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Bernardine [music] Green or Birdie. I can't figure out how to find a bunch of damage. There's no streaming. It's streaming out. How are you? >> I got it.

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Rush dance, right? >> I just I just watched the movie Civil Yeah, I'll send I just sent it >> a link. >> I sent it to you. >> Really good. >> Really? Now I sent it to her too.

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>> Everybody remembers Yeah. >> So easy. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America to the stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for

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all. Can you please read the open public meeting statement? >> Adequate notice of this meeting of the town council of the county is given as required by the open public meeting 2025. Notice was emailed and faxed to

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the daily record, the Northstar ledger, the west marter and published in the daily record. Notice also remain posted throughout the year on the bullet board in the main hall at the municipal building. Thank you. Roll call. >> Counciloman Albert >> here. >> Council here.

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>> Deputy Mayor Crowley >> here. >> Councilman Dippo >> here. >> Councilman Hall >> here. >> Councilman Riley >> here. >> Mayor Pat >> here. >> Before we get to the agenda, I'll have an opening statement. Last week, Roxbury Township was informed

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through court documents that the Department of Homeland Security has advised the court that it once again intends to move forward with the plans to consider the retrofitting of the warehouse and has removed the property from the federal government's excess property list. From the very beginning,

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our position has been clear and consistent. We will continue to use every legal, legislative, and political tool available to protect the people, property, and resources of Roberry Township. This latest development does not change our position or alter our

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course. Our case remains active, and we will continue pursuing every available legal remedy on behalf of the community. Robury Township is extremely disappointed by this reversal and our residents have demonstrated remarkable patience and resilience throughout this

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process. No one on this day knows why DHS reconsidered his previous position, but we are confident that this decision was not the result of any action, request, comment, or change of position from

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Roxbury Township. As we have consistently said, nothing is final until the legal process has run its course. We will continue moving forward with the goal of preventing this facility from being built in Roxbury Township while protecting our people, property, and resources. Our commitment

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has not changed. We will continue acting in the best interest of our residents and working tirelessly towards successful outcome of our community. Moving on in the agenda, item four, presentations of wording said or are there none? Item five, approval of

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minutes, June 23rd, 2026. I'll second. >> Any discussion? >> Roll call. >> Councilwoman, [clears throat] >> yes. >> Councilman Kerry, >> yes. >> Deputy Mayor Crowley, >> yes. >> Councilman Dippo, >> yes. >> Councilman Hall,

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>> yes. >> Councilman Riley, >> yes. >> Mayor Patillo, >> yes. brings us to our first public portion. Does anyone in the public wish to be heard on township business? Please come to the microphone. State your name and address. Three minutes,

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one appearance per person, please. around increasing quote with an attack in the Roxberry article uh power slowly returns to Roxberry officials bristle at government uh published on J July 6 mayor pointed out that Roxberry lost 1.8

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million in tax revenue due to the federal government's purchase of warehouse for use as an immigrant processing facility would be quote the additional expense incurred in responding to and recovering from this weekend storm have only compounded the

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fiscal challenge ahead of us agree um I'm asking a couple questions uh will blaming the warehouse sale be the de facto response for future fiscal challenges The point of the question that's the question JCPNL and and our state

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government to support us because we have been already impacted. >> Okay, we can move on. More specifically, will the mayor routinely cite the council's $ 8.1 million blunder as a reason for fiscal challenges ahead of us?

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Again, not answer. Uh what here's a real question. When can the town expect to see a full fiscal mitigation strategy and plan that would clearly explain the residents tax implications, cross records with loss of or limitations to

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township services as well as town's plans for asset recovery and mitigation. >> I cannot speak on the litigation mitigation. >> Well, we already have a plan in place that we've been working through in our previous budget that that's why there

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was an increase in taxes. >> Okay. When will we comprehensive plan. So in other words, beyond our standard tax bills and budget presentations, when will the couch provide documentation showing the exact cost of this 8.2

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million to whatever it is tax loss along with specific timelines for rate increase? >> There's more. When can we see an itemized list of all town services that will negatively be impacted? >> When can we see a list of potential revenue sources that the town

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considering to offset these fiscal and services losses, meaning besides raising taxes and cutting services, potentially cutting services. What is the town council going to do to bring in revenue to cover this loss? As a taxpayer of Roxberry, I'm formally requesting the

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above mentioned items be prevented presented in a formalized presentation, not bits and pieces, during a future town council meeting and then shared on the town website. When can we expect a full report >> when the litigation is over.

