Good evening everyone. Uh we're going to begin the evening with a short prayer and a salute to our flag. Almighty God, grant us the wisdom to make those decisions that are in the best interest of all of our residents. May the heavenly father of us all bless
those who have given the ultimate sacrifice and service to our nation. And may he watch over and protect our service men and women now guarding the gates of freedom. Salute to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the republic for it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Jessica's statement of publication. Take notice that this regular agenda meeting of the mayor and burough council being
held on this 27th day of October 2025 has been posted and advertised in accordance with the open public meetings act chapter 231 public law 1975. >> Roll call. >> Council persons Bala >> here. >> Heli >> here. >> Novak >> here. >> Roberts >> here. Sorski >> here. >> Zabowski
>> here. Uh approval of prior minutes of the mayor and council. Council president >> abstain. You weren't here. >> Oh that's right. I was I have to abstain. Yeah. I make a motion to approve subject to correction October 14th regular and agenda and executive session minutes.
>> Second. Roll call. >> Council persons uh Novak. >> Yes. >> Bala. >> Yes. >> Kesi. >> Yes. >> Roberts. >> Yes. >> Zabowski. >> Yes. >> Okay. We have a lot of people to honor
tonight. And with that, um, we're going to get started. So, if the council would go behind the rail and if Donna, our our council president would go in front of the rail. >> Sue Paul, ladies first.
>> Thank you. >> Hi, Sue. I'm going to stand here so you can be on the camera. >> Okay. How are you doing? >> Good. >> Good. Thanks for being here tonight. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay. We have a certificate of recognition
presented to Sue Paul for serving on the library board of trustees for 40 years. serving as its president, creating Memorial Garden, dedicating her time to our local food bank, serving 34
years as a reading specialist in our elementary schools, and being a teacher, leader, volunteer, wife, mother, grandmother, and above all, a friend to all of us. Sue, congratulations. Thank you.
behind me. >> Now you need to come on this side. The wire >> your microphone >> or what? >> All I'm going to say is thank you. I enjoyed doing it all those years. Um,
and I'm I'm so happy that the library is in the state that it is today because I think we are uh one of the top in the state and a lot of it belongs to our the rest of the trustees that are here and our director Leah.
Thank you. >> Leah, stand up. >> Just stand up. I just said >> stand up and wave to the camera. Thank you, Ed. Thank you again. >> Okay. >> Yeah, it's working. >> Okay. >> Next, I'd like to recognize the
committee for Festival of Lights. Would you all like to come up with me? You're all dressed wonderfully. Take your jacket on. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Can you all see yourself on TV? >> Yes. >> Okay. Smile. Um, Burrow of Serville
Certificate of Recognition presented by the mayor and Burough Council to the Festival of Lights Committee. The Burrow of Seville wishes to extend its congratulations on a successful event. Your efforts have enriched us generously because a community possesses no greater
treasure than the dedicated service of its people. To the Festival of Lights Committee, thank you. Congratulations. Would you like to say a few words >> if you don't mind? Thank you.
>> Thank you, M. working. >> That's what I was asking. Yeah. >> Thank you, Mayor and Council. Um, first of all, thank you for great support you provided and and allowed us to do this event. Um, mayor, thank you
specifically. >> Yes, I know. That's why I had to look up. I had to look up. But, uh, thank you, uh, for you to recognize me and allow me to have this, you know, put together this event. Now, um, Eli, come
on up. Eli is our committee member. I want to thank uh there's a lot of things I need to do uh because this is such a great event. It would not be possible with a lot of efforts from a lot of people. So, I want to start with
thanking our recreation department. What a wonderful group of people working for the burrow. uh they were uh smiling every time helping us and specifically I want to recognize my friend uh became my
friend Rich Papowski. >> I also want to thank uh Denise Denis Solinski uh and Jamie Kurts who are uh part of the employee of the town. Uh they did just a wonderful help putting together responding uh so thank you. Thank you
both of them. Uh now I'm going to recognize all our I'm going to introduce all our comm community committee members. Um starting with two special members of our committee, the council uh members,
Councilwoman Donna Roberts. Thank you. >> And Councilman John Jabraki. Um we had a we had a group chat discussing all the things need to be doing you know to be done on this for this event and they were part of uh
always uh encouraging us supporting us and and when we had a meeting here they they came to the meeting and continue to support us. So thank you both of you. Uh the preparation took about 5 months
to put this event together. So, you know, all this time, uh, if I bother you at the middle of night, sorry. Um, I also want to thank, uh, Zach Schills and Brian, director of
recreation. Uh, they were just unbelievable support to us. Brian was a great guidance to us uh you know bringing all different vendors that we needed uh putting together online registration responding to people
signing it up. Believe it or not we had over 70 vendors that night at the at the event. And now let me recognize the committee members. Uh myself I was the chair of the committee. Uh Tushar Periq and Vijay
Sha to both these two were my lifeline. They just uh they did unbelievable amount of work. Uh all the layout and everything that happened in the parks organized by Tushar and all the entertainment that
took place it was a BJ putting it together. So thank you both of you. The other committee member is Risha. Our youngest member eventually he's going to carry these things in the
future. Uh Minesa, where's Mines? Right there. Chira TVI. Chira is our local pop singer. Would I say that? He lives in Tangle Town and he's one of the
entertainer. He was there last year. Um, Norena Tna. Okay. Sange Das Ve Radha Krishna who couldn't be here and Eli Fernandez our member of the board of educations.
He was such a great help. And I want to recognize the last but not least uh Janvi Meta. Jani was a special fortune. She's the owner of Bombay Talk uh restaurant at
the Route 9 and and Ernston Road. Um great restaurant, great food. Uh and but she was just tremendous help from the beginning to end. Uh and she's also a platinum sponsor for this event. So
thank you Daniel. I >> I'm not going to name so many volunteers help. We had over 30 to 40 volunteers that that day helping us organizing the event. Uh and and I want to recognize our sponsors
now. The without their generous contribution we could not have uh do the major events like that. Uh it was it was a lot of expense. So our two grand sponsor Amboy Bank Mr. Greg Sharp uh the
Amboy Bank is our local bank. Um and Patel brothers Mr. Mahendra Patel he's the local grosser at the corner of again it's corner of Ernston Road and Route 9. Uh so thank you both of them and they had a big contribution to get started
with this event. Now I'm going to rec I want to recognize our platinum sponsor CME Engineering. Justin is here. Um Tatiari Kitchen. It's a believe it or not is a famous restaurant in town. It's
right on uh Journey Mill Road just before next to Wawa the little shopping center. That restaurant not much known here probably uh locally but it's known to triate. People are coming for dinner
there or or food there from all over Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, uh you name it. It's it's they're they're so famous. Hogland and Longo, our attorney at law
is a Sarah attorney. Thank you. uh Graceburg charity of 2020 acquisition uh Bombay talk again I said it's a vegetarian restaurant uh and it's very popular is very popular restaurants great food
the gold sponsor we had one gold sponsor just like home we have silver sponsor Giorgio RX family pharmacy that's located in Mini Mall and I hear great things about uh that farmer pharmacy. So please visit them.
State family of Dwaradis Temple. Uh Sua Gold and Diamond Dweller. Uh they're located in Edison. They they sell 22 karat gold uh jewelry. Shaker Shopight. Thank you ShopRight for their
support. We also had some community sponsor Colombia Bank, Prestige Auto, United Healthcare, Despis Magazine, Riverside Supply, community sponsor that did not provide cash but in kind service which is also
very helpful. Jamestown LP known for the Riverton project, the home of BassPro, uh Si and Ara. So, thank you all of them and mayor again, mayor and council,
thank you. Thank you for your support. myself. Can I take a picture? This is all for the next meeting. have to put some I'm looking at it. says only one >> check it out. >> Okay.
