Keith, is that on the computer screen? You almost had me. I saw I saw Good evening everyone. Welcome to the regular meeting of the Tucker Burough Council this June 16, 2025.
Madam Cler, would you please read the open public meetings act statement? Yes. Provisions of the open public meeting acts have been complied with this notices published in the Beacon and the Asbury Park Press stating the time place of this meeting. Thank you. Roll call, please. Mr. Breand here. Mr. Martin
here. Mr. Kangelo here. Mr. Gmore here. Mr. Here. Mr. Peterson here. Mayor Marshall here. Thank you. Please stand for the flag 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. All right. We are going to have a special presentation and we're going to do that first this evening. Councilman Pearson, would you please read? Thank
you, your honor. Resolution. I'm going to read a resolution to appointing a officer to the lieutenant position, which I feel is very much deserved. With that being said, a resolution of the Burrow of Tucker, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, appointing Joseph
Caputo as lieutenant for the Burrow of Tucker Police Department. I move resolution. My second. Okay. I have a motion and I have seven seconds. Six seconds. Roll call vote, please.
Mr. Breand, yes. Mr. Martin, yes. Mr. Kangelo, yes. Mr. Demore, yes. Mr. Dupree, yes. Mr. Peterson, yes. Thank you. Okay, let's do it. Take pictures. And we're going to move around here so
that we get our Okay. I And state your name. I, Joseph Caputo, do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey. and the
Constitution of the State of New Jersey that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. and the governments established in the United States and and the governments established in the United States and in this state and in this state under the
authority of the people under the authority of the people and that I will faithfully and that I will faithfully impartially impartially and justly perform and justly perform all the duties of the office of police lieutenant all the duties of the office
of police lieutenant according to the best of my ability according to the best of my ability. So help me God. So help me God. And I might need you to sign this. That was great. All right. Congratulations.
Now, let's take some pictures. All right. All right. All right. Come on, daddy. Come on, Anthony. We'll do pictures. Woohoo!
Oh my god, this Sorry guys, just bear with us. I promise we'll be done. Tony, you Tony said no. Mom, you good? Dad, you want to get one? Just us? Sure.
Okay. Well, come on. Light went down there. Come on. Go. You guys come this way. center. Good. This the one that's going to be used
Perfect. I'll give you credit. Okay, look out. Congratulations. coming your way. Thank you. Congratulations. All right. What's that? Yeah. Yeah.
Okay. So, our audience just half our audience just left, but it was wonderful. We're so proud of him. Okay. Uh, is everyone ready to go on? Yes, ma'am. Okay. Very good. Let's go on
to number six legislation. Councilman Greenland. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Tonight, I have a resolution renewing the seven liquor licenses in town. The seven licenses are for Doyle's Courthouse, the Great Vines, Dockside Cafe, Mickey's Port of Paul, Diner, the
Redmond's Lodge, and Tucker Liquors. So, I have resolution of the burrow of Tucker County, a motion, state of New Jersey, authorizing the renewal of liquor licenses for the 2025 2026 licensing year. And I so move this resolution. Second. Okay. I have a
motion on this resolution. Roll call, please. Mr. Band. Yes, Mr. Martin. Yes, Mr. Pangelo. Number six, abstain. All the rules. Yes, Mr. Dmore. Yes, Mr. Dra. Yes, with the exception of
number six, I must abain. Mr. Peterson. Yes, thank you. And that's all I have this evening. Okay, fine. Thank you very much. Next, we have finance Councilman Martin. He gets the get some kind of a prize. I
have nothing this evening. you have everything. I have uh I have three first readings uh or I have first readings of three different ordinances tonight and uh five resolutions I'll be going through. Um so the first ordinance
is going to be ordinance number five of 2025 and that is for the trash truck uh bond ordinance. This is just the first reading. Second reading will be at our next meeting on July 21st. And at that time we will open um for public comment.
So, uh, I have ordinance number five of 2025, an ordinance of the Burough of Tucker and County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, providing for acquisition of a trash/recycling truck and appropriating $330,000. Therefore, and providing for the
issuance of 313,500 in bonds or notes of the Burough of Tucker to finance the same. And I move this on first, read, and second. Okay, I have a motion and a second on this ordinance as presented. Roll call vote,
please. Can you give us date of the second reading? Yes. Sorry. July 21st. Thank you, Mr. Martin. Mr. Breeman, I'm sorry. Yes. Mr. Martin. Yes. Mr. Kangelo. Yes. Mr. Dmore. Yes.
Mr. Dup. Mr. Peterson. Yes. Thank you. Okay. Again, second reading will be July 21st. um and we'll have public comment at that time. Uh next is ordinance number six of 2025 and this has to do with um our rules and regulations
pertaining to um garbage collection within the burough. Um so this one is specific to garbage collection. Uh the main changes to our old ordinance are that uh garbage can lids will need to be closed completely
on the garbage can. It can't be open overflowing with trash. Um, any violations to that can now carry a penalty for a first a civil penalty for the first offense being $150 uh second offense of $250.
Um, again, this is just first reading. Second reading will be on July 21st and will be open to public comment at that time. I have ordinance number six of 2025, ordinance of the Burough of Tucker, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, amending and supplementing
chapter 223 of the Burough Code of the Bureau of Tucker entitled solid waste so as to revise the rules and regulations pertaining to garbage collection within the Burrow of Tucker and I move this on first reading. Second. Okay, I have a motion and a second on this ordinance as
presented for this first reading. Roll call vote, please. Mr. Brilland. Yes. Mr. Martin. Yes. Mr. Kangelo. Yes. Mr. Dor. Yes. Mr. Dupra. Yes. Mr. Peterson. Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Uh the next ordinance is ordinance number seven.
This one has to do with the recycling regulations, but it is very much along the same lines of the trash um the trash ordinance that we're doing. Uh carries the same penalties for the violations. Um tight fitting lid. um is
the the new update. But um for the actual rules and regulations, I encourage people to also visit our website. The public works has a list of all the recycling about like not having in plastic bags, what is recycling, what
is not recycling to make sure that you're you're doing it properly. I have ordinance number seven of 2025, ordinance of the Burough of Tucker, County of Ocean, State of New Jersey, amending and supplementing chapter 223 of the Burough Code of the Bureau of Tucker entitled solid waste as to update
recycling regulations. And I move this on first reading. Second. Okay, I have a motion and a second of this ordinance number seven as presented. Roll call vote, please. Mr. Breland, yes. Mr. Martin, yes. Mr. Kangelo, yes. Mr. Demar, yes. Mr.
Yes, Mr. Peterson. Yes. Thank you. And again, second reading of all three of those ordinances will take place at our July 21st meeting right here. And uh we will open to public comment before voting. Next, I have a resolution for the payment of claims for this month. Uh
this month, the bureau is sending out $724,48710. I wanted to point out the Ocean County Utilities Authority um in the amount of $152,322.50 and then also the June Tuckeran Elementary School levy for $332,75.38.
So I have a resolution of the Burough of Tucker County of Ocean State of New Jersey authorizing payment of claims in the amount of $724,48710 and I move this resolution second. All right. I have a motion in a second on this resolution. Roll call vote, please.