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>> Okay. Uh, one more question. Now that your GOP colleague Tom Kane is back at work, will you re represent Rox bearing interest and lobby for him in DC to help get his local taxpayer protection act of 2026 passed?

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Meaning, will you show up and do the work and lobby for this bill to be passed? >> I have no comment. >> That means no. Thanks. question for Chief Michael.

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Um the um I don't know when it was um but there was a situation where ice shot at the tires of somebody in landing. Um nobody's asked I think once somebody's asked about a followup. My question is

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in light of everything going on in Minneapolis, then Texas, then Maine. Um, to what extent are the locals um involved when something does happen? And I said, I'm directing at you, but I know

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you can't answer that other than maybe >> what's my question? When you say locals >> meaning meaning when that happens let's say the shooting of the tires that happened in landing um is Roxberry police involved that wall in the

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investigation of that or because it was ice is it only ice and if god forbid there is the shooting of a person here because why should be any different >> county sheriff's department >> okay so not at all

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Thank you. >> At the last one, we were not clear that investigation. >> Thank you. >> Just press the button one time. >> I think so. I'll just >> um >> Oh, there you go. >> This is also in in in the realm of just

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asking a question. Um considering the kind of the kind of misinformation that's been flying around about elections and so forth, as we move towards a election season. Um, I was wondering that since all of us have participated and voted at local Roxbury

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sites, so we all must have an opinion about whether how we feel for the securityities of the elections and how well they're managed here in the town. Is the town having any plans about making a statement about confidence in voting and the voting the polling

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stations here in Roxbury? Um, or at the very least posting more information that gives people direction where to go to validate whether or not they should feel comfortable with mailin voting or inerson voting here in Roxberry. Is there any thoughts given to that or will

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there be? >> No. No, we're not going to weigh in on federal government. >> It's a state it's a local government. It's a local election. It's managed by local people.

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>> And the answer is no. Okay. Thank you very much. >> Mr. Robert Cost road bring us back to township business. Um I'd like to address that little accident

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we had on Pleasant Hill Road and I Avenue. Um I'm not severe it was. It was a pretty big one from what I hear. Um, and already I hear some more talk about installing a traffic light, which you've

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discussed about that previously. I'm against it myself. Uh, I travel through that crossroads at least four or five times a week. I guarantee I'll never have an accident there because I'm cautious. Why why there are accidents, I don't

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know. So, I suggest possibly making a speed trap there. And if that doesn't work, possibly building a uh what do you call the BMS? Um >> speed bumps. Speed bumps. Possibly put a speed bump at the corner, force them to

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slow down or stop. But uh keep in mind we do not need another traffic light in Roxbury on Avenue. >> Mr. Currently that crossroad there has rumble strips already in place.

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>> Yes, we do. Yeah, >> it has stop ahead signs. It has flashing stop signs. Um but those mitigations are already >> We do. We do everything you should do, but people still ignore them. A rumble strip doesn't do that much. A

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stop sign is only something you blow through. So you need something that'll make them stop. And if it's not a police officer handing off tickets, then maybe it's a speed bump or something. But in any case, keep in mind there's those of

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us that are anti traffic lights. See also public close public reports of council leaison representatives council [clears throat] committee new and old business. Um, I wanted to start off with uh I'm sure everyone is well aware we

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had a significant uh weather event last week leading into our Fourth of July weekend. Um, that power uh that storm knocked out power to JCPNL customers in the numbers of 325,000 customers in our area. Uh, Roxbury had

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about 8,000 of those outages, which is about 2% of JCPNL's total outages. a lot of people uh mobilized to get Roxbury up and running as fast and as safely as possible. So, I just want to put a few thank yous out. First first responders,

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our volunteer fire and EMS, they answered 80 calls in the first day and a half after that that storm, which is simply amazing. Um for our volunteers, uh our police department protecting everybody, making sure everybody stayed safe. Um roadway safety, property safety. So, thank you. Um our DPW for

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everything that they did, clearing properties, clearing sidewalks, um streets, uh the extra brush and branch work that is is happening in town. Thank you very much. Uh social services for reaching out. We had residents in town

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that that their homes were deemed uninhabitable. Social services reached out to those those families and offered assistance. Um I also want to thank JCPNL uh for their response in Roberry Township. Um I know it's never fast

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enough restore our power, but they didn't they did a good job for us here in Roxbury Township. Uh, and then I want to last but not least, the residents. Um, your patience and understanding. It was a difficult situation for all of us. Um, it took a lot of time, a lot of

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coordination. Um, to get this fixed as quickly and as safely as possible. And, uh, I just wanted to report that we had zero injuries reported during that storm, which is amazing. It was a godsend. We had very minimal minor