All right. Before you go, why don't you stay for the last recognition, another team that's worked very, very hard for our town. So, I'd like to bring up Cultural Arts Commission, please.
Come on this side, too. Balance it out. >> Come on up. >> Come on up. Come on up, Nancy. Come on up, Nancy. Michelle, come on up. Nancy. Jessica, come on up. >> Could you take some pictures? Are we are
we all here? The shy ones are not wanting to come up. >> VJ's missing. >> BJ, come on. >> What a wonderful town full of resourceful people we have here. I have the burough serville certificate of
recognition presented by the mayor and burough council to the cultural arts council. The burough of serville wishes to extend its congratulations on a successful year of events. Your efforts have enriched us generously because a
community possesses no greater treasure than the dedicated service of its people. Congratulations. to present this to the um chairman and co-chair. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. And would you like to say a
few words, Chris? >> Yes. I'll try to keep them short. >> Okay. >> First of all, I want to say um thank you for the humble recognition, mayor and council. Um I really en enjoyed uh doing first year with the tunes with Mora and then bringing it back with Sharon and
this year adding more events like our teen nights and our Halloween uh scare in the air. Um, it was so it's so much fun and I and I hope we we make this town proud. Uh, I hope everybody loves uh what they see and and see us doing in
the future. >> Thank you. >> And now I'm going to ask Sharon. Sharon was very instrumental in a lot of our teen events and the more more recent um scare in the air trail that happened. So let me let Sharon explain. She is the
creative genius behind those. >> Hi everybody. I want to just tell you who's standing up here with us and who we appreciate so greatly cuz it's not only us here that is doing it. When I call Michelle Babino for any help, she's right there to help us and decorate and
her husband. They're out there 10 in the morning. We've got our DJ Jared who's going to be coming with us forward for all of our teen events. We're already talking and planning. He was so instrumental in our Hawaiian night. We had about 450 people and he got the
crowd so pumped. Um, on this side, we've got Greg, Chris's brother. We work like we're such a family here and our newest member, Brian. It's just been so much hard work and it's so amazing and we're just hoping to grow. We want to push
forward and move like eight tunes in the park to 10. We have ideas for Christmas ideas and I see Leah in the audience. Every time I call Leah at the library for support and help and advertising. Thank you so much, Leah, for always supporting us on this on our cultural
lives. >> I'm going to just pass this along to anybody who wants to say anything. >> I see. >> I have a little thing I wrote. I hope I don't take up too much time if you don't mind. >> You are. >> I think I could um screen. >> No, you're not. I really did.
>> Okay. I hope I don't take up too much of your time. >> I'm sorry. Say who you are. >> U My name is Nancy. I'm going to give you Sedlac. I'm going to give you a little bit of um history. Um for those of you who don't know me or who are new to the town, um my mom, Kathleen First,
was born in the living room floor on 228 Washington Road in 1929. She went on to marry my dad, Michael Mickey Sedlac, an ambitious young man from Woodbridge. Mickey's passion for sports and community spanned over 50 years in the
town of Sarbo. He volunteered and worked for them and he was so proud to be a part of this town. I grew up accompanying him to every field, every court, every day, every game to make sure everything was going well. from fishing derby, skate park, cultural
committees, parades, endless community and holidays, cricket leagues. He's everyone's Santa. He was everybody's Easter bunny. We all loved him and we all miss him. He poured his heart and soul into this town. He loved Seville and our people. The recreation center
was named in honor, his honor, which meant the world to him. Thank you, Kennedy. Um, my dad is no longer with us. It's been 14 years sadly since he's passed and I haven't attended the town events as often as I used to. So I miss hearing
you're Mickey Sedlac's daughter and the kind words that followed. So I'm going to bring it to present now. I saw a post about the scare trail and the event at uh Burks Park and I messaged Sharon. I I never met Sharon. I didn't know who she was. I just said I have some props
available if you're interested. She said your name sounds familiar. That touched my heart. It was music to my ears. And I said, I told her, I'm Mickey's daughter and I would love to contribute. It's been a while. So, I intended only to drop off the props and then go home, but
then I said, "Let me stick around and help these guys." I met Sharon and Chris and and the rest of the team and the volunteers for the first time. During the event setup, it clicked. I saw a spark, a passion, an energy. I saw a
thrill and excitement. I decided to return at night, curious how they would transform the park. And to my delight, they took the dark, silent woods, and it was now a glow. An enchanted vision came to life. Yes, the turnout was phenomenal. Yes, the vendors were
awesome and unique. And the committee and volunteers did a tremendous job. But what I want to share with you is what I experienced, what this team did for me. It created a feeling. It created an emotion, a vibe, something like when you
watch a movie or watch a play or an author that makes you feel good about reading a book. It's a feeling you can't explain. It's magical. It's just a feeling. Well, that's what this committee did. And um people didn't just show up, they participated.
So many came in costumes and they portrayed their characters. We all were became actors of the night. They showcased the talents of the theater group. We all sang along. We all chanted Beetlejuice as one. We all greeted each other as the personalities our costume
suggested that we were. It was great to see participation. We didn't just show up, walk around, and leave. We joined in the night and celebrated together as one. A wolf was ordering tacos. A gravedigger was
dragging a shovel. Endless Beetlejuice clones. Families dressed in theme costumes. We all felt included. It was our party. The laughter and joy of the kids and families was a magical treat. I'm so ecstatic, Chris, >> Chris,
Sharon, and team that um you're being recognized tonight. And it's imperative to our community that these guys, they knocked it out of the ball ballpark. >> I look forward to what they have from the upcoming agenda. I am so glad I had the opportunity to meet everyone and
admire their work. It does take a village to make things happen. Sharon and Chris, your passion and enthusiasm is key to the success of these programs. You made everyone feel included. We need new ideas. We need new programs. We need to grow together. My dad would be proud.
Let's continue to support cultural committee and look forward to events to come. Thank you for bringing me down memory lane. It's been a long time. My heart is whole. and um go Dodgers for Mickey. >> Okay. Anyone else from the committee
wish to speak? Okay. So, I have one last um >> comment from our councilman Stash Sinarski. >> Thank you very much. My wife Lori Camper here today. She's doing something else, but she's very, very proud of everything the cultural
arts did this year. and she wrote a little letter and I'm going to read that off to you. Uh, I wanted to congratulate This thing's not working 100%. >> I wanted to congratulate the cultural arts team on a job well done. It was awesome to see so many people at so many
events and the community gathering for fun to celebrate. Seville is growing and diverse and we need to change the way we look at things. There was great opportunity. There are great opportunities to bring neighbors together for fun events and you guys did a great job. Getting it off the ground
this year was very important. Be proud and hopefully we'll continue this path in 2026 and beyond. As we have now new people and new businesses moving into our town, we need to be competitive with other towns and engage our neighbors.
Let's continue to make this a priority. >> Thank you. And I just want to add one last thing. If you ever wanted a Hallmark moment in our town, you had a lot of opportunities for that. Between the concerts, the scare trail, the teen
nights, the festival of lights, um we are going to kick Hallmark's cards. >> Thank you. >> Thank you everyone. >> Oh yeah. >> I just I just want to invite anyone who wants to come to our next cultural arts
meeting. It's November 5th. You're anyone is welcome to come. We're going to start brainstorming for next year. We're going to recap how we're going to decorate and join the parade. We're going to do something to join the parade this year. But it's at 6:00 in the Mickey Sedlac building. We're hoping
that uh Miss Sedlac joins us and I know Edna who served on the cultural arts for 10 years is back with us. So, we're so proud that we're bringing people back to us also. >> Excellent. Great job. Great job everyone.
>> Okay, I think we're good to go. You got all your pictures? >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Good job, Sarah. >> Good job. Hey, >> everyone. >> Everyone.
