e e e e this is a regular meeting of the township committee public notice of this meeting has been given as required by the open public meetings law a resolution was adopted on January 1st 2025 designating this date this Hall in
7:30 p.m. as the time for this regular meeting of the township Committee of the township of Union in the county of Union a notice of each and every meeting of the township committee was posted in accordance with the affers said open public meetings law in one public place reserved for the posting of ordinances and official notices of the township of
Union namely the bulletin board next to the clerk's office in addition thereto a copy of said resolution was forwarded to the local Source in Star Ledger a copy of said resolution is on file with the clerk of the township thank you madam clerk good evening this evening the prayer will be
given by commit commission committee woman of Patricia Frasier and committee man Joe fio will lead the flag salute let us bow our hearts and Minds God of power might wisdom and Justice through you Authority is rightly administered
laws are enacted and judgment is decreed assist this committee with your spirit of counsel and fortitude and guide us to seek righteousness Justice mercy and assist us in leading our Township with honesty and integrity
amen I to the flag of the United States of America and to theic for stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all roll call please M figorito here M
Terrell here M Fraser here Mr Florio here mayor Bowser here uh tonight we have uh the mayor's award for the Patrick's Day Parade committee at this time will I invite the the committee to come in please and join
us [Music] [Music] [Music] thank you we have a number of awards to uh present today uh first is for Grand
Marshall Mark Doling at this time I'd like to read the proclamation Mark Doling Union Union County St Patrick's Day Parade presented on February the 20
2025 we as Mark Dolan a proud native of Westfield New New Jersey has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to his Irish heritage his family Legacy and his community and whereas Doling Dee rooted Irish heritage with ancester ties
to County's cork leish to tone and inspired him to carry forward the tradition of his family including the great grandfather founding of the Joseph nent senior Association
the oldest independent Irish American organization in New Jersey and whereas doings alongside his business partner Russ Olden opened ding's Irish pub at restaurant in Rosel Park in 2015
creating a beloved Gathering Place that celebrates an Irish culture and forc its Community Spirit even in the face of adversity such as challenge posed by the hurricane Ider in 2021 and whereas Dolan's dedication to his community extended far beyond his professional
Endeavors and includes his creative involvement in local events fundraising initiatives and his leadership roles as vice president of the Joseph Joseph nugget nent nent senior Association Executive Board member of the Union County's Celtic Festival and whereas
Dolan's resilience and determination were exemplified by the triumphant reopening of Doling Irish pub in May 2024 a testament to his perseverance and commitment to preserving the family's Legacy while continuing to serve as a
Cornerstone of the community and and now therefore I James Bowser Jr on behalf of the township of Union congratulate Mark Doling on being named The Grand Marshal of the 2025 Union County St Patrick's uh
parade and acknowledge his dedication to preserving and promoting his Irish heritage and his unwavering commitment to serving and uplifting his community we had further resolved that a copy of this resolution suitably prepared by the
and present to Mark Doling as a token of our gratitude signed James Bowser Jr Joseph Florio man figuro Patricia G Fraser and sander [Applause]
Terrell I just want to say thank you to uh the town of uh Union uh this is a great honor uh very exciting times ahead for the next couple weeks a lot of stuff going on we did a lot of fundraising this year um Jimmy and Gabby especially they did they're the ones that Jimmy
puts the parade on the street Gabby is the one that helps out with everything with the parade but um we'll see everyone March 15th 1:00 down the street of Morris Avenue 1:00 sharp we'll see everyone there thank you very much thank you at this time we have a presentation for
General chairperson Gabby suen Sully will be given by Joe Florio thank you very much mayor and it's my honor tonight to give a testimonial resolution to Gabby Sullivan who's going to be this year St Patrick's Day Parade chairman uh I'm going to read some highlights of of
her life and her career here uh Gabby Sully was born in Livingston New Jersey to Jean and Tish Trish sorry and grew up in both Union and Cranford her Irish Roots traced back on her paternal grandmothers side in Balon Uber balant
Tuber County rosan and County Cork Gabby attended Elementary School and Union and graduated from Cranford Senior High School in 2013 she then received her Association in arts and Communications from Union County College Bachelor of Arts and public relations with a minor in Irish
studies from HP University and master of Sciences in global Sports business from ruter University currently Gabby serves as a social media and marketing specialist for wals is pizza Riley Pizza o riy that's it fanga LLP in
