Good evening. All right. This meeting is being held in accordance with the public laws of 1975 chapter 231 and adequate notice of this meeting as provided by a notice sent to Star Ledger
and um Star Ledger local source posted in the main lobby of the municipal building and on the township website. Pledge of allegiance will be led by Carl Asterard Jr. Allegian Commander 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. Please remain standing for our servicemen here abroad. >> Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you, Carl. >> Yep. >> Mayor Yuber, >> present. Deputy Mayor Laugher >> present. >> Capid >> here. >> Committee Fiser >> here. >> And Committeeman Weber is absent.
>> Okay. Uh proclamations and announcements. Uh Springfield 55 plus residents calendar is out for November. Pizza with the police, Wednesday, October 29th at TD Pizza from 5 to 7. If
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Only grass and leaves will be collected. No branches or sticks. Please keep all leaves no closer than 10 feet from the storm drain or catch base. Um, all town officers are closed
Tuesday, November 11th for Veterans Day. Ceremony will be held on Veterans Day at Veterans Park at 11:00 a.m. Their stat committee meeting will be Wednesday, November 12th at 7 p.m. There was a
blood drive in remebrance of Detective John P. Patrick. Wednesday, November 5th, 1 to7 community center appointments and courage. Watkins welcome. Call or
text 732 672 5281. Public hearing on comm community block development grant. Brian O'Neal.
Johno. >> Um, I'll make a motion to open the hearing. I'm >> sorry. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Okay. >> Now I take it away. All right. Hello. For those of you who don't know me, my name is Brendan O'Reilly and I'm here to
present the year 52 community development block grant application, which we use for our senior citizen transportation service. In recent years, the county has awarded us approximately $13,000. This money is used to pay a portion of our bus driver salaries, allowing our
program to grow and expand. These funds help our senior citizen program by providing transportation for our seniors to go wherever they may need to go on a daily basis. For example, this service is used by seniors to get to doctor's appointments, the post office, the gym,
grocery stores, anywhere in Springfield. As long as it's in Springfield, we can get them there and back. This transportation service is a free service for all Springfield seniors and is available to them 5 days a week, Monday through Friday, and they can reserve a trip ride up to 2 days in advance. Our
department also takes seniors on monthly bus trips to farmers markets, mall trips, casinos, and theaters among other things. For example, this month we went to the Museum of Early Trade and Crafts in Madison for a guided tour and lunch. Springfield has multiple senior housing
complexes, so it is essential that we provide the service to our senior population. Our drivers our drivers service around 130 seniors annually. The recreation department finds this grant extremely beneficial to the town because it helps us continue our commitment to
benefiting our senior citizens in any way that we can. Thank you guys for your time. >> Yeah, I just take one issue with what you had to say. people who don't know me, your beginning, your reputation proceeds that uh [laughter] your family,
not only you, but your family have a longstanding commitment to public service in this town. >> We appreciate you and what you do and we appreciate your presentation every year and thank you for everything that you do for the recreation department and all the stuff that we don't see you do that
you do for us. Thank you for that, too. >> Appreciate it. Thank you. Yeah, thank you Brendan. CDBG is a great program. >> Always happy to >> have
>> public comment. Don't you have to move to close it or >> close field? >> Okay. I thought that was later because that is on 2020. >> Okay. We also applied for the CD EG grant that we're going to do this year
for transportation which is for Fieldstone. We asked for 140,000. Um last year we got something a little bit less than that but uh that will help pay for it. I think the total that we're estimating is about 220 to do Fieldstone. So we get 140 will pay for a
good chunk of it. So that's on tonight. That's your resolution. 2025 264. >> Yep. Last year we got 120 I think. >> Yes. >> Was it marathon of meetings in the committee that I'm in. So,
>> now public comment agenda items only. >> Well, no, no, no. We have to We're I'm going to make a motion to close >> before we close. >> Oh, public comment. >> Oh, I I second that motion. >> Well, no, no, no. >> Public hearing. >> Yeah.