>> I'm on you. I'm on you. Let me get one minute here, fellas. Hey, everybody. Everybody. Can I Can I Let me just grab one minute here. Eli, if you would come on up. So Seville again is indeed a town that
has changed uh in our current demographic makeup. We're 20% Latin, we're 18% Asian Indian, we're 47% European, we're 13% African-American. So I asked Eli Fernandez of our board of
education if he along with Hanchu would organize this burrow's first Latin day and the two fellas agreed. So why don't you tell us your some of your early plans? >> Well, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um first,
this is a project that's very near and dear to my heart. Um as the as the mayor said, our town has grown and as Mrs. Sarski mentioned, the diversity in our town has changed. Those of us that grew up in this town when I was a little kid, we realized quickly that people didn't speak like us. They didn't eat the same
foods as we did. However, what we did experience was the warmth and the love that that this town did to embrace us. And we grew in this town. This town's grown and changed o over time. And having this event to let to let kids like myself understand that they are
known, they are seen, and this is their their town is a wonderful event. And I want to thank the mayor for having that vision and the compassion and each and everyone on the council from Councilman Kesi, Counciloman Zimski, Councilwoman Novak, Council President uh Donna
Roberts, Councilman Sinarski, and Councilman Bala. Thank you all for for believing in this event and in the Festival of Lights. Both of these events are events that really show how this town has grown and the warmth and the love that this town has shown. and my
friend Hamanchu who's graciously been been volunteered and drafted to to join this project with me. I can't think of of someone better to to tell me how >> happy to help uh you know from from my experience putting together this event. I will certainly be part of it and I
agree. Uh I know when I moved in 1986 in Sherville probably I was the only Indian in town. Now we have 18% population. So a town has grown beautifully. I think that uh
we bring lot of positive wab culture uh to this town and I I think it was demonstrated on a festival of light. So thank you and I I'll be part of it. I'll be with you all the way. >> Your hand's going to get
But problemations You did great, brother. Who can get you saved? >> One of my kids. Anything for executive? >> Anything for executive?
>> No. >> Okay. >> We'll wait till it clears out a little bit. >> Okay. We'll get back to business. Uh, at this time I'm asking Councilman Z John Zrowski to read a proclamation.
If I could have everyone's attention. >> Mayor, if you don't mind, I'd like to get up to the mic and ask >> By all means. >> I ask um retired Chief Ed Scudney to come up as well. >> Well, then the council needs to go to the go to the rail.
>> Chief, come on up. So sometimes community service um takes different form. Uh and in this particular case, this recognition is more of a solemn recognition. It's recognition of an anniversary that took place 70 years ago, a tragedy that took
place 70 years ago. But it's the community spirit of the members of Sarville that we recognize all the hard work of those people that sometimes give the ultimate sacrifice of their own life in the pursuit of doing what's best for
their community. So tonight and and I thank Chief uh Ed Scudney for reminding us of the 7th anniversary. We're recognizing uh Trooper John Anderson. Trooper John Anderson passed away 70 years ago at the hand of an asalent um
when he was shot and killed uh nearby to the New Jersey Parkway in uh Middletown, New Jersey. Uh Trooper Anderson before becoming a uh member of the New Jersey State Police was also a veteran of the US Army. So he tells you he doubly
provided service. So tonight I'm going to read this proclamation, but as I do so, it's not in sadness of what he did, but in recognition and celebration of the community service he provided both as a soldier and both as a
member of the state police and more so in recognition of our all our first responders. You know, at at the worst time and when people are in need, that's when our first responders are there. And today's generation and today's culture,
unfortunately, danger is all around them when they when they go out to provide services. So, I will ask you as I read this to recognize every one of our first responders, our paid police officers, our volunteer firemen, and our volunteer
AMS for all the efforts that they give because regardless of when they go out for those services, they do face danger and the opportunity of maybe not returning home. So, I ask you to keep them in their prayers, in their recognition as I read the following.
Whereas John Anderson was born in Dover, New Jersey on March 19th, 1919. And whereas after graduating high school, he joined the United States Army where during World War II, he served with distinction as a master sergeant. And
whereas after his military service, Sarable resident John Anderson enlisted in New Jersey State Police on August 1st, 1953 and upon graduation from class 43 of the New Jersey State Police Academy and awarded badge number 1191.
And whereas on November 1st, 1955, while assigned to Troop E, Trooper John Anderson was on patrol on the Garden State Parkway in Middletown, Middletown Township at Mile Post 112.5 at 10:45 p.m. when he encountered a car
that had been reported stolen. And whereas Trooper Anderson engaged in a violent struggle with the armed suspect during which he was mortally wounded. And whereas trooper Anderson, despite his wounds, was able to crawl back to
his trooper car to summon help. And whereas Trooper Anderson was transported to River Rio Hospital in Redbank, where he expired at the age of 36 after serving 2 years and 3 months. And whereas the residents of the Burough of Saravel steadfastly support the members
of the law enforcement community and acknowledge their daily sacrifices. And whereas trooper John Anderson made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the people of the state of New Jersey. And now therefore, the mayor and council of the burough Savel in honor of the 70th
anniversary of his death and in gratitude for his selfless bravery do hereby declare November 1st, 2025 as Trooper John Anderson Day. And I thank uh Chief Scudney for bringing this to our attention,
reminding us about Trooper Anderson, and we'll keep his family and all our first responders in prayer. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. >> That's right. Something. >> I just need a motion to accept that proclamation. Move motion.
>> Second. >> Roll call. >> Council persons. Novak. >> Yes. >> Vala. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Roberts, >> yes. >> Sarski, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Okay. Um, >> this time I'm going to open the public
portion on the resolutions. Are there any questions or comments on tonight's resolutions? Being no questions or comments, I'll entertain a motion to approve and uh to close the public portion.
>> Mayor, yes, I'll make a motion um >> close the public. >> Close the public portion and >> approve on >> approve hearing be closed and the consent agenda resolutions be approved on roll call vote. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Roll call.
>> Council persons Roberts. >> Yes. >> Fala. >> Yes. Police. >> Yes. >> Novak. >> Just have one question. Um the Jersey Central bill, um I was told that the last meeting we were not paying them. Was that just the one meeting we weren't paying?
>> No, we're withholding until the repairs are complete. >> Okay. Because it doesn't say that on the bill. >> Well, we were obligated to encumber the funds, but they're not being sent out. >> Thank you. Yes. >> Sarski. >> Yes. >> Zowski. >> Yes.
I need a motion to accept the correspondent that's listed. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Call. >> Council persons Roberts. >> Yes. >> Bala. >> Yes. >> Kesi. >> Yes. >> Novak. >> Yes. >> Sinarski. >> Yes. >> Zabowski. >> Yes.
