Good evening everyone. I'm going to uh begin the meeting with a short prayer and a salute to our f 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 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 which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Uh statement of publication. >> Take notice that this regular agenda
meeting of the mayor and burough council being held on this 23rd day of September 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. >> Kesi >> here. >> Novak
>> here. >> Roberts >> here. >> Sarski >> here. >> Sabr >> here. Uh, approval of prior minutes. Council President, >> I move the following minutes of the mayor and council be approved on roll call vote subject to correction if
necessary. We have the September 8th regular and agenda and our September 9th receipt of bids. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Council persons Roberts. >> Yes. >> Fala. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> No. >> Yes. Sinars,
>> yes. >> Zowski, >> yes. >> Okay. Uh before we begin, just a couple of things. We're at that time of year. It's it's the heat of the uh campaign season, so there's a fair amount of misinformation
uh going on. Um but we're we're starting work on the firehouse next door. Uh so I just want to clarify for everyone what's paying for it. So it's the municipal open space recreation and farm farmland
and historic preservation trust fund. That is the full legal name. The author uh the authority to establish the fund a municipal open space recreation farmland and historic preservation trust fund is
hereby uh created pursuant to the provisions and conditions of NJSA40 col2-15.7 etc. It's ordinance number 671- Z00 um S1. The funding the set trust fund
shall be funded through the imposition uh of an additional annual tax levy of up to two cents per $100 of the burough's total assessed real property value. The fund being used for the firehouse
restoration and preservation is named the municipal open space recreation farmland and historic preservation trust fund. This project is fully permissible use of these dollars and was actually the funding source suggested by the very
individuals who first requested the ballot measure to preserve the old firehouse. Let me also be clear. Our construction department has been stuck in temporary trailers for nearly 20 years. This invest uh this investment
ensures they finally return to a safe brick and mortar building while the historic character of the old prior house will be preserved. The building will not be torn down. It will be restored and put to use as new office space for the men and women who handle
construction and code enforcement for the burrow. As for the claim about grants, the facts don't support it. Many of the so-called available historic preserv preservation grants circulating online are restricted
to just five blighted cities. They are Camden, Atlantic City, Trenton, Patterson, and Newark. Seville is not eligible nor ever has been eligible. Beyond that, historic preservation
grants are highly competitive, not guaranteed, and limited in scope. After reviewing with our grant writer, there are simply not many grants that Saraveville qualifies for and that would cover this work. The truth is this
project represents a responsible use of an established trusts fund, keeps faith with the original intent of preserving the old firehouse, and finally moves our employees out of trailers and back into a permanent building that benefits the
entire community. spreading half truths and misinformation only confuses residents from the real solutions that move Saveville forward. The other the other thing I wanted to bring up at the beginning of the meeting, the the
acreage, the 40 acres uh adjacent to Kennedy Park, they're originally including the park that was originally part of the the Crossman Sand Company and it it went from um Washington Road
to Main Street. So there's 40 acres on one side of the trestle and about 140 acres on the other. Dur my during my predecessor's term, uh the planning board approved, I think, John, three three warehouses there uh on
the Crossman Sand track um which have yet to be built. We have made several uh contacts with the property owner. uh he owns both the the Main Street side and the Washington roadside, the Kennedy
Park side, and we've asked him if he would be interested in selling it to the burrow. Um and we never even discussed price if we would be willing to sell it to the burrow so we could put it in open space. He purchased the property back in
1990. Um I think he bought the whole thing, both sides, for a million dollars. uh and he said he's held it for years and now property is very valuable and he'd like to develop it. He does not want to sell it to the burrow because he
can make more money developing it. That being said, in 1990 the burrow ran a surplus every year of over a million dollars. The bureau could have purchased this in 1990, but they didn't. uh and now it's worth a
great deal more regardless of what anybody says uh an assessment uh I am not in the business of of condemning property and taking property from property owners because if you
follow that path out then there what what happened in in Long Branch uh when they condemned people's homes so that they could redevelop it. I'm not going to allow here at Seville. And that's where that leads because if you do it
once you start there's no stopping you. And and uh that is not something as far as I know anyone here on the governing body wants to engage. It's called condemnation. So you you might think it just is going
to happen to uh big pieces of property. But Long Branch, um, there were people that lived in their homes for 50 years and all of a sudden their their property was condemned by the by the town and they took an awful lot of homes and they created what you see now down in Long
Branch. That is not what we're going to do here. This is not what anybody sitting up here uh has any intention of getting involved with. Uh, that being said, uh, let's move to the first order of business. >> Public hearing. Public hearing on the following ordinances. Ordinance number
24-25, an ordinance supplementing and amending se section 13-4.3 of the revised general ordinances of the bureau of Saraveville receptacle for municipal solid waste. >> Councilwoman Novak, >> you have to open it. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I'm going to open this to
comments uh from the public. Are there any questions or comments? There being none, I'll entertain a motion. Councilwoman Novak, >> move the public portion be closed. The ordinance adopted on second and final reading and advertised according to law. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Council person Novak.
>> Yes. >> Falco. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Roberts. >> Yes. >> Sinars. >> Yes. >> Zowski. >> Yes. >> Next item. Appointments. Uh, council president. >> First appointment I have is for cultural
arts. Brian McHugh. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Council person Roberts. >> Yes. >> Bala. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Novak. >> Yes. >> Sarski? >> Yes. >> Zowski?
>> Yes. >> I have a second. It is um Mitchell Cooper for an unexpired term in zoning. Do we um John, before I make that appointment, do you know how long that unexpired term is for? >> Uh they're they're one-year terms because it's an alternate position, so
it would be expired. It would be probably to the end of the year and then he'd be reappointed or >> Oh, we would whoever was sitting here would appoint. Okay. Um, so I make a motion to appoint Mitchell Cooper to zoning for the remainder of the year. >> On the alternate position. >> On the alternate position.
>> Right. Is there a second? Second. >> Roll call. >> Persons Roberts? >> Yes. >> Fala? >> Yes. >> Kasi? >> Yes. >> Novak. >> Yes. >> Sorski? >> Yes. >> Zabrowski? >> Yes. >> Okay. Um, I'd like to report that I
received the supplemental debt statement from CFO Danielle Mayor Rana as of September 23rd, 2025. I need a motion to receive and file, please. >> So moved. Second. >> All in favor? >> I need a roll call on that. Mayor, >> you need a roll call. Roll call. >> Council person Novak, >> yes.
