's that is a very dangerous I mean even I I've almost hit somebody there >> turning. Where's this? >> Um Central and Chestnut. There's a there's a new ramp there and a lot of these kids, you know, they're jaywalk there's I don't even know you can say jaywalking because there's nothing there

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yet. But I just think especially coming when you're coming from Norwood. I think that would I think that would be very beneficial to kind of give a warning that >> my understanding is the burrow. Did you order some already or you have? >> I don't know if we ordered them but we plan to do them. >> Yeah, that it's just that at the very

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minimum there I think would be >> a good spot to the community gardens there. It's on the way to Vandian Park. So, it's >> Mhm. >> I think that's a great idea. I'm in favor of that blanket size for sure. >> Okay. Well, hopefully the county um does something soon.

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>> Mhm. >> Okay. Anything else with Tom? >> U maybe you want to update him a little bit on the meeting we had with 244? >> Sure. 244 Alpan Road. We had a meeting with two >> meeting was essentially to go through

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the conditions of the the approval the settlement agreement. Um they are sounds like very close to to getting ready. The engineer has been authorized to do the final revisions they need to get the

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county approval. Um, I think the biggest timeline issue will be getting the architectural drawings approved by the state. It's like a 300 um page plan set that they have to approve. Wow.

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>> So, they're expecting that to take I think it was up to 6 months something in that that time period. So, in the meantime, the engineers going to make their revision so they're ready to go. Um they're going to line somebody up to move the um historic home. So that's

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ready to go. Um but everything is pointing towards spring of next year. It'll be really fired up. >> And the historic home, we know where that's going. We know where that historic home is. >> We know where the barn is. >> Where the barn is. Yes.

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>> That barn will be gone. And the >> There's no historic value with that barn. >> No. >> Absolutely. that was built in the 50s. >> Okay. Um, just staying on that, I don't think it's an engineering question, but just staying on 244 was part of my report. Uh, I guess we were notified

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somehow officially or unofficially of specific wildlife living on the property. And >> we did discuss that >> and we did contact I think it's our responsibility. I'll let Brian correct me if I'm wrong. It's our responsibility to simply let the owner know that there's identified species on there that

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they can't move. And they know they talked about it. One knows all of um what was his what's his name? >> Dan. >> Dan. He knows all about the owls and uh >> who the engineer for the civil engineer.

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>> He threw me a softball. >> Yeah. Supposedly once they hatch and they'll they'll move away from their um >> Okay. I mean >> it's not a protected species. But >> they they or it's not an endangered species. They are they are a protected

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species. And all that means in in the case of a great horned owl is when they're in the nest, you can't touch them. Um they nest early in the season. They're probably gone already. Um they may or may not come back to that nest.

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They use other raptors nests as their own. Um they'll stay in the same general vicinity, but may or may not use that nest again. Um, and if it happens next year at the same time and they're gearing up for work, there's going to be a short delay. >> Okay. >> Um, but that's worst case.

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>> All right. So, we we know what has to happen from our standpoint, from a burough standpoint. Uh, and they know what they're liable to do what fishing game, I guess. >> And they're well aware of it. So, the bur's obligation is is over. >> Okay. Thank you.

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>> Okay. >> Anything else? No, we're good. Thanks, Tom. >> Thank you. Okay, >> thanks Tom. >> All right, council committee reports. Uh we'll start with Councilman Guantan. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. A short report tonight uh only from OEM. I do not have

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a fire report. Um OEM. So World Cup uh comes to New Jersey and uh it's become a reality at the mid June. We're going to start having games at Met Life. uh OEM, we've had multiple meetings with federal, state, and county law uh

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partners. Uh and we are highly prepared for the upcoming matches and events, right? So, it's not just um it's not just the matches, but there are many events that are taking place before and after uh those games. Uh as

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you can read in the newspapers, etc., uh the parking, the transportation, it's it's going to be pretty chaotic. Um, and that's going to start pretty pretty soon. Uh, also, uh, sale 250. I think we went to a meeting about sale 250, and that's

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to celebrate America's 250th birthday. Uh, Memorial Day parade, as as we know, was uh, moved uh, indoors. Uh, was well, um, well attended and, uh, very good experience there. I think what we didn't

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see there was there was a good tabletop exercise uh before the Memorial Day uh parade slash indoor move there and it uh helped us be prepared in case anything were to happen uh during that uh ceremony. Uh from a county perspective,