Mr. Breand, yes. Mr. Martin, yes. Mr. Kangelo, yes. Mr. Demar, yes. Mr. Depri, yes. Mr. Peterson, yes. Thank you. Uh my next resolution is for a community block grant um asking to have it be able to uh
um be inserted into the 2025 municipal budget uh for the sum of $40,000. So I have a resolution of the burrow of Sernan County of Ocean State of New Jersey authorizing a chapter 159 for the fiscal year 2024 community
development block grant or CDBG for the 2025 municipal budget and I move this resolution second. All right, I have a motion and a second on this resolution as presented. Roll call vote, please. Mr. Breand, yes. Mr. Martin,
yes. Mr. Kangelo, yes. Mr. Deart, yes. Mr. Yes. Yes. Uh along the same lines, I also have another one um for the calendar year for the alcohol education and rehabilitation
grant um seeking to uh insert $1,134.83 into the 2025 budget. I have a resolution of the Burough of Tucker County motion state of New Jersey authorizing a chapter 159 for the calendar year 2025 alcohol education and
rehabilitation grant for the 2025 municipal budget and I move this resolution second. Okay, I have a motion and a second on this resolution I presented. Roll calling, please. Mr. Bland, yes. Mr. Martin, yes. Mr. Mr.
Demore, yes. Mr. Yes. Mr. Peterson, yes. Thank you. Uh my next resolution is for dedication by Ryder for the Tucker Environmental Commission. Um this will make it so that the environmental commission will have a designated fund
where they can collect money to be used um for all their doings with you know in the capacity of the environmental commission such as plantings around town um cleaning up that kind of stuff. I have a resolution of the burough of Tuckeran County motion state of New
Jersey requesting approval of a dedication by writer in accordance with NJSA4A 4-39 for the acceptance of donations and appropriation of the same for the Tucker Environmental Commission and I move this
resolution second. All right, I have a motion and a second on this resolution as presented. Roll call vote, please. Mr. Brilland, yes. Mr. Martin, yes. Sister. Yes. Mr. Petmore. Yes. Mr. Dra. Yes. Mr. Pet. Yes.
And I hope I said environmental commission the first time because when I replay Okay. I was like I didn't know if I said economic development. Too many. Okay. Perfect. Uh for my final resolution um I have a
resolution cancelling excess charges um for water and sewer for 2025. Um, this is for a total of seven properties within the burrow. I have a resolution of the burrow of Tucker County. A motion state of New Jersey to cancel excess
water and sewer charges for the year 2025. And I move this resolution second. Okay. I have a motion and a second on this resolution as presented. Roll call vote, please. Mr. Brilland? Yes. Mr. Martin? Yes. Mr. Kangelo? Yes. Mr. Deore? Yes. Mr. Dree? Yes. Mr. Peterson?
Yes. And then mayor, that is all I have until committee reports. Okay. Fine. Thank you very much. Did a great job on that. Uh next is public works water and sewer council. Uh thank you, Ron. Four resolutions that
we're reading this evening. One has to do with the purchase of two new vehicles and will authorize the purchase of a side loader, purchase of a chassis, and then the purchase of three containers. Just a reminder, public works yard is closed Friday, June 20th and Friday,
June or July 4th. Have a resolution of Tucket and County votes in the state of New Jersey awarding a state contract for the purchase of one 2025 Ford F350 and one 2025 Ford F250 truck to Wyinners Ford.
Uh the burrow was in need of these two vehicles uh for our wershed department and went a Ford submitted the uh contract bid in the amount of $58,914
for the F350 and $60,792 for the F250. And I move this resolution second. All right. I have a a motion a resolution that was read and second.
Will call please. Uh Mr. Freeland. Yes. Mr. Martin. Yes. Mr. Kangelo. Yes. Mr. Dmore. Yes. Mr. Dree. Yes. Mr. Peterson. Yes. Um Councilman Kangelo, before you start the next two resolutions, I got a little overzealous and I typed up my
stuff and got it all ready. And technically, we should not be doing these two resolutions until the next council meeting because that's when the bond ordinance would be adopted. So that's my fall on um getting it on the agenda quicker than I thought it should
be. July. Yeah, I know. Just getting bump pumping this stuff out. So I'm asking that you table the two resolutions until the next council meeting. The purchase of the chassis and the purchase of the um the actual
side loader. Yes. Okay. Please. Per instructor, the next two resolutions are table. Last resolution is resolution B county motion state New Jersey awarding a contract for the purchase of two 30 yard containers and one 10 yard
containers. Uh waste group submitted the lowest price in the amount of $14,51 and I move this resolution. Second. It's waste. It is.
Did you say it? Okay. Did I say it wrong? It's red. That's a flyer. I move the resolution. Second. Okay. We have a motion and a second on this resolution as presented.
Roll call vote, please. Say that. Mr. Brillin, yes. Mr. Martin, yes. Mr. Kangelo, yes. Mr. Dmore, yes. Mr. Dupra, yes. Mr. Peterson, yes. That's all I have. Thank you. All right. Thank you.
Now, moving on to public buildings and grounds and community affairs. Council Moore. Thank you, mayor. I have one resolution this evening. This resolution is for a submission of a grant application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Resolution of the Bureau of Tucker County of Ocean State of New Jersey authorizing the submission of a grant application and execution with the New Jersey Department of Transportation for the Cedar Street, Cox Avenue, and Parker
Roadway preservation project in the amount of $457,38. I move second. All right. I have a motion and a second on this resolution as presented. Roll call vote, please. Mr. Bland, yes. Mr. Martin, yes. Mr.
Klo, yes. Mr. Dear, yes. Mr. Deree, yes. Mr. Peterson, yes. That's all I have. Okay. All right. Fine. Nice to have something, huh, that you can read. You have plenty to talk about.
All right. Moving on to uh number 10, administration and regulation council. Your honor, I have three items for this evening. The first being the approval of the minutes of uh the May 19th, 2025
meeting and executive session. Uh any council person have any additions, corrections, or emissions that they have passed? There being none, I so move that we accept the minutes as written. Second. Okay, we have a motion and a second to
accept the minutes as presented. Roll call vote, please. Mr. Bland, yes. Mr. Martin, yes. Mr. Kangelo, yes. Mr. Demar, yes. Mr. Deree, yes. Mr. Peterson, yes. Thank you. And uh second item, your honor, I have uh from Tucker Construction and Code
Enforcement Office on-site inspections were 21 violation notices sent were seven. Whole cab inspections were two open violations were five. We had two cleared violations. Opra requests two. Uh public works cleanup we had one holes
for homeowners were 22 and CO inspections were one. Uh, as far as the permits that were issued, construction were 44, rental were five, resale was six, and zoning were 13. And that
concludes the code enforcement and uh, construction report uh, for this past month. And at this time, I'd like to call forward Lieutenant Alyssa Chapman from Parker Town Fire and also Squad 85, the monthly EMS and fire report.