>> Falco, >> yes. >> Kesi, >> yes. >> Robertski, >> yes. >> Srowski, >> yes. >> Introduction of the following ordinances. Ordinance number 25-25, Burough of Saraveville County of Middle Sex, Ordinance amending the Bureau's fee exemptions to include the Saraveville
Police Auxiliary. >> Uh, Councilman Bala, >> move the ordinance be approved on first reading, advertised according to law, and a public hearing be held on 10:14, 2025. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Council persons Bala, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Novak,
>> yes. >> Roberts, >> yes. >> Sarski, >> yes. Zabrski >> bond ordinance 26-25 bond ordinance providing for various park improvements by and in the bureau of Saraveville in the county of Middle Sex State of New
Jersey appropriating $1,240,000 therefore and authorizing the issuance of 1,178,000 bonds or notes of the bureau to finance part of the cost thereof. >> Councilman Bala >> move the ordinance be approved on first reading advertised according to law and
a public hearing be held on 10:14 2025. Second >> roll call. >> Council person Bala, >> yes. >> Khesi, >> yes. >> Novak, >> yes. >> Roberts, >> yes. >> Sarski, >> yes. >> Sabrouski, >> bond ordinance 27-25, bond ordinance providing for various roadway
improvements by and in the burrow of Sarville in the county of Middle Sex, state of New Jersey, appropriating 6,360,000 therefore, and authorizing the issuance of 6,42,000 bonds or notes of the bureau to finance part of the cost thereof. Councilman
Bala move ordinance to be approved on first reading advertised according to law on a public hearing be held on 1014 2025. >> Roll call. >> Council persons Bala. >> Yes. >> Kiss. >> Yes. >> Novak. >> Yes. >> Roberts. >> Yes. >> Sars. >> Yes.
>> Sabras. >> Yes. >> Bond ordinance 28-25. bond ordinance providing for various 2025 general capital improvements by and in the bureau of Saraveville in the county of Middle Sex, state of New Jersey, appropriating 1,420,000
therefore and authorizing the issuance of $1,349,000 bonds or notes of the bureau to finance part of the cost thereof. >> Councilman Bala >> move the ordinance be approved on first reading advertised according to law in a public hearing be held on 1014 2025. >> Second. >> Roll call.
>> Council persons Bala. >> Yes. Kesi, >> yes. >> Novak, >> yes. >> Roberts, >> yes. >> Sarski, >> yes. >> Sabrouski, >> yes. >> Bond ordinance 29-25, bond ordinance providing for acquisition of various vehicles and equipment by and in the
burrow of Saveville in the county of Middle Sex, state of New Jersey, appropriating $3,680,000, therefore, and authorizing the issuance of $3,496,000 bonds or notes of the bureau to finance part of the cost thereof. Councilman Bala
>> move the ordinance be approved on first reading advertised according to law on a public hearing behead on held on 10:14 2025 >> second >> roll call >> council persons Bala >> yes >> yes >> Novak >> yes >> Roberts >> yes >> sarski >> yes >> zabrowski >> yes
>> bond ordinance 30-25 bond ordinance providing for various water utility improvements by and in the bureau of Saraveville in the county of middle sex state of New Jersey appropriating $2,742,000 therefore and authorizing the issuance of $2,742,000
in bonds or notes to finance the cost thereof. >> Councilman Bala, >> move the ordinance be approved on first reading advertised according to law in a public hearing be held on 10:14 2025. >> Second. >> Uh, roll call. >> Council persons Bala. >> Yes. >> Yes.
>> Novak. >> Yes. >> Roberts, >> yes. >> Sarski, >> yes. >> Sabr, >> yes. Bond ordinance 31-25 bond ordinance providing for various water utility improvements by and in the bureau of Saraveville in the county of Middle Sex State of New Jersey appropriating
$1,900,000 therefore and authorizing the issuance of $1,900,000 in bonds or notes to finance the cost thereof. >> Councilman Bala move the ordinance be approved on first reading advertised according to law in a public hearing be held on 1014 2025. >> Second. >> Roll call.
>> Council persons Bala. >> Yes. >> Khesi. >> Yes. Novak, >> yes. >> Roberts, >> yes. >> Sars, >> yes. >> Sabr, >> yes. >> Ordinance 32-25, an ordinance supplementing and amending Ordinance 02-24,
fixing the salaries of certain burough officials, officers, and employees for the years 2023 through 2027. >> Councilman Bala, >> move the ordinance be approved on first reading advertised according to law and public hearing be held on 10:14, 2025. >> Roll call. >> Council persons Bala. Yes.
>> Khesi. >> Yes. >> Novak. >> Yes. >> Roberts. >> Yes. >> Sarski. >> Yes. >> Sabr. >> Yes. >> Okay. This time I'm going to open the public portion for questions or comments on the resolutions. Jim.
>> Thank you, Mayor Jim Robinson Parlint. Thank you for the opportunity to ask questions or make comments. First of all, happy Rashashana to everyone celebrating tonight. Mayor, I want to touch on the two things that you talked about that are
mentioned in resolutions here. I think it's 229. What was online? There were two resolution number 228, but I think the correct number is 229. That has to do with open space. And council president, you issued a campaign release saying you and your running mate wanted
to preserve 300 acres of open space in the town. And that is a laudable goal. Last meeting you voted no on preserving 40 acres which would been a great start very good start maybe 14 15% towards that way. You know for years we've had
an open space inventory that included as priorities number one two and three it's a 33page report and this is on page 32 and page 33 of the report. It included priorities number one, two, and three that were the Macco property where the
1.7 square foot 1.7 million square foot warehouse is being built and that is was approved by the planning board because of a suit we lost during your administration, mayor. Very costly suit. Um the NL property by
Costaver where a couple hundred three-bedroom condos are being built is another one of the items. And the third item on that is the 40 acres behind Kennedy Park that uh MCO owned where you voted a few meetings ago to put 250
apartments in the affordable housing plan. And in the release, Council President and her running mate, my friend Tony Espazito said, "Now is the time to build."