>> Okay. Uh, mayor and council reports. Administration and finance. Councilman Bala. >> Thank you, Mayor. Progress. >> Thank you. Planning and zoning. Councilman Zabrowski. >> Thank you, Mayor. Just two quick items. First, I want to also personally thank all the volunteers for those for their
efforts on those two uh great events. Uh and in going in congratulations, this past Wednesday, we held the uh annual uh Halloween party at at the active adult center. And I just want to offer my thanks to Jen and her staff for all their help, all the other volunteers that were involved in this as well. It
was a huge crowd. Uh we were all there. Uh and it there was lots of smiles, lots of costumes, some dancing, and I think everybody had their bellies full. So, uh, it was it was really a truly a great event. Um, in keeping in the theme Halloween, I just ask, uh, all our residents to have a little vigilance. I
know the weather probably won't be great for Halloween, but there's going to be a lot of trick-or-treaters out there, do me a favor, take some vigilance, take some time, have some patience because there's going to be a lot of people walking on those streets. And if you're traveling uh particularly in automobile in those streets, just have the extra v
vigilance to know that uh everybody's out there because we want to have not only a happy but a safe Halloween as well. And that's my report. >> Thank you, Councilman. Uh public safety Councilman Kesi. >> Thank you, Mayor. I'm proud to report that our public safety departments continue to work closely together
keeping Saraveville safe, prepared, and connected. So from emergency management director Chris Barsley reports that OEM partnered with our police and fire departments along with the board of education safety and security teams
during a very busy weekend of community events that included the homecoming football game, their dance, the Diwali celebration at the uh Dwart Dadish temple and the festival of lights in Kennedy Park. So
an operations command center was established for all these events and I'm very pleased to share that there was no incidents incidents. Uh so OEM also continues progress on digitalizing the burrow's emergency mapping system and
coordinating with JCPNL on the street light improvements. So from fire chief uh George Gavvern, our firefighters have been active with calls uh community events and continued training on the new ladder truck. So, and uh lastly from
Police Chief uh Dan Plumacher, the department continues to strengthen community engagement and maintain a strong visible presence throughout town, especially around our schools, parks, and the business districts during uh the
large gatherings. So uh training, recruitment and professional development remain our top priorities as a department continues to uphold the highest standards of service. So all three departments continue to work hand
in hand and I want to thank them for their dedication, their professionalism and uh teamwork in serving all of us as our as the residents of this community every day. Just thank you. That's the
end of my report. Mayor, >> you councilman uh public works councilwoman Novak. >> Yes, mayor. Thank you. Uh I just like to say uh in for brevity sake ditto on the uh the act of adults Halloween party and
Dewali and again I thank God for the weather because it first time didn't look too good and uh it really worked out very very well. Um, I would like to read a letter into the uh record. Um, I didn't know we were having the cultural arts here. I would have asked them to
stay. I got about six or seven letters about the the um the scare night. And um I just thought I'd just read one into the record because people don't usually take the time that they I get a million letters on something that they're not happy about, but when they're happy
about something and I just felt it would be appropriate to read one of them. This is from a Kelly uh Wonk Mueller. I know I probably killed that name, but uh it was awesome to see the community come together for this events and the volunteers who
showed up to help set up. I was not expecting to see so many there helping out for the cause. It brought us all together. It was fun. My family enjoyed it and many others seemed to enjoy it as well. I hope to see this event again next year. And many, many kudos to
Sharon and Chris who worked tirelessly to make this amazing. Thank you. That was from just one resident. And I'd like to say a personal thank you. Um I had originally intended on um uh going to the event. I was just going to wear my robe and put my hair in curlers. I
figured I'd kill two birds with one stone. But uh I was a couple of weeks ago I had COVID and I was still recuperating. But they were sending me pictures all night long. So, I would like to thank them for that. It really did, you know, do my heart well. Um, I
have one question and probably nobody's going to be able to give me this answer. I received a letter from somebody who was uh trying to find out about a refund on the money that they paid for the junior bombers. Does do you know anything about that?
>> Yeah, that was on the agenda tonight. We've got the funding now. We're going to start dispersing those refunds over the next couple weeks. We had to develop a mechanism to do that and our apologies. We thought we conveyed accurately to the leagues on how things were going to work. They wound up collecting registrations. Uh uh despite
those conversations, we've gotten the communication iron out and those monies will be reimbursed through the leagues in the upcoming weeks. >> Well, that's all I needed to know. Thank you, Glenn. As usual, you're on top of it. I just would uh like to say everything else is progress and everybody have a wonderful and a safe
Halloween. >> Okay. Thank you, Councilwoman. Water, sewer, and environmental Councilman Sinarski. Thank you, Mayor. The first thing I want to tell Mary, she can say thank you. She's right there. Okay. >> Just told me. For the record, >> hope I didn't kill your name too.
>> For the record, it's Kelly Wankmuller. >> The next one I want to add is about the Saveville Police Department. Add to Mike's report. We had a major power outage in my area. Saraveville uh was out for over three hours today. So there was at least three schools uh that were
out of power that I know of. So all of the confusion from all the kids getting out of the school and all the traffic lights out. The Serbo Police Department did an excellent job diverting the traffic around and and instead of making left turns at four-way intersections like by Dunkin Donuts, they just made them go straight right across and they
kept the traffic moving at all Ernston Road. Same thing where the Chase Bank is Ernston and Washington. They kept the traffic moving there. They kept the traffic moving on the other end of Washington and even by Emma Arlet school, you know, all the lights were out. So, they did a great job and I just
want to thank them for what everything that they did today. Uh, as far as the water and sewer, the water first time we're under 200 million gallons per month. And that's only because nobody's really watering our lawns that much. But we do still have a drought situation.
We're supposed to be getting two inches of rain on Thursday, but I'll believe that when I see it. our our water levels in all our aquifers are are definitely low. So, please continue to curb your water usage so we can, you know, not run into any problems in the future. Uh, you
got to really love the the garden center with the community garden. They really did a great job. They contributed a lot of food to the senior building, also the the trucks, the vendors, the farmers market. That's that's perfect. We were there the other day again. you know, you got to stop in there and just get
something and it's poor to pay local businesses. It's terrible. Um, that's the end of my report, Mayor. Thank you. >> Thank you, Councilman. Recreation Council President Roberts. >> Thank you, Mayor. Um, so when I was first assigned recreation, I had all of
the groups that I represented, the library, Human Relations Commission, Wreck, and Cultural Arts meet so that we could do a master calendar so we didn't step on anybody's toes. And I think we did a great job of it this year. We had so many events um throughout the year
that we've reported on and I've got more to tell you that were successful that had just occurred. Of course, you heard about the Beetlejuice night and Burks Park in Scare in the Air, which was so amazing. If you didn't if it pictures
don't do it justice, it was a great night. Looking forward to more of it. Then the Festival of Lights was the next day because the Beetlejuice was postponed for rain. Um, we had the one that I missed because I do have a day job is the senior Halloween party. So,
I'm glad to hear that went over really well. We've had our car shows cruising at Kennedy. We had this past Friday trunk or treat which was like a mile line of kids for like the entire duration of the event. And before that,
one of the things I've done um since I've been invited maybe four years ago was legislators back to school day. And I have to say that um the kids that were in the classes that I presented to were very bright, engaged, and wanted to know
what was going on. And believe it or not, they were engaged. We talked about tax taxes, how they're distributed, um how we pay for things in the municipality. Um we even talked a little about pilots and how they are structured
and used and where they might be good and where they might be bad. So um it was really wonderful to have some open minds to have those discussions with. Um we also had yesterday the Saint stands car show. So if you can't find something
to do in serville almost every week of the year um you're not looking hard enough. We might try to get a We keep trying to get the full calendar, but there's always something. Um, other things I wanted to follow up with
is because I was in the school, they are very interested in, and I know we tried to move this before, was an internship program. Um, the challenge we had with that was the timing that the kids got off of school. And I believe
now that there is a work release that they have that we we may want to look into. So, um, Glenn, I'm probably going to talk to you and see if there's some way we can accommodate that. And I think you do. Do you use interns in the summertime? >> We we have a few. >> You have a few. Okay. Um, so that that
might be a great opportunity. And I want to make sure that in early in the year, regardless of um who's here, that we participate in the Lewis Bay, the second future municipal leaders scholarship program. So, we want to stay in contact
with the high school um for that scholarship program to get entries. We had um for a few years we had some entries and they they did pretty well. Um we were impressed. And there was one other thing I wanted to talk about. It
must not have been that important because u it's not on my list written down, but um I'm going to need a nap after all these events that I've been having to attending with the cultural arts and the festival of lights. So, um it's probably why I'm losing my voice