Newark she was previously the manager of Social and digital content with the ECHL Premier daa Hockey League affiliated with the National Hockey League itself Gabby has been actively involved in the Union County St Patrick's state
parade since her early years starting with holding the parade committee banner and marching with Girl Scout Troops she served at agitant for the P parade in 2023 and 2024 her father Jean has served
as both adjudant and general chairman in 2000 and 2008 her stepmother Debbie has also served as general chairwoman 2009 and agitant in 2017 she's a member M of the nents association Gabby currently
resides in Cranford with her boyfriend Peter you know on behalf of that it's now there for uh mayor James Bowser Jr on behalf of the township of Union congratulate Gabby Sully as being named the general chair of the 2025 Union
County St Patrick state parade and acknowledges her leadership and dedication to her Heritage and unwant commitment to fostering the community of spirits and it's further resolved that a copy of his resolution soon will be prepared will be presented to Gabby
Sullivan as a token of our gratitude sign James Bowser mayor Joseph fluo Manuel figorito parisha G Fraser and Sandra Terrell committee one congratulations [Applause]
it's always so special to be here and sit in the big chair at Union Town Hall um big thank you to the township of Union the Police Department fire department and DPW for their constant support of the Union County St Patrick's Day Parade we couldn't do it without their collaboration and effort um it
really takes a village to put all this on together uh This Year's parade is dedicated to youth Athletics for myself Mark and Jimmy sports played a pivotal role in our Collective lives and we know we're not alone alone in that right down the street be Temple I grew up playing suffer jet softball and me and Jimmy
Jimmy both played baseball at ezna um me for a short simp but Jimmy for a longer time so uh Sports in general is a really big part of all of our Lives um as you heard before I used to work in Pro Hockey um and it's a really special part for all of us uh friendly reminder that Parade day is Saturday March 15th at 1M
I'd like to thank our sponsors BCB Bank coler's engineering Hannah floores air dispensary fani bus company and the uh County county of Union Board of Commissioners if you guys want to learn more about us uh or come to our events in the future you guys can visit www. uncount parade.com thank
[Applause] you uh next we have the award for the Adent James Holmes will be presented by committee men Manny Figaro thank you mayor um James Holmes is a lifelong resident of Union New Jersey and has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to
his community his Irish heritage and the tradition of the Union County St Patrick Day parade and homes's Irish ancestry with roots in County Mayo County CLA County dunal and County cabin has profoundly
influenced his values his work ethic and commitment to honoring his family's leg Legacy he has dedicated his career to Public Service As A Firefighter and inspector with the township of Union fire department where he works diligently to protect and serve his
community embodying the Spirit of selflessness and bravery that defines his profession and his involvement with the Union County St Patrick's Day Parade began in his youth that's the way we start right Mark start my big hat here as a member of the
St Patrick's honor guard and he continued to uphold this tradition inspired by his mom Kathleen Holmes right back there who snatched the baby who served as agitant 25 15 and general chairwoman 2018 and by his active
membership in the nents association his leadership integrity and dedication to his Irish heritage make him an exemplary addition to the team ensuring the continued success and vibrancy of the Union County St Patrick's Day Parade as
a celebration of Irish culture unity and pride therefore mayor James Bowser on behalf of the township of Union congratulates James Holmes on being named the agitant of the 2025 Union County St Patrick's Day parade and acknowledge his unwavering commitment to
his Irish Roots his leadership and his dedication to serving the community and we're going to present a copy of this resolution to James Holmes right now as a token of our gratitude signed by James Bowser Jr mayor Joseph Florio Deputy Mayor myself Manny figorito Patricia G
Frasier and Sandra Terell James congratulations [Applause] don't worry I won't sit in the big chair uh keeping it short and sweet I'd like to thank uh the pre committee uh
for nominating me this is a big job and I'm trying to do my best I'd like to thank my friends and family uh they definitely supported me doing this and I also like to thank our honoraries for our division leads that's going to be our lead division it's going to be the
Sha young and sha mcdna our protocol division is going to be our Ed Donley division our first division is going to be our Jim cryan division our second division is going to be our Brennan and handwriting division our third division is going to be a dedicated to Youth
Sports and our fourth and final is going to be the Shan it's going to be the sh ah excuse me Sharon and Frank lofti this division thank you guys thank you [Applause]
for meile absolutely we got and we got to pray for weather 16 Sun
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thing moving right along uh can I have a motion to approve the minutes so moved second all in favor I I Madam clerk can we move on with the ordinances and resolutions I have for your consideