Sorry. Good evening everyone. I'm going to call the meeting to order. Would everyone please stand for 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 our residents. May the heavenly father of us all bless those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. and may he watch over and protect our servicemen and women now guarding the
gates of freedom. Salute to the flag. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Uh Jessica, uh statement of publication. Take notice that this regular agenda meeting of the mayor and burough council being held on this 12th day of May 2025 has been posted and advertised in accordance with the open public meetings act chapter 231 public law 1975
council personala here Novak here Roberts hereki here zski here council president approval of prior minutes yes mayor I the following minutes of the
mayor and council be approved on roll call note subject to correction if necessary and we have the April 28th 2025 regular and agenda session. Is there a second? Roll call. Council person Roberts. Yes. Baloa. Yes. Kesi. Yes. Novak. Yes.
Sarski. Yes. Sarowski. Yes. Uh at this time, uh Councilman Klesy, who's the liaison, uh to police fire and first aid, will read an annual proclamation thanking the EMS service. Councilman, being that this is emergency
medical services week, the proclamation for EMS goes as follows. Whereas emergency medical services is a vital public service and whereas the members of emergency medical service teams are
ready to provide life-saving care to those in need 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. And whereas access to quality emergency care dramatically improves the survival and recovery rate of those who
experience sudden illness or injury. And whereas the emergency medical services system consists of first responders, med uh emergency medical technicians, paramedics, firefighters, educators,
administrators, emergency nurses, emergency physicians, and others. And whereas the members of emergency medical services teams, whether career or volunteer, engage in thousands of hours of specialized training and continued
education to enhance their life-saving skills. And whereas it is appropriate to recognize the value and the accomplishments of emergency medical services providers by designating emergency medical services week. Now
therefore, be it resolved that the mayor and council of the burrow of Saraveville extend their sins their sincere gratitude to all of these heroes who continue to sacrifice for the sake of residents of residents of the burrow of
Sarville and the country. for your further resolve that he, Kennedy O'Brien, mayor of the burough of Sarville, join the state of New Jersey and the United States of America in recognition of this event. Do hereby
proclaim the week of May 18 to the 24th, 2025 as Emergency Medical Services Week. Second and make a motion to accept the proclamation. Second. Second. Motion
made seconded. Roll call. Council members versus Roberts. Yes. Alpha. Yes. Yes. Nova. Yes. Sarski. Yes. Yes. Okay. There's nothing for executive. We'll go to all business. Public hearing on the
following ordinance. Ordinance number 25 of County and Middle Sex. Ordinance amending residency requirements for fire. Uh are there any questions on this ordinance? Being no questions, I'll entertain a motion. Councilman Klay, I
move the public hearing be closed. The ordinance adopted on second and final reading and advertised according to law. Second. Roll call. Council persons Khesi, yes. Batha, yes. Novak, yes.
Roberts, yes. Sarski, yes. Zowski. Yes. Public hearing on ordinance number 15-25 an ordinance amending chapter 2 administration subsection 2-41 human relations commission of the revised general of the burrow of serville. This
time I'm going to open the public portion for questions or comments. Jim, thank you, Mayor Jim Robinson Parlin. Um, I do have a couple questions about this and some comments. You know, the human relations commission came about as
a direct result of the New Jersey law against discrimination. And reading from the or can you just stop one? I'm sorry. [Music] Thank you very much. Its purpose is to
foster through community effort or otherwise goodwill, cooperation and consiliation among the groups and elements of the inhabitants of the burrow and is empowered to make recommendations to Burough Council for the development of policies and procedures in general and for the
programs for formal or informal education that will aid in eliminating all types of discrimination based on race, creed, color, national origin. ancestry, age, marital status, gender,
sexual orientation, or physical or mental handicaps of any individual or because of the liability for service in the armed forces of the United States. Originally in 1992 when this ordinance was enacted, the ordinance called for seven members.
in 94 because there was so much interest so many people in town wanted to participate in this it was expanded it was increased to 15 now we're going to eight which is a step backwards and I
and I I would just mention that you know most boards commissions have an odd number so that you know you don't run into a a problem in case of a tie but the purpose of this commission is so important so vital, so necessary to
promote understanding, goodwill, consiliation among people and groups in our town. Now, I understand, I've heard anyway, we couldn't get enough people, that would be eight, to form a quarry. So, we're lowering the
number. Um, and I really wish instead of lowering the number, you would have worked you would have worked to get more people involved.
Who is the council liaison to this commission? Council President Roberts. Council President Roberts. Okay. Well, Donna, you're great at social media. Did we do a significant social
med? So, what are your questions? Yes. What is your question? uh through the chair. Okay. Chair, mayor, did council president Roberts do a significant social media campaign to let people know
that we were looking for more people on this important commission. The nice thing about these commissions, boards and commissions, is that as as the late as the former councilman Jeff Powski once said, government is a living
document. So just as we can contract it so that we can have a a quorum to do business, we can expand it. Thank you. So that being said, we have uh advertised it as we advertise all boards and commissions for members. Currently
there is a problem with getting members in most of the boards and commissions here. Okay. So we didn't do any extensive advertising that something as important as this. I mean, did we reach out to through the chair? Did anybody who was the mayor or the chair of the
committee, Councilwoman Roberts, reach out to churches or mosques or temples or veterans groups or schools or others saying we have this very important committee and it lacks members. I would just I'm disappointed that we didn't do
that because because the purpose of this committee, it's pretty important and you're right. When count when Jeff Powski was a member of the planning board, I told him many times that the master plan was a living document. That doesn't mean that we ought to
go we ought to not try and fill seats on committees, but it was a good it was a good save. Okay, I'm disappointed. I'm sorry that we couldn't fill these and I wish we had worked a little bit harder with fine members because, you know, think about what this committee does and
it's so necessary in this town. planning board meeting here. You were at the meeting for the basel few years ago. You know how important that is. Disappointed. But mayor, can I do what you're going to do for one minute?
Go right ahead. I was I'm sorry, Jim. Good afternoon. I was the less on last year. We had the same issues last year and I did a lot to try to get people reeled in to come and volunteer for this and we always had a problem just making a car for the meeting. Uh
it's the same thing this year. It's not anybody's fault. I did not have social media. I didn't think of that last year. That's a pretty good idea. But uh last year we had the same issues. Yeah, I understand that. I'm just suggesting that we could have put a little effort into getting people maybe at the PA
um event Sunday there would have been or Saturday there would have been some people involved but okay thank you very much appreciate that. Thank you. Okay. Are there any other questions or comments on this ordinance? There being no other questions or comments, I'll entertain a
motion. Council President, I move the public hearing be closed. The ordinance adopted on second and final reading and advertised according to law. Second. Roll call. Council persons Roberts. Yes. Dala. Yes.
Police. Yes. Novak. Yes. Sarski. Yes. Zowski. Yes. Public hearing on ordinance number 16-25 calendar year 2025. Ordinance to exceed the municipal budget appropriation limits and to establish a cat bank. This time I'll entertain
questions uh or comments on this ordinance. Jim, thank you, mayor, and I appreciate that you'll entertain questions as well as comments on this ordinance. You know, exceeding the 2.5% cap is so unusual
that the state breaks down passive ordinance such as this before you can do it. And we've all heard you you're talking about, in fact, you're bragging about all the state grants that we get. But still, we need to exceed the cap. I saw that we just got a $1.6 $.6 million
grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Fund. And that is to address the same area that there was a referendum to divert money from our open space fund a couple years ago. And those of us who opposed it said, "Don't take don't take money from open space. There
are grants that are available." No, no grants, we were told. Well, lo and behold, we got $1.6 million grant, but still we need to exceed the cap. And speaking of grants, the historical society requested a historical
designation so that they can apply for grants to fix up the town hall firehouse with the exception of Mary and Dan. You refuse to do that. Of course, just like with the Weber Avenue, you tell us there are no grants available. So, is there
money in the budget to restore the firehouse? work that could have been paid for by the grants if it had a historical designation and is that one of the reasons you need to exceed the cap or will you steal money from the open
space? I see that we got 20 or 23 I'm not sure what the number is million dollars for selling the dump on Journey Road but still we need to exceed the cap. We're told how great we were told how great the mega warehouse pilots were
that provide so many well-paying union jobs when that pilot was approved. That the pilot would be a real shot in the arm for the town's economy. But still, we need to exceed the cap. By the way, those comments some of you might remember were made on April 29th, the
day that will always be remembered in serville as don't be a-hole day. Um, if the mayor didn't need three, four, or five mayoral chiefs of staff because there's a $50,000 increase in that line
item, would we need to exceed the cap? Title 4A says that every municipality shall provide for the appointment of a municipal engineer. A meaning one municipal engineer. For whatever reason, this year the mayor
appointed two municipal engineers. is that why we need to exceed the cap? And I said, for whatever reason, I mean, there is a reason we have two engineers. After he got out of prison, the former Republican Ocean County chair could no longer practice law. So, he had his
friend set up an engineering firm for his wife and used his political clout to get municipal jobs. And on January 1st, mayor recommended we hire that firm. So we have two municipal engineers. One based in Saraveville CME that employs
mainly Saveable residents knows the town better than anyone and one from Ocean County that the mayor appointed as a political favor. Is the political favor the mayor gave to the former Ocean County Republican chair. One of the reasons we need to exceed the budget
cap. The school board litigation over the bus depot is ending. No thanks to the mayor. So that should eliminate some cost, but we still need to exceed the cap. Trash collection for all the new apartments is now up to
$700,000. Is that one of the reasons we need to exceed the cap? School crossing guards are down 90 $90,000 with all the new traffic funds for the people who help ensure our kids
safety. school crossing guards is cut. By the way, speaking of uh of the police, the police had to bring in an officer on overtime tonight so that one could be at this
meeting. Is that why we have to exceed the cap so that seniors can't commit insurrections at council meetings? Officers on overtime to come to council meetings. If we had something to show for it, I'd say fine. If we had a DPW
garage, a new community center, a facility for seniors, something to show for it, but what do we have to show? We have a dump at Bailey Park, and we have mega warehouses. You don't need to exceed the cap. You need to do a better job
management. Senior citizens on fixed incomes, young families just starting out, people who have real jobs that they need to show up for can't afford this. And by the way, you see, you cut this office on aging budget $50,000. That's really nice thing to do
to seniors. Mr. 5 minutes. Thank you, Mayor. The board of education increase was less than 2%. But you're going to be at 3.5. I stand up. I I suggest you stand up for the taxpayers and vote no on exceeding the cap. Thank you. Thank
you for your time. Oh, by the way, I asked some questions. Will there be answers? Uh, let's hope so. I'm sorry. Well, we'll we'll work on them. There no answers to my questions tonight before you pass this ordinance? Answers. Will there be answers to the questions I
asked? Mayor, when you when you started, you said there questions and comments. You asked questions and then you kept talking. So, somebody should get back to you. You know when that will be? Let my office know. You don't know when that will be? Well, I hope this coming week.
Thank you. Are there any other Ken Alask in the interest of of time uh I would just like to say most most of the uh comments that uh Mr. problem spade I
I certainly agree with and I think we need answers to and I think exceeding the cap is just an excuse for bad government but I'd like to look at one of the specifics on this that it was
just mentioned and that's the mayoral aids I believe we have three mayoral aids I I said I believe I don't know because we have a secret government for the first time in the history of the barrel where you don't answer questions.
So, nobody really knows what goes on and they probably this is by design. So, a lot of things you don't want us to know which leads us to believe that a lot of the things are probably corrupt. Well,
let's look at this mayor then. Uh the reason the mayor gave that uh Oh, he had 6,000 messages when he came back to office. Oh, really? 6,000 messages. I'm sure 80 or 90% of them, if there were
6,000 or 600 or 60,000 or 600,000, I'm sure most of them were spam, but uh and junk mail. But uh okay, of those messages, my question
is where are the people? Where are the people that left those messages that came to the council meetings and said, "I have a message on the mayor's line. I haven't got an answer." Anybody have an answer to that?
Because the question the question is where are the people that left those messages over the years? Apparently the four years you were gone there and didn't get an answer. Nobody showed up. So I guess that means that they were really important. I guess that means
they weren't true that a lot of people left messages. Yeah. I believe stand. Are you saying that everyone is lying to you? What I'm saying what I'm saying is it says it's not a valid
reason it's not a valid reason is lying to the most honored veterans in [Music] terms lying to you because you're saying this is a phantom number that's what
you're saying people lying to you I'm saying that it's not real because where are they and you're saying they're lying where are they common sense that for the record. Well, let's So, no, I I'm saying you're lying to me. No, I'm not. I don't
know who you're talking about here because there So, what you're saying is the most honorable people in the Bible. I'm saying you if you consider yourself the most honorable I don't want to take my time. No, no, let's not say anything.
Let's not take up my time. I want to ask you why we need barrel leaves. That's the next question. Why? You know, you know who's responsible for dayto-day activities at barrel bear. The guy sitting to your right, the business administrator. That's why he's been
hired and that's why he pays. We we pay. And you know what? He has a bunch of people in this town that he can rely on. They're called department heads. And there are people like Gavin and Kirk Mck and Jen right here at the senior center.
Uh Chief Blueer, Jessica and Nicole here. They're the people that the business administrator uses for that. I'm saying that putting I'm saying that you putting mayor aids in is patronage,
mayor. That's what I'm telling you. And we're paying for it in the budget and that's exceeding the cap. So if you didn't understand that, that's in plain language. You're putting patriots in there. You can get no reason, no reason to to do that because you have adequate
staff. This guy has adequate staff. Unless you're going to leave your patronous job in Trent and run the burrow, then in the heavens and get rid of the VA. Oh, that would be fine. But that's the real problem. And these department heads that I've worked with
all of them, they've done a fantastic job. and one sitting right here in front of you. I especially would like to say and Nicole I she gets back to me all the time. They all do. I can't say any of I especially single her out. So that's the
kind of stuff that makes this budget exceed cap there. I'm only singling one thing out. I don't know this stuff because of course who knows all the patriots patrons in this one. It's obvious anyone a child could find that
one way. So that's the real problem there. And I'm not only single you out. I'm singling out your table. It's 5 minutes. Okay. I'm singling out your place. Okay. You took out half of my time.
You're playing to half of my time. It's time. But these people here sitting here are just as responsible cuz they sit here and do nothing and allow that to happen. That's amazing. And by the way, many people come to this microphone.
You're giving much more time there cuz I watch it on YouTube than I see it. It's more fake and vote. Thank you. Helen come take you home. You can you can have anybody you want come there. That's the kind of game you play. You usually bring the police up. You're the only mayor
who's ever done it in history in a barrel. Thank you, mayor. That's the scam. Thank you. Come on. Hi. Uh, my name is Tom Fritzen, 143 Main Street. I've been before the council a
lot of times, uh, with a couple of questions I noticed during the budget. Um, listen, Tom, this part of the meeting is just about the budget. Yes. There'll be other times which you can ask questions on any and all things. Right. I'm asking a question about
budget. Okay. Cuz I noticed there's an increase in the police budget and also the dispatcher budget and there's a decrease in the crossing guards budget. My question is, is the increase to the budget going to get us more um traffic,
police, and more traffic? cuz I've talked to the the sergeant of traffic and there is a really serious speed problem throughout town especially on Main Street. I've asked for the speed limit to be lowered but he can't.