for so much having so much fun. That's it. Mayor, >> excuse me. I got one more thing for the Halloween night at Jerry Usfield. I think we have a new record. There was over 80 pounds of candy given out. Just picture 80 pounds of candy that was
given out that day. That that's >> that was from one trunk. >> Yeah. At our ours ours was 80 pounds. Well, you guys that that's just a crazy number, but that's all I wanted to say. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you everyone. Um, we have an
employee in the recreation department. His name is Jeff Schnitzer. Uh, Jeff, if Jeff isn't born and raised in Seville, he's the closest thing to it. Anyway, Jeff has been with the burrow almost 20 years now. Uh, long story short, he
fell. And Jeff's a big fella, probably bigger than I am, and he he compressed um a number of the lower vertebrae in his back. and he's crippled at the moment. Uh, one of these freak accidents
and and uh uh I saw on Facebook today his wife posted that that he's starting to be able to move some of his toes. Um, but I just wanted everybody Jeff's been a great employee. You know, he went all
through our school system. Uh, his family was always very actively involved in Saraveville. So if if you have room in your prayers tonight, if you would would pray for his uh recovery, a good man uh and and um we should keep him in
our prayers. Um second thing at the at the um c u Jesus the light celebration. I'm just Donna. I'm I'm having a senior moment. Festival of lights. Uh I met I
met uh parents and and and they were telling me about their son who was a Seville High graduate and apparently if you're a mountain climber uh there are seven peaks in the world
that separate you uh from the beginners and the noviceses to the accomplished. Their son has climbed five of those peaks so far, one of them being Mount Everest. And I said to the parents, I said, 'You
know, this is something I would really like to celebrate. And I gave them my contact information. And I said, send me your contact information. So if if you're having a boring night at home and you're watching this meeting, um, please
send it to me, mayorsville.com. That's quite an accomplishment. And and we have a lot of kids that grow up in Seville, go through our schools. Um, I I met another uh group of parents and I I
remember the mother said to me, she said, "I don't think you remember me." And I looked at her and I thought and I looked at her. I thought I said, "Yes, I do." I said, 'You came to the to the uh council meeting many years ago because your son and his pals were standing out
in front of the library throwing snowballs at cars and and the Sville PD rounded up the boys and brought them home to their mothers. And she and she was kind of new to town and she looked at me and I said, "Same thing happened
to me when I was your son's age. I was throwing snowballs at cars. the police got me and they brought me home to my mother and the result was I I stopped throwing snowballs at cars. That being said, um sometime later I stopped by her
house and and I said, "I want to see how your boy's doing." And today, and so he he was kids are amazing. Um he he he was producing his own music. He had whatever
whatever you needed in those days, which was probably a good 15 or more years ago. He was in high school and and today he's a record producer, a music producer. We have great kids coming out of our schools. We have great kids growing up in our town. So, just a
reminder, sometimes you you forget how good it is. Uh that being said, two things. Um, the first one's about Kennedy Park and Fair Share Housing Plan. Uh, many residents have asked about the 40 acres of privately owned
land next to Kennedy Park and why it was included in the burrow's fair share housing plan. While it's certainly not ideal for this land to ever be developed, the state of New Jersey requires every municipality to identify
all potentially developable properties when preparing their housing plans. This ensures towns meet state affordable housing obligations. If the burough were to exclude this property, the state could reject our
plan entirely. that would expose Seville to what is known as builder remedy lawsuits, cases where developers can bypass local zoning and push through largecale housing projects with little or no municipal control. By including
the property in our plan, the burrow maintains control over how it could be used. We have limited any potential future development to age restricted housing with an affordable component, ensuring that if anything ever does
occur, it will be done in a controlled and responsible way. It is also important to note there are no current plans, proposals, or approvals for construction on this property. Any development would likely be many years
away if it happens at all. We have also reached out to the property owner to explore purchasing the land for preservation as open space. But the owner has made it clear that they are not interested in selling. While some
may focus on what might happen someday, this administration remains focused on what's happening now. The improvement and investments that residents can already see and enjoy. We've delivered new parks and playgrounds, upgraded
recreation facilities, built new walkways and pickle courts, launched the seaveville farmers market, made all youth re recreation sports free for resident children, and brought back the cultural arts committee, which has
hosted an incredibly successful season of community events. Saveville is moving forward responsibly, protecting open space where we can, maintaining local control and continuing to deliver
real results for our community. Second thing is about eminent domain and property rights. Uh as I wanted to take a moment to address a related concern that's been raised by some, the idea of using eminent domain to take private
property. We've all seen what has happened in other towns when government oversteps in this area. In Long Brains, for example, entire neighborhoods were condemned and redeveloped under the banner of progress. Families were forced to leave their homes they had owned for
generations. That's not the kind of community we want to be. Here in Saveville, we believe strongly in the fundamental right of people to own their property property. Even in our designated redevelopment areas, the bureau has
consistently chosen not to use condemnation powers. Our approach has always been based on cooperation and partnership, never coercion. Some have suggested that the burough should consider using eminent domain to acquire
property like the parcel near Kenny Park. I want to be very clear. This would be a very dangerous precedent. Once you start taking property, private property for one purpose, it becomes much easier to justify doing it again
and who's to say where it stops or who might be affected next, depending on who's in power at that time. Seville's leadership has always stood for fairness, transparency, and respect for property rights. That won't change. We
will continue to protect our residents, their homes, and their right to keep what is theirs. All right, that being done, we will go to >> business administr
said, mayor. >> Yep. Uh, general discussion, >> authorization to execute an agreement with the county of Middle Sex for the acceptance of the fiscal year 2027 municipal alliance grant in the amount of $18,183. Authorization for the tax collector to
cancel all subsequently build taxes due to 100% tax exemption for the home being used for disabled adults for block 200 lot 2. >> Any objection? Next item. Authorization to execute a memorandum of understanding with the county of Middle Sex for use of specialized equipment.
>> Any objection? Okay. Was there any objection on the first item um for uh the county of Middle Sex and the municipal grant? Okay. That being said, I'll move to the business administrators report. Authorization to appoint Jennifer Larson
to librarian 3 in the library retroactive to October 1st, 2025. Danielle Thank you, mayor. >> Had more. >> Oh, you had more. Oh, I'm sorry. I >> I just wanted to report uh our followup
with Jersey Central. When this Odyssey started, we were a little bit north of 300 lights. Uh as of today, 180 of the lights have been repaired and they continue to work. They've been out almost every night doing that. And uh remediation, environmental remediation
of the old town hall next door is underway. Now I'm done. Oh, explain explain what part of the remediation and what's involved >> at Well, actually, it'd be more of a Jay thing than it would me. >> Jay, if you'd go over what what phase of remediation it is and what type of
company does that remediation and what the dangers are. >> Yeah, the the biggest problem is the asbestous in the building. The company is remediating the asbestous. There's tiles, there's plaster, there's caulking around windows. So anything that's associated with the asbestous removal is being taken care of as part of this
phase of work. That'll allow your future phases to take place. >> Okay. Just so everybody understands the danger of asbestous. I had a favorite restaurant in um Elizabeth and and um I got to know the owner who
once he fil he finished his military this was in the Portuguese section of Elizabeth and once he finished his military duty at like 26 he came over here and long story short he ended up with with a coffee truck and built it
into a restaurant etc. very successful guy. And then one day after a lot of years of enjoying his restaurant, he told me that he had aspestosis and and we talked about it and he said when he first came to America, he ended
up in a scrapyard and part of his job was sawing up large pieces of fiberglass. And long story short, it took him God he died of aspestosis. a small amount of asbestous can can kill
you. So, this is a highly specialized work and and and that's why we're not letting anybody in there uh because it becomes a liability and first of all it becomes a great danger to their personal
health and then and then the ensuing liability to the taxpayers of Saraveville uh if that person unfortunately contracts asbestosis on our property. So that being said, that's why we don't allow anybody in there. Uh these are highly trained, specialized
contractors who deal in asbestous removal. And Jay, I would have to guess there are multiple coats of lead paint on on various parts of of the of the building. >> That's why the uh the walls, it's basically going to be taken out to the
studs inside the building. The majority of it is going to be removed and disposed of properly. >> Okay. All right. Uh, and that's that's where the progress is. It's not a secret. It's for the safety of the people of Seville. And and this is this
is part of the process of bringing an older building up to current code. It'd be the same thing when we get around to putting the elevator in there. That's the current code. Um, so that that being uh
that What's that? >> He said we can't even get one in here. >> Yeah. You know, I got to check with some people uh in the construction business to see if there's a shortage of of elevator repair man or something like that. Um okay. Anything else, Glenn?