>> Agenda. >> No, we have to ask for input. >> Public comment. public comment within the hearing. >> Anyone want to say anything? >> We swear it's not our first day. >> Uh I'm going to make a motion to close
the public hearing and discussion portion of the community block development grant. Second. >> All in favor? >> I have public comment on agenda items only. Anyone?
No one reports administrator. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Couple things I want to touch on. I don't know if anybody went by Scotty's today, but they started doing demo. I don't know how far they got it in come that way in tonight. So, I'll check on it in the morning. We
did milling today on Midville. Midvail and Northvale were both mil today. and weather permitting, we're going to try to pave tomorrow. Uh, a couple other things I wanted to touch on. We did get a grant from Greening Union County matching grant for
25 new trees. Uh, all 25 trees will be used to fill residents request. This gives us a total of 50 trees planted in 2025. Residents can request a tree through our website. Uh some other paving that's underway for
the balance of 2025 is Highlands and Windsor, Diamond and Lawrence. We're going to try to get those plus the two I mentioned before the end of the year. Bring the total number of roads that we did this year to 19 leaf collection. I want to touch on Mr. Mayor because you
briefly touched on that. One of the things we're seeing already and to can you bring up that picture for me please? This is some of the kind of thing that we're already seeing. And I just want to explain, we're not trying to be mean. I want to explain why we can't pick this
up. When we're loading our vehicles, we're scooping up the leaves. We're dumping it in a truck. If it's leave, we pay $5 a yard to get rid of the leaves. If we get a pile like this, we have one of two things. DPW then has got to stop, separate them, or they got to go back
and pick it up. If it's a contaminated load, we pay $20 a yard. So, that's why we're not going to pick this up. You'll get a notice from DPW that it's got to be separated. We'll be back out to pick it up after nothing but leaves are are left.
>> It's an eight. Drop the branches off by approval. >> Yeah, >> you can. Yes, >> there's a, you know, spot for that. >> But, but again, we're we're not trying to be mean, but it causes us a lot of grief and a bunch of extra money. But we do let them know that we can't take
>> we will pass it and there'll be a notice left for them explaining why and what they need to do. >> Perfect. >> And that is posted on our website also on the front page. Um make sure that we don't leave any plastic bags out other than the leaves
will be passed over until unacceptable material is removed. So that should hopefully cover our leaf collection situation. I did want to touch also we've been working with the bid and Jay about Chris had brought up committeeman Weber had brought up about awnings
downtown. So we've been talking to a couple of awning places about what we possibly can do and also trying to put together a grant program for the businesses. We're trying to come up with a standardized kind of four colors the lettering what it should look like and
then they would apply and if it qualifies they would get a grant. We're trying to figure out because one of the things that we thought about was we don't want to see a business receive a grant and unfortunately in three months they go out and the awning becomes
useless. So, what we're trying to come up with is a way that maybe the business is either zippered on or Velcro attached kind of hanging below the main awning so that if that should happen, we can salvage the awning and use it for the
next uh company that moves into that site, the next business that moves into that site. So, we are working on that and that's progressing. We'll keep you guys in the loop. We're still continuing work with everybody downtown trying to get more buildings cleaned up and painted. Uh there's been further work
done on the building on the corner of Mountain and Mars. They did continue to paint. I also had a conversation the other day with Verizon. They've promised me that our infamous poll on the corner of Mountain and Mars is scheduled to be done no later than the middle of
November. Now, that's only been six years, so hopefully we're drawing that to a conclusion. So, we'll keep you informed on that one. Also, there any other questions or comments? >> Uh, John, may I? >> Yes, please. >> Just to piggyback on what you were saying so the committee understands. We