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we've gone to multiple meetings with county and department of homeland security and uh that would be the end of my report. >> All right. Thanks. Just a couple things. So firewise, I don't know you got a chance to see it, but there the new rescue 43 was delivered

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>> F550 with thing on the back. So that is uh been delivered. It's not in service yet, >> right? >> Uh they showcased it, I guess, during uh um uh Memorial Day. It was it was parked

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outside uh for that. Uh and the other thing I I want to just say and re I want to work with you court. Uh we do need some language changing on uh the fire ordinance perhaps on the refurbishment. I think our language was

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kind of, you know, not not clear on empowering, if you will, our our fire engineer and our fire and our assistant engineer to somewhat I don't want to say take the lead, but to certainly work in conjunction with the current board of

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fire officers. Um, because I think that they're more apt to get better involved and move the process along quicker than maybe our current board is. they they're wrapped up trying to get the new truck in service. So, I think from a

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refurbishment standpoint, when it comes to engines and transmissions and things like that, I think our engineers are are better um better equipped. So, I think we just we need to >> I I'll I'll send it to you Brian because I know which >> Yeah, maybe I'll send you a couple of

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comments of what I think it kind of should say a little bit. >> Um so, I just want to get that done so we can get that process working. >> Okay. That was all approved in our in our cabinet. >> Um, thank you.

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>> Yeah, thanks for adding the detail. >> Um, we'll go down to the end, Councilwoman Costello. >> Thank you. So, recreation, um, we have a commission meeting tomorrow night, so I'll have an another update at the next meeting, but in the meantime, just to

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promote, we have mo our first movie night, um, in the park is Friday, this Friday, and that's Zootopia 2. It'll start at sundown. So hopefully I'll see all of you there for Zootopia 2. And

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then on June 12th, we're live streaming the first USA World Cup game at Stone Point Park at 6:00 p.m. the game begins. >> What day is it? >> June 12th. That's next week. Next

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Friday. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> So the live stream. Do we know who's playing in that game? We actually have a tabletop meeting tomorrow at 1:00 to go with with OEM to try to coordinate all of this. >> Is it Paraguay? >> Uh maybe.

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>> Yes. Parag Paraguay. >> Paraguay. >> Jin's house. >> So that'll be at >> cocktails at uh >> well >> Jyn's house. >> Uh but that'll be under the pavilion. Did you say? >> Yes. Right. >> And that's using our equipment that we brought for the movies. >> That's right.

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>> To uh to do that. >> Yes. >> Awesome. It's late though. Starts at 900 p.m. >> It'll be dark now. >> FEMA to everything, every event that you're going to have, you have to let them know. >> I'm sure, but uh I'll get an update

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tomorrow at the meeting. >> Well, she's going to be here at >> Okay. It's 6:00 p.m. West Coast time. >> Oh. >> Oh. 6 p.m. West Coast time. >> 9 p.m. our time. >> Thank you for that clarification. >> This is what Google says. People might get the room. >> I did see 6 p.m. but I didn't realize

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it. >> Just make sure. Just make sure. >> Why would they Why would they give that when it's okay? It's fine. >> Okay. >> Okay. And then the library. Um we have a few very exciting things coming up. We have uh American history trivia. That's

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this week, June 4th at 6:15. That'll be hosted by our very own NVOT history teacher at that that's at the library. And then we have a mocktail mixology class on June 11th. So this is

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mocktails, not cocktails. So you know, under 21 can attend. And that's on the 11th at 6 p.m. And then, of course, the wellanticipated murder mystery fundraiser is on June 13th, 7:00 p.m.

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And that would be $30 per person. And registration is available on the libraries website. did meet with uh I'm kind of told certain things are going to happen to me that night and >> you have any blood exploding on you or anything?

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>> So, I didn't leave them. They sent me a follow-up email. Uh I do have to maybe talk to Ron or uh do it. >> Yeah, I'll afterwards about >> pronouncing me dead and all that kind of stuff. They want a police officer maybe to do that. So, whoever's on duty maybe, but I'll talk to you and

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>> if you go I'm the mayor. >> Disability. Yes. Yeah, I mean I know S might go a little earlier for her >> anyway. So that's exciting. I'm looking I'm looking forward to uh to that. Um when was the history again? Uh the history

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>> American history. >> When when >> that is the 4th this week? That's uh Thursday. Is that Thursday? >> What time was that again? >> 6:15 p.m. >> 15. Okay. >> Okay. Um thank you. >> Thank you.