Uh I'm sorry, Freudian slip. He said, "Now is the time to build on this momentum." I'd say the momentum is going in the wrong direction. We need to reverse the momentum of the last 22 years in this
town. And we can start by preserving the 40 acres behind Kennedy Park. And despite that, we already have this open space inventory to fulfill your campaign promise. who want to spend $15,000 on an environmental resource inventory of the
bureau's natural resources such as wetlands, forest, waterways, wildlife habits, and environmentally center sensitive areas. It says nothing in this resolution about open space. And I have to wonder you and you were at Kennedy Park. You were all at Kennedy
Park, I think, Sunday. From there, you could see a wildlife habitat. It's loaded with wildlife that are sadly being pushed out because of the warehouses being the warehouse being built and the apartments being built there. And we can thank you for those apartments, too. Mayor, was the open
space committee consulted on this? I'd like to know that. And how does this $15,000 report differ from the report that they've had since 2016? And you know, I just want to clarify something. When we talk about eminent
domain, people aren't suggesting that we use eminent domain to build homes like they did in Long Branch. People are suggesting that they use eminent domain to stop the building of homes, to stop the building of apartments, 250
apartments on the last one of the last open spaces we have in town. I'm glad you want to start preserving open space. I just wish you felt that way before you got so close to the election. With respect to the historical
um what you call the historical preservation, that ordinance talks about using money for historical preservation. When the historical society mentioned that, they talked about it
because they thought that building truly would be historically preserved, not more offices for the construction department. There's a difference. And historic preservation talks about protecting historic resources to ensure they continue to play a vital role in
their communities and serve as a link to the past. It involves maintaining the integrity of historic properties through planned efforts to sustain the existing form and materials of historic properties while preserving their historical, cultural, and architectural
values. There is nothing historical about making that an office for the construction department. This is kind of like where, you know, we took half million dollars out of the shade tree budget to buy a tractor for the sanitation department. This isn't what's
supposed to be done. And if you valued open space, you wouldn't be stealing money from the open space fund. Thank you very much. >> Okay. Uh that that being said, and I thank I
thank the long-term member and chairman of the planning board who did bring us over 4,000 residences to during his tenure on the planning board. Uh always nice. There's there's there's nothing like a reformed
sinner. Um, is there anyone else? >> Mayor, that's a lie. Your information is wrong. And some of the things that you were talking about when I was in high school and others I voted no on. So that
anyone else is there anyone else who would like to speak? >> Is there anyone else that would like to speak on these resolutions? No. Okay, that being said, I'll entertain a motion.
>> Mayor, before I make a motion, um I want to discuss the JCPNL >> bill that's on the bill list at >> Well, I I wanted to close the resolutions. >> All right. So, let me I make a motion to close the public.
>> Second. >> Roll call. >> Council persons Roberts. Yes. >> Bala. >> Yes. >> Kesi. >> Yes. >> Novak. >> Yes. >> Sorske. >> Yes. >> Sabr. >> Yes. >> Council president.
>> Before I make any motion to accept the resolutions, I want to discuss on the bill list the um JCPNL issue that we've been having for quite some time. And I do understand that they have made certain strides to resolve the issue. For example, they've changed our
contact. They have been replacing lights. They have been successful at um the light exchange. However, there are some extraordinarily problematic areas. Um one of which is Wilshshire Boulevard in Sheffield Muse, I understand, is um
has got most of its lights out. >> Yes. >> Most of the time, >> right? >> Um the days are getting shorter. The we're going to do the time change which is going to give us like pitch black at 400 pm, >> right? We have to have a solution for
those long term. Well, I was going to propose during my my portion that uh as because their performance has not met our requirements that beginning October 1st, we would stop sending them a check
uh and that we would uh hold it in obeyance until the until their perform we would link it directly to their performance and response to the needs of the borrow. >> I think I would you be in favor of that? >> In favor of that, I would make a motion. You make that motion? >> I would. And I would also
>> Is there a second to that motion? >> We already had a motion and a second when we were still having meetings in the senior center to >> Wait a minute. There's a motion made. Is there a second? >> We already have a motion though. >> There's a motion to stop to not send to
not pay JCPNL beginning October 1st. Is there a second? >> Not to pay the entire bill. >> Not to pay the bill. >> The entire bill. Yes. >> Is there Is there a second? >> There's a second. >> Okay. Motion made and seconded.
Comments. >> I I just have one comment. I have to ask the attorney. Is that legal? I mean, we got his opinion for deducting for the lights that weren't working. Is it legal to just not pay the entire bill? Um I mean we are obligated to pay our
bills but if we withholding payment so that they would take action um you know it is a process that many companies many businesses do themselves. Uh and this is a municipal corporation. It is a entity. Um, so while we will ultimately be
required to pay the bills that we're entitled that we're required to not, you know, after reducting whatever is those lights are, but with just withholding those payments or, you know, we haven't really been getting any response yet. So, >> long as you're telling me it's legal. >> Well, I'm saying it's it's we're still
going to be on the hook to make those payments. >> We'll be on the hook. Any interest >> by doing so and um by to get their attention is is a tactic. I'm not going to say it's legal because we still owe those money. I I I you know, I can't say that it's illegal.
>> They charge us interest. >> They could try. They could try and and depends on how how they would react or whether they would try to take us into court if we refuse to pay interest. It would be how that would have to end up working out. But yes, we are all we are obligated to pay our bills. We're not
obligated to pay for lights that aren't um being working. And you know, I if that's a tactic that Burough wants to take, that's that's a a tactic. It's not going to take us off the hook that we don't have end up having to pay those bills. >> Are there any other comments? Being no
other comments, roll call. >> Council persons Roberts, >> yes. >> Fala, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Novak, >> yes. >> Sinars, >> yes. >> Zoski, >> yes. And mayor, please before we move on, while we're on this topic, I would
like to compel Jersey Central to find an alternative source for that road while we're waiting for those repairs. I understand that they are complicated repairs, but they've known about this for quite some time. Also, if we can't >> Well, let's put that in the request
rather than create separate ordinances for separate actions. >> And let's do that. And I would also like our professionals to try to come up with a creative solution to address the issue in the interim until those lights are fixed.
>> Okay. Well, bring uh Glenn if you would bring it to the police and and DPW and uh maybe bring the spotlights out there at night, the the road lights. >> Okay. >> Or come up with another solution that is going to be >> so that it's it's for public safety purposes.
>> Absolutely. >> Yes. Okay. Uh, correspondence, >> we just we need a motion to resolution. >> After that, accept the resolutions except in the bill list the bill for JCP announcement. >> Is there a second? Second. Roll call.