did have a conversation afterwards. We do have a subcommittee already set up for the um uh grant program that we've come together for. So, we'll be bringing that to you guys to be able to converse with that. We're looking at December 1st to be the time frame of when we'd like to start taking the grants, the
applications of those grants if possible as well. So, we're hoping that that timeline works for the committee and everybody else. But, yeah, December 1st, we should have the grant program basically ready to at least take in the applications and then start looking at them, having the building department involved. And obviously, the committee
can put their two cents in as well. And again, you know, we understand that this isn't the end all the be all, but we're trying to make steps to improve the downtown, and it's it's difficult and it's slow. So, just kind of bear with us. We're we're trying everything we can to make it look better. Chief, we're all
set for Halloween. Yes, we are all set for Halloween. Message boards went up on both ends of uh Tuker on Mountain and up on by Balta Schro and Bryant. uh Facebook post should have gone up if not today, tomorrow, explaining to
everyone what we have going on. Um and we've been getting the word out however else we've been. I think it's on other social media sites as well. >> Also, we should be getting some weather on Thursday into Friday. >> Yeah. Um, could there be is there a
contingency plan or is there anything that we can do that if um perhaps the streets or the conditions of the storm makes it uh hinders our ability to close down Tuker? Would we be able to communicate
with the town that perhaps it's in the best interest not to have the street closed off due to the storm damage that we may incur? Yeah, I mean certainly we'll certainly >> you can do a robocall. It's a good idea. >> Take it. >> I just, you know, >> good idea.
>> You you plan for the worst and hope for the best. And I just I I just don't want an unsafe condition to be out there, especially you were supposed to hit >> um get hit pretty hard. And I just want to make sure that, you know, we air on the side of caution and safety and and give proper notifications when it's when
it's >> Yeah. And we'll be monitoring everything regularly and quite a few years back if you recall. Not sure. The ice storm that canceled Halloween for everybody. That was very interesting year. But uh yeah, no, we'll monitoring. We'll play it by
year and make sure uh it's as safe as it could possibly be. >> Appreciate it. Absolutely. >> Certainly. >> Speaking of the weather, I was over at Dayton and they were supposed to have a football game on Thursday. It got switched to Wednesday, tomorrow night. The last game of the season. Let's all
go up. Sure. tomorrow night, not Thursday. >> Mr. Mayor, also just to piggy back on to the uh Halloween festivities, I just want everyone to remember that this is the first year the fire department will be collecting candy donations for our neighbors on Tucker Avenue. You know,
every year this Tuker Avenue is getting bigger and bigger and we see this when we're outside in front of our firehouse. We had last year um 20 bags of Costco candy go within three or four hours. So, we can we definitely hear the plea for the the candy from our neighbors on
Tucker. So, we're trying to um create a fund drive here. We we have a big bin of candy right now that we're going to start distributing out. But, anyone that can wants to donate, come ring the doorbell and uh we'll be more than willing to uh take your donation and give it out. >> One thing you can automatically do is just tell your people that the candy is
for the kids, not for them. You know, I I had to put big signs on that because believe me, a lot of people have cavities right now from this ca candy. But, um hopefully it works out well this year and this will be something we can continue on for the future. Absolutely. >> Great job.
>> All right. Is that it, John? >> Yes. Thank you. >> Thank you. All right. Minutes. None. >> We have monthly reports were emailed >> and also everyone received a copy of the best practice inventory.
>> It shows that we've met what the state uh suggests we do to ensure that we're in the best financial standing doing exactly what we have to do each year to make that we brought in a piece. >> Yep.