Hi everybody. I'm Lieutenant Lisa Chapman from Parktown Fire Company. Um so the Parkertown Fire Company has responded to 10 fire calls and 21 EMS calls in Harvard in May of 2025. On May 31st we attended a meeting with the
residents of Paradise Cove and then the fire company reinstated the junior fire rider program and is going to be promoted for the kids to sign up. The program is designed to lead interested individuals into a career path in the fire and AMS service. All right. Thank you very much.
Excellent. Thank you. Thank you. And that's all I have, your honor. All right. Well, fine. That's very good. Uh we'll go back to law and public safety. Councilman Peterson. Thank you, honor. I have the uh monthly activity report
for May 2025. Calls for service were 281. Arrest were 12. Motor vehicle stops were 165. Motor vehicle summons were 89. Motor vehicle accidents were 13. Medical was 31 and
suspicious person and vehicle checks was 30. And that's all I have. All right. Fine. Thank you very much as well. And um let's see. I know that when we get
down to committee reports, Councilman Councilman Bryant is going to talk about the 4th of July and the content. So, I can leave that and go on to Mr. Connor. Do you have anything this evening? I have nothing. Nothing. Okay.
So, M. This evening, uh, first thing I have is a bingo application for the Church of the Holy Spirit. They are going to be doing uh weekly every Friday uh bingos at the uh church beginning August 1st,
2025 and it'll be from 5 to 9:00 p.m. And they're requesting waiver of I make that motion. Second. Okay. Motion second. Roll call vote, please. Mr. Brillin, yes. Mr. Martin, yes. Mr. Kangelo, yes. Mr. Demore, yes.
Mr. D, yes. Mr. Uh the next thing I have is um a solicitation request for charitable it's called charitable solicitation request for Route 9 and uh 539. In order
for the county or the state to allow for anyone to be in the roadway to do like a coin drop, the town has to approve it first per our ordinance. Parkertown Fire Company is requesting that uh they are allowed to go out and solicit funds uh
at the corner of Route 9 and 539 on the decoy show weekend which would be September 27th and 28th. I make that motion. Okay. A motion and a second on this request. Roll call vote, please. Mr. Freeland? Yes. Mr. Martin? Yes. Mr.
Kangelo? Yes. Mr. Demore? Yes. Mr. Dree. Mr. Peterson. Yes. Okay. Uh the other thing I have is uh authorizing the approval of the fireworks for July 4th uh over the tipsman county park. So usually that's
done by resolution but it's usually resolution the borrow of Tuckman County version state of New Jersey uh authorizing the display of fireworks for the 4th of July. I move second. Okay. So we have a motion and a second on this resolution
or this request. Roll call vote please. Mr. Breand, yes. Mr. Martin, yes. Mr. Kangelo, yes. Mr. Deorn, yes. Mr. Deree, yes. Mr. Peterson, yes. I think that is everything that I have. Yep, that's it. All right. Very good.
Thank you very much. Uh, so now we'll go to your committee report. Uh, yes. So, committee reports, Pride and Celebration. Um, we have the Tucker summer concerts all lined up. Uh, we have six concerts scheduled for this
summer on Friday nights at 6:30. They're going to be held at the All Wars Memorial Ball Field over on Bay Avenue. Um, we did get we did get the lineup out on social media. It is also on the Burrow website.
Uh, if you go to committees to Pride and Celebration and then to events, it has it there. Um, so again, that'll be every Friday starting July 11th. We're not doing one on July 4th. Um, but starting July 11th, they will be over at the All
Wars Memorial Ball Field. The stage is, I'd say, 95% of the way finished. Um, it turned out very nice. um he'll get mad, but Wayne, who happens to be my father, has been building these
stages uh behind the church and he's been working very very hard. And uh I went over the other day and was jumping on them to test them out and test out his craftsmanship. Um and between him and Bob Dar and the other people that have volunteered their time to put it together, it's it came out very nice and
I think it'll work out very very well over at the ball field. Um So that is the uh Friday night concerts and then for the final fourth of July fireworks committee. Um in addition to
the the fireworks being held at dusk on July 4th, uh we're also doing the annual parade, I did get the permit to close Route 9 from uh 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on July 4th. and that'll be closed from
Marine Street down to Great Bay Boulevard for the parade. So, uh the Fourth of July committee does have applications for anybody that is interested in being on the parade or being in the parade. Um if you'd also like an application, you can feel free
to email me at uh b martin tucker burough.com. I will make sure that you get an application. We already have about 30 people uh signed up to be in it, so it should be very good. Um, and then the last thing with the fireworks
committee is they are selling 50/50 raffle tickets. Um, for the 4th of July, they're $5 a ticket. Um, if we sell all the tickets, the grand prize winner would get $750.
And I believe tickets will be at Doyle's Courthouse. And we'll also be walking around on the 4th of July um, selling the raffle tickets. And I think that is enough for me. That's fine. We have a lot of important things to talk about
and uh we have to get the word out that the concerts are all set and what's going on for the fourth because we won't be meeting. It's just a couple weeks away. All right. Um I guess one more. Yes. Oh, I just wanted to mention that the uh Do
you have something else to say? I I did want to say the rain date for the fireworks. Should it rain, it's not going to rain on July 4th, but should it the rain date is July 5th, so it'll be the following. It's that Saturday night is the rain. Sorry, Mr. Peterson. That's okay.
I just wanted to say that uh EDC is moving uh forward with the uh Chamber of Commerce and uh Chuck is one of our officers. I'm going to ask you to get up and catch us up to date on what's going on with it if you don't mind. Sure.
On the spot, but I'm used to it. So, thank you. Um I'm really excited about that that the EDC has now moved forward and formed the Chamber of Commerce, which is going to allow us to do events, raise money, um all kinds of things that just as a committee of the
burrow we couldn't do as the EDC. Um, we have three trustees. I'm one of them, John Miller and Dave drawing a blank on his last name, but we're the trustees of it. April. Yes. And, uh, we, you know, we have a bank account. We have a website coming out soon. We're going to
be soliciting the businesses all to join it. And, um, from experience in my other town, it was a business association, not a chamber of commerce, but it's the same thing. and it's something I've talked about for years here trying to get together and I'm really excited about
it. Um it's it's moving forward. I know the mayor and several council members have been at a lot of the EDC meetings and saw this coming and um it's going to be a really good thing. There's going to be some great events we can have. There's going to be a lot we can do to
um bring economic development through the chamber to the council and to met or to sorry metric on my mind a little bit to my second town here which by the way next next year is going to be 50 years
that my family's been coming to to to text them. So in spite of me just slipping up and saying Medford uh thing is very important to me and my family. met from Tucker Road, right? Yeah, exactly. Tucker and that's how you get here, right? You come from Tucker Road.
So, um yeah, it's it's it's going to be a great thing. I'm really excited about it and thanks for all the support of council and putting this together. Um it's going to be very good for the burrow. I appreciate that. Thank you very much. I uh also like to say a couple words.
First, I'm honored to have four members of the environmental commission here this evening. We have uh Beth, Debbie, Carolyn, and of course Paul. And Paul, uh do you have a report you'd like to give from the the meeting? And that was the previous one. Um I wasn't really at
the last meeting cuz I was away, right? But um put on the spot. Sorry about that, buddy. That's right. I got a really cool life. Um, we were pushing for a bank account for a
long time. Um, we finally got it. That's going to help a lot with them cleaning up downtown. The planters, they can raise money to buy stuff, plants, whatever, shovels, rakes for the community garden, maybe even a better
role than the one I donated. Um, it's all good. They're we're moving forward, okay, in a positive direction. That's basically all I have until we get to the homeowners part and we also have one slot open for the environmental committ.