>> Council persons Roberts. >> Yes. >> Bala. >> Okay. On resolution 2025 219. I'm abstaining adel number 255065 and 255106. And I will be voting no on 2025-230.
230. Yes. On all other items. >> Lacy. >> Yes. >> No. >> Um I'm going to I'm abstaining. I'm saying no for the JCPNL uh bill. We have uh we made a motion and basically it was
just ignored council's uh vote to deduct, you know, for months now. So, I'm not going to uh vote for that. Uh on the other ones, I'm going to vote no on
23 and 29. Mainly because according to our rules and regul our rules of order, it nothing is supposed to be on the business agenda unless it was discussed at an agenda meeting. Now, I know that the lawyer said he went through it and
he didn't see that exact verbiage. And he's right because I went and I found the exact verbiage that's used is nothing goes on the business agenda that hasn't been that hasn't been brought forth by the committee. These two things
refer to open space and my name is on these resolutions and it was never discussed at this meeting or with me personally to use the open space funds. I mean we just keep we we vote for rules and regulations and then we just ignore
them willy-nilly. So I am going to be voting no on that. Other than that, yes. >> Sars, >> yes. Zabrowski. >> Yes. >> Okay. Correspondence. >> Motion to accept the correspondence as listed.
>> So moved. >> Roll call. >> Council persons Novak. >> Yes. >> Bala. >> Yes. >> Kesi. >> Yes. >> Roberts. >> Yes. >> Sinars. >> Yes. >> Zabraski. >> Yes. >> Okay. Mayor and council reports.
Administration and finance. C. Councilman Bala. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh if you we just received our our audit from 2024, you'll notice well if you looked at you'll notice that our fund balance went up to $17 million, up from 165 the year before, which is pretty good, pretty
healthy. We had two recommendations. One was reviewed from the prior year. And next thing we're going to have was best practices inventory came out. We're going to probably discuss it sometime in October because there the results are due October 24th, I believe. So other than that, progress. >> Thank you. Planning and zoning,
Councilman Zabrowski. >> Thank you, Mary. Uh, mayor. Uh, first and foremost, I want to thank all our volunteers and our staff for uh really a wonderful day uh on Sunday or our cereal day. Uh, as always, we put our best foot forward and it was a tremendous turnout
and I think everybody had a had a great day. Um, for the active adult center, I just want to thank Jen and her staff for uh all her summer uh projects and activities. Uh, it was really a summer full for um for our seniors and I think they had a good time. And just a
reminder, coming up on October 22nd is the annual Halloween party. It's one of two or three of those events a year that everybody comes to. Uh just a reminder again, tickets are necessary and they're available through the center for planning Sarah and zoning. Uh zoning
board has a meeting tomorrow. Uh planning board and Sarah progress. Uh I do have a question for Jay, I think it's Jay on Journey Mill Road. uh the construction on Journey Mill Road which is uh for the overpass or the bridge or
whatever they may be. Can you give me uh a progress report because it just seems like it's gone on forever. And and this and secondarily um I'm not going to say it's unsafe, but boy oh boy, there's not a lot of signage there. The uh the way they've got that divided out and
separated. Um it just it just seems like it's inviting an issue. Um, where are we at? >> I was in contact with the uh consultant for the county that's handling the project. They indicated that this week they're working on punch list. Next week they're supposed to be working on
milling and paving. So hopefully over the next two weeks the project will be completed. >> We hope so. It's been going a long time and it's it just it's not a good situation. But speaking of a good situation, the mayor and I uh did attend um a dinner for Father Ken Murphy from
St. Stannis Loss on Saturday evening. um not to celebrate his 26 years, but the fact that he is moving on to uh new assignments. I bring this up from from the perspective of being a former chief, and that is um you know, when times are tough in your town, you you you go to
those that can give really good advice. Uh we're very lucky that we've had a council of faith-based leaders throughout the years to be able to uh really really rely on. And I would say from a personal standpoint, I I've done that with Father Ken. His advice was
always simple, to the point. Uh, and I think he always provided great information. We're going to miss him, although we do wish very good luck to um the new pastor. Uh, but um, from my perspective, um, obviously losing someone of his experience is always
tough to overcome. And mayor, that's my report. >> Thank you, Councilman. Uh, public safety, Councilman Klesy. >> Thank you, Mayor. This past Sunday's Sarahville Day event was a success in large part due to the hard work,
professionalism, and coordination of our police officers, OEM personnel, firefighters, EMS, and our other volunteers. On behalf of the council and the and our entire community, thank you for keeping our residents and families
safe. Thanks, Kyle. So, uh, my report from, uh, police chief Dan Plumarker. Members of the Saraveville Police Department proudly participated in the 2025 Tour Def 911
memorial bike ride. It's a 4-day, 280mile journey held annually each September to honor the victims of September 11 attacks and raise funds for the families of the fallen law enforcement officers.
This year's ride held from September 11th through the 14th covered routes between Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Each rider, many of them active or retired law enforcement officers, completed daily distances of 50 to 80
miles and raised at least $1,700 in donations. I just got tired reading that. So representing Sarville was Captain Patrick Kieran, Lieutenant Sha O'Donnell, Lieutenant Dave Wilkins,
Sergeant Jeff Taylor, retired Lieutenant Pete Scarzinski, and additionally, Officer Thomas Pazillo. He served as a motorcycle escort, ensuring the safety of riders at busy intersections throughout the route.
The ride is not only a physical challenge, but also a deeply emotional tribute to those lost in the line of duty. Along the way, communities showed their incredible support, turning the ride into a moving expression of remembrance, unity, and resilience. The
funds raised directly benefit the families of fallen officers, which is a powerful reminder that the legacy of 911 lives on throughout uh through service, sacrifice, and solidarity.
Next report is from uh uh uh OEM. So, Director Chris Barsley of the Saraveville Office of Emergency Management reports uh OEM personnel have remained actively engaged this month, participating in multiple school safety
drills during the start of this new year. So, OEM also played an important role in SE in Saraveville Day, assisting with security and traffic control at Kennedy Park. Looking ahead, the office is working on the digital mapping of the
burrow to improve emergency coordination and will be operating the command center during the upcoming Saraveville High School homecoming game in October. Uh my next report from the uh fire chief George Gavvern reports that the
Saraveville Fire Department continues to make steady progress on its ongoing initiatives and remains focused on maintaining operational readiness, improving departmental coordination, and delivering timely, effective emergency
response to the community. So once again, I want to thank every member of our police department, fire department, office of emergency management, EMS, and all our volunteers for their efforts, not only during Sarville Day, but each
and every day throughout the year. Your service does not go unnoticed. And tonight, on behalf of this council and residents of Saraveville, I offer you our sincere appreciation. Thank you. That's all.