>> All right. New business ordinance second reading. >> None. But we do have two ordinances for first ordinance 2025. Mr. Mayor, I move for first reading ordinance 202519 as read by Madame Clerk
uh with publication in local source November 6, 2025 with a final hearing on November 25th, 2025. >> Second, >> discussion >> Craig. Mr. Mayor, I'll summarize the uh the
ordinance. Um so this ordinance [clears throat] this ordinance arises out of a 1959 um public question statewide public question uh which which put to the
voters uh whether or not to authorize um redemption amusement games within the within the state and any and within any municipality where it p and it passed statewide and in any municipality where it passed by a majority of that municipality's voters it was also deemed
to be um enacted within that particular municipality. Springfield was one of those municipalities. Um no ordinance was ever to my knowledge was ever codified or adopted to codify the provisions of this law. Uh and based
upon a recent application from a um a business in town, it came to our attention and the state u requested that the town consider adopting an ordinance codifying these provisions of law. Many of these provisions of law have been in
effect and binding on the town anyway for the last nearly 60 years. So this this ordinance basically codifies those portions of the law. And and what this does is uh this will this governs um for businesses that meet the
qualifications, it governs uh when there's a typical arcade games or the typical I'll I'll refer to it as Chuck-e-Cheese type games. um where you are provided a a prize through tickets or tokens, not cash value. U doesn't
apply to anything like that. Only applies to uh getting what what are redeemable tickets or tokens or credits that you can redeem for a prize. Um so this this basically uh covers all of the the main areas of the law. Uh and what
this by the way this this allows the township uh to license a business. There's currently one that might be eligible depending upon um how they submit their application and the timing thereof. Um but it's a two-step process.
The the town can can um consider a license application, but it won't go into effect into effect until the state um issues a license for that business for that purpose in this town. So, it really involves both the state and the town. also provides a a modest revenue
stream for the amusement games and for the annual license for the establishment itself. >> Fascinating. >> Thank you. Thank you. >> Okay, we'll do >> capities. >> Yes. >> Kaiser. >> More amusement games. Yes.
>> Deputy Mayor Laer. >> Yes. >> Mayor Huber. >> Yes. include restrictions on the distribution of single use food service items by food and beverage provider providers unless
>> I'll make motion to move uh to move ordinance 2025-20 as read by madame clerk with publication in the local source on November 6, 2025 with the final hearing on November 25th, 2025. Second
>> motion. >> Summarize it real quick. I know committee man Kaiser >> uh last May uh Committeeman Kaiser brought to the attention of the the township committee um a uh sort of a movement uh in New Jersey called skip
the stuff. And the basic idea of this is to uh try to curtail kind of uh kind of comes in and helps augment the 2020 state law that went into effect banning certain types of plastic in retail
establishments. Um and what this one focuses on are some things that weren't really part of that. And it's not ex doesn't exclusively apply to plastic, but basically it prevents uh food um purveyors from without the consent of
the customer just adding forks and knives and ketchup and pepper and salt and other things accessories how it's referred to uh in the order again unless the customer specifically asks for it. So, the default then is you
don't you don't include these things either for someone who's just walking up um to the establishment in person or um for delivery purposes. The default is you don't include that stuff. Um unless someone specifically
asks for it. This, by the way, there are at least a couple dozen of municipalities within the state who have adopted similar types of ordinances. They vary. uh this version is is somewhat simplified compared to some others that are out there. Um and and
the purpose there is so that it's sometimes a little bit more easy to enforce and to follow uh as the as the affected public um when you're not going overboard. Um probably the nearest municipality at least that I'm aware of that has some question.
Yeah, [snorts] I I it's >> also >> Yeah, I think it's uh it's it's near 30 something towns have done this and and and is a move to tackle the the what is the pervasiveness of of single-use
plastics that continue to end up in our our landfills, our streams, uh uh uh uh and pervasive throughout all our uh ecosystems throughout the world and and and human bodies. I mean the the I think
it's I think the findings uh that uh that our legal team found right was 40 billion single-use plastic utensils are discarded every year in the United States. 40 billion. That's a lot to say. And I know what it right. Right. We all
think of these plastic utensils. Hey, it's if I'm on the go, if I'm sitting in the park, if I'm eating a meal, I'll I'll I'll need a singleuse plastic. Well, this ordinance doesn't prohibit it. It just makes that you have to ask for it. But let me tell you the facts.