So I want to answer that. Okay. I just we're complete with your thought here. Yeah. I um I live on Main Street. every night about 11 o'clock, 12 o'clock in the morning, I have cars zipping down Main Street in a
very tight space. Um, I talked to the sergeant of traffic and one of the things that he was saying to me is that they need more money for traffic. Um, one of the things I've witnessed tons of accidents now in front of my house. one
so accident that a car hit a pickup truck so hard it flipped the pickup truck. So you got to know how fast this car was going to get that happen. I just want to make sure that we're going to look at the bud police budget smartly
and let's make the streets a little bit more safer. Okay. I can I can share with you that recently in the last 2 or 3 months uh the police chief combined two units uh together to create so our our traffic unit traditionally in the many years
that I worked there had three bodies in it right uh over the last several years we had another bureau evolved community policing which is very active and out there but it was determined that there was enough time in their day that we could be redirecting them to traffic enforcement that has begun
Uh we hope that you'll see some positive results. If you have issues, I recommend that you continue your dialogue with Sergeant Braille. They can do some directed patrol. I could also tell you that the redevelopment agency is looking uh comprehensively at the downtown area
specifically with regard to pedestrian safety and traffic controls. There's been discussions with the county to lower the speed limit in that stretch of road. So steps are being taken. Unfortunately, things don't happen in a day or a week, but we're in those discussions. We're hoping to make some
progress on that. I know when I first came up to the board about this situation, I was told that the speed limit on Main Street can't change because it's a burrow. It's a county road. It Well, we can change it. We have to petition the county to do that. And I
don't care what the speed limit is. Has to be enforced cuz you lower it to 35 or lower it to 25. It's not going to make a difference as far as I'm concerned. The only thing that would make a difference and I don't see this happen is put speed bumps in. Yeah. Enforcement and determinance are the keys. Uh speed
bumps are something that in in the experts in traffic which I not indicate that they actually cause more accidents than they prevent, but in more enforcement is certainly in order and we'll have that discussion with the chief and make sure that you see some more visible presence down there. uh
particularly if you have any times of day where it's happening with any kind of repetitive nature. I I work from home. I can tell you all day. All day. We'll pass that along. In fact, I've also called the police department a couple times the past couple of weeks because somebody at 2:00 in the morning,
ripped past my house, went into the air, went into the parking lot town hall, did a couple of donuts, and then rip past my house to the other one. Right. And it's just it's it's out of control. All right. We'll have that discussion with the chief tomorrow and hopefully hopefully I can deal with the popping
and all that kind of stuff, but the speed is what scares me. Understood. Yeah. It's also funny that um Journey Mill is or not Journey Mill um MacArthur MacArthur is 25 miles per hour. There's nobody there cuz all the houses
unfortunately and Main Street just got very populated and it's 35. So it's kind of weird. We're working on we're working on it. 30 years. What? 30 years they've been working on it. Yeah. Mr. Kelly, now Kelly, you remember
folks? Yeah. I mean, I've been here I've been living on that in that spot for 20 years now. And just recently, I would say over the past 10 years, it's gotten severely worse. So, and I know the population of Sville has increased, and that's the
reason why I'm thinking it's we're seeing an increase. But I just want to make sure that the police budget is being allocated in the proper directions. Thanks, Tom. Is there are there any other questions or comments on the budget? Being no
other questions on the budget, I'll entertain a motion. Councilman Bell public hearing close. The orders adopt second final reading and advertise according to law. Is there a second? Second. Roll call. Council person Bala. Yes. Police. Yes.
Go back. Um I'm going to vote no only because when we introduced it at the last meeting, it was my understanding we have always done this ordinance every year because we what we don't use we can
bank. And as far back as when Wayne was CFO, we were doing this every year. And it was my understanding that we actually weren't using it. This was just a precautionary. But I found out tonight that we are in fact using some of it. So
I'm gonna vote no on it. Roberts, yes. Sarski, yes. Zabowski, yes. [Music] Okay. At this time, I'm going to open
the public portion on resolution. Um, before you go there, mayor, I do have an appointment. Huh? I'm sorry. Go ahead. So, tonight I would like to appoint Ron Green for the 5-year member of the housing authority. I make a
motion to appoint. Is there a second? Second. Oh, sorry. Roll call. What is she appointed to? I couldn't hear. Wandering to motion may be second. Council person Roberts. Yes. Bala. Yes. Kesi. Yes.
Novak. Yes. Sarski. Yes. Zowski. Yes. Anything else, Council President? No. Thank you, Mayor. Okay. With that, I'll open the public portion for questions or comments on resolutions. Are there any questions or comments? Being no questions or comments, I'll entertain a
motion. Council President, I move the public hearing be closed and the consent agenda resolutions be approved on roll call vote. Is there a second? Second wall. Council person Roberts. Yes.
256. Adelax. Yes. And all of our others. Kesi. Yes. Novakat. Yes. Sarski. Yes. Saski. Yes. [Music] I need a motion to accept the
correspondence. I make a motion to accept the correspondence as listed. Second roll call. Council persons Roberts. Yes. Falco. Yes. Kesi. Yes. Novak. Yes. Sarski. Yes. Saskki. Yes.
Okay. Mayor uh mayor and council reports administration and finance council and development. Thank you mayor. Everyone sorry. Everyone is working hard to reduce the budget, minimize the tax increase, and we will have an amendment to the budget at our next meeting. Other
than that, progress, uh, planning and zoning, Councilman Zowski. Thank you, Mayor. Just a couple of things. First, a belated happy Mother's Day to, uh, uh, to all mothers that are here on the day, plus, but also those in our community, our grandmoms, moms, aunts, nieces, and all those who
care for others. the planning board. Uh just an update that last Wednesday the planning board met uh on the application for the uh mosque. Uh the both the applicant and the uh citizens rested. The next meeting for the mosque which
will be a vote will be June 4th. Um I just have two questions. One is a followup to um to Justin. About a month ago, I had asked about the construction equipment and the construction um center the the cement barriers and
stuff uh which was under the Bordontown Avenue bridge over the Route 9. Um do you have an update on the status of that? Yes, we spoke with the DOT and they're expected to be out there by the end of June. Thank you. And one other question. We
received a um a complaint by a resident who lives on Kenneth Avenue. Uh it sounds to me it was request and we've all known that that an intersection of Berloo uh Bordon Town and Kenneth is is a very difficult uh intersection. I do
know that the uh NJ dot was had been planning on a complete rehabilitation of that area. Jay, is there an update on that status at all? There's not an update. They had, I think, an information uh presentation to the residents of the area. They were going
to review comments, but I haven't heard anything as far as scheduling any plans for future improvements. If you don't mind, if I gave you that citizen's information, would you be able to at least point them in the right direction for them to be able to put those comments out to the NJ do? Yeah.