>> No. >> Okay. Thank you. CFO's report. Danielle, >> thank you, mayor. Um I have a resolution for a dedication by Ryder for youth sports trust. Uh we also submitted our 2025 best practices inventory to the
DCA. It's an online questionnaire that they do every year just to check to make sure that the burrow is um following through on our core competencies. Uh we performed well and we are on track to receive our full state aid payment. And the last thing is a transfer resolution.
>> All right. Uh burough engineers report. Jay, >> no report, mayor this evening. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Burough attorney's report. >> Uh nothing this evening, mayor. Thank you. >> Okay. Public portion questions or comments on any and all issues? Other questions or comments?
Yes. Come on up. >> Good evening, major and council members. Alberta Rios, Washington Road. Uh I'm here tonight on behalf of the many several residents who have come together to express our strong opposition to the proposed development of 250 apartments
on the 40 acres of land behind Kennedy Park. In just a short time, we've gathered hundreds of signatures from residents all across Saraveville. A clear and unified message that our community does not want this cherished
open space turned into another dense apartment complex. Kennedy Park is the heart of our town. It's where walkers and runners come together. Where families meet and children play. where basketball, handball, volleyball, pickle
ball, fishing, and skateboarding all happen side by side. It's a space that builds community, promotes wellness, and connects generations. Now, I understand that the property in question is not currently owned by the
burrow, but I want to make it absolutely clear that we as residents are committed to exhausting every possible option to see it acquired by the burrow or preserved as open space.
Under no circumstances should be sown be changed to allow apartments. that land is too valuable to our community to lose to overdevelopment. And if there are any ongoing or future efforts by the burrow to acquire it, we
ask that those efforts be fully transparent. If attempts are made to purchase the land and the owner has no desire to sell, that must be clearly documented and made available to the public. The residents deserve to know that every
reasonable step has been taken to protect this property for future generations. Earlier this year, I proposed placing a referendum question on the ballot to let the survey voters decide how this land
should be used. That proposal was turned down by this council. But instead of giving up, we went directly to the people and their signatures speak for themselves. This is what the residents want. And before I close, I want to address
something from our last meeting. I spoke about the Dwali Festival and I'm grateful that every council member expressed support for continuing it and it will continue regardless of who's elected. So, thank you for getting that
commitment from the council. That spirit of unity from sevil day to the festival lives to our summer concerts is what makes this community special. Let's carry that same spirit forward in protecting the spaces that
make those events and memories possible. Kennedy Park and the land behind it are part of Sarville's identity and we must do everything we can to preserve it. Thank you for your time. Mayor, yes. >> May I ask a question?
>> Um, there's a petition that's been identified here. Can we get a copy of that uh the list of those on the petition so that we have an idea of >> who is participating in that? >> Sure. >> Thank you. >> Just hand it to Alberto if you want to
do it tonight or during the week. >> Oh, I can make I'll make I can make a copy. >> They'll make a copy if you want. If you want >> get it done tonight. >> Sure. >> Okay. Thank you. There you go. Uh, anyone else?
Ken. Thank you, Mayor Ken Alaski. Serville. Mayor, I'm delighted that uh you talked about such respect for property rights and property owners. What I find confusing is the fact that
you don't show the same respect for people in this town. From a guy who's talked uh and made comments at meetings uh about people coming to these meetings being dopey people with no lives and
a-holes. It's very refreshing that you're turning over a new leaf about property rights. you have a policy since you got here about not answering questions from the public. Uh let me point out which I've
done in the past but it doesn't seem to register with some people that uh since the burrow became such in 1920 from my research and my time here it's the first time in history that's ever happened in
the burrow that you don't answer questions from residents that come to this microphone. I find that in conflict what what you're talking about respect for property rights. Uh
I have talked to people in several states friends because I'm I'm a little confused as to why you don't answer questions. I've talked to people in in just recently in Scranton, Pennsylvania. I've talked to people in
the Poconos are my friends. uh people in Bucks County who I where I am regularly and I've mentioned that to him. Nobody can understand that. No one understands and they've never heard of not answering questions and everyone has the same
answer. That sounds like corrupt government. It sounds like secret government. And the reason they don't want to answer questions is they don't want to expose what's going on. I've talked to friends in South Jersey,
not as far down as the bowels of South Jersey and Philadelphia where you uh you hired so-called clerk typist uh some time ago. Uh and you you now promoted him, I don't know, 5 10 15 20 times, I
think, to a job where he makes over $100,000 a year. I guess there was nobody in Sarville that fit those qualifications. I guess there was no one in Middle Sex County. I guess there was no one in the Tri County area that fit those
qualifications. So, you had to go down to Philadelphia area. But then I found out that uh that this gentleman apparently chaired one of your dark money committee funds, etc. once before. you you made a big deal over uh contradiction about what it was. But he
he's raised in some shape or form uh through dark money funds for you, mayor. That's what's been discussed at this microphone. Uh it's hard to get any information because you don't answer questions. So, we don't know really what
in the world goes on. I talked to people in and friends of mine in Hudson County. Hudson County, the bedrock of corruption in the state of New Jersey. I think that's where it all started. Corruption. I talked to them about Did you ever hear
about granting uh pilots uh to the extent that it's like with children? You hand out pilots to anybody that comes to town. No, they've never heard of it to that extent. uh we're we're giving hundreds
of millions of dollars to taxpayers money away in pilots and we're not quite sure what we're getting out of it. And then I've talked to friends uh as as far upstate as Albany, New York. I have a friend that comes down and I talk to him about what goes on at these meetings and
I'm trying to find out how things get on the agenda because I I hear from people like Mary and and from Councilman Bala that even they elected representatives can't understand how some things get on the agenda. Never been discussed. So,
it's a little bit more of backroom politics. So, I wish in in addition to respecting property rights, maybe you'd start respecting people's rights, mayor. Uh, the only ones that I can tell that you do respect is what I hear from
around town and from people in the don't that you are the best friend that developers in Seville have ever had. Thank you very much. >> Okay. Um, just for the record, there's always a difference between people
asking questions and people who have the need to make statements. Uh, when people get up who need to make statements, I let them make their statements. If it go exceeds their five minute time limit, it exceeds their five limit time. Uh it's
the same process that the board of education uses and many governing bodies uh around the country. Maybe not in Bucks County or Albany, but um many others. Are there any more? Uh Jim
Robinson. >> Thank you, Mayor. Jim Robinson Parlin. The board of education, by the way, answers questions at their meetings, as do most governing bodies. Um, I want to talk about well, first I want to correct something that you said about open space and affordable housing. If property is
designated as open space, it is not eligible. It is not counted for affordable housing. And the proof of that is if it were all of our parks would be in danger of having affordable housing built there. That's not the
case. So if that property had been affordable housing wouldn't be counted in the formula and you couldn't build affordable housing there. Now the other thing I want to say mayor based on what you said and I've heard others say this. We're being asked to believe, mayor, that you met with developer Peter MCO
and asked him to sell the 40 acres behind Kennedy Park so we could preserve it. And MCO said no. And this is why I find that odd. So why I'm asking about it. In your 22 years as mayor, you never bought one parcel of
open space, not a single square foot. Years ago, when the council wanted to buy property across from the 911 memorial by Burks Park, you objected. In 2018, the council passed an ordinance to buy 4 and a half acres from Kaplan so
apartments wouldn't be built there. You vetoed the ordinance. The Democratic council, joined by your friend, Republican Pat Lambo, overrode your veto, and we preserved the land over your objection. So now we're supposed to believe all of a sudden you found
religion and you wanted to preserve Macco's 40 acres. And let's just say this. Let's think about this. We all know this. You can't just buy property. You need to discuss it with the council. You need council approval. But instead
of discussing it with the council, instead of instead of telling anyone about it, you and the BA had a secret meeting with Peter MCO. And we are to believe that at that meeting you asked MCO to sell a property so that it could be preserved as open space. Uh-huh. That
didn't happen. I tell you what did happen. In October of 23, former mayors McCormack and Kilpatrick suggested we buy and preserve that property using open space money that we previously didn't have. The council ordered an
appraisal, but that didn't come in until 2024 after you became mayor again. You never read the appraisal or shared it with the council. And some of you sitting up here, some members of the council, you got the appraisal from me,
not from the mayor. In January of 2024, you hired the law firm that represented MCO to be our affordable housing attorney. Then in January of this year, you made them burrow attorney. That's after that law firm made a $10,000
contribution. Then Alberto Rios and Hervey Blemer suggested a referendum to see if the people wanted to preserve that property. The burrow/makco law firm advised against it and your council voted 4 to2 not to allow the
people to vote. Surprise, surprise. We know what you've allowed to happen in town. ride down Main Street or Cheesequake Road or drive by Costaver. And now we see 400 more acres will be developed as warehouses or data centers.