It's something close to 98% of takeaway and delivery of food is consumed at your workplace or your home. All of those workplaces at home,
you you probably already have reusable cut cutlery at your house. I don't know who doesn't. You'd have to not to have reusable uh uh knife, silverware. So 98% of the times it's coming home, it's coming at you and you're throwing it in
a draw and discarding it and and never forgetting it or you're throwing it away. It's not even being used. We're just being sold the a bill of goods. We're we're thinking that it's going to get recycled. It's not. I I think the statistic is 9% in the in the United
States of plastic. All plastic is ever even recycled. 9% is even high. I think it's even lower in the state of New Jersey of what gets recycled. Uh let me tell you, it doesn't go to a magic uh uh uh anywhere else,
right? It goes into either the landfill or it's incinerated. The the carcinogens I think plastic is made up of thousands and thousands of chemicals. We don't know what that does to us, right? But it's not I'm no doctor, but it's not necessarily good, right? plastics have
been linked uh found in in human tissue throughout our body. So the the the simple thing is that we have to start to move away from it. Hey, there's no doubt we're going to get rid of all plastics. But where we can and where we
can stop the litter and and and and the discard of single use, I think we should be doing it. and and following in uh uh this this ordinance will will help. And trust me, right, we're joining towns, I
think, like Westfield uh the I I uh and other communities. These aren't necessarily the most liberal bastions, but we understand that we want to conserve and conserve our environment and this is one way to do it. So, with that, I will happily be voting yes and
maybe I'll come more impassioned when we do our second. >> Anything else, Chris? Nope. >> Committeeman Kaiser. >> Yes. >> Deputy Mayor Laugher. >> Yes. >> Capid. >> Yes. >> Mayor, >> yes.
>> Resolution. >> We'll do it by consent agenda. >> I'm I just said our line that we always do. Don't don't don't listen to me. >> Uh 2025 261. >> Mr. Mr. Mayor, can I just make a comment on 261?
>> If I may, only because the wording and I know we have to do it this way. It's misleading. It's not personal property. This is equipment that either we've replaced, it's seen its useful life. We put it on gov deals and try to sell it rather than scrapping it. So, it's it's
not personal. It's items that we've bought to use in town. Just so we clear that up. It's kind of misleading. Thank you. >> Thank it. It and it uh mayor just to just to clarify it so so that the government body knows because you'll see that same language in future ordinances
uh sorry future resolutions. It's it is referred to as personal property only to distinguish it from real property meaning land buildings. So that's so everyone understands why it's worded that way. 261
262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269
270 motion >> I'll make a motion to adopt uh resolutions 2025-261 through resolution uh 2025-270 Second. >> Yes.
>> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> All right. Discussion and action items. Accept the resation of Rita. Mayor's representative to the library board of trustee effective immediately
for a term ending December 31st. It also accepts the resignation of Cheryl Mullman as member of the library board trustees at the termination of her term on December 31st, 2025.
>> I move to accept the following resignations. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> just a note if I could um you know I I I did not have the pleasure to to know Rita during her time as she
served. Uh but as a former uh mayor's representative and and a a member of the of the Springfield Library Board, um I I really do need to say it's it's a it's a shame to have Cheryl go, although uh I do understand um you know, obviously her
resignation, but I just want to thank her for her outstanding service to the library board. Um she has been a member for a very very long time and um she has certainly um been [clears throat] very passionate about uh the library and its
use and its what it stands for in this town and the asset that it is in this town and uh I appreciate her commitment to the service to the board. uh having firsthand knowledge of of of who she is and and and the type of person she is
and what she was uh tried to enact with the with the library board and and and I know that library board will sincerely miss her service to the board and uh I wish her the best of luck in the future. >> And Rita Fonda, as everyone knows, is my
daughter. She was my appointed um she's a teacher was there. She enjoyed it and she does a lot with the library and she's still going to be involved there, but she it just got to be too much everything with her kids.