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>> Um who's down there? Councilman Boyce. >> Yes. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. >> That's allowed. >> Yes, of course. So, I uh have to read Jyn's um council committee report as well. May I do that one first, please? The seniors on uh Thursday, June 11th,

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the seniors will be hosting a lunch and learn at the firehouse. A roomologist will be there to handle uh joint health, mobility, and pain relief. This past Saturday, the Girl Scout uh Leila Dyer once again visited the senior center

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with some other volunteers to help our seniors understand technology questions, especially with their phones. Uh the final class will be held on this Saturday, June 13th, uh where Leila will go over everything taught at the uh to

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them thus far. Lunch will also be served to those who participate. I guess you don't get lunch if you don't participate. um construction if there's there's no report from construction so I'll be not report on construction. Um and the DPW

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is beginning today. The DPW staff will start their summer hours. They're starting a half hour early at 6:30 a.m. I know that they all work out before they work, so they're probably starting at around 5. Uh they're going to finish at 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. On

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Fridays, they'll work till 1. And um some of the special details performed this month of May on top of all of their regular duties includes raking the baseball and softball fields. It's been a dry season, difficult to keep the clay soft. Mulching was

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completed at the burrow buildings and parks. They tested and repaired AC systems at all of our buildings. They installed new benches at Oaks. They fixed the parking lot lights at the police station. Um, compost and mulch deliveries are

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complete. Compost to date, 45 loads. Mulch to date. Uh, anybody want to guess? Let's make it fun. >> Mulch to date. >> How many mulch deliveries did they deliver to date? >> 146. >> Um, under

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>> 99 under. Ah, it's slacking for >> I don't know. 62 under the prices, right? >> Last one. >> 84. >> 285 loads of mulch were delivered. >> Oh, I thought you meant under 99. >> We had it going.

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>> What planet are you living on? >> Tell me lower. >> Sorry. >> Okay. Uh, new flags were installed at all buildings for Memorial Day. >> I saw the flags along Hole to Pan Road. Is that new? Have we done that every year? >> What >> flag?

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>> The flags. >> No, between Washington and I think central. Yeah, >> we've been always doing that. >> Actually, Victor PY started when Victor was mayor, we started it back probably, I don't know, I want to say 2005 or so. >> Hold repairs were done throughout the

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burrow. Numerous uh days of breaking the baseball fields, it seems redundant. Set up uh and cleaned up for Memorial Day celebration. Planted flowers at the burrow buildings. Vehicle maintenance had been very, very, very busy. Grub treatments were done on all the fields. numerous days of cleaning, storm drain

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easements and covers, several sprinkler repairs at park buildings, setup and cleanup from the women's club rummage sale, working on capital purchases, um numerous training classes taken by employees, conducted weekly management

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meetings. We attended a local heroes ceremony at TV school pump station, multiple alarms that led to clearing debris from the pumps and they installed a storage shed at station 7 in the enclave to house our emergency backup

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pump. That concludes Jyn's report. I'm going to segue quickly into mine. Um, as you know, there's Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and um, going for their gold awards and their Eagle Scouts. they're in process.

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The environmental um commission, we met extensively about the data center, but that was uh postponed until July. So, if anybody from the audience wants to go to the July meeting in Orangetown, that will be the time to voice your concerns there.

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Um thank you for appointing Mr. Gambi to the um shade tree. He's a very eager and willing to help and has some good knowledge and good sensitivity to the subject. Um, I spoke with Sam from the golf course. He says we are ahead of

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where we were last year, but he wasn't able to finish and furnish a report for today, but he promises to have it for the 15th. The veterans were kind of looking to do some more fun activities. They thought maybe they should combine with the um

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historic um committee. I urge them not to do that. I think it should be standalone as they are. So, we're thinking about going to the Northbell gun range and uh have a movie night at my house on the patio. That's what we came up with so far. >> Why don't you have the gun? Why don't

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you shoot in your backyard and uh go watch a movie somewhere else? >> Oh, cuz his backyard shoots into my backyard. >> No, for the veterans. >> You guys can all come. We're going to have a heck of a movie night. Uh wanted to thank Doc Johnson for this. I think

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it's his 41st Memorial Day ceremony. >> A lot. >> Oh, yeah. >> I think last year was his 40th. So, >> a lot. Yeah. >> And Fred Paglesi for his speech and continuing to be the chairman of that veterans committee. Uh the planning board again, we're working on design

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standards for the overlay zone. I believe it's this Thursday. >> It's Monday. >> It's the 8th. >> Oh, it's No, it's June 8th. >> June 8th. >> June 8th. >> It's a Monday. >> Monday. Yeah. And um that's all morning and we'll be working on that with Burgess >> and that should happen before all the

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work happens at 2:44 not 2:44 at bystate. So we want to get those design standards in place. >> Sure. >> I agree. Um that concludes my report. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Uh morning.