We can't keep the power on now as Stash said and we're looking at data centers. You already developed the other properties on our open space priority list. In fact, you had a personal hand in making sure that Bob Kay's 130 units by Costa Verde where they took down
8,000 trees will be threebedroom units. If you really wanted to buy the property as open space, this is what you wouldn't do. You wouldn't have put it in the affordable housing plan overriding zoning, which prohibits apartments,
and plan to put 250 of them there. By the way, for those 250 apartments, we get only 22 credits. That's right, 250 apartments and 22 credits towards our goal of 300 and something. If you wanted
to buy it, if you really wanted to buy it, you wouldn't say the property was worth $20 million as you ridiculously did. Not only is that very wrong, but it's not a very smart thing to say to somebody who's interested in buying the
property. If you wanted to buy the property, you wouldn't have taken money from the open space committee to turn the old firehouse next door into a modern offices for the construction department. Mayor and members of the council can
tell me you never asked the council to consider buying that 40 acres for open space. You never did that. And let's preserve the property behind Kennedy Park. And if this council >> your time is >> Alberto Rios and Herb Clever will
>> Thank you, Jim. >> Thank you. You're welcome, mayor. >> Okay. So, as as I said uh before >> would you like to try to um close the public? Not yet. Um well, are there any more questions?
There are. So, let let me let me do this. This is from um Peter Macco to our BA. Uh the subject is 40 plus or minus acres adjacent to Kennedy Park dated
January 29, 2025. Uh Mr. Scarzinski, in response to the inquiry, please be advised that I have no intentions of listing for sale or selling the land purchased over 35 years
ago, the parcel containing 40 plus or mining acres, which is adjacent to Kennedy Park. Sincerely, Peter MCO. Uh that being said and and as the last person that got up, there are people who who would like to make statements and
there are people that like to uh ask qu ask ask questions. Uh so the last two senior gentlemen were mostly interested in making a statement. That being said, young lady, >> Kelly Wank Mueller, uh, 84 Pine Tree
Drive, I just wanted to come up and say, um, about the scare in the air, >> about the what, dear? >> The scare in the air, the Halloween event that Sharon and Okay. >> My opinions have been loud on social media. My uh complaints at this
microphone at times have been loud. And I think it's only fair that when good things happen, they are allowed as well. So, um, the scare in the air, my kids were already talking about what are we going to be next year, how are we going to dress, it was really a fun time. But
the but the thing that was better than that to see everybody who's usually at each other's throats were together that day. And in the morning, Alberto was there helping set up. Donna and Anthony were handing out
pizza. Everybody was together. And it was it was like I haven't felt that in a long time with our community. So kudos again to Sharon and Chris and the whole committee for putting that together. It was such a good time. Um and uh yeah,
that's Oh, one more thing. Someone, and I don't know who to personally thank up here, but someone made it possible for my daughter to do softball with free registration this year. There was a time when I was a single mom
that I couldn't afford to register my kids to play sports. And I know that that decision has helped so many families to be able to get their kids into sports right now. So, whoever it is, thank you very much. And um that's
it. I just wanted to thank you. >> Thank you, >> Robert. Bob Duffy, 111 Merit Avenue. Uh, I want to take this time to thank two people on the council. Uh, as you know, I was in front of the planning board, me and my
neighbors, fighting for the second time. Uh, Stash came down, gave me a call and said, "I want to meet you down by your house and look at see what's going on." And I want to thank Stash very much on hands kind of guy. And we're looking at
what's going on. We're showing him what thing and he says, "I'm really upset." I said, "Well, I'm really sorry, Stash. I, you know, I'm not upset at you. I'm upset what's going on here on the property." And uh and I want to thank
John on the planning board for giving this support to me and my neighbors. So I want to thank both of you publicly for your help. Mr. Kazinski Glenn,
I have paid a bill to an ambulance service that I was told I'm not supposed to be paying. You have a an agreement with Hackin Sack Meridian. I'm in the process of fighting them to
get the money back. >> Give me a call tomorrow in the office. I'll make a phone call. We'll get that handled. >> Thank you. Thank you. Glenn, explain how that should work. Please. >> The arrangement we have is they'll soft bill you. The only thing you're obligated to pay is anything your insurance, if you have insurance, will
cover. If not, the balance you don't need to pay. Give me a call tomorrow, Bob. We'll get the information. >> I didn't know this until you told me a couple weeks ago. >> Take care of it. >> So, you know, I just know if if I'm starting to fight to get it back, they're going to say, "What agreement?" >> You won't have to fight. >> Just call me.
>> Sounds good. >> Music to my ears. Thank you, mayor. Thank you, Robert. Is there anyone else? Being no one else, I'll entertain a motion to close the public portion. >> Oh, I'm sorry, Bob. Come on up. Bob Eaggan,
Elizabeth Street. I don't understand the whole workings of resolutions and referendums, but I've seen people on the council with a resolution that was made
and then after it was accepted, they came back later and it was redone and it was turned down for I'm talking about the pilots now. There was a referendum on a ballot
for the firehouse and Barrel Hall to be restored. And I don't know if I missed the meeting, but it was arbitrarily, as far as I could tell, disregarded that the people in town voted for that to be done
and then it's finished. I don't, you know, I don't know if you can explain how that works. It's being done, >> but it's not. It's being used as construction offices, not as a historical. >> The mandate was to preserve the
building, and the building is being preserved. >> So, you're using semantics. You're just, you know, it's not that wasn't the intent for the historical society to say, "Hey, how about preserving this? You guys wanted to bulldoze it before that time." Basically, >> but then we had a ballot referendum and
the people of the town wanted it preserved, and it's being preserved, >> right? But it's being preserved. >> So, should we spend $3 million to have a building that sits empty and we get to say it's a spiffy old building or should we put it to good use and take our employees that have been stuck in temporary trailers for 25 years into a
suitable working environment that's safe and secure? We get to satisfy both needs in one fell swoop. >> So, then it's going to be open for the historical society to use it for >> no >> events. And it's not then that's >> no it was never going to be a museum.