>> Uh New York Blood Center, New Jersey Blood Service requested to hold a blood drive at Chisum Community Center on Wednesday, November 5th, 1 to 7. Old harms agreement insurance certificate attached blood drives in remembrance of
detective [clears throat] John P. Patrick. >> Mr. Mayor, I'll make the motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? I >> I >> Okay. [clears throat] Finance. >> Uh I'll make a motion to adopt payroll invoices for the period of October 15,
2025 through October 28, 2025 in the amount of 5,364,44260. Second, >> yes. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Mayor, >> yes.
Okay. Correspondence Jersey Water of Hearing November 13 4:30 to 5:30 for recovery of COVID 19 expenses. Call in number is 1 862
294 2638. We put that on the board I guess outside. I guess we good. >> Uh public comment on government any government issue name and address
>> Matthew Herber 31 Glen View Drive. >> Oh >> yes. Thank you, man. All right. Uh good evening everyone. Uh last night the town was faced with a threat of a group of individuals who plan to attend the board of education meeting to protest the hiring of a transgender woman as a
teachers aid. However, an overwhelming number of community members showed up to demonstrate that hate has no place in Springfield. In a powerful play of in a powerful display of support, only the parents of the targeted teachers spoke to thank the board of ed and the majority of people who stood in favor of
inclusion. The board of ed reaffirmed its commitment to fair hiring practices and fostering an inclusive environment for employees and students. Although I didn't speak at this meeting, I had prepared a statement that I believe is important to put on the public record. I would like to take this time to share a
perspective shaped on personal growth and humbling lessons. Years ago, I believed I fully grasped the concept of free speech. In that conviction, I created an online platform where people could express themselves without boundaries. At the time, it felt like a
bold and even noble endeavor. But I but I soon learned a painful truth that just because you can say something doesn't mean you should. That platform became a breeding ground for harmful and divisive rhetoric, amplifying voices of intolerance in ways that I never
anticipated. It revealed the darker sides of human nature and to this day is one of my deepest regrets. Compounding this, someone took that idea and created an even more toxic version, perpetuating an echo chamber of ignorance that lingers to this day. Even
worse, it is full of people I once considered friends. This experience seared to me the profound responsibility tied to free expression, especially on Facebook, and the urgent need to cultivate spaces that uplift rather than destroy. Shortly after reckoning with
the consequences of my actions, realizing how even my casual words or jokes could make people feel unsafe or unwelcome, my child came out to me as trans. This moment was a turning point that reshaped my entire world view. Like so many, I had viewed life through the
narrow lens of my own experiences. Often failing to empathize with perspectives that felt unfamiliar, my child's courage forced me to confront ignorance and biases head on. It was as if the universe was calling to me to rethink to rethink my approach to life.
To listen with greater depth and embrace humility. I began to see the wisdom in discerning what I could change. My attitudes, my words, my openness to growth and what I could not like the lived experience of like the lived realities of others.