We're working on that because there's a environmental engineer in our neighborhood and I've been talking with him. I've been trying to get him to join. I forward his information to Mike and Kaitlin. they should be
talking to them and we'll get we'll get it on board. Thank you. Wow. Thank you. Thanks, Paul. Appreciate that. That's all I have for committee reports. Okay. I have something. Uh we're at that time of year again where we face certain things. One of
them are gnats. The other one the green heads are coming and we deal with it. However, it's the summertime in Tucker. We're going to have traffic. It's already started. We have backups. I would just ask people to try to be
considerate, be courteous, and don't think that the shoulder of a road is a passing lane to go around a vehicle that's turning left. There may be a pedestrian walking across the street you don't see. Please be mindful. Also
realize that most cars have brakes on them. You could use them. And for those people that have grass, uh, I don't think you need a reminder. You know, it has to be cut. We do have code enforcement. So, it's a process. Just be
aware of things. And if everybody works together and shows a little bit of patience, I think we can get through this and make everybody happy without any injuries, accidents, whatever. Thank you. And have a good summer. Awesome.
Anyone else comments? All right. Um, I think we're ready for the public. Move to open the public forum. Second. All right. I have a motion and a second to open the public forum. All in favor? All right. Any oppose? I have to say
that, but nobody is. So, we want to hear from you in the public. Yes, sir. Hi. Look at that. A big boy. My name is Andy Caviolo. I live at 7 North Fork Castle North Castle Drive. I've been a resident
uh since uh 76 before gambling. Uh Brown was the sole police officer in the town neighbor. My parents became very friendly with him and uh they had a they had a lasting relationship until he passed away. Uh, so I've been a resident
here for for a long time and uh I have a I have a proposal and uh I think uh may be interesting. I have some handouts and I'm gonna need this one. This and this is a petition for There we
go. Thank you. This this one this one was just pass. You're welcome. Okay. So, I guess you could read along with me. You can read along with me. Uh uh I
wrote a letter to the sandpaper. Um, do I need to stand here or over here? As long as the microphone is there, that way we can record it. Okay. So, I wrote a letter to the sandpaper and I'm going to read it uh read it aloud to
everybody. I retired. I was shocked to hear about the low attendance at the town hall meeting about the increase in school taxes in our Little Harbor Township community. I guess people were just tired of arguing and were unaware of the meeting. I own I own a home off of Radio Road in Stacial Drive. I
understand the taxes will be increasing by in excess of $800 per year for every home in my area. I have an idea. Can we have the township make an adjustment on the law for allowing low-speed vehicles access to beaches, restaurant, cigar
lounge, religious institutions? We are a golf course community thanks to Atlantis Country Club back in the early '7s. This would be kind of like a communities in Florida. If this were to happen, you can drop your auto coverage and replace it with a $100 a year golf cart insurance
coverage. Low low speed vehicles LSV plates do not exceed 25 mph speed limit. They are also battery powered with regular 125V outlet that does not require a large high voltage plug. Therefore, saving thousands per year on insurance and
fuel. Therefore, substituting a large property tax increase and it's fun to drive. Uh we're not in any rush. Those days are over. So, I I sent that to the sandpaper and they contacted me. They said, "We love your letter. We'd like to print it." I said, "That'd be great. I
would love, you know, more more influence and it's in the town." So, we I what I did was I I made up a sign that uh Oh, let me let me continue with my my second
I would like to propose a signage on Radio Road to Route 9 in two locations by McDonald's Oak Lane and Stewart Stewart's down Great Bay Boulevard at south on Radio Road to Graling Point, the beach. My proposal is a sign with a permit attached to your windshield like
a beach pass placed on your windshield where you would pay a fee as shown on a map where you are permitted to drive your golf cart LS fee in Little Lake Harbor, Mystic Island. Years ago, there used to be a racetrack behind the elementary school where there were they would have race car car races.
The burst for winning was $5 and the race would go to Stewart's. Does this sound familiar? It was the basis for the Mel's Drive-In in the movie American Graffiti. That's one of the reasons why I would like to include Route 9.3 miles, which is currently has a speed limit of
30 mph. If you revert back to my letter I submitted, insurance is under $100. Actually, I'm paying $70 for the year. I when I called my insurance company, I said, I have a low-speed vehicle. I'd like to be able to insure it. And they said, "Oh, $70. Is that for the month?"
"No, that's for the year." I said, "I I I I was I was shocked. I would like to be able to go to my house of worship, restaurants, acne grocery stores, stewards, and the warp cigar lounge." I understand Route 9 is not is part of New Jersey DOT, but with
a proper plan, the Department of Transportation usually responds positively with the request of the local town. I'm going to include a possible sign and Route 9 map with your sticker. It will allow you to drive on proper signage roadways to
Little Lake Harbor and Mystic Islands. And thanks. Let's rejuvenate this town. When I first came to Little Lake Harbor, I was uh I was I was very excited. Everybody had waterfront and they had boats and it was it was very exciting.
And uh this is what uh this is this is my this was my sign my sign that I that I designed. The only thing I didn't design was a sticker that you would put on your windshield, but I didn't I I figured I'd leave it up to, you know,
the board and the two towns, Little Lake Harbor and uh and Tucker to design it. Also maybe would have a number on it and you would pay a fee. With this fee, you'd get the map and you'd be a and the sticker. you place it on your vehicle and it's that's how we can make money
out of this I think would be a great revenue producing item. So the road restrictions they can't uh uh one of my my hand they they can't be driven uh on roads with speed limits exceeding 25 miles an
hour unless a municipality or county grants permission for roads with speed limits up to 35 miles an hour. Mun municipal municipal discretion municipalities and counties have the discretion to permit or restrict L
use on roadways within their jurisdiction. So in other words, obviously uh if this is a roadway that we use, you guys have the ability to grant permission for uh signage and uh and use on our uh not Route 9 and uh Radio Road.
I also included a uh a copy of the petition that people who are interested and also this is a copy of Route 9 uh which is in front of Stewart's and uh how great would it be to see these uh golf carts that are decked out that
looked like 34 Chevys and you know back in the old days and uh pulling into Stewarts and uh and having a a soda or whatever and like back in the old days and uh so basically that's my uh a little presentation. So,
okay. So, you have already presented this to Little Egg Harbor. Yes. Excuse me. And you live at the lake harbor yourself? Yes. Okay. Um, we would certainly need to to check with little egg and see what they're doing and then
we'd have to turn it over to our police and and see if there was any way that this might be possible put into Tucker. So, thank you very much for this. We have your phone number. My phone
number's on there. I did the presentation on Thursday and they said, "You think you could come down to Tucker and make the presentation in Tucker?" I said, "I would I would love to and so that's that's why I'm here." Thank you very much for your time and uh so, you know, it'll be an interesting time in
our in our history. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone else to see? Hi there. Hi, Carolyn Keane, 84 Curu. Um, just a reminder that this Saturday is our firva's first concert up at the
Green Street Park. Um, the band is Go Rock Yourself. They're actually really, really good. They're really good. Um, and there'll be a pizza truck and an ice cream truck. We will be collecting money, taking
donations uh for Tucker Food Pantry. Um can you step a little bit closer? So I want me to start over. No, I want you to start over. Thank you. Um pizza. I heard pizza.