Bob 1909 when that building was built. It stored the the the fire engine. There was a the police were in the basement with a with jail cells and then the other floors were burrow office and meeting spaces. It's always been office
and meetings over the years. You know, I don't know where this thing is up that somehow it needs to be preserved as a museum circa 1909 and have no other function but to do tours in it. this it was always always office
and meeting and it it's just the only thing we're doing as Jay said it it has incredibly dangerous levels of asbestous and lead paint and it's being it's being remediated to modern construction
standards. Also, we have to put in an elevator. The the basement where the jail cells are from the old uh police headquarters. Um the ceiling is too low. Uh so we're leaving the jail cells here. I don't
know if you know, but but my chief of staff is a retired serville police officer. when he first started on PD, I think the end beginning of the 70s, the police department and the jail cells were in the basement of this
building. So, the purpose of the building is to serve to serve uh the public function uh and which is exactly what we're doing. The outside will be preserved in a circuit 1909. The inside is just modern office space. You know,
it's it's got to be incredibly expensive. I mean, what do we have about 2600 between the two floors, Jake? >> Just >> right. Uh and and at a $3 million cost, it'll probably end up being the most expensive office space in the burrow,
but it we're we're continuing its use as office space for the burrow of Saveville. Nothing has changed since 1909. I think that's a far cry from what we originally heard way back when the historical society approached the burrow
to to do this. It wait there's a complete building o over by the senior center which is their museum. They don't buy a roll of toilet paper there. The burrow pays for everything that is for them to use for the historical society which is not a
burrow entity. It's a private entity. My understanding it was set up that way so people could donate um the artifacts uh historical artifacts from their personal personal homes and that's the function it serves. I I don't know where this
thing comes up like we're going to we're going to renovate this to 1909 to show somebody a gas lamp or a kerosene lamp or an early electric lamp from 1909. I Why would we ever do that? Why would we ever take a full building that we need
for office space uh and and and and not not use it for office space which we really need? And I have one other thing you can comment on if you want or it's a question maybe. When did you receive that letter from
Mr. MCO? >> What's the date? >> January 29th of this year. And he he waited that long for because certain people here have been talking about that property for how long and it
it it just came up now. >> No, that was the second conversation that we had with Mr. Macco, but it was revisited and no one believed we had the conversation. So I reached out again to him and this was a written response which anybody's entitled to see a copy
of. There's no secrets here. >> And I believe a couple of meetings ago, we went over it quite a few times because I had asked the um business administrator if we had reached out and what was the disposition of that
outreach, which he answered with that. >> Right. It was brought up and brought up, but there was never any solid evidence of when that >> took place. Now, there was a date on there. That's all I'm saying. Thank you, Bob. Uh, any other questions
or comments, Frank Xeno, 32 Canal, Sable, Lord Town, President Historicals. I wasn't going to speak tonight, but I want to do some clarifications. First, we're very happy that the the building is being renovated. Uh it's been a long journey
for us from 2018. So anyway, we're very satisfied with the renovations. However, we're not satisfied and it's your building. Do whatever you want. But we did come to you guys and suggest what we should do. And all for the last three years, we've been people ask what's
going on. I said, well, we would like to see this, we would like to see that. And people had that's a good idea. And then we suggested a committee to say what's the best use of the building. I think you guys even agreed at that time. But just to set it straight, uh we didn't say, "Yeah, it's going to be this. It's
going to be a museum." We'd like that, but you know, >> Frank, we're not at that stage yet. We said you could meet with the architect, >> right? >> We're not at that at that >> at that stage yet. >> I understand. Yeah. >> But it's not like, hey, this is what
we're going to do. We don't have control. You guys have control. It's just an opinion. But, uh, we're we like the work going on. Uh, I'm glad the front's going to be saved. Uh, a little more communication would be great. Like what I learned more here
tonight than I did in weeks. So, and Glenn has been back and forth, you know, time to time. And I appreciate that. Uh, Glenn, did you get that pathway information I sent you? Okay. Uh, that's all I just want to said. You know, we didn't demand anything. It's your
ability. Do what you want. And uh >> at the at at the proper time, yeah, you you'll meet with the architect, you can make all all the suggestions, >> and then it's up to the >> it's just the same the motif. Look, take a look at the office space in the
burrow. >> It's going to be pretty similar. >> Yeah, I understand. But, uh, like we did tell people over the years, we like to see this and that and so, but anyway, it's your building. You're doing a great job next door. We don't we appreciate it being fixed and that's center point of
town and it it's going to be awesome. I know it's >> Frank as you know the basement was flooded with water. There was all kind of seepage sewage right >> that that building was a that building was getting close to demolition because but we're investing the money
>> because it's been neglected for 30 some years. Not even a coat of paint in 30 years. So it's not all >> anyway here's where we are now. Uh we like the work going on. The guys are really nice. I chat with them outside and uh
uh it's going to be a good thing. You you'll see when we cut the ribbon. It's going to be fantastic. Everybody's going to win. So, but uh we didn't >> And Frank, remember we we you asked to go in before any demolition started. We let we we we made accommodations.
>> Uh there were certain artifacts that you felt were were good for the historical society. There was no objection. No. >> Uh, >> and that was much appreciated. Believe me, we got some really cool stuff. >> We may not do 100% of what people ask
us, but we do a fair amount. >> Yeah, I understand. >> And we did clean out the uh the two floors. We volunteered ourselves. >> Well, thank you. >> And the burrow guys had the dumpster out there. They we put the metal aside. And so we we try to do our part. You know,
this is a a joint adventure, I hope. And u we appreciate you know what you can do but um I think that's all I got. >> Thank you Frank. >> I wasn't going to speak to >> All right. And thank you for your work with the historical society. >> Pardon me. >> Thank you for your work with the
historical society. >> It's my pleasure. Believe me. All right. Thank you. >> And you too, Julie. >> Okay. Any other comments, questions? Being done, I'll take a motion to close the public portion. >> Moved.
>> Is there a second? >> All in favor? >> I >> um I had one one last thing which escapes my senior mind. Uh so I'll call for an adjournment. >> Mayor, may I just say one thing? Um Frank, I was talking to Jay about trying
to save the ceiling, the the tin ceilings. Uh, apparently they're in such a bad state of repair and all of the lead paint on them and everything. They the uh the inspector felt that they were not worth it. Hopefully maybe we can get a couple of pieces and maybe we can just
show it someplace, but as far as redoing the whole ceilings, it would be astronomical and you know they they've been damaged too much. I just wanted to let you know that. Yeah. And it I think what up uh upsets
people because it really upsets me is half of the time I hear about these things I'm at different functions outside. I'm a sitted council person and I knew never nothing about a decision to put the zoning offices in there. We're
not discussing anything here at meetings so that the public knows hell so I know what we're doing. Thank you. I did one thing before we leave. Um I did, this is one I was struggling with. Um those four
construction trailers, it's probably 15 or 20 years ago. I received a call from Jim Gillette uh who was a who was a local resident, a benefactor uh to the town, a great benefactor to the brain injured children. and he called me up
and he said, "Mayor, I have four construction trailers that I would like to donate to the burrow." Uh, and I said, "They'll be more than welcome, Jim." So, with Jay Cornell, Jay, was that about 20 years ago or 15? >> Yeah, I think it's
>> and and it gave us the construction office. Construction used to be in the basement here if I remember correctly. And it gave them a much larger space. And it was a gift from u the town benefactor and Jimmy thank you u your
gift served us well and and helped the people of serville greatly and that's everything that you ever did uh for the burrow of serville was with with the most honest intentions and you are remembered and
you are sorely missed. So, Jim Gillette, we thank you for many things. This just being one of the many. With that, I'll adjourn the meeting. Thank you, everyone. >> I make a motion to adjurnn. Second. >> Thank you.