Uh other than Mayor Branos, thank you. Thank you. uh public uh safety. Councilman Klesi. Okay. So, we did the proclamation for emergency services, which is very nice. Thank you for your service. And
um my next report from uh Office of Emergency Management from Director Chris Barsley. Uh that's progress. And um the next uh update is from the fire
department from uh Chief George Gavin uh also progress. So um but thank you George for your it's also uh public works week. So thank you for your service in that and everything
that you do. Uh the next uh and final report is from uh Chief Pumacher from the police. So this week marks the beginning of National Police Week. So it's a time to honor the courageous men
and women who dedicate their lives to protecting our communities. Designated in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy. This week serves as a national recognition of law enforcement professionals across the country,
culminating in Peace Officers Memorial Day on May 15th. On this day, we pay tribute to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Saraveville Police recently held their annual police memorial service where our
community came together to remember and honor fallen officers. This solemn occasion is more than just tradition. It's a reflection of gratitude and respect for those who have served and those who continue to stand in defense
public safety. I want to add that prior to the ceremony, I had the honor to attend an award ceremony which began with a message from Chief Plumacher to the men and women of the department. The Sarville PBA president Kyle Krnowski
along with other officers presented and recognized acts of exceptional service and dedication which included a message of support and wellness from Dr. Julie Tropiano, who's the department's wellness
coordinator. Additionally, I had the privilege of attending our PBA retirement day, recognizing officers whose dedication has shaped the department and strengthened our town. These moments remind us that police work
is not just a profession. It's a calling that demands courage, commitment, and an unwavering dedication to service. Beyond honoring our officers, we must also ensure they have the resources needed to maintain their physical,
mental, and emotional well-being. The Sarah team recently launched an important wellness initiative, providing officers and their families with 24/7 access to the Cortico app. Law enforcement has traditionally carried a
push through it mindset when facing stress and trauma, but we now recognize that this approach is no longer sustainable. Mental health and resilience is crucial to a long successful career in policing. Through
the partnership with Lexipole and Cortico app officials confidential uh offers confidential personalized support, daily wellness tools, and a one-click crisis assistance feature ensuring that our officers have the help
they need when they need it by encouraging a proactive approach to wellness. This initiative strengthens job satisfaction, career longevity, and overall well-being with the department. In addition to my report, I would like
to add that public safety is rooted in community and operation snow cone, which was hosted by Sanville Historical Society on May 3rd, beautifully demonstrating this connection between our town's history and included law
enforcement. The special event showcased letters written by Saraveville service members during World War II, offering insight into the experiences of young men and women who bravely served our nation. Some of these letters were read aloud by
guest speakers, bringing history to life in a deeply meaningful way. I want to acknowledge patrolman Tom Kesi, a US Army veteran and Sarahville police officer who had the honor of reading a letter written by Raymond Sweeney, a
young service member who later became Saraveville's third chief of police in 1963. It was a powerful moment, an opportunity for the police department to pay tribute to one of their own and recognize the
lasting legacy of service within Sarville. In closing, National Police Week is more than a commemoration. It's a reminder of sacrifices made, the service given, and the commitment we owe to those who protect us. And through our
memorial service, our mental health initiatives and events like Operation Snowome, we reaffirm our promise to build stronger, safer, and more connected Sarville. To our officers and
community members and to all who support public safety, I extend my sincerious gratitude. Your dedication makes all the difference. Thank you for your service. That's the end of my report. Mayor, thank you. Councilman public works, uh,
Councilwoman Novak. Thank you, Mayor. Almost everything that goes on in this town, whether it be the fishing derby, which was absolutely spectacular, and God had a hand in the beautiful weather, or the police memorial, which was a very moving ceremony. Um, Ray Scarski and I
have been attending that. We haven't missed a year since I think it was 1996. But every single thing that happens in this town at one point or another touches public works, which I'm in charge of. Whether it's the road department or the parks department, they
go above and beyond with every single whether it's an event or it's cleaning up a park or whatever, they have a hand in everything. And I know Chief Plumaka did thank the parks department for the wonderful work they did, you know, making sure everything
was clean. And I just like to say whenever you see a public works guide, no matter what they're doing, tell they're doing a good job because they really are. They have a hand in absolutely everything we do this year. I wish the fish were biting a little more. I understand that if we have this in the
evening, you're going to have more fish biting. I don't know that much, but the evening before there was a lot more fish being caught in the pond than there was the day of the thing. Also, I'd like to thank EMS. As many of you know, that's something that's very close to my heart.
I was a an EMT since I was 15. Well, excuse me. I was a first data since I was a 15. I was 21 when I became an EMT. And it's been over 50 years. And being a volunteer, being an EMT is the training
is astronomical, but being a volunteer doing it is is really a labor of love. Nobody does that for, you know, there's no paycheck. There's no reward other than knowing that we help somebody. Even if I remember a couple of times I was on
the ambulance with Glenn and uh the favorite thing was people would ask me to say a prayer with them, right, Glenn? You said, "How do people know?" No matter what it is you do for somebody like that, it's really these EMTs, they put in so much more training than I had
to do back in the early days. So it it really is a labor of love and everybody really should thank our volunteers in this town whether it's first aid or fire. They do an exemplary job and it's all from here. Now I'm going to deviate from my uh public works for a minute
about 6 weeks ago. Um, I made a motion that because of all the complaints about the uh range that uh we should see something about uh I said to have the engineers look and see what we could do as a sound barrier. I mean there was
some talk planting trees burns and stuff like that. I understand from the business administrator that uh the engineer had decided that we really trees just weren't going to do it. Is that correct? Correct. Okay. So, we're looking at $180,000 for a soundproofing
wall. Now, since then, I've also learned that the complaints seem to be centered when the not the uh public I mean port authority that actually pays to use our range, but the state police who we let
them use it as a favor, they do not use suppressors on their weapons. where it's several police and Port Authority uses uh suppressors which makes it a lot quieter. Port Authority has been there every day with absolutely no complaints. But I still think that the soundproofing
wall is needed and I would like the council to agree to let the business administrator and the chief of police or whoever in the department, one of the cabinets works with um Port Authority um finding out if because they made Port
Authority has already paid between 350 and $400,000 for the use of that range. I'd be sad to see that disappear and I also understand that they would be willing to pay a substantial amount towards that wall which is going to help
us all because even if it's not loud enough for people to call and complain it still is like people in Laurel Park must hear it even with the suppressors. So I really would like to invest in this wall. it would help everybody and then we can also put some trees around it
because we have all that money in shade tree to make it look pretty and I'd like the council to authorize the business administrator to work with port authority. They they would like a more permanent contract and uh they'd be perhaps willing to pay for some if not all of the schools. So, I'm not saying
we have to do anything, but I'd really like to authorize them to start doing that because it would benefit all residents in town. I can hear the firing when it's the state police mayor. I believe Oh, one other thing. I do this once a month and I know it's not going
anywhere, but I would really like to make a motion that we give historical s this uh what's the motion? The to designate the old firehouse as historical property in the burough area.
Is there is there a second? I'll second it. Motion made and seconded. Roll call. Council persons Novak. Yes. Bala. Yes. Kesi. N. Roberts. No.
Sarski. No. Zoski. No. Okay. I'm sorry. Mayor, I just want to know I I didn't hear any kind of response from the council and I like to hear something. Do we authorize the business administrator to work on that? Having poor authority pay for part of
that wall to benefit all the residents in town? I I didn't hear what you said about the wall at the um range. I'm asking that the council authorize the business administrator to work with the police department. Mary, why don't we just have Glenn look into it? Well,
yeah, but the council has to authorize him to to work out some kind of deal because it's my understanding that that deal was pulled off the table entirely. Give me the microphone. You want to hear from what you're saying? These are not great uh
microphones. Okay. What is it you want Glenn to do? I just want him to work with the police to set up a permanent contract with the port authority and work with them to pay for part of this wall as well as the fees that they're paying for the use of the range because
it's going to benefit us all. Every resident in the town extension of the port have to reauthorize. Okay. I I don't think it's possible because we we have we're not voting to re reauthorize theou. Well, that's what I'm asking for
him to do that. You want what what is are you are you looking to make a motion, Mary? uh if it's necessary. Yes. I make a motion that we authorize the business administrator to work on anou um and include in that not only the cost
of the uh what they pay to use the range but also pay for u a part if not all of the uh sound for that range. I have a what is the motion? The motion is to authorize me to move forward with engaging with the port authority to see
what kind of deal we can strike not only for the fees for the use of the range but also for them to play a proportional share of the cost of a simanu. That's the motion Mary. Yes. Okay. Is there a second?
Being no second, the motion uh doesn't move forward. Anything else? No. Thank you. uh water, sewer, and environmental. Councilman Sar. Thank you, Mayor. Uh the first thing I
want to bring up on the water department, I just want to remind all residents that the water level in the aquifers and uh Duh Lake are all low. Uh we're not in any kind of drought situation, but if we continue to go at this level, we are going to go into a
drought. The water department produced 175 million gallons of water last month in April and that's like up 20% one month from what it was the previous month. Um the fire hydrant flushing is complete. That's all done. It's all
scheduled. Uh they're continuing all their pump station maintenance. I went on all the tours I told you of the pump stations, everything else. I'm very happy and pleased the way everything was running in the water and sewer. They have their standard amount of breakdowns, water plugs, sewer plugs, and a lot of them aren't our problem,
it's residential problems. So, that's moving forward with that. Um, the second thing is the community garden. The community garden was opened April 26th. Uh, on May 10th, they just received a delivery of mushroom uh compost. They're
adding that to all of their beds. Uh there's 41 available beds that are filled up and have been assigned. There's a waiting list right now. There's some more beds that the burrow has to build. Uh we have couple that aren't paid yet, but most of the beds are full. They're moving forward.
They're I was actually in there Saturday and I looked at everything. There's some people that do have stuff planted already, but they're they're moving forward. Uh, the next thing I want to bring up is uh I'd like to amend an ordinance
83-3. It's for the mobile P1 uh food vendors. Uh, right now there's only two mobile vendors in the town. We had one on board town avenue of Beerto. You had another one on Lower Main Street by the quick check.
P2 site P2. Okay. I'm sorry. Uh, so there's we need I think there's addition of just a few more would be all right to put on. I would have asked for two possibly three more to be added. That would give us a total of four or five.
There's two on there right now. So that's that's what I'm asking for. Okay. Anything else, Councilman? No, that's it. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. um recreation uh council president.
Thank you, Mayor. First, um Mary, thank you for your service as an EMT um on this this day. We recognize you. I do have quite a few things to mention. Um there are unfortunately too many examples of how neglected some of our
most precious natural resources were in past administrations. and I'm proud of how this administration has recognized the need and is actively working to finally take care of properties and natural resources. So, the first is the $1.57 million grant from the National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation's National Coastal Resiliency Fund to complete the engineering design for restoring 188 acres of South River wetland ecosystem and habitat. We're handling the priority of flood and habitat before moving
towards passive recreation which we'll continue with. We're also finalizing a $3 million plan to renovate Bailey's parking. Maybe things may be in disarray, but this is a group of problem solvers here. We have a plan funded
through Green Acres and other funding. So, we've started with 975,000 in green acres to support enhancement at Bailey's Park as well as 750,000 in state money under Jake's Law to have playgrounds for all
accessibility levels. We also have the construction of six new pickle ball courts behind vet in Veterans Park with a walkway improvement slated for upcoming months. It's nice that this is moving particularly quickly because pickle ball is in high demand
and I was given the um publish for pickle ball. I'll give it a shot. Um or duka. So if I'm wrong, I'm sure my my Polish cohorts will let me know. We've also received grants to widen walkways and improve bathrooms in
Kennedy Park. Bathrooms are near complete and we'll start pathways soon. And Jay, I'd like to ask you just for a short update on that particular project, please, mayor, if that's all right. Go ahead. Thank you. Yes. Thank you. The Kennedy Park walkway project, the plans
have been prepared and they've been submitted to Greenacres for review. So, we're waiting for their comments before we can proceed with bidding that project. Thank you, Jay. Also, um, Mayor, these are some of the things that you have handled in your newsletter, but it's
just so important. I want to reiterate that we're eliminating registration fees and uniform costs for children who want to participate in municipal run sports leagues and this perk just so you know is only available for the local programs in several and is not for travel
programs. This is really a great example of how we can provide services for our residents without raising taxes and having funding potentially through public private partnerships. and I will take grants every day and twice on Sunday, but we
still have the responsibility to manage and maintain all of our resources and not let them fall in disrepair as they did for so many years. Um, and I don't recall ever saying that we didn't have opportunities for grants in any of these areas, but there is other maintenance
that we have to address. Now, what having said that, in addition to the large-scale projects and ongoing maintenance of parks that we we plan to upgrade or improve two to three neighborhood parks annually, and our parks professionals, as Barry has said many times, are doing a great job on all
of these, including our large scale pro projects. Tuesday, we have opening bids for the US complex. This has been a pipeline in the pipeline for 5 to six years. We've been accumulating funds gradually by grants. the pricing went up
and we are now able to move forward and start awarding the contract and we will be seeing state-of-the-art baseball field and a multi-purpose field. And um once again, mayor, if you would indulge me, I'd like to ask Jay to give us an
update on the firehouse. By all may. Thank you. At the present time, our office is finalizing the plans for the environmental cleanup of the firehouse. We're expecting to have those completed this week. We're going to then send them over to the architect for his review just to make sure proper coordination.
And with regard to the building itself, the architect is currently finalizing the concept plan for the layout of the building. Thank you, Jay. And just a couple of other things to wrap things up. Um, as we've moved the garden to its forever home and it's now open, it's really a
beautiful backdrop for the very popular farmers market that takes place on Thursdays. This past week was both the police retirement dinner and the annual police memorial ceremony which was very well attended. We also have the junior police academy signup and this is a
great program. I've had the privilege to attend the graduation ceremony. It's an amazing to watch the young boys turn into real leaders. Um Councilman Sinarski and I attended Mrs. Ferrari's history of New Jersey class and um I want to thank Mrs.
Ferrari for that opportunity. the uh students and youth of this town are really engaged and very open-minded and I'm very grateful for that. The fishing derby was a wonderful recreation and police partnership. It was a beautiful
day out if you were there. Attendance was amazing. It was the highest since precoid with a total of 126 participants. prizes were awarded and there's always a special thank you for officer Fischer. Um, also on that same
day there was a community cleanup. OOLV and the high school academic competition team were both there and from the previous cleanup you may be able to see that there was a two of our students that are the stallions in track and field were able to rescue a fish out of
a plastic bag. So that was a actual realworld um example of how we have to maintain our environment and keep our parks clean. We also have our Memorial Day parade on May 26th. And immediately
after that, the VFW Post 4699, our local BFW, um which is located on Journey Mill Road, is hosting a family event. It's designed to get our community involved in a memorable day out, support the BFW and our local heroes.
We have um Independence Day on June 28th at Kennedy Park. And just to wrap up, I do have follow-ups with the mayor's office on some community questions and requests. And when I get answers to those, um the requesters will get those first and we may share them at a future
meeting. Lots of progress, ma'am. Thank you. Thank you, council president. With that, we'll go to the general discussion items. Excuse me. May address one more thing. Sure. Uh, one more thing I'd like to address. This Sunday we had the BIC cereable brain injured children fishing
tournament at Kennedy Park. Also, we had over 40 participants and there was smiles and kids had fun all day. I want to thank all the volunteers for cereable pic. I want to thank the Knights of Columbus guys that were there with me. Also, cereable police showed up and I want to thank them for coming also.
Thank you very much. Thank you, Sash. And thank you for all you do for the special children in our town. Thank you, mayor. Uh, and with that, we'll go to general discussion items. Administration, finance, application for social affair permit
received from St. Sennis Lasa RC Church to serve beer and wine at the annual parish carnival on June 19th to the 21st from 400 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Any objections? Next item, application for a place to place transfer transfer
received from Marula 3 um which is a pocket license and to place it at 777 Washington Road at the um Pizza Heaven and also the application for waiver of compliance with ordinance 6-5.8 to
locate 2,000 ft of another plenary retail license premise. Did this go through uh PD? I don't think I got a response yet, but I'll get a response before the You have to hold it until we get it. Yeah. To for the res. They did get all the paperwork. Okay.
Anything else? Uh, one more thing. Authorization to approve change order number one for AC Schulties for the Juvenal Well Maintenance and Redevelopment Services, which increases the contract amount from $722,350 to
$894,67, which represents a net increase of $172,317. Anything else? Nope. Okay. Business Administrators report. Just two quick things, Mayor. Uh, number one, there'll be an upcoming hearing a public information session by the Army Corps of
Engineers explaining their project to search for and locate any unexloded ordinance from the Gustri explosion that was uh around the World War I era. Uh there'll be no disturbance in anybody's property, no digging. They're going to employ ground penetrating radar, but
anybody living in the affected areas uh is encouraged to uh tune into that or to show up to the meeting. There'll be two sessions. I don't recall the date, but they are posted. And the second thing I was uh asked by our recycling coordinator to remind everybody that uh shortly we'll be under the new contract
with the county for recycling. Uh they'll be rolling out uh 90gallon cans for recycling which are very similar to our green cans that we use for trash. That's part of the program. One will be provided to every household in the burrow and more information on that will
be forthcoming. Yeah, it is mixed recycling. Everything goes into the 190 gallon bucket. There's no need to pre- sort it other than what you normally do with your recycling. Okay. Uh CFO's report. Thank you, mayor. Progress. Okay. Bal Engineers report.
Thank you, mayor. Two items this evening. The first is the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund. They're accepting application for uh grant applications for road improvements. uh last year received approximately $400,000 for Johnson's Lane looking for an authorization to prepare an application and we'll review possible
roadways with the public works director and your administrator. And the second item is the MCUA is looking to do repairs to their watering facility because the project is located in Sarville. The D requires a resolution from the town supporting the project so they can
submit their application. So we're looking for that resolution. That's all I have. Thank you. Thank you. Tomorrow attorney's report. Uh, I have nothing this evening, mayor. Thank you. Okay. At this time, I'm going to open the uh public portion for question and comments on any and all things.
Jim, thank you very much, mayor. First, I want to thank you for so graciously letting the other two speakers exceed their time. That was very kind of you. um even answered some questions. Councilwoman Novak, I'd like to thank you for your suggestion on on the wall.
Those gunshots can be heard all over town and and it is annoying. I'm sorry that nobody else saw fit to second that motion. Perhaps if you had suggested Mexico pay for the wall and the Republicans um would have uh would have
liked the idea. Maybe maybe maybe next year there will be somebody up there that can second motions for you especially like that. I want to talk a second about the Bing Park dump. Um that's the facility on Cheesequake Road where we've allowed a contractor to
dispose of god knows what there. Um it's a disgrace. Originally when this was approved I questioned it. I asked the mayor and we were told they were going to store equipment there, pipes and things like that. And now it's an illegal dump
site. April 11th, the business I wrote to the business administrator early April. And then again, April 11th, he told me that they would be out of there in about a month. Well, yesterday was the month. They are still there. This is
an illegal dump. It violates state law and Green Acres regulations. I saw a press release was put up the other day talking about how popular that park is. Perhaps it's perhaps it's popular with contractors looking to dump oil stain
macado, but certainly isn't popular with the public. And are we going to do an environmental impact report before the contract or immediately after the contractor leaves there? That's a
question. Go ahead. Please pause my time. There's no recalling your time if you pass the mic down. Okay. And then uh I can tell you this. I can tell you this. We talked about the grant. The
state won't release the grant fund. You won't get a dime of money for that project unless this is cleaned up and unless we know that the area is clean. Have they posted a bond? That's another question. But since since it counts to my time, you can please answer that at
the end. And has everybody gone down there and see what that looks like. Has everybody gone down there? Mayor, have you been down there? You see what that looks like? You proud of that? Okay. By the way, with that gas revitalization problem in Oregon, are
they going to do a curve to curve replacement on the Mac? That's a question. Um and you know about a month or two ago I got a call from somebody saying we were making progress on the school bus. I was very happy especially one of the
areas that I had first suggested. Now I'm hearing that there are issues over who gets the political credit for it. Come on let's resolve this. Don't care about who gets the political credit for it. Please resol resolve this school bus
depot issue for the people. Um, oh, by the way, um, I mentioned before that there was an officer on overtime. I I couldn't see that there were two two officers here. I didn't mean to slight one of the officers. There are two officers. Three officers were called in
on overtime. I guess it's as a result of Captain Castle Castle Grant's directive saying that no matter what else is going on in town, there better be officers at the council meeting. I'd like to know who asked him to send that. Um I feel
like Ross Baraka here sometimes uh with the amount of police that are here at meetings to prevent uh senior citizens from doing god knows what. Um, over the weekend, three different people asked me where they could find the budget on the
website. It's there, but you have to search for it. In fact, I had to call somebody to find it. I would suggest that since there's an interest in that and since it's so important and since it's so late, the latest in the burrow's history and since we're exceeding the cap that you make that easy to find, put
it right on the front page, maybe over by Conversations with Kennedy or something so it's easy for people to find. And you know, some council people, especially this year, are posting more about girl business under their title.
Councilwoman, for instance, deleting comments or turning off comments. I've been contacted by somebody who wants to initiate litigation. There are there's a first amendment group that do this proono. Now, I'm not involved with this. I was contacted. I'm not pushing this,
but I want people to know they should seek some advice on deleting comments or turning off comments on social media posts about burough activities, especially when they use their official time. Is my time up? Your time. Okay. Should I go back to my seat to wait for
the answers or somebody will get back to you? Well, how about now? Answer the other gentleman's questions. Now, I'd like to know the answer to my questions. Mayor, thank you. If you're not capable of answering, the ordinance says the administrator is supposed to answer questions in the council meeting. I'd
like the administrator to answer the questions I've asked about the dump at Bailey Park and the gas revitalization problem and whether or not that is going to be cleaned up. Mayor, I know you don't know the answer to the questions, but the administrator should. Mr. Spartinski, the ordinance says you're
supposed to answer questions at the meeting. Would you please do that? Come on. Would you please answer those questions? Take a seat. Take a seat. Take a seat. Will somebody please answer my questions? The people
are entitled to answer. Mayor, take your seat. You know that Bailey Park isn't the only thing that's a disgrace in this town. A governing body that won't answer questions is a disgrace to this town. A disgrace.
and I hope you're proud. Thank you, Jeff. Thank you. You're welcome. As a regards to Bailey Park, that site use was negotiated probably 3 years ago under another administration.
I'm sorry, I'm giving your answer. I didn't interrupt you. Please give me the same courtesy. I was correcting you, not interrupting. Well, you're you're incorrect again, and I'll continue to explain why. So, that was under a previous administration. We became aware
of it. The work was ongoing. In order to expedite the completion of the work, we let it continue as it wasn't getting out of hand. It then became out of hand. We were contacted by the DP and the D's only question was when will the material
be removed and where the material was going. They were furnished with that answer this week. Moving forward, we were advised that we can continue moving forward if the need arises to store materials like that on Green Acres property. However, in advance of that,
we have to get a temporary waiver from D, which they will gladly provide to us. And with regard to the environmental study, I will discuss that with Jay as we further develop plans to go operational on the Bailey Park project. There is no interruption in the
dispersement funds from Green Acres as a result of that material being present in the park. Thank you. Are there any other questions? Okay. Thank you, Mayor Kennesy. ceremoniveness in here is horrible and that when I was up before mayor, I didn't hear a damn thing what you said,
but I just want to make sure that you're not trying to twist any of my words. Uh the only person I accuse of not telling the truth about mayoral aids is you, mayor. And you have a record of not telling the truth about a lot of things.
So, please don't twist any of my room. I'd like to review some of the things that the mayor has said. Uh, I think Jim talked about before. Uh, calling members of the public a-holes. Uh, calling them dopey people with no lives, people that
come here. uh getting rid of Zone despite the fact that fact that a veteran who was a former councilman who was injured uh in his duties asked that that Zoom be held because even he had a
problem making meetings sometime and the handicap etc. you take the ability away from them. These are just some of the things the mayor has done. And you know what? Enough about the mayor. But your cronies here on the
council, mayor, the four of them, uh, Dom, the council president, uh, uh, Mike, John, and Sash, they've sat here and let those things go on. So, they're as guilty as everything that you've done. They're every bit as guilty to
allow that to happen. They're not real counsel people. They're fake council me. And I say that be a councilman because I was here for real counsel. I was here back when Harold Day was a councilman and Ray Presno and Eddie Gushko and Pat
Leam and on and on and on to to Wisheski and and um the people he served with Kerski uh Kenny Buchanan. They would have never tolerate the things you're doing and holding secret government. They would have walked out, but they
have no courage. They I I'm sure their families are really proud of them. Their parents, their children, their neighbors. I'm sure they're really proud of them because the group of you are certainly a disgusting people for trying
to represent Syria. Oh, thank you so much for that. Yes. Yeah. Thank you. And you're smiling about it, right? You should be smiling about it. You should be walking out. you should be so embarrassed. And the resolution on the firehouse, you know, thank you Mary and
and and thank you Dan. Uh this is not the first time that came up and you turned it down. And Mike here and s I remember that last time they said not yet. Not yet. Okay. When is it when you suck all the money out of the barrel? Is that when it's going to be when you suck
every dime out of the barrel instead of trying to get friends? In other words, you're saying that art in Frank and a board of historic society, you know, they're just apparently what the mayor says. They're they're a-holes and don't be people with no. They don't know
anything, but you know everything. The only thing you sit here and do is press releases and when the mayor says speak, then you speak. I'm really proud of that group. That is a disgusting thing. I've been to council meetings and going to
them from when I was high school. Never have I seen anything like this. It's pathetic. You want to leave the mic on the side? I will leave to respond. [Music]
Um just real quick, uh my chief of staff is a fellow by the name of Ken Kelly. He's a very respected and revered um patriot veteran, former commander of
the VFW, uh a very distinguished retired police officer, and I have checked with him about if the veterans have any issues with the way um I run the meeting and
the way things are going in the burrow. And he said, "Absolutely not. They're very satisfying according to the Veterans Alliance. Uh that being said, young man, come on up. My appearance. Please state your name
and address, please. Is it on? Yes. I'm not a president anymore. Where do you Where do you live, sir? Now I live in New York. Okay. Um, my name is Kenneet Chickala. Kennedala.
Okay. How can we help you? Okay. Uh, well, first of all, Stroke when you talk about the speed limits for 30 years we've been trying to get him. I was doing it with Bart Linsky, okay? 20
years ago. because they're flying down past the high school at 45 is the speed limit and they're going 70, but nobody still did anything. You got to be kidding me. But that's Anyway, I'm glad I finally got to say something
for that. I was a contractor here for 15 years. Many of you I worked for, many of your family members, police officers, teachers, principals. Anyway, mayor, you were um you were
mayor back in 2005 2006 when there was a problem at the high school with the $47 million grant and Jeffrey Bergam was your business administrator. And when I went to court for Matthew and Barado and Matthew or
Michael Dionado, I got shoved down the stairs by Mr. Burch and I didn't know he was the boss then. But I received I can't even begin to tell you in words the retaliation since then what
I've been through. Now my ex- brother-in-law, Lieutenant Thomas Pavle Jr., okay? There's no question he has information about what I'm talking about. Okay? Because we were best friends. It was all pushed under
the carpet by BA. It don't go up to nobody because it all gets squashed. You know, former cops. Okay. I'm the guy, if you don't remember, a $12 million uh dispatch machine you had to buy because of me. Because all the dispatch thieves got
destroyed when they pulled me over after I filed an internal affairs complaint. Ruined my business. Ruined my life with my kids. And y'all people could look at me and you know exactly what I'm talking about. The corruption is going to stop.
I promise you we are going to get to the bottom of what happened with that high school and the Grand Bonnie and Bertrren was doing his addition on his house down. He was doing it was ridiculous. That man shoved me then put every detective he could. Okay. Timmy
Brandon. Okay. Uh Rusty Anderson. I got a pile of paperwork that I don't even know. go through anymore. But I want I wish I knew what I know now cuz I would have been here first cuz this board needed to
know. They they let a good citizen like myself, a soccer coach like Earl, we coach hand in hand together over some corrupt. I can only imagine what else you guys have done besides that cuz I know it was the
grand money and the permits weren't ready. You know, we all know the story. Well, I knew too. I got told firsthand cuz I was a builder here for 15 years. I was one of the top three uh contractors in this town. Dynamic Home
Improvements. I got thrown out. So what is to happen when the corruption is so deep, okay, that the boss of the town can do whatever the hell he wants and there's no repercussions cuz that's what I went
through over 20 years and it still goes on till today. I'm trying to get internal affairs complaints for something that happened last week, not in this burrow, but the communications and correspondence. So, I want to thank you
for your services because I know that this isn't all you do, but I also wanted to say thank you for your time, but understand that we're we're the people that pay the bills here. We're the p people that pay you guys pay
our taxes. You know, we're talking about the the speed limit. I didn't even talk about my house. Okay. After I stood up for uh Matthew and Parado, my house got hit by a truck and my father got killed on his motorcycle and was
weak. You think that's not possible with a $47 million issue with this town and that's just one issue? Come on. People killed for less $200, who knows? Whatever. But anyway, I had tried to got
to get the speed limits on Pilaski. The car hit 110 mph. Jay Roberts, who knows who he was. I pray to get an investigation into my father's death. That's Michael. I
wanted valid uh Mr. Zaskki knows well well knows about all this. Uh he was chief at the time. All I want is an investigation into my father's death because it had to do with this girl. I don't know what happened with the girl
that got shot. God rest her soul, but there's nefarious stuff that has to be straightened out and it can't be straightened out by the boss who Mr. Sarzinski was my own neighbor. You were on North Edward. I don't know if you still are. And I was
on the last one. No, Pavlet. Do you know me? When are we going to find out what happened? Cuz this I can tell you going to the DOJ. This is going finally. I know I have what I need. I I will stand
by and defend the Seville Police Department. Uh I have found in in the 22 years that I've been mayor and three years as a councilman before that that they provide exemplary service that uh
they certainly take an oath to serve and protect the people of Saveville. For every for every note of criticism that I have ever received on several about several police, I've received hundreds
of notes of compliments. That being said, we are exceeding your time limit. But as I say to people, whether you have issues with me or anything else in the burough, if you feel that something is out of whack or is have been done
illegally, go right to the prosecutor in New Brunswick. And that would be my recommendation to you. Yeah, we to go see the prosecutor. Yeah. All right. But I'm not I I will stand I will stand by the Sable Police Department. Thank you.