>> Thank you, Councilman Klesi. Public works. Councilwoman Novak. Uh, >> yes. Um, I have so many notes here. Um, I had just have one question. How many police officers did we just hire when we had those interviews?
>> Just three. Okay. Just want to check. Um, uh, John spoke of Father Murphy. I I wished I knew about the dinner to honor him because uh the man is so special.
All of my years on the um first aid squad, Glenn knows there something about me that people ask me to pray with them and stuff like that. But when I had a a deceased member, I would ask uh a deceased patient, I would ask the family
if they would like a priest. And without fail, Father Murphy would come to the scene whenever I called him. And all of the other parishes around here, I got answering machines. Father Murphy, I I just gave up after a while
and only call Father Ken because he was he would come. One Sunday he uh somebody passed away uh on Jacobson Street and it was almost time for uh 9:00 mass and it had snowed and he ran down the street in
his vestments for mass gave him the last rights and then ran back up the street that that there's a special place when he makes it to heaven although I hope it's not and for a long time there will be a special place for that man in heaven. Also, uh this week we also we
had the um groundbreaking for the uh the part uh the new baseball fields up behind uh the soccer complex and it's been such a long time coming and it was so wonderful and God even gave us a
great day to do it. Um and also we had the 25th anniversary of friends of the library. They did a wonderful presentation at the library, but also I don't remember the the author's name, but he's a resident of the town and he
wrote this. What's name? >> Gian Veno. >> Okay. Thank you, mayor. He wrote a book. It's called The Headless Brickman and it's only $10 and uh it's really something to behold if you can. I know the historical society actually bought a
lot of copies so they would have them if anybody wanted them. It's it's something that everybody should invest the $10 in and uh and do that. Uh I'm happy to see that we uh passed changing the ordinance so that auxiliary
police officers would get the same um out of boys or we we we allow our first aid and firemen and our police auxiliary are also volunteer and now they will be able to also get free building permits, zoning permits, dog
licenses, fishing licenses, stuff like that. Um Glenn found out for me that LOAP is not available because that's a state program. Uh I talked to um this weekend to Craig Coughlin and Ivon
Lopez and they were unaware that the police auxiliary and I'm not sure if it's every town but I know in our town the police auxiliaries are all volunteer. So they promised me and I will keep bugging them until they do to include that. So, we will also be able
to offer that to our uh police auxiliary. And oh, I have one question. Um, usually in these bond ordinances, at least it used to be. Um, we would get a list of the streets. Do you think you could you I'm sure you have you could get that to me because it wasn't in there. And that's one thing I used to
like to keep. So, people ask me what streets are going to be done. My goodness, I can't even read my own handwriting anymore. I wrote so much down here. Uh, I just wanted to say something about the building out here. My idea of historic preservation. I mean, I would have loved to have seen
the mayor's office out there the way it originally was in that building. And believe me, I know that those temporary trailers that have been there 30 years, you shut the door and the whole building rocks. So, it needs to be taken care of. Um, I was just hoping that since we have
a public works facility that has we've been told for years, uh, really needs to it it doesn't accommodate most of the vehicles anymore. And we're welding in a building without fire suppression and before something terrible happens, we should be doing that. And I was hoping
that that building could be renovated into um for the zoning and and building because they don't you they need office space. They don't necessarily need anything fancy. But um I I think the thing that bothers me is that I heard
about this not up here, not in a phone call. I heard about all of this at Sville Day. I know I'm I'm the only Democrat sitting up here, but at least treat me with a little bit of respect that I I'm really getting tired of
hearing things. I I heard a bunch of stuff at the fishing uh der derby that apparently everybody knew about but me. If you know this was in the planning, hey, give me a heads up so I don't stand there saying I don't know what you're talking about. Other than that, Mayor
Progress. >> Thank you. Uh water sewer environmental Councilman Sinarski. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh nothing really too much changing in water and sewer. We're still up over 200 million gallons of use per month. Uh, everybody knows there's not much rain coming. I don't really see
much in the future either. Again, tries plea to conserve water. Uh, I was coming up the Parkway today in Bricktown and the northbound side of the Parkway has a reservoir and I never seen it that low in 20 years. So, we have to really concentrate on trying to conserve water a little bit. Uh, they're doing all
their normal maintenance in the water and sewer department. Everything is going pretty good with that. We have some issues on the Bamer's pump station that's going to be rebuilt. Um the community garden is winding down a little bit. Uh there's, you know, there's still some tomatoes left and
stuff and hopefully anybody gets a chance to take a ride over there and go see it. I do want to say one thing. We had an issue at the Knights of Columbus a couple weeks ago. We had a family picnic and uh within a minute the big tree fell down. It fell on down on top
of the tents. It fell down on top of the DJ. There was people trapped under the trees and before we even got a chance to get anybody out, several police were there immediately. The first aid squad was there within minutes. The fire department from multiple areas were there in only a few minutes. I just want
to say it with several we're so lucky to have all these volunteers plus the police department. And I just want to like Mike said earlier, I just want to give him a shout out and thank you very much for the response at the Nights of Columbus a couple weeks ago. It was just unbelievable. Like like I said, we were still getting people out from under the
trees. You know, people had oil burns from the friars. People were hurt, but uh everybody was very professional and took care of all the injured people. Thanks again. >> Okay, my report. >> Thank you, Councilman. Uh recreation
Council President Roberts. >> Thank you, Mayor. Um I will start with some of the things going on in Seville. There is no need to leave town in this time of year because we've got so much going around going on. I'm going to start from the end of the calendar that
I have right now. So, October 21st, trick or trunk, which is huge. I've never seen such large lines and such happy people to be there. Um, we'll have October 22nd is the cruising car show. On October 18th, the Scare Trail from
Cultural Arts at Burks Park with Beetlejuice. We will have on October 12th the Festival of Lights at Kennedy Park. October 9th is the Bomber Bomber Bonfire behind the Burrow Hall. That's
an alliteration I can't say very well. Um, and October 8th, the day before is a cruising car show. October 4th is hit the bricks. One of these that is on my list is not a serville um burrow sponsored event, but
it is important. It's um September 27th at the First Presbyterian Church. They're doing a serville feeds event. On September 26th, the day before is the grill and game day at Burks Park before the football game. September 24th,
another cruising car show. See, you don't have to leave here. just everywhere in Seville. And what we've just had was Seville Day, a very successful day. We've had beautiful weather over the weekend for it. The day before we had the blast from the past
car show. We also did the groundbreaking at the Jerry US complex. We're going to include um lighting, parking, and a new field there. And Glenn, correct me if I'm wrong. 180 days. Yeah, they have 180 days to complete.