This journey fundamentally transformed how I understand free speech and online responsibility. Words carry immense power. They could build bridges or infllect inflict deep wounds. As a parent, I've worked tirelessly to create a home and a world
where not only my child but everyone feels safe, valued, and free to be their authentic self. This has meant unlearning a lot of long-held biases, actively seeking to understand their experiences and owning my own exp my own mistakes with humil with humility. It is
not always easy, but this process has made me a more empathetic and thoughtful person, committing to fostering a world where everyone could thrive. I stand before you as a parent navigating a deeply challenging and often alarming social and political climate surrounding transgender issues. Public discourse
shaped by influential figures, media narratives, and even governmental policies too often portrays trans individuals in ways that are dehumanizing, dismissive, or outright threatening. It is heartbreaking and profoundly troubling that there are people in this town even debating
whether a fellow human deserves the same freedoms and dignity to pursue happiness rights our founding fathers enshrined as inaliable. This is not abstract rhetoric abstract rhetoric anymore. It is about people with real lives, our children, our
neighbors, our friends whose right to exist authentically is questioned, invalidated, or denied by just a handful of hateful people is too much. I implore everyone listening to pause and reflect
deeply. If you believe anyone should be excluded from full participation in society based on their race, religion, sexuality, or gender identity, I ask you to search your hearts for what is just and true. If that reflection leaves you uncertain,
turn to history, which bears the painful scars of our collective failures. Times when we lost our way by marginalizing and excluding others. Those chapters are filled with regret, serving as a stark reminder that denying anyone's humanity
diminishes us all. We are at a crossroads as a town, as a state, as a country with the opportunity to choose a path rooted in empathy, inclusion, and respect. As a parent, I've witnessed the extraordinary courage it takes for my child to live authentically in a world
that often rejects or misunderstands him. His resilience inspires me to advocate for a society where every individual is valued, where no identity is weaponized, and where the pursuit of happiness is a universal right, not a privilege reserved for some. Let's
choose compassion over judgment, understanding over division, and hope over fear. And let us never forget, hate has no place in Springfield. Thank you. >> Thank you. Anyone
else? >> Thanks, Matt. >> Seeing none, >> I just before we adjourn, I just wanted to say to Mr. um thank you. I give you a lot of credit for what you just said up there. Thank you for your courage. Thank
you for sharing your story. Thank you for you and your family's courage. I know that that was that must have been a lot. And I can only imagine um what what you families have gone through. Um and thank
you and that was beautifully said. >> Um we won't re uh uh reconvene until after the election. So everybody uh a week from today, it's your it's your right. Too many people don't take up that ability to go vote. Far too many.
And uh uh uh unfortunately if you don't vote then you know how can you how can you how can you change anything and then how can you complain? So, please polls are open from what time, Linda? >> 8:00 p.m.
>> 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. That's a long time, you know, so please get out to vote. [clears throat] >> If anybody wants >> That's right. We do have early voting and >> want to work it. >> We're looking for workers. >> They are looking for workers. And I
would just like to say, not that I want to keep this going obviously any more than we have to, but I just want to say because I think at least one of us says this at this meeting during this time, what an absolute honor and a pleasure it has been >> to work with all of you and especially Harrison and Rich. >> Thank you.
>> Your breath of knowledge, first of all, rich of this town and history um is second to none. Um, you are someone who is certainly respected and admired for your breath of knowledge, for your history of this town and all that you've
given, not just on this township committee, but through public service, through your longstanding commitment to recreation programs, kids. You've watched your kids grow up here. You're watching your kids' kids grow up here.
and and and there is no better person to understand the tapestry of what this town is and what this town represents and what it means than someone like you >> and and and and Harris, our deputy mayor, for for you to to come on here and and and and and show the conviction
that you have had and your breath of knowledge, not just on a local level, just someone a product of this of this community, but also someone who has had that breath of knowledge, not only on this local level, but the county and the state level. Uh bringing that knowledge to us, having that um breath of
knowledge for us to work with, having the contacts that you do and the and the communities that you have worked in, not just locally, but on the county level as the state um has been so valuable to us in our time here and our tenure here. And I and I and I it's it's an honor and
a privilege to work with the both of you. And uh and um you know, it's it's been a real honor to sit up here with you. And uh I and wish for a very successful and promising future. Re >> really appreciate those words, Chris. Thank you. Uh I uh my my yearly Facebook
post, reserve your right to complain and vote. Um and I also want to recognize uh St. James on what was an immensely successful uh carnival that they had this past year. Kudos to Chris for sitting in that uh glass enclosure. Uh
[laughter] >> well kudos for the people who had to sit in that glass with me and deal with me for like three nights. >> So so really really kudos on that one. Uh it was an immensely successful carnival for me. I came away with three prizes. Um it was excellent. You you're
more than welcome to one of mine. Um and uh good luck to uh Rich, >> David, Kathy. Good luck to you. Um and uh I also wish myself luck selfishly but uh thank you.
>> Anybody else? >> Move to adjurnn. >> Second. >> All in favor? Hi. Hey. [laughter]