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>> Thank you sir. uh first aid um the May monthly report is delayed. The automated uh image image trend system um that generates a report was uh unable to do so today. Uh there's some system

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outages. So MA's data will be presented at our next meeting. Uh I spoke to the vendor today for the amless order. this probably be the last time I'll be commenting on this until we get closer to delivery. But um he said uh he checked the status of the order form. He

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said everything is is up and running and that um he's expecting well they're expecting an estimate. I wish Jyn was here cuz I always asked but uh July of 2028 is the expected um delivery. However, he did say that those

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typically go ahead of schedule, but that's the what it's uh forecasting for right now. Uh schools graduation season has officially arrived. Please mark your calendars for our upcoming commencement ceremonies. Charles the Wolf uh will be Thursday,

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June 18th at 5:30 and the high school June 23rd at 6:45. And for the board of health, uh I understand you bought some new sneakers. You're gonna be uh >> I will >> doing some walking. >> I've been doing some walking.

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>> Yeah. >> The board of health is excited to announce walk with the walk in the park with the the mayor series. Um bring your coffee, bring your sneakers. So that starts uh Wednesday, July 8th. Any change on that? >> Um 2026. >> Four Wednesdays. >> Four Wednesdays. That's all right.

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>> Um at Oaks Park and uh our summer concert series coincides with this program. So, uh, come walk with the mayor, talk to the mayor, and then hang out for some good music. So, that is why Wednesday night check on the veterans tomorrow,

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>> right? >> Thursday's meeting. >> Um, that concludes my report. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh, one other thing just on schools. Uh, I think our shooting places going tomorrow. I was unavailable. I've done in the past. Um what is um they're doing something in

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the schools tomorrow like the eighth graders on drug awareness. I forget the name of the program again. Nancy Leau comes in. >> Oh, >> it's a safe summer. >> Alumni and recovery. >> Alumni in recovery. >> That's Nancy. >> That's Nancy. She comes in and speaks to the eighth graders.

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>> And I've I've attended in the past. I just can't tomorrow. Um but that's going on schools uh tomorrow. Cool. Um, >> yeah. >> So, did you want to add to that? >> Oh, I was just thinking um the fifth

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graders is my son. They spend a day next week at Stone Point Park with the police department. The entire day >> every year. >> Oh, okay. >> They have a picnic. It's part of the lead program, >> law enforcement against drugs.

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>> So, they they walk there, they play games, field games all day long. They have pizza. All provided by the police department. >> Yeah. >> It's good that they do. I mean, again, I get to host the third graders every year and that's that's really a lot of fun. Um, but no, I think it's great that that

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we do that. So, keep the kids engaged throughout the, you know, uh, grammar school. >> Yeah. >> So, awesome. Okay. Thank you, Council President. >> Mr. Mayor, um, I was not here last meeting, so I'm giving Normally I give my police report on the the second

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meeting, but I'm going to give a police report for April. which I did not give last time because I wasn't here. So, they have 1155 calls for service. Not going to drone on about all what what the all different ones were, but

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traffic details for outside contractors. Municipality got $4,42 for for all that. Uh some some noted items. uh patrol officer Paglesi uh he he got a letter regarding

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involvement in a grandparent scam which is a new thing of maybe you're all aware of it investigation and related actions taken uh Sergeant Di Maria got a letter of appreciation for assistance in recovering funds after being a vict being the victim of a scam. Sergeant

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Riley and uh police officer Ramos. They had a letter of appreciation for their response in assisting during a medical call. Like I said, 1155 calls for service. It's quite a lot of calls

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for a little old Japan. >> Yeah. >> Um we had one vehicle accident which didn't involve much of anything. Uh we had we had a burglary um which ended up being uh chased into Northville.

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Uh they got the car and everything in the car. Uh did they get the person? I'm not sure. He ran into the he ran uh on foot and into the woods and somewhere else. And I'm not sure whether they got him or not, but I'm waiting to hear

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about that. Um the rest of it is boiler plate stuff. I did just get a te I just texted uh Katie and she said and I quote um Chuck looked into it and we do not have any calls on Mckitrich since

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January. So when those ladies were saying about they saw someone in the bush it was and they called the police Mkhitri court which is across the street from so she said there was no calls there. Whether where that went I don't know just wanted to make sure you're up to date.