>> Okay. Tik Tok. Um, so we'll get we'll be seeing some of that coming soon. Um, also the library had a wonderful event for their 25th anniversary and there was a presentation with Sou Paul accepting that award for that group.
They do great work um raised a lot of money and awareness for the library. Some of the other successes from cultural arts that recently happened, Hawaiian luau was a very very successful and fun night, Latin salsa. Everyone that attends those events thinks they're
amazing and I just hope that we'll get more and more people each year. I do want to thank Brian from recreation for all that he does to pull this together. Today we have Sharon here from cultural arts also who works really hard to get
these events going. Um some of the things we we have to look back at some of the successes we've had this year. Um the garden finding its final location and it's just being wonderful. The environmental commission, the garden commission. So your team is
doing a great job with all of that. We have the farmers market on Thursdays. All the new pickle ball courts, I see them filled almost all the time I go by. The lighting looks great. The fields look wonderful. Um, we have the new Kennedy Park restrooms in place. We're
getting wider walkways in our parks. We have the Bailey's Park grant that we've just accepted. We've done a lot of work and we're going to start seeing the fruits of our labor. Um, we also have the environmental resource inventory that is going to give us a lot of
detail. We have an open space um report. We've got a number of different things in different places. Our professionals are going to leverage all of that. the open space report is a little old, so we would have to get a new one anyway. So, the environmental resource inventory is
going to be a very useful tool. Um, a couple of things I've got that are not specifically recreation related. Oh, and I also want to thank the human relations commission for being at um, several day and everybody that worked so hard to
make that a success. A couple of things I wanted to talk about um with public safety and I know that we've talked about this before and Mike um we you and I talked about this earlier today. There is a um issue with Ernston Road. We know
that there's a lot of issues with Ernston Road. Um we did have someone who showed up to one of our council meetings in the past um who had asked what was going on. We had the county come. the county gave a um information session at the library. I was there. I put my posty
note on where I thought the the worst parts were and Jay and I spoke just before the meeting. Can you tell me a little bit about what um what's going on just in >> the county completed a very detailed what they call an audit report concerning the conditions on Ernston
Road as well as a number of other towns throughout the county. They made specific recommendations for basically each intersection as it connects to Ernston Road and based upon the conclusion of their report, they're now looking for funding options to pursue further planning, design, and
construction of those improvements. >> Okay. They still haven't made any decisions on which direction they're going to go or or >> That's correct. Not to my knowledge. I think they're looking at funding at this point. >> So, we've got a a long way to go. Did you you've also mentioned that some time ago there was a discussion about getting
um like we have on the other side the painted box for um the intersection especially Pine Tree which is right there. >> Yeah. On Singer Court you have a do not block the box uh painted striping. Years ago the request was made for Pine Tree and I think also Locust. It came from
the police department and the county I thought was going to go through and proceed with it but it was never done. >> Um is that something we can pursue today? I think we can ask the county what the status is. We can just uh mention that it was previously approved and see what we can if we can get that moving again.
>> Can we get a block the box on uh the Main Street extension? That intersection is blocked all of the time. I sat through five lights because the other side just blocked the entire intersection when the light changed. Everybody got a New Jersey driver's
license. Don't block the intersections. >> Yeah. Um, but for that one, since it was since the police department did make a recommendation and the county did seem to accept that, um, Len, is that something you would be able to follow up with as the BA for us? >> Yes.
>> Okay. Thank you for that. Um, also I did get a call from another resident who had a water leak and I understand that we don't pay for water leaks, but I think
the the problem was that there was a note left on the door and that note never made it to the resident. So, it took longer to get resolved. What kind of options do we have for a resident that's finds themselves in that position? Because that was a very, very
large bill. Do we have any any recommendations or any >> uh I don't have a specific recommendation, but we did put that resident in contact with the water superintendent to discuss how to address the bill. >> All right. Thank you for that. I just wanted to make sure I followed up. And
just the last thing I want to wrap up with um is we do try to do as much outreach as possible so we can resolve citizens residents issues as best as we can. Um, so we can't solve anything if
we don't know about it first and then just follow up. We're human, so we can um we can always use that nudge. And I just think something that I want to put in everyone's head is volunteerism. We always need volunteers. It was brought
up um by Councilwoman Novak and and Councilman Sinarski about how lucky we are to have people that give up their time and family time and their effort and do training to be able to be firemen
and first aid. And we need volunteers in every aspect of our community. And if you haven't already volunteered, um, please do consider it and give back to your community. Thank you, mayor. >> Thank you, Council President. Under the
mayor's report, uh, first thing, uh, America lost a great American named Charlie Kirk. Uh, and Charlie leaves a widow and two children, uh, senselessly murdered. But what what
what what's been happening since his assassination is the world has taken notice of this and everything that I read on social media and the newspapers around the world. He made a difference
as he he he got people well the church he got people to come back to church to to come back to their faith to want a better way. So, I'm going to ask everyone if if we join me in a moment of silence. And it's more about his wife uh
Erica and his two kids. Uh he le he led an exemplary life and we lost a great American. So, if you join me in a moment of silence for Charlie Kirk, thank you. Uh next I have on on October 12th we're
going to have our first Festival of Lights down at uh Kennedy Park and it's from 6 >> oh >> 3 to 9. So
it it's the beginning of a multicultural celebration. So come on down. There's going to be interesting vendors, music, dancing, uh food. Um the the the Festival of Lights committee has been working very hard, very
diligently, and um let's support them. Second thing, we're going to use this year's uh community block development uh grant money to repave the veterans walk, which is the walkway from if if you go out into the parking lot, there's a
smaller flag pole down at the down in the corner, and that was put up for the veterans. It's a veterans walkway. If I remember, Eddie Strek talked about its origin and its use. And it basically goes from Burrow Hall to St. stands. So
that is going to be repaved. The next thing is um the historic society had had made a map of the burrow and since we have so many new people in town. Uh I think it would be appropriate if I had
it a link put on the burrow website. Uh for those who are new to the burrow, the history was if you if we just take the 20th century, uh the map shows that Saraveville was really um a mining operation. We had we had our we had the
world's largest brick works. We in World War One and two, we made munitions. Uh the big employer was the brick works, Hercules, DuPont, National Le. Um but then it was mining and Seville was known
for clay, for sand, for gravel and for dirt. And that mining continued into the 70s. And then what happened was um the the price of property went up and and and it was it was a better business
decision uh for the mining companies uh to sell it to uh developers and and that's where the 4,000 residences came from. Um, so I'm going to have this um, historic society map posted on it so
that you see, you know, the Ernston Road did not connect to Washington Road. It was just a different different town and and it's a very interesting history. Uh, you know, Shopright wasn't there. Uh, Kennedy Park was part of the Sandman uh,
the Crossman Sand Company. um I think where the high school and and the library that they were all part of the u the Crossman Sand Company if I if I have everything correct. Uh and that being said, we will go on to the next um bit
of business. General discussion agenda items. Admin and finance. Authorization to award a contract to Fauvionics Imaging Technologies Incorporated of Clinton, New Jersey for digitizing the burrow's archived records in an amount not to exceed $500,000.