Can we request that the porter pots be cleaned, the trash be emptied, and we need access to the electrical path? ports get uh rotated out on on Wednesdays and the place gets uh cleaned
every day. The park does. However, uh our public works doesn't do the privatized uh ports. I don't know what to say about that. Yeah, because they have in the past. So, is there something we need to do differently? Do we Let me
let me look into it. I don't mind going down. Okay. and we'll ask him about access to the electric. Mrs. Boltz contacted John Panis today via email and I think it's all handled. Okay, good. And there's another port
coming on Wednesday as well. Thank you. Okay. Um, so that's it for the concert. Um, I have a question around about Tuckering Creek. Um, with Sam, not so sorry. With Anthony not
here and Pete passing, we haven't really gotten an update on what's going on with Tucker Creek. Was the dredging ever done? No. Okay. I didn't think so. But why? The reason why Army Corps of Engineers and I've reached out uh I think three maybe even four times and
I've gotten no response other than it is on it's on their docket. Is there anything we can do to bug them? I mean, and I don't mean we I mean we from the community. I don't really I really don't think so. The Army Corps of Engineers, they think they're going
to go with what they're supposed to happen before they're supposed to happen right at the start of CO. Yes. Um, so people and I think instead of pushing everything back, I this just my personal opinion, but I think instead of pushing everything
back, they took the stuff that they missed and said, "We're going to keep everything that we kind of had scheduled going as it is." So it might not ever get done. I wouldn't say that. say that. I mean, and the reason why I asked is that when we're out painting the
benches, I happen to look across the cove and there was a huge mound of dirt that I never noticed there before. So, you know, I was talking to Bunny and then my husband and and Brian Peterson. I went, where where did that come from? They haven't given me any kind of an
actual start date. Yeah. Well, I was just wondering, did they do it? And so, but I don't know who and I don't even know who owns that property there, but it's a like it's what's the restaurant of the old Panini Bay. It's across
across across from the cove and it's this like huge mountain of it looks like yellow sand is what it looks like. So, it just caught me by surprise because I I'll reach out again to them to see if I can find Yeah, because and here on our TVA page, you see people on the west
side are starting to ask and No, they So, um, an update. I don't want to call it a grant because I know it's not a grant, but the $4.5 million again, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Um, it's it's that's a congressional that was it's a federal appropriation federal
appropriation because somebody said, "What good is it going to do for the community?" Well, it's going to protect the community and all the infrastructure that's been put in down there. So, um, but then they said, "Well, what about, you know, what about us? What about the west side?" And I know we have a lot of we do have a lot
of new residents in the beach that haven't in theory it in theory it should protect the residents on the west side as well. The whole point of it is to take the energy out of the bay as it comes more than likely all that energy is coming
from the northeast to the southwest and any kind of a storm like that. So with where it is on that little lake it the idea is to protect beach. Okay. Um, but and like I said, water will come up, water will go down, but if you can take the energy out of
the flowing water with a living shoreline and all that stonement, it' be great. Um, thank you. It's better than without it. Yes. So, but they are asking and I know that, you know, a lot of these people that are asking their
names I don't recognize. So, I I just want to make sure that I give the right information. Um, thank you to the police department. We've seen a bigger presence on Green Street. Um uh I know it's to protect the people, but I've only seen
one dead turtle. So, um it's turtle season, too. Besides, I've pulled a dozen out of my pool filter. All still alive. I check it every morning and when I get home from work, every day. Thanks for having
especially now that it's paid. people tend, but it's very nice to see a police presence down there because, you know, we do have a lot of people who walk, they walk their dogs, they ride their bikes and people tend because it's just such a straightaway and again now that it's paved, but it's really really nice to see that police presence. So, thank
you. And then last but not least, I saw a post on Facebook on under the Tucker Fire Department and just like that, I lost it. Um that uh the the burrow has settled a $35,000 lawsuit. Mayor, I'd
ask that the mayor that you have no comment. I'll reserve a few minutes after the public segment to address that particular issue. So, in private or should I No, no, no. For anybody here. Okay. Yeah. Because I just saw it and I,
you know, when you see something on Facebook, you never know, right? Yeah. I'll I'll have hope to see you guys on Saturday. All right. Before you go, Saturday, um, what time? 7. Seven. Is it Seab Breeze Pizza? Do you know?
You don't know. That's who was there Saturday. Yeah, it's the yellow that yellow truck. I think the yellow is usually who's I have to have a couple conversations um about but they reached out about wanting to do some of the Friday night concerts as well. They do. I just I would love to have them. I just
need to know the galleries of what we need. They do a really nice job. They actually been down to Gralin Point to the new beach. Well, it's also new to actually circle around there, too. So, it's nice. So, you don't have to really pack a lunch and you just go a he does
have a station in the burrow. Yes. And whoever coordinated the turtle patrol on South Green Street, my hat goes off. It's one woman. Oh, okay. We have five kids out there with her. Yes, she we see her all the time. She's
watching and waiting. I named her turtle lady. That's what I call her, too. Mr. Peterson. She's the turtle lady. And I do have her name in my phone somewhere, but I think these turtle she does a fabulous job. Okay. All right.
Thank you very much. Hi, good evening. How are you? Sorry. I'm Allison O'Brien at 2030 Wood Street and this is kind of just a a followup. We be we began communicating with code enforcement department October of 2024
filing complaint of 343 Wood Street. Um enough for everyone. Um if neglect of home maintenance, failure to remove ruins and the care of structural ruins, lack of structural integrity as well as placing
resident and neighboring residents at risk of safety. There are ladders left on the roof along with holes in the roof with occasional tarps and roof shingles falling off. The roof porch has detached from the home as you can see. And this
began in October of 2024 um and left untouched for over eight months. And these are just a few items that exhibit the environment that of this residence. The home has not been maintained or has not been maintained
and neglected externally since we've resided adjacent to this home for 32 years. It's dilapitated, rundown, and crumbling, which places the owners and surrounding residents at risk of safety. Along with having this neglected home being unsafe, it can negatively impact
property values and also risk creating a sense of negative neglect and decay in neighboring area. Um, I have about eight months of documents of, you know, correspondence with code enforcement and I'm really just following up. I'm here tonight to request the update. And what
is what happens with a home such as this that, as you can see the picture, I don't think anyone here would like that every single day of pulling out of your home and seeing that. Um, so that's why we're here. This has been this has been in the hands of code enforcement for
quite quite a while. Eight months. Yes. Mr. Congress, are we allowed to make any comments on anything? Yes, you can, mayor. Um, and I've had conversation with council members. Um, on this matter after our last, uh, council meeting when
it was brought up in public session about the conditions of that particular house. Um, I'm not sure exactly what the status is as of today, but the conversations were along the lines of attempting to get services to the
property owner. uh in an effort to try and get these matters remedied without having to go through a legal process of having it condemned which can be long and arduous and and and costly as well.
Um and so there was an outreach as I understand it to either friends or me family members to attempt to get the issue remedied. It was not certain as to whether the property owner might have been an individual that had some issues
that um beyond any kind of physical incapacitation maybe some issues of mental issues that might have prevented them um or causing some of the delay. Um obviously we want to try and exhaust those
that um scenario first but there is a mechanism which the town can then pursue in order to get but it's not it just doesn't happen in a day. We understand but it is something the township is considering doing um because if all else
fails within a very short period of time we have no another no another alternative because what you characterize is absolutely true. I've seen pictures of it. It's horrible. I've not been there myself, but I saw pictures of it. It does create a health risk. Uh, and it does create unrest in
the community. I wouldn't want to live next to it or have it in their neighborhood. You're absolutely 100% right. But what we were trying to do obviously is to avoid a situation where somebody's being put out on the street or you know and so that was the reason
why from the last council meeting to this council meeting. Um if those avenues have been exhausted and there's not any hope to do that then we have to ne take the next step. There are some notice requirements that have to be done and then we can proceed to um including
potential demolition. Okay. I mean, this is 32 years we've been looking at this and now it's just it's deplorable. Um, and I guess it's just understanding what the time frame is and it's something that we can be up to. Yeah. If you if Yeah, if you leave your name and number,
you know, don't say to leave your name and number with Jenny, I would say um I will and others will keep you apprised of what the status is and what we're doing. I mean, you're fair, Mr. Was that to be fair? Yes. He has not attempted
you saying we want to get someone to reach out to him. He has not seen that in 30 years. I've not seen him put a half hour of this. I didn't know it was for 30 years. Okay. Or half of this I know for 30 years into the outside of this house. It's disgrace. It's disgrace
to the town, to his neighbors, to the residents. It's disgrace. Well, it certainly is. And my the most important thing is it affects the value of my house. Absolutely. I don't have a mansion, but I take care of it. I maintain it. Absolutely. And it's it's disrespectful to his neighbors. Well,
I'm unaware of the 30-year history involved with it. Something recent within the last couple years that this has been taking place. Um so exhausting every you know empathetic um you know
position we could take that having obviously come to light that we have to take the next step unfortunately. Okay. But if you provide your contact information, we will absolutely we'll work. Thanks for coming out and sharing that with us. I tried to make contact personally with him. He will avoid every
aspect of making contact with I went to the house. They're bizarre. He was home, I'm assuming, because his vehicle was there. Uh but he would not answer. There's birds the size of dogs that sit on top like of his roof and ladders hanging off and tarps and it's just it's
people don't believe that someone lives there. It's actually embarrassing now. It's I've seen abandoned houses in better shape than that. Someone live. We entertain a lot. It's just horrible. I have an issue with the safety factor most of all not just for him in
particular, but also the the surrounding neighborhood. Yeah, it's And I don't even know what the back is. I know that it's been looked at. It's worse than the front. My mother-in-law said they live next door. Yeah, she she saw to the side there. So, okay. Thank you. All right.
Thank you. Good evening. Hello again. Paul's all money drive, New Jersey. Is anybody called the Border Health or OSHA on that house? I mean, I called senior services. Well, I had a problem with a neighbor years
ago. went to the house. They had a trailer in their backyard and there was critters on them under there. I called the border of health. They got rid of the trailer. Just saying that and me being a construction worker, there's tons of those violations over there for
anybody that lives in that building. Um, that wouldn't apply to the person that lives there. Um, occupational occup it's occupational, right? Occupational. So, the board of disability beyond the board of health. Um what council member Dupri
is attempting to do is to make sure that there's some other path that we could take. We can condemn it. We have the power to do that. We don't need the board of health or anything else like that. We want to get services to the individual including notifying adult
protective services so that this person's personal just like OSHA. They'll come out and evaluate and make sure the person's getting the services they need. Um the safety signs I put up one safety
sign in Paris Cove. Okay. I had to get permission from one of the neighbors that lives on the end of the our our lagoon. The next one is your lagoon. Um I'm waiting for him. He won't be available till end of June. So I'll go over there and install for him. Then we
have another one now on tripod. Um good job with the pothole repairs. Looks pretty good. I came back from convention in Wildwood and everything's paved over. But while I was away, I I
heard about a horrendous accident and I don't know if you guys remember um Brian, you know, Sam, I submitted a field drawing of that area when they started building that neighborhood. And I don't know that a traffic light would
have helped this individual because he was in a medical emergency, but I'm still pushing for that traffic light. I don't know if you guys are, but especially Wayne, you got the state police barracks, our neighborhood, the new neighborhood, summertime traffic. Even if they only
use it traffic like they use in the summer only just to slow everybody down, it would be good for the businesses in town, plus safety. I'm all about safety and whatnot. So, that's all I have to say. Okay. Have a good day. Thank you.
Thank you very much. going to wait until we see everybody else has a chance to Mr. Congress just to pre like the people to know and the public that at the last meeting we had an executive session where we thoroughly
discussed the problems at 343 Wood Street. I have taken every legal step that I can. I've contacted the individual and he said to me he's tried to get a contractor but nobody will touch it and I don't blame a contractor not to touch it. So that's where it
leads to it. It's a timeconsuming effort and it has to be done legally. That's what the holdup is. It's not a walk and say here's the ticket go. If I put it in the court's hands, you got a year and a half, two years. Yeah. That because there's appeals and everything
else. But I took a picture there yesterday morning and I saw Pete Monday morning. He said he saw you over there. I'm sorry that he did see you over there, but he was scraping the tar paper off at that. I wasn't over his house. Yes. Well, I'm just saying he saw but
anyhow, he was trying. He can't get anybody. His son cannot help him. So, that's where we are. I I don't put it in anybody's hands, but I try to keep the appointment going as much as I can legally do. Yeah. Thank you. All right.
We know that you've been working on this for a long time and I took a picture over there yesterday morning. You can see me over there. I Oh, absolutely. I mean, Mr. McG has been working hand in hand with us. Absolutely. All right. We're done talking about this now. Yes.
One more thing. Jim Jim, when we were speaking, I wasn't a dig at you. No, no, no, no, no. I'm just You know whatity you're doing? What comes down in these conversations doesn't come from here. It comes from the side. Oh, they said this. Oh, they said that. Oh, they did that. That's
where I'm trying to get the get it right to the facts, right? Only the facts. I don't know what that was, but I Does anyone else who has not spoken this evening have something to say? Dar.
Wow. Wow. Wow. Happy 4th of July. Right, Dar? Yeah. Happy 4th of July. All right, Carol did six. Not seven. Six. Six. Six. Yes. Six of them. I wrote
a seven down. I better put six. That's an important. Thank you. All right. Is there any other last chance? Better not move to close the public portion. Second. All right. I have a motion and a second to close public
question. All in favor? Any opposed? We're not opposed. All right. And motion. Mr. Connor wanted. Thank you, mayor, members of council. um
resident had raised question with regard to an issue regarding the Bur of Tuckeran and the Tuckeran volunteer fire company for which there was a matter of litigation. Um these comments I imagine were brought in fact were stated that
they were the result of an internet posting um that was attributed to the Tucker Volunteer Fire Company. Mhm. Um the internet is a great place. It's a great place to exchange ideas and thoughts. It's also an opportunity for individuals
to um prosecute their claims uh however accurate they may be. Um that's just unfortunately the the world that we live in. Uh it's important however and this particular resident this evening um is
more interested in what the facts are. Now I don't know where to begin and what began as a long arduous journey uh going back to sometime in June of 2022 if my dates have it correct. Um but at that
particular time uh the municipality had received a report from the division of fire safety uh which raised a number of very serious concerns um regarding the uh Tucker Fire Company.
Um among those concerns were um violations or um not compliance with Division of Fire Safety standards. Um we had gotten fined as a result of not
having fit testing u for the members of the fire department, which is essential. Um and so as a matter of concern as a result of not only the PIOA
um violations uh but other concerns raised by the division which said that the leadership was an abysmal failure if I think I'm might be paraphrasing but I think they might that might be the actual language. Um there was a concern about liability
to the town because the town owns the fire trucks on which they are responding to fires. And so there was a decision made uh after consultation with myself uh that we
would essentially impound our fire trucks so that they could not ever be used to respond to fires during the pendency of further investigation into these concerns raised by the division of fire safety. And so we entered the
premises of the Tucker Fire Company in my opinion legally and retained our trucks that were titled to us for their use in responding to fires. Apparently there were some equipment that was in
the truck or aixed to the truck without proper authority of the municipality. um that was in the trucks when they were retrieved. It was brought to our attention that there was equipment on
there. Uh there was a request made to retrieve that equipment. Um there was emails going back and forth as to retrieving that equipment. We accommodated the retrieval of that equipment on times and dates that were
convenient for the burrow. uh but attempted to coordinate that with the individual requesting that this equipment be returned. It was never attempted to be retrieved from the fire trucks and this led to an ongoing
allegation that we were holding equipment which is not true. We offered to return the equipment. Um it was not done. Um and litigation had ensued. Uh there was in amongst the complaint was
that the town uh was responsible for a $70,000 contribution to the fire company that there was a an agreement uh to give them $70,000. at $70,000 is a would be an annual
contribution authorized by state statute that allows municipalities to make a contribution from its municipal budget to a volunteer fire company. There's a maximum set. I believe that was probably the maximum at the time. It is not a
requirement. is simply says a municipality may contribute to a volunteer fire company, which the bureau does, as well as other municipalities that have volunteer fire companies to supplement what other revenues they may
have in fighting fires. One other way to subsidize a volunteer fire company because $70,000 can only go so far and it's limited. Town can't go over that annual contribution. So what the burrow
of Tupperdan did said what we're going to do in addition to that contribution on a regular basis is we'll buy the fire trucks so that you don't have to and we'll own the fire trucks and we'll let you use these fire trucks to fight fires
in the burrow of Tucker. So the town was fully vested in the interest of the fire company and fighting fires in the burrow of Tucker. As a result of this suit and as part of the complaint was that we owed $70,000
which was filed long after they were um declared or removed as our first responders in June. Um and we gave the fire company a lot of time in order to
cure the deficiencies raised by the division of fire safety. Now we met with the division of fire safety and I personally asked don't tell me what is the best practices. I don't want to hear about
best practice. I want to know what are the requirements of the law. What are they required to have in accordance with the law? Not what you would like to see them have but what's required. And I got a list of what was
required by law by either statutory law, administrative law, or by governor's executive order. And that information was shared with their legal counsel. And in no time was it ever disputed that
they were requirements of the law. And we offered a number of days to say show cause as to why the division of fire safety is wrong on the law and we will take a different
posture. That never happened. They refused to meet with the division. They just dug in. We then entered into an agreement with the Tucker and Fire Company saying if you do all of these things,
and that agreement, if you do all of these things, we will consider restoring to service your first responder status in the Burough of Tucker. They agreed to that agreement and they retain the services
of an expert to help them fulfill the requirements of the division of fire safety. They retained this individual. They retained this individual because it was purported by them that this individual
had previously worked with the division of fire safety and had that expertise and that relationship that they knew how to get these items compiled in terms of certifications and other aspects required by the division.
and they failed to meet that requirement by the date set forth in the mutual executed agreement. And in fact, we extended it even further beyond that date because we recognized well you
might have run into a snack and notwithstanding the extended date failed to achieve the required filings that we requested uh from them. We essentially wanted a good housekeeping seal of
approval from the division and we would give them back to trucks and we would restore them back to first responder status. And so now they sue for 70,000 saying there was agreement. There was no agreement. There's no written agreement. If they said it was an oral agreement,
it's not authorized by a statute of frauds. It had to be in writing. There's no agreement. It's a contribution. So it's a matter of law. were not required to give it to them. Even though we may have given it to them in the past, it was not required of us.
They filed suit saying we damaged equipment. Um, which we didn't damage equipment. We returned the equipment. There was mold, I think, on a hose, which could clean, but we damaged equipment, which by the way, that damaged equipment was sold by
the Tucker Fire Company to the Peach Haven Fire Company. So it was so damaged they agreed to buy it at specified prices which we have. They said that our entry was illegal which it was not. They went to the prosecutor's office to
report the illegal entry. The prosecutor's office had indicated that it's not founded. There's nothing there. I believe they went to the attorney general's office and got the same answer for the state attorney general's office. They say in their blog, which has been
brought to my attention, that somehow or another this was or they're not it's political. I would just parenthetically say that both the state attorney general and a prosecutor are Democrats. This governing body is known to be Republican.
Town council is known to be Republican. I don't know how that would be the case. I never knew the attorney general, the prosecutor never have a history of any kind of political decision under their no illegal entry. There was no oral
argument or oral agreement or otherwise for a $70,000 contribution. We retained our equipment legally and we we uh designated them as first responders legally. uh they had the
control of this situation through the entire time. Alls they had to do was to comply with the requirements of law and they would be our first responders today. They failed to do it. And as for the lawsuit,
there was an offer of settlement made by the town to the fire company which said, "We understand that you were in service in the year 2022 from January to June, at which time
we dated you as first responder. We recognize that. So, we'll cut the baby in half and we'll give you the $35,000 of a contribution for the six months of service that you did provide to the burrow of Tucker, but
we're not going to give you 70,000 because you were not providing service for the second part of the year and so we will provide that to you. And they rejected that initially. They wanted the whole $70,000.