Okay. Are there any other guests? Tom, excuse me. Thank you. Uh again, Tom Fritzen, 143 Main Street, Sarah. Um I have a couple of things. Um, one of the
things, um, I noticed a couple of days ago while I was walking down Main Street that the old hardware store is supposedly being rented out and being whacked up into like five or six different little stores. Is I may be
late to the game on this. Is that true or Jerry, do you have any knowledge on that? I'm not aware. There haven't been any applications submitted to the boards for improvements uh to those buildings. I'm assuming that
if they are making improvements, it's being done just through the building department and the zoning office and it must be permitted by code. Yeah, because my concern is parking. There's no place to park on Main Street. There's houses, there's businesses, no place to park. If
you're going to put seven or eight different stores there, little line mini stores or something like that, parking is going to be like atrocious on Main Street. Um, also too I um on the issue also I know I was talking to the the
sergeant about the traffic sergeant about putting lines on the street parking lines because there's no you know some people park across my driveway cuz they don't see a line or um they're not really parking or you see a big gap
between cars and two how the cars are squished together. If we could space out the cars, uh, you might get a little bit more parking spacing and stuff like that. I have I'm hooked into Yeah. Um, and I also know that, uh, somebody sent me a letter a couple months ago about
revitalizing downtown Main Street and I called and I said I was interested and they said, "Oh, we're not doing that now. We'll call you I think in May and we're into May and I don't know if there's anybody going to give I can only address that through uh
Sarah, the Sarah Economic Redevelopment Agency. Uh you received that letter from our executive director. Uh in fact, uh about two weeks ago, we had several meetings with residents who had responded to that request to explain more about the um ideas that Sarah had
for improving the downtown area. If you're interested, Tom, uh I'll if you reach out, I'll have um our executive director uh put together an opportunity for you to meet and we can uh show you the presentation as well as get your uh
input as well. Okay? Cuz I did that. Then I apologize and we'll make sure that uh I got the letter. I live on Main Street, so I wanted to make sure I was kind of involved in all of that stuff. I sent I talked to somebody on the phone and they said, "Okay, we'll put your
name down." They took my number and they said, "We'll get back to you when we're actually going to start doing this. We're not doing it quite yet." And you haven't heard anything. Now you're saying you're already had meetings. So, we did, but we'd be happy to have you come in and talk. Okay. Um Oh, and the last thing,
um this is just kind offormational. I was here uh a couple weeks ago when we did the the Operation Snow Come um the Main Street Theater Company, which got its roots here in Sville. We're now over in Oldbridge. Uh we participated. We had
some of the readings, some of our actors come over and read the letters. Um the uh person that wrote the actual story, Chris Kristen, I believe her name is. Um we found all the letters, talked to two of our members, and we're going to
expand on the letters to make it a more viable play or even possibly musical because we're both going to come and make it musical. So, we're going to try to hopefully expand on that for the historical society and maybe some we can roll out every Memorial Day or
something. Thank you. It was a very good very good uh program. Thank you. Thanks. Are there any other uh questions or comments? Uh
Frank, sorry. pract street president said Mike thanks for those kind words and and mic Frank you need to announce yourself I didn't that's a that's a terrible mic he's a
terrible mic we had trouble doing yeah all right go ahead I tried to show Frankino Canal Historian 32 Canal 32 Canal Street President SE Historical Society. Thanks
Mike for your kind words and and Tom and Jay. That's the first I've heard about what's going on up there. So I'm not here to beat the dead horse. I rather see a gall to the finish line. Yes, I'm referring to the first town hall built in 1909.
I understand some of the governing body are totally against revitalizing this historic landmark for reasons unknown to anyone on this side of the podium. Over a year ago, this uh saga started. Unfortunately, it turned into a cold war
with a touch of animosity. Emotions ran high and things went out of control and off the rails. Has been a terrible ordeal with heated debates and univil conduct. I personally had to seek help and wound up being under doctor's care. This
situation has harmed my health to this day. As a volunteer for almost 40 years in a variety of positions, I feel a little disrespect and I believe I'm on the blacklist for something I did. When tasked with responsibility, I give 100%
plus. I jump in with both feet and I will not apologize for doing my best at any task. I understand this project is overwhelming, complex to say the least, but there's no reason why the historical society has not been in
dulu as expressed to the governing body several times at this point in time. As leaders of the community and historical society, we we need to sit down and talk like real people do. I live by by the
motto division comes first. We're asking again to sit down oneon-one a group. We must talk to you for 10 minutes discuss a road map time frames. I'm in no hurry. I'm not pushing pushing time stages.
What the stages are you talked about building inside. Uh we need to force some kind of teamwork or or committee together. Uh we need a sense of community. We don't need the sense of being the black sheep of the
community. I'm available almost any time, day or night. I cannot harass and constantly bother you guys, hoping someone would step up. As of today, the most I heard is from Jay earlier. As stated in my email a while back, uh,
I personally would donate storage bins to help pack ROC, Coast Guard items, and other entities that, uh, service that building over the years. If needed, we can put a small army together and help claim. Uh, there are historic artifacts,
artifacts the society needs to preserve. These items should not be trashed. I was promised I would be able to enter the building for those items before construction and I I'm pretty sure that's going to happen by the person who told me. I just want to make sure
there's not a midnight cleanup on that horizon. Our membership residents and business owners are constantly asking texting texting and calling us what's going on with the firehouse. The silence of the governing body doesn't look good for
anyone. As for the satisfactory inspection done by CME, there are a few items on that list we feel we can save some money and preserve a natural uh setting. Let's work together and let's let's go to a ribbon cutting. I see a
ribbon cutting and we're all going to have a drink together. That's how I see it. We're a community. we should stay a community. Uh other than that uh the snow cone project we had on the third um
we had over 160 people. It was total success and it was very memorial uh memorial and it was it was heart-wrenching. If you want to see it, there's a YouTube video. Sarable Historical Society preservation of presents snow
operation snow. Yeah. Sable Historical Society presents operation. 15 seconds. Frank. Okay. Uh May 17th is history day in Piscataway. That's where we meet all contact other societies. Uh they put on a good show
with revolutionary soldiers. They do fire and there's food. It's a good family day. Memorial Day, we're ready for that. S Mansion T and Tour is a bus trip. Uh you contact the numbers on the Sable page. So I look forward to working
together and let's do this together. I mean, thank you, Frank. I'm go ahead. We're finally we're finally at the point where we can get you into the building to remove whatever artifacts that you uh
deem necessary, including, I'm sure, the original wooden honor roll for the war veterans, which is in the basement. Contact me during the week. We'll make arrangements so you can get assembled the crew from the historical society. Do your search and remove whatever it is that you deem necessary. And lastly,
with regard to the firehouse project, now that the architect and the engineer are close to completing their plans as far as the structural and rehabilitation of the building, the historical society will be having a meeting with the architect in order to offer their opinions and guidance in terms of what
what aspects of historical nature need to be included in the building's renovation. Fantastic. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you, Glenn. I appreciate that. Okay. Are there any other questions or comments? Being no other questions or comments. Uh I just I just want to make
one comment if I can. Uh I want to clarify the issue as far as the range is concerned because I don't want any misunderstandings as far as that nonvote is concerned at least as far as the way as I'm concerned. Um that range was built exclusively for the use of the Sable Police Department and it was built
for that purpose. Overutilizing that over time is going to deteriorate the area. and over saturate oversaturate the area. The one thing I want to make sure is that we protect that bridge in that building so that our officers have the best training facility that they can
possibly have. Several years ago, we spearheaded the opportunity to build a permanent building there. Not for the use of any other agency, but for the use of our officers. The best way to make sure that our community has the quiet enjoyment of the range or the quiet
enjoyment of the community is to know make sure that that range is minimized use that is minimized for the officers of the Sville Police Department to make sure that they have full access at all time and to make sure that they can do the training that's appropriate. So I don't want anyone to
misconrue that we don't want to build a wall, we don't want to do noise cancellation. That wasn't the vote. The fact that we decided not to uh continue theou or any other MOU for the purposes of other agencies coming in was for those two purposes, the quiet enjoyment
of our community and to ensure that our police officers have the best facility and it continues to be the best facility for them throughout the use of the range. Did you have anything before? No. Okay.
your number across the room. Thank you. With that, I'll take a motion to close the public portion and a motion for I make a motion to close the public and journ. Okay. I make a motion to close the public. Is there a second? Second.
Second. All in favor? I oppose. I make a motion to close the meeting. Is there a second? Second. All in favor? I oppose. Thank you everyone. [Music]
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