>> Any objections? Next item. >> Authorization to award a contract for basic life support services and emergency medical services to Hackinac Meridian Health. JFK emergency services Edison in the amount not to exceed $64,000.
>> Any objection? Next item. >> Application for special event received from the following. Staint Stan's car show at St. Stan's Church and School Grounds on October 26th with a rain date of November 2nd from 11:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. >> Any objection? Next item. Authorization
to award a contract to Pumping Services Incorporated of Middle Sex, New Jersey for repairs to the Bamehurst Avenue Pump Station through the New Jersey Wastewater Co-op and amount not to exceed $79,8242. >> Any objections? Uh, business administrators report. Go ahead.
>> Authorization to amend Beth Magnani's title from principal payroll clerk to payroll supervisor effective October 1st, 2025. >> Any objection? Next item. Authorization to amend Biata Dean's title from supervisor of payroll and benefits to
benefits supervisor effective October 1st, 2025. >> Any objection? Next item. >> Authorization to appoint Jamie Curts to clerk one in the administration department effective October 1st, 2025. >> Any objection? Next item. >> Authorization for CME Associates to
prepare design and engineering for upgrades to Bailey Park. >> Any objection? Next item. Authorization to award a contract to Flock Group Incorporated of Atlanta, Georgia for a Flock camera system in an amount not to exceed 180,54243
using forfeite funds. >> Glenn, very briefly, where where do you think the what the purpose of the cameras? Let's do it. >> Purpose of the cameras, this is a state-of-the-art tool used by public safety agencies. It's posted in public
places, intersections, major parks, things of that nature. They're generally equipped in addition with video uh capturing abilities. Uh they also have automatic license plate readers. And it's been identified as a cutting edge and very useful tool to increase the probability of our police department
being able to solve crimes and such. >> And this is no cost to the taxpayer. No, that's being used for forfeiture funds which were confiscated by the courts for uh prior criminal cases and uh we were authorized by the county prosecutor to employ the use of those funds for the
acquisition of this camera system which is going in pretty much throughout the county. >> Okay. So that that being said, will the public have access to uh the cameras um database? >> No, it'll be just like the bodywn
cameras that the police wear. Uh uh you can certainly file an OPRA to get archived uh uh videos uh but they'll have to be redacted in accordance with prevailing law. >> Okay. Thank you. Anything else Clint? >> No, it's all >> okay. CFO's report. Danielle,
>> thank you, mayor. Progress. >> Thank you. Uh borrow engineers report. Jay Cornell >> report mayor this evening. Thank you. >> Thank you. Burough attorney's report. Uh mayor actually was going to have a report but I think was already addressed at the last council meeting. I was asked to look into whether the police
auxiliary is subject to the LOAP and the answer was already answered by councilwoman Novak that is unfortunately they are not. I will uh note that in my research I did find that the um legislature has periodically introduced amendments trying to add them to but
unfortunately it doesn't seem to have gone anywhere. So hopefully this next round that will. Okay, with that I'm going to open the public portion. Are there any questions or comments? Come on up, Sharon. >> Hi, I'm Sharon Rous, 22nd Street, Seerville.
On Sunday, I was at the f the uh Serville day and I donated five hours of my time and then I had to run down to the soccer field because the soccer team that my son is on and I'm sorry if this sounds like a very small issue compared
to the big visitors that you guys do handle here. Um but uh as as boys age outs 15, 16, 17 years old, there's less sports for them to do. In any case, a group of boys, about 38 boys down at the
soccer field, have been practicing for about six weeks. They were divided into two teams, and they've been playing as two teams. Something happened with the other team, and the coach decided to
leave the team my son is on and take most of the players. So, that team has 18 players. My son's team is left with seven. A soccer team can play with nine players. The other team has 18. I'm so sorry to bring this
to your attention. But I've called Vince Ki and I called Brian uh Montleó who handle all of this and you don't get anywhere. You don't get call backs. I text Mary five times if Mary would help me get in touch with Vince. I don't know
how you pay for these boys. Two of them don't have uniforms. We don't have certain equipment for the goalie. I'm down there like being a soccer coach Sunday night. So, we really need someone's help. If somebody could call Vince,
>> are they part are they part part of the Saveville soccer >> SAA? >> Yeah. >> Right. >> Okay. Uh Donna, if you would address this with Brian and uh we we'll get an answer for you, Sharon. >> Uh there's a game on there's a game next
Sunday. If the teams are not equally split up, >> okay, >> one team goes away. >> Yeah, >> it's the team my son is on and now I donate my time to this town. I would like this to be handled fairly. We need some uniforms and we need goalie gloves,
>> right? >> And we can't get an answer. >> All right, we'll find out. >> All right, can I call you Donna tomorrow? >> Call Donna. >> All right, thank you. Okay. Thank you, Sharon. A and thanks for a great summer of concerts with the cultural arts. Job
well done. Sharon, while you're here, why don't you talk about your Halloween thing for the for the younger kids, >> but you got to speak. You Well, >> sorry. I'm so sorry. >> So, we start we started out with an idea
of showing Beetlejuice Beetlejuice in Burks Park. I'm working very closely with the entire parks department. They're going to move all the tables to the center, like make like an amphitheater in the center, like we'll be right in the middle of the woods. We
have uh Emerson, who's the town uh music man. He's going to donate his time. We'll have speakers all over the park piping in scary witches screaming and, you know, wind and thunderstorms. uh recreation department helped me
purchase smoke machines. We've got pizzas. We're working on getting them half price. The school is very behind us. I have teachers from Seerville school says already emailing me. They want their kids to be dressed up in themes. There's families. I signed up on
Seville Day 20 volunteers that'll help us decorate the park also. >> Wonderful. >> So the I think Halloween just brings people together. So, the park is going to be very, very alive on this date. Um, my whole street on my block wants to come and help. So, I'm also offering
I'll make another beautiful flyer like this that if anybody wants to donate any decorations, I'll come to their house. Even if they have just one piece, like I'll have a day that I go pick up decorations. We'll be decorating the park on the 17th and the 18th's going to
be the biggest Halloween party. >> Right. Thank you, Sharon, for doing this. >> All right. Much appreciated. >> Can I bring this to Staint Stance? >> Of course. Of course. For my >> All right. Thank you everybody. >> Thank you, Jim.