They wanted to air their right and then we said, "You know what? We had enough of this." We've attempted to work with this fire company back since 2022. And in spite of all of that, we made an offer of what we thought was fair. But
we made an offer finally. And you say, "You're going to want to know why did they accept it at the $35,000?" because well, not only don't they win on the merits of the case, but we inform them that they failed to file the proper tort claim notice which would result in our
filing a motion to dismiss their lawsuit and they would have been out of luck. They wouldn't got $35,000 and they wouldn't have won anything. But if we went to trial, we'd win on the merits. And so if something is so wrong, if it violates their principles, if we're
wrong on the law, then let's go to trial. We'll try the case and he'll get nothing. They'll get nothing. So this is not question. Why wasn't it paid through the insurance carrier? It's some secretive
thing because it's in the bill list. We paid it as a voucher. was $35,000 for a contribution that had previously been budgeted to go to them in first place. That's why they didn't go to the
insurance carrier. We gave them $35,000. And in exchange for that, they dismissed they dismissed their complaint with prejudice, meaning they can never bring it up again. And they took the settlement. You know why they took the settlement? Because
they couldn't win on the marriage. We filed the motion to dismiss and it was dismissed. The fact of the matter is there would have been a fee shifting because under the law, if you offer a have an offer of settlement and the other party doesn't agree and it goes to
trial and they lose, you pay their attorney fees and one thing probably bigger than ever complain about the burough attorney fees. They'll talk about transparency. They'll talk about accountability. But ask them how much they paid their lawyer.
How much have they paid their lawyer? They won't tell you that because they don't have to tell you what we tell you here because there's no such go for it. There's no such disclosure because it's a private volunteer fire company duly incorporated.
And so it's a lot of baloney. It should have never happened. It didn't have to happen. But it happened because that's the way they want it to happen. They control the situation through the whole process, right from day one, never
wanting to do what they had to do, but spend all their time and energy and complaining. And then the question should be asked, what other lawsuits did the Tucker and Volunteer Fire Company are engaged to which they have to pay legal fees, which will probably take the
$35,000 they got in this contribution to continue to fund the other lawsuits that they want to to air their grievances. So now, it's a shame. There are people who want to volunteer for this town to fight fire
and they can. They joined the Park Town Fire Company and they could continue to fight the fires here in the burough of Tucker. It's sad that it's come to this. Don't like to respond to Facebook posts, but it was right that the individual asked a question. I'm responding to that
question. And so hopefully it's over. It's over. I suspect that there will be some that will continue to put things on Facebook. will continue to paper the town over with open requests that require this clerk and others to go around and assemble documents for this
constant witch hunt and then say that they're concerned about the welfare of the people of Tucker couldn't be further from the truth. We would win on the merits. They lost it. They did the wise thing through the advice of their attorney. Take what
the town is offering you in your best interest. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Collins. I would like to add one thing so the people and the citizens of Tucker realize that it is not the fire company web
page. It is a private and I repeat it is a private person that is posting under Tucker Fire Company. So when you see Tucker Fire Company, it is not the membership of the fire company and that
comes directly from a current member of the fire company. It's one individual that controls 100% of the posts on that page. And that individual also runs the Little Egg incident alert page. And
you'll read commentary where that individual also badmouths all the squad first aid squads uh in the area and they put a lot of personal commentary in uh on unfortunate situations and they
mislead the public. So that one individual remember runs both those Tucker fire company page which is not the fire company at all. It's a personal page ran by one individual and I'm pretty sure that you can figure out who
that one individual is even though um a couple people will post under their name. Um but when you see a post from Tucker Fire Company, it is that one individual that's posting. He doesn't put his name to it for obvious reasons,
but he will post under the Tucker Fire Company. And one more while I'm on a roll. There was a fire alarm that went off at the fire station. Tuck it in front volunteer fire alarm. There was a concern raised by individuals hearing
that fire alarm. There was initial confusion as to whether that was a fire in the burrow of Tucker. It was a false alarm. Okay. How it was activated, why it was activated, I don't know. those things can happen. Not the
first time. And so the concern was brought to my attention about this fire by the individuals from the Parkertown Fire Company that are our first responder. Now, you'd imagine there may be people who drop what they're doing to
get to the Parkertown Fire Company to be ready to respond to find out that this was an active it wasn't an active fire alarm. To avoid confusion, a letter from myself was written to the to the president of the Tucker Volunteer
Fire Company indicating that this incident had occurred and essentially saying that in order to avoid false alarms in the future and since you're no longer a first responder, not only to the Burough of Tucker, but for any municipality in
the state of New Jersey or anywhere that I'm aware of, deactivate it. No. just deactivate to avoid false alarms. We don't want people trying to get someplace, put them in an unsafe position or even just a matter of
inconvenience. A month later, I get a response from an individual from the Tucker Fire Company, which I'm not aware holds any particular offer, but it wasn't from the president. And during a period in of convolescence from the president of the fire company
who was apparently sick for 30 days or whatever, I get a response an email 10 points why they're not activating the Tucker fire alarm since the great fire in 1979.
I don't have it in front of me. I can make it available to you. 10 points. Um, an an accidental alarm is not a false alarm. I've never heard that one before. It's a false alarm. Accidental alarm is
not a false alarm. Uh, they've had issues with Verizon, this, that, and the other. None of it was relevant to the request that was made except for the last 10th point. We're not going to disarm it. Start with that. That's your position.
That's your position. what benefit is being served by allowing this to continue deactivating it. If you're going to do something later on, you're going to be a fire company somewhere else, then you can reactivate it or something. But
this is the kind of obstinence and you know, putting up the walls all the time doesn't help anybody. Walls of D is a simple request and that's the response that we get. nonsensical, irrelevant information
just to tell me that we're not going to do it anyway. So, uh, you know, it's it's tiring. It's a pain in the neck, but the governing body made the right decision, and it was a decision that wasn't easy
to make. It was hard to do, but it was within their control the entire time. So, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Congress because the post just literally trashes the burrow and the police department. It
just goes well. There are allegations of cover up. Allegations of cover up. Does bodywn cameras are conducted in accordance with the standards and and directives of the state attorney general's office. If someone has a complaint about a cover up where
somebody's doing something wrong, particularly the police department, you go to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, you go to the state attorney general's office, that's where these things are investigated. To simply raise them, you know, it's just unfortunately not of anybody's benefit. There's no way to
stop it, right? So, first amendment, first amendment, right? First amendment, right? Correct. And people say, "Does this really happen?" And that's why I don't follow the Tupper Fire Department. I'm sorry. The public portion. Yeah. So sorry, but thank you.
Thank you for explaining that first. I certainly understand the $35,000. I know. I'm sorry. Carry, okay, Connor, one one other thing. This was brought up by several individuals in the community and one former uh
firefighter from Tucker Burrow. There were spec equipment that were um included on fire trucks that were intentionally taken off and sold. It was everybody in the community paid
for these vehicles, right? Specked out. So burrow property which is belongs to every taxpayer in town had equipment that belonged to the town taken off intentionally and then sold for a profit. I don't know if that needs to go
to the prosecutor's office. Yeah. But it's something that should be looked into because there is equipment that is missing that was supposed to be left on the trucks that were removed and sold for money. And this one individual who is a past firefighter
um that I ran into over the weekend said that he was a member when they were taken off and sold and he he said he will come forward and talk if we need to. So I just feels that there was a crime committed to go to the prosec but
on on us as the burrow this offer of setup judgment is in the hands and right done it done. Great to see you on a roll. Several years to
second to all. Thank you very much for coming. Have a good month. Concerts are coming up. Yeah.
Thank you very much.