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injuries reported for cleanup. Mostly people, you know, as they were cleaning up hurt themselves. Um, and that's the goal, right? Safety is always the goal. Um, and uh, making sure everybody stays safe and protected is the goal here. Uh, another quick thing, we had Valley

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Pharmacy uh, had their grand opening this past week. Uh, 71 years here in town. Uh, there's some things I need to look into, but they might be eligible for economic uh, development committee award. Um so we might be recognizing them for that. Just depends if it's 25

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or 50 years. Uh and then this past weekend, Lake of Packon Foundation um organized a boat parade on Lake Pack that uh had the Miss Lada, a floating classroom and over a hundred other patriotic decorated boats going around

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Lake Pak for two hours. Uh it was quite the scene to see. So great job. >> Uh Deputy Mayor. >> Thank you. Thank you, mayor. You touched on a lot of things. I too want to thank everyone involved, the residents of

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first responders, fire, EMS. It was just amazing how everybody came together to go ahead and up. I want to tell you that the mayor and I were on phone calls every night with Jason Pino and other mayors going through the

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process. How many people are coming? you listen to other towns that had more difficulties than us and trying to get people in and get things repaired in Roxberry although it was devastating

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very well. Thank God no one was hurt. Attended last night the lake commission meeting. Um again water looks good taking a lot of weeds out. Um there will be Thursday a conference call that the

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mayor and myself will be on uh for the lake alliance. This is where we've been pushing for the last five six years to try to get some kind of reservation system at state park. One of our problems is the state park fills up

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738 chief. And then we have a couple officers up there trying to turn the traffic around. Everybody shows up and they won't allow any more in than what the uh amount of lifeguards that they have. Unfortunately, they also allow the lifeguards to take vacations. Not sure

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what that means for summer help. Uh but we'll be talking again uh to the state and D trying to figure out how we can get a reservation system. One other thing that came to light too that I was unaware of is in the state parks,

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they're all closed to swimming on Monday and Tuesdays in the state. long time which somewhere down the road I think we need to go solve that especially when we have things like

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that's all I have there touched on just about everything but I would also like to take moment to offer my thanks to police env were all responded to watching come through. >> Thank you, ma'am.

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>> You know, I I agree. U fared as well. as he could during the storm. But, you know, I cannot um I cannot let it pass without reminding everybody that the infrastructure, the JCPNL infrastructure in our community

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continues to need um serious upgrade, serious upgrade. And the fact that we live in a community that has a lot of trees is not a good excuse for why we have to lose power all the time. So, um uh Steve, if we can

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just when the dust is settled, talk a little bit about what's going to happen with tree pruning program this year and perhaps get a better handle on how they're going to create some of the some of the infrastructure. [clears throat] I'm not clear I

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understood what the voting question was, but it does give me an opportunity to say that in the decade long time I've been involved in Roxbury elections, Amy Reed has one of the tightest ship I've ever seen in my life. So, We've never

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had a complaint, never ever had anybody question our vote. So, gives me enough to say well done. >> That's all I have. >> Councilman Car. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um just that the

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board of education had their meeting last night and the um biggest takeaway again is from the storm they had close to $200,000 worth of damage to um property and grounds. And um good part

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is that it looks like uh insurance will be covering the majority of it. And echo everyone else's sentiments to our police, fire, and uh first responders and public for all their hard work during the storm.

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>> Thanks, Counciloman. >> Thank you. Also, I want to extend my thanks and appreciation to everybody that was involved in clean up our fires,

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our work. I know quality work everybody open. So, thank you for that. The 4th of July, I took part in a reading of the Declaration of Independence at the

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gazebo in front of our historic library on historic main street and it was a lot of fun. And I I think that the group is going to try to do this every one is for the cheerleaders. It's at this Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and

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Sunday. And we also have a fundraiser at Pizza for the Roxberry Arts Alliance on Thursday. Thank you everybody. Councilman Hallbody. We also had a number we also had a number of homes that were actually

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directly hit during this storm. Um, and some of them are not habitable at this particular point. So, we had some really uh bad things happen within the township. Thank you to all involved that helped out. I spent a lot of time up on the mountain uh during this period of

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time. I I continue to not understand why uh that area of the township always is the last to come back with power, but uh we'll talk about that some other time. Um on a positive note, we had our 15th annual tryh harder triathlon. Very

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successful. Big thanks to Cliff's Ice Cream and Joe's Pizzeria uh for all they do. our beach staff, uh, Brett and Ryan, they they just do a great job. We had tremendous success. Lots of kids at the event. Very well, very well done. I also