>> Thank you, Mayor Jim Robinson Parlin. It's hard to follow Sharon and what she's doing for the kids, especially with the Halloween. But I will try. This is probably the fifth or sixth time I've come up here and I've asked about the DuPont settlement and the PSA F
chemicals. We hired our own attorney a while ago. We know that there was a larger settlement that the AG was involved with that is statewide. People, a lot of people, people I don't know stop me because they've heard me ask this question and they asked me to get updates about how does it impact our
community and don't the people have the right to know? Has this migrated to Laurel Park or to the bus depot site or to the first aid squad or the post office, Burks Park to the middle school even even uh you know Kennedy Park maybe
just I think we ought we're entitled to know folks um apparently want to know and I'm sure if they reach out to me I'm sure they reach out to you as well. So I I think we ought to get some update on that especially since we've hired our own attorney. Um, the other thing I'd
like to say is is Donna, I want to thank you for the motion on the street lights. Mary, you have been on top of this um for a very long time. You've been a a fierce advocate. Um, I remember the first time I raised this issue and the business administrator said, "Short of
the council directing me not to pay the bill, I don't know what we can do." So, tonight, I guess he was directed not to pay the bill. So, I appreciate that on behalf of the residents who tell me that they appreciate it. I appreciate it.
It's amazing. Uh, you know, the closer we get to election, how we can get action done on things. That's a good thing. Um, is it, you know, this is the mayor you said questions and we ask a lot of
questions. I ask a lot of questions that presupposes that there will be answers and at some time I think it would be good if we could get answers especially to the PSA PSAF question set. Um but I
understand from my sources that we can't close on the journey mill property because they which is the refrigeration warehouse which we're going to get $20 million for which is a pretty nice drop in the bucket. I think we spent we're authorizing what is it $17 million in in
expenditures. I did the math quickly. I could be wrong. Um so getting that $20 million would be good. My understanding is they can't close on the property because JCPNL can't provide them electricity and we know refrigerated warehouses use a lot of electricity. So
I think it would be good to update folks on that. Um, I don't want to say I was I was shut down when I started to ask this question when we were talking about affordable housing. I guess the clock ran out. So, I I'll be fair and say we ran out of
time. But in that affordable housing document, which I have read backwards and forwards a few times, I didn't see anything about veterans housing. Now, you know, we were supposed to have veterans housing down on Blaska Court or
Blaska Way or whatever it is. That turned out to be a myth. We got the wool pulled over our eyes. I called there and asked for an application. They don't even ask if you're a veteran. And then when I pursued it, they said, "It's not for lowincome veterans. It's for
homeless veterans." Well, I don't know if this is accurate, but the statistics say and and people have told me no, the the statistics didn't catch everybody, but there are no homeless veterans in Middle Sex County. I hope that's the case, but we ought to be doing something
for veterans and especially when it comes to affordable housing. And what happened there, and John, I mentioned this to you because it was a Sarah project. um what happened down there just wasn't what we expected, wasn't what we were told. I understand that it
conformed with a statute, but there are other statutes that would have allowed there to be a preference for veterans and that's what should be done and that's what should be done in this round
and we can amend that. Joe told us that and I hope we would do that. Last, I just want to say this. We set a very dangerous precedent tonight when we say that if we want to renovate any old building to make it an office, we just
call it historic. Then we can take money from the open space and historic trust. That's not what it was meant for. Renovating an old building to be used for the construction department is not the same as preserving a historically
significant building. My time is up. Thank you all. >> Um my the person working uh in the capacity as chief of staff in my office is a fellow named Ken Kelly. He's a Vietnam veteran. He was a medic. He took
care of this the dying and the wounded. He is the veterans liaison for the burough of Saraveville and has been for probably the past 25 years. And when this topic comes up, I talked to him and he said he said Middle Sex County has
one of the finest veterans housing programs in the country. and he said, "If if I call the county and say I have a homeless veteran or I have a veteran in need, it is immediately addressed and
taken care of." It's kind of like our board of health where um uh we we it it's centralized. We we contract with the county and that's where the veteran housing comes in. So I would recommend
anyone having anyone having any issues, problems or questions about veterans h housing, the whole spectrum needs to call Ken Kelly uh in my office. Uh and he will that's one of the things that he
does and does very very well. So there is no problem in Saraveville with veterans housing according to Ken. And when and if uh a veteran is identified in need, it is immediately addressed by by us locally and by the county. So I I
don't want anybody to think that they're igny anyone who says that Sarville ignores the veterans is foolish. Um it this is a very pro- veteran town. So and that's just one of the many things that we do. Is there any any other questions
or comments for the open um public portion? There being none, I'll entertain a motion. >> I move the public portion be closed. Second roll. >> Roll call. >> Yes. >> Falco, >> yes.
>> Yes. >> Roberts, >> yes. >> Sarski, >> yes. >> Zowski, >> yes. >> Take a motion to adjurnn. >> To adjourn. >> All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Thank you everyone. Have a nice evening.