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>> Thank you. uh historical committee. Thank you, Anna. Uh and Karen Goddard, especially Karen, she's she's really good. Uh we had the town crier here the other day, >> and it was really interesting. What an

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interesting man. Uh town criers, as you know, he said, he said to the audience, "Well, town criers, what was their what was their job?" And everybody said, "Well, the news." And they said, "But why?" And nobody knew. And he said because people couldn't read, they

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didn't know how to read. So the town crier told them the news, trying to do it without bias, you know, just announcing the news. Uh gentleman's from Fairin. He's also he's a sergeant. Police officer somewhere. Is it Fair? No, he's somewhere else. >> He is a police officer.

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>> I'm not sure where, but he's a he's a sergeant. And uh and he's really interesting guy. He's one of 55 that are going to a global town crier event in London. >> He's actually one of 25. >> One of 25 was it?

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>> Convention. >> They had to apply and everything. >> Bunch of guys yelling. >> He had the outfit on and the the three thing cap. >> Pretty cool. >> He came in. He's shouting shouting the news. But >> it's a very loud conference. >> It was loud. There was just a wealth of

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knowledge that this man shared with us all about >> how they how what the job of a town crier is and what it was and he was just really uh very informative and if he's going somewhere else I I think I'd go there and just listen to him again. He was just he was I thought he was very interesting. Well, one thing I just

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wanted to mention, he he mentioned that on July 18th, which is the day the Declaration of Independence was actually formally read. Uh there's a nationwide uh event. Everyone is or whoever is part

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of this uh reads the Declaration of Independence at 6:00 >> in its entirety. >> It's in its entirety. >> Oh, wow. >> Jeez. So I didn't know if someone if you would consider we would consider doing outside of the burough hall having

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someone who would go and read the Declaration of Independence. You can think about it, but it's >> that's what we have manyers for. >> Have veterans for the >> version maybe but not the whole thing.

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>> You know, >> you do the AI version. >> Yeah. Ron, did the did the town crier happen to mention when the Oaks Park house would be finished? >> He didn't. >> But I know it was on the back burner for him. He just couldn't get to it. Okay. >> Said you here. >> I really wanted all I got.

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>> All right. Thank you. Uh just a couple of most of most of everything I had written down to speak of tonight was already been spoken about. Memorial Day Library fundraiser, the data center postponed till July. um uh 244 Alapan Road and and the the

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owls of owls that are present there, movies in the park coming up and and uh and concerts in the park. So great >> and vote tomorrow >> and vote tomorrow. Uh great uh time to be a resident of old Japan and the summer summer 26 between movies and

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concerts and everything else. I got a question though uh more I think for Ron. Uh how are we doing in a for administrator? How are we doing on grants? So, I know I sent something out today on the fire assistance program. >> They they were already the fire and the

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police apply by themselves. Like we they work with our grants, but they have someone who actually like Chris Riley does the police department. Um Christ does the fire department. So, whenever there's a grant, they will go after it. >> Mike just from fire just make sure that

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>> you know I mean different administrations some some of >> we always we always tell them about it. >> You're right. utilize our grant writing facility to go after like they they use our >> they would then >> they use our people >> Stephanie will whoever >> Yeah. I just don't hear a lot. So I just

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wanted to make sure that we're getting our >> Yeah. No, >> our return on investment for you know for our grand writer. >> Yeah. And they're always telling us something new if there's a lot of times they'll send something out saying can we think of anything? >> Okay. All right. Anna does uh keep us informed.

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>> Yeah. Okay. That's that's all I wanted to know there. You >> meet with them monthly or when do you meet with them? >> We usually do like quarterly. >> Why do you want to meet with them? >> We usually meet with them and tell them what we're >> what our needs are,

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>> where we might need um to meet with them next time we meet with them. >> I'd like to be at that meeting. >> Would you like? >> Yes. Thank you. >> Okay. That's uh that's all I have. So, I will entertain a motion to adjurnn. normal.

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>> You can come to me. >> No, I want to go shoot it. >> I'm going to try and make trivia night. I wrote it. I wrote >> Oh, yeah. When is that? >> Uh, it's 6:15 on Thursday. >> Oh, I got a thing. I got to be >> We got to go