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attended the Grand Valley Pharmacy last Friday with the mayor. Um, big congratulations to Sam Medalli. Again, as the mayor mentioned that that facility has been in place for 70 years. Uh, I believe Sam is the third owner of

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that. He's been in there for almost 30 years. So, congratulations for Sam. We continue to make uh improvements on our design and looking into uh changes uh needed for the requirements to meet the

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grant for Imagination Station. So, we're making some progress uh in that particular area. Um big congratulations to the uh police for their PBA 5K. Um you're helping out a lot of really

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really good kids in need and really appreciate it. It's very well attended. Um had the opportunity to participate in that with my wife. Um really for a good cause and you helped out several of our children within the town. So thank you

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very much for that. Uh had a meeting of recreation on July the 1st. We reviewed fees. Camps are going very well for all of our kids. at a meeting of the environmental commission. Um we should be receiving a forestry plan sometime this month to review that. Um and that

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should be it. >> Mr. Mayor, >> it's a reminder earlier today that the cooling centers are open library community center for those Everybody's requesting report by council members,

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managers, attorney clerk. A application for premise expansion permit through 63027 IH all duties. continue. Uh, all in favor?

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>> I All right. And B, Block Party, King Road, Landing, Sunday, September 20th, 2026. Ring date, Sunday, September 27th, 2026. Second. discuss required to follow our particular

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But I think it's a good idea. Most people are pretty good involved. >> I'm not looking for you can take a look at the permit process. I'm not sure if it's included on there or not, but I'll defer to Amy. I'll send out a sample of what we

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respond to the request with after >> I'll send you I'll send you >> all in favor. Good. Introduction of proposed ordinances. There are none. Hearing and adoption of ordinances and seconding. There are none. Introduction and adoption of resolutions.

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>> Mayor, if I may, I'll move uh 2026-1 179 through 2026- 180 through 2026 192. Any discussion? >> Seeing none, roll call.

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>> Councilwoman, >> yes. >> Councilman Terry, >> yes. >> Deputy Mayor Crowley, >> yes. >> Councilman, >> yes. >> Councilman Hall, >> yes. >> Councilman Riley, all except >> and Mayor Patillo.

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>> Yes. Item 12, personnel change. There are none. 13 communications July 3rd, 2026. July 10th, 2026. [clears throat] Discussion. Moving on. This brings us to our second call for question. Anyone in the public

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wish to be heard on any topic, please come to the microphone, state your name and address. For the record, please take three minutes and one appearance. >> Hi, Linda McMahon. uh Woods Edge and I live in Sakasana. This is just for

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Steve. There's still a very huge tree on Eland Avenue. Um on right past going towards Flanders, right past the garden, right past the community garden in their property and the wires and the telephone

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poles are as tall, just as low as me. So I have pictures that I just took today. I just wondered when that was going to get taken care of. >> We'll certainly take a look at it. The uh the guys in the room right here now will certainly uh >> we'll address it if it's something township related. If it's JCPNL or we

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need to do work with the lines or what have you. >> Great. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Ken Collins, Andover Township. Uh good evening and thank you for listening. I'm here tonight because of the announcement this week that the converted warehouse federal detention center is back on.

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Many residents are deeply concerned about the prospect of increased ICE activity in our region and what it could mean for Roxberry. Over the past several weeks, we've seen reports of ICE enforcement actions in our area. And we've all heard about the shooting in Roxberry connected with an ICE operation

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and the murders murders of Alex Pretty, Renee Good, and others who are not even targets of ICE operations. These events have left many people in our communities frightened and questioning whether federal immigration enforcement is going to operate safely, transparently, and with accountability here in Roxbury. I

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have told you before and I will say it again, do not trust ICE. Like any government agency exercising significant power, it should be subject to scrutiny and oversight. When people believe an agency is willing to mislead the public or exceed its authority, confidence is

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lost. Rebuilding that trust is extremely difficult and is going to take years to accomplish. The implications for Roxberry in our region of ISIS plans to convert a warehouse into a detention facility capable of housing up to 1,500 detainees in a place where it is impossible to install the proper

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perimeter security to ensure our community's safety are enormous. Such a facility could affect public resources, emergency services, transportation, and the character of surrounding communities and negatively impact home values here in Roberry. Residents deserve complete

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transparency and consideration before any project of that magnitude moves forward. I'm asking this council to do everything with it within its lawful authority to protect our residents and demand transparency. Ask hard questions. Keep the public informed. Work with the county, state, and federal officials to

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ensure that any actions affecting this community are conducted lawfully, openly, and with respect for the rights and dignity of every person. And when local officials cannot control federal policy, they can stand up for their residents. They can insist on accountability. They can advocate for

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openness instead of secrecy and cooperation instead of fear. This community has always valued public safety, civil liberties, and honest government. Those principles should [clears throat] guide every decision you make and we make. I urge you to be proactive, to listen to the concerns of your constituents, and to use every

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lawful tool available to protect the interests of the people of Roxbury. Thank you for your time. [applause] >> Suzanne Oliver, 21 King Road Landing. Just let you know that's my neighborhood for the Black Party. And there will be nobody starting a bonfire or doing

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anything out of control. It's a very controlled neighborhood. I'm the most out of control person on the [laughter] you see me here week after week. So >> so much better now. [laughter] >> Um second second thing about my previous comments. I was thinking about that and I don't think that the conclusion of

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litigation is a valid time frame for a uh report on how taxes and services and revenue will uh impacted within Roxberry. I'm asking for local um information, nothing that has to do with the litigation. So, I'm going to need

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another uh date, please. >> It's not only budget. I'm also asking for services and your plan to recoup >> I'm also asking for your plan to recoup the lost tax revenue that we will incur. >> Well, when will that be? So, when I can

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plan to be here, >> a date would be nice. >> I can't give you a date. >> A date for a date. When can you give me a date? That's what we do at work. answer. I understand. >> You said litigation, which was not an answer. >> I understand what you're asking. I want to know, too.

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>> Okay. So, let me know a date for a date. We could check in again next quarter. How's that? >> Because litigation is not a response. That's not valid. Okay. Here's something else that's not valid. >> On June 22nd, on June 29th, I requested via Oprah communication between DHS and

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the town of Roxberry. I was denied based on attorney client privilege. Um, I bring this to your attention not to call out Miss Reid who did a wonderful job in answering my requests in a timely manner. I bring this discrepancy forward because I know that Senator Buco reviews these open requests. I have seen the

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line item charges on monthly invoices and the reason for not denial is not valid. I am not asking for uh communication between the town and their attorney. I am asking for communication between the town and the uh the um

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agency of DHS that does not fall within attorney client privilege. I have had a legal associate of mine review that and they've also uh provided that that does not fall between client attorney privilege. Therefore, I will be reubmitting my request and I expect an

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answer. Thank you very much. This is also now a perfect opportunity to request again that the Council estab town council established a community liaison who will fill a critical gap in town council to resident communication and promote transparency and

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collaboration. As I've stated many times at this podium and in my emails, we need a representative to meet with you to be able to understand what is going on because we get halfassed answers. I have volunteered to fill this role and I will be happy to do so. Thank you.

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Good evening. Uh David Foot, 30 Gordon Road, Lower Bergkshire Valley. Um I have two things. First of all, I want to thank all of you for lifting up all of the public workers and JCPNL for their response to the storm. Um we were running off of the generator for about 3 days, but I was really really impressed

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with the work that everybody did. So, thank you for doing that. Um I have another I have another comment. There's something I've noticed over the last couple months that I'm curious if you guys are are tracking this probably for for the police. Um I've noticed when I've been driving around town, like I've

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seen a lot of cars with like heavily tinted windows that cannot possibly be legal. They don't have front license plates. Sometimes they don't have any license plates. They're driving erratically. I've seen this like way more than I have in, you know, prior years, other communities I've lived in. Is that something that you guys have

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noted and and are tracking? Chief, have you noted? >> We we have not noted anything like that or gotten any complaints, but if a citizen comes forward and says this is a concern that I have, that's something that I can put out to the patrol officers so they can specifically look

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for that and report back to it on me. So, I could I could uh by the next town uh meeting for the next two weeks, I could have them take a look and I could get back to you. >> Thank you so much. I really really appreciate that. Um, um, what should I what should I do like if I see that if I'm driving? I mean, should I like call

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that in or what? >> If if if you believe that somebody is driving in a manner that is dangerous to the public, then yes, you can call that in and an officer working on the road >> can check it out. We don't know why that is. >> Are they intoxicated? Are they not

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paying attention? We don't know until we make a stop. But the question was if you see tinted windows, are you going to call that in? >> Well, yeah. I mean, it's not just tinted windows. It's a it's a pattern. >> Something that's dangerous, erratic.

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Tinted windows would not be something that you would call. That would be something that you would report saying that I think this is spec uh suspicious and we can spend several weeks investigating a certain area seeing if we're seeing what you're seeing and and

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do a report on it. >> Okay, understood. Thank you. >> Hello, Olivia Jico, Lower Berkshire Valley. Um okay, so let me just start off by It's clear DHS is not going to play ball

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with you guys, right? Um they're not interested in maintaining an open line of communication whatsoever. Um and we can tell this based on, you know, the filing they said essentially said, "Oh, we're going to back off the warehouse. Um we're going to look to sell it." And now they're turning around and saying,

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"No, we've never expressed that. We would never we're oh, gung-ho for the Roxberry warehouse." So, I mean, it's obvious they're lying, right? Because they don't have the town council support. And and so here's what I'm trying to here as someone who lives

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within the town. Um it it's hard because you're being lied to by DHS, right, who is obviously going to try to present this united front and never ever back down on anything even when they are clearly and egregiously in the wrong. But that's just who you're dealing with. And by now you should know that, right?

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Here's the thing. So, some of us understand that a lot of us, you know, are incredibly frustrated with the lack of response and I get it. You have a lot of questions flying at you all the time. Um, it's a lot and you're dealing with these clowns, too, right? It can't be

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easy. I saw the letter that you wrote, mayor, um, inviting them once more to come to Roxberry or suggesting that you send a small delegation to Washington DC. And of course, I think that's an amazing idea. Um, and I think whether or not they respond, you should go because I do think at this point um they're I

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mean it's clear they're not going to work lawfully and they're not going to work predictably and they're not going to work safely within the Roxberry community and the very manner in which this deal is happening should tell you there's a lot of haphazardness. There's a lot of miscommunication and they just

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don't know what they're doing, guys. And so here's the other thing. I live here, my boyfriend lives here. We have a very nice life here um after the two shootings that happened uh this past week. So, you know, we have the uh father in Texas who was shot. He's been

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here for 35 years, shot by ICE um as he lay dying in the street. His last words were Miaan Matando, which means they're killing me. Um and then we have the father who was also shot in Maine just recently, 26-year-old father and husband. Um and his last words were, I

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tried to stop. So I guess my question is um who do you think in Roxberry is going to die first and what do you think their last words are going to be because this is ICE MO now right we know this um think of the shootings there's been at least 10 does this make 11 now and then

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we know already that there's been the February 10th shooting in Roxberry correct and this isn't going to stop next time it's going to be a Roxberry resident and maybe there's the wrong skin color for you to care in which case you're not fit to be in government and I

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have nothing to say to you. >> I'm not Please. >> Listen, I know you men can get a little hysterical. [applause] >> I'm telling you right now, no need to bring race into anything in this room.

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>> Are you serious? [laughter] >> Can we bring >> Oh, wow. The Peanut Gallery has opinions tonight. Great. Listen, they're going to kill people. I don't know how to get this through to you. And at this point, >> shut the [ __ ] up. >> Hey. Hey, this is where this is where we

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can't allow that to happen. Okay. Please. Thank you. Thank you very much. [applause] Jody Keagan, 90 Union Brick Road, Larristown, New Jersey. I grew up in Hope, New Jersey, and we did not have the luxury of a police force to help

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out, you know, the mayor and protect the mayor so much. Our mayor could, you know, handle on his own. >> But let me continue. Has anyone on the deis here been to Delaney Hall? Anybody visited? >> You don't care? >> No. Oh, okay. Uh, is there any reason

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you can't visit? Is there any reason they can't visit? I mean, I'm just not see if they like because we're in a litigation. Seems to me the issue. >> Okay. >> Oh. Oh, okay. Oh, not a problem. Uh, is there any consideration of you sending a

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delegation to visit? You know, I don't mean for like hours. I mean, just you drive down like 45 minutes from here. You stay for an hour. You don't have to bring a sign. you know, better bring a flag, but you would get the feel. Or is anyone interested in going down as

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a private citizen because you still also have rights as a private citizen to to visit uh or maybe any consideration doing it in the in the dead of night so no one can see you doing it. It's also a little easier to park in because as many

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times as I watched the detention center stuff going on in Minneapolis and other places, I didn't get up fully until my butt was there. And when you see 30 freaking ICE officers come out fully loaded trying to get some cars in and

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out of that gate, you'll be feeling it. And the other thing that you might say see which I just saw this past weekend that some of the GEO group I should say just one actually has um obscured his license plates on his vehicle both front

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and back with painters tape and we have it on film and and that's not that's not legal right to obscure your license plate. I thought maybe the police officer would tell me but I don't know. Uh and uh I know uh members Alrech and

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Hall they talked about you know attending a Fourth of July reading and a grand opening of a facility and it just goes oh and there was a a reading on July 5th at Delaney Hall. So it just goes to show you you know you can do you

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can attend things you can show support and that's all we're that's all we're asking for. The governor has visited. Our US state senator has visited. Why would it not make sense for you? Thank you. >> One second. If anybody else wishes to be

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heard by council, please come on to the line now because I'm going to close public. >> Um Bonnie Rosenthal Rand. Um first of all, the Valley Pharmacy for anybody who does not They actually have um Oh gosh,

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don't don't time time's for my time. Hold on one second. They have surgical stuff. So like if you need masks for like nebulizers or oxygen and stuff, they have stuff and they're open um in after

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what would be um the place in Denver. Okay, so that's number one. Number two, um JJ used to visit the um facility like once a week. Is anybody going up there or no? It's just a yes or no.

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>> Yes. Thank you. Okay. >> Um >> I I've still been out there. Obviously, most township staff and elected officials stop in there on a regular basis. There's no change. [clears throat] >> Okay. No, no. I'm just asking if you're paying attention to Thank you. um in memory of um John Lewis who said

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good trouble u necessary trouble um the anniversary is this coming weekend um also and this is not to create any issues race always exists um regardless of the location that's not anything towards you that's race always exists

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with anything um and then the last thing is [applause] um um that Um, while I know some people have spoken um, pro ICE, including people um, in the audience, I just want

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to take a moment to um, recognize I'm going to butcher their names unfortunately, but Johan Sebastian Duran Perrero and Lorenzo Salgado. Regardless of what your beliefs are, people are human beings and do not

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deserve to die. Good evening, Diana May 30way East Ledgewood here in town. Um, as Bonnie just brought up, I also was going to question so thank you for answering as a Roxbury resident um concerned that somebody still has their eyes on the site. So, thank you gentlemen for for

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taking care of that. Um, ultimately, and I I think everyone in this room understands, I just feel compelled to say ultimately it is our and the town's responsibility to monitor the site, especially since we're seeing the lack

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of truthfulness and intent from um the DHS's side. Um, to that end, I previously expressed my concern as a Roxbury resident of ICE vehicles using Old Traveled Way. Uh, Chief Holland had informed us that he informed DHS that

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the residential street was not to be used by the ICE vehicles. Um I would recommend posting signs because I would imagine that the um ICE officers and the people who will be utilizing the site now and hopefully not in the future may not be the same people consistently from

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one week to the next. Um so I would recommend posting signs on that street that is for residential use only at both ends of that street going in and going out from the warehouse. Um, another Roxbury resident made the same suggestion and was directed to contact the town manager. Um, they did contact

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both the outgoing and the incoming town manager and to this date so far has not received a response. So, we're just that's something that we're hoping for to protect the residents. Um, I know that there's already some needs in that area. There are houses for sale on that that street that doesn't have all that

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many houses to begin with. Um, so I just want to make sure that my fellow residents feel protected. Um to that end, I I do recall that a large number of no parking signs um went up very quickly on along Rigs Avenue when um along side of Rooers Coffee House. So

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I'm asking that the same speed be used for Old Travel. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Sierra Wilson. I'm in Bud Lake. Um I'm incredibly disappointed to hear that none of you have been to Delaney Hall. Um I go every weekend. Here's an open

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invite. You can come with me. It is um pretty peaceful at present, so you don't have to worry about getting pepper gas or anything like that. I myself have been pepper gassed. Not that big of a deal, I promise. Um they do need supplies such as water bottles for people visiting because if you didn't

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know, at Delaney Hall, loved ones do have to wait outside for hours. We just had a heat wave this past week or so and are currently going through a heat wave now. The next few days are going to be in the 90s and and near 100°. These uh loved ones are standing outside in a um

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an aluminum looking tent basically for hours and hours at a time just for the chance to see their loved ones. They only get to see their loved ones for 30 minutes a week and that's if they're not denied. A lot of the times they are denied because if you're wearing a t-shirt, you can't get in. If you're wearing open towed shoes, including

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Crocs, something like that, can't get in. If you're wearing a hoodie or a sweatshirt, you can't get in. If you're wearing leggings, you can't get in. If you're wearing ripped jeans, you can't get I could go on, right? It's 100 degrees out. Why can't you get in? Because you're wearing shorts. Anyway, extremely discouraged to know that you

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are not going to Delaney Hall because something like that is coming to Roxberry. Whether you like it or not, it is coming to Roxberry. Why is it coming to Roxberry? Why is DHS being so chaotic and going back and forth with their decision? It's because you people haven't fought hard enough. They You can

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laugh all you want. It's true. We have given you so many pieces of advice on how to stop it. We brought lawsuits to you. We brought lawyers to you. I myself have brought up numerous uh ideas of what you can do to stop DHS, including

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preventing them for operating on your grounds. But you refuse to pass or even bring up ordinances. That is factual. These things work. We have seen it in other places. I can go on and on about this. But DHS is going to come here and they're going to come here because you guys don't fight. So, if you want to see what's going to happen to Roxberry, New

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Jersey, go to Delaney Hall. Spend an hour there. Like, like another person said, volunteer at Delaney Hall. They always need medics. They need people to help out. They need food for people that are waiting there for hours and hours at at a time. You can see in the windows uh

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detainees that are waving in the windows when it's super dark outside. It will break your heart. I know you all have souls here. At least I hope that you do. It will break your heart. I could go on for another couple hours. I know I only have three minutes and it's probably down to 20 seconds at this

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point, but I do urge you to go to Delaney Hall or at least to see what is happening and what is going to happen to your community because this is serious. You know that the government is screwing you over. The only time that Roxbury makes international or even national news is

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when danger comes here. When the uh DHS facility comes here, when Fenomore comes here, your government is screwing you over. You need to look inward and and accept that this is happening because you guys are allowing it to happen. >> That's not true.

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>> Yes, it is. >> Well said. >> You guys are guttless. That's why Fenomore went. >> Good evening. I'm Mary Pollson. I'm from New Jersey. >> So, essentially, this is about race and

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you guys are going to have to get used to hearing that and stop laughing about it because it's not funny. >> What I meant when I'm >> I don't want to hear what you meant. You're snickering. You're laughing. You got these smug smiles on your faces. It's unacceptable. >> Do it.

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>> Nobody in here that has anything to do with race and anything that you guys are talking >> DHS. >> How about first amendment? You know, DHS has $2,000 right now. You had your you had your opportunity to speak. Let's get through it. Thank you. >> Again, I want to reiter reiterate that

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it is shameful with this coming to your town. Smurf as well, Mr. D. Philippo there that you have not visited Delaney Hall. I am there on Thursdays. Come with me. I bring food for the families. Many of these kids don't eat during the week.

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And again, you're still smiling, Mr. Dear. I'm not really sure what this what's funny or amusing about this. You're welcome to join in. Come in my car. I bring down hot foods for these families. I send it home with them if they want or we serve it to them in the

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hospitality tent. I've seen the hospitality tent be um I've seen people in the hospitality tent suffer because of the um pepper spray just because they're sweeping it. People that that tent has

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been has been hit three times with pepper spray. It's been cleaned out. This is a hot mess. This is what's coming here. This is what you are waiting for and you should be anticipating. And you're not going down there and not looking at what

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you're facing is really shameful. Shame on all of you. Executive session like comment. been a lot of attacks addressed towards this council and I think this council has a membership of seven people stood

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together and acted firmly in our in our approach to dealing with this DHS facility. We passed the resolution. We're the ones that put together the court case. That was all information the state had came from us. >> Lie. >> It's not a lie. >> It is. >> You did not.

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>> Guys, guys, listen. They were quiet when you were talking. They're not quiet. >> They're only quiet when they want to be when they don't want to answer questions. >> The mayor made a very good statement last week that essentially said while it's it's optimistic that you're going

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to move forward without the Roxbury facility. Let's not >> all you do is make statements. Paraphrase, but >> let's not get out ahead of it. Let's make sure this property sold and so they continue to move forward. They put it on their surplus list. And the governor did

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a dance in the anti-Trump dance in the end to celebrate her victory. There was no victory and now the ice facility is back on. >> So you think of vindictable DHS is okay. As >> a matter of fact, >> that's what a mad cultist would say.

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>> You think they should punish us for celebrating that a concentration camp is not coming coming to our town? You can try to stare me down. I don't care who you are or who your daddy is. Okay. Hi. Do you not realize this? >> Amy, can you cover the three items for

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executive please? >> Council of the township of Roxbury and the county of Morris, New Jersey. Township council public excluded whereas it is deemed appropriate township council discuss the matters here and after mentioned without the presence of the public in accordance with the

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provisions of RS104-B being section B of the public meeting. may therefore be resolved by the township of council attempt to provide matters relating to attorney client report sale of property collective bargaining contract negotiations PBA

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number 311 and litigation fair share housing shall be discussed by the township council without the presence of the public anticipated these matters can be disclosed upon resolution >> favor we will not be taking any action on the other room.

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>> That's not a surprise. >> That is not a surprise. >> Take any action while you're here. >> I do not have a plan on how long it will be. >> That is not a surprise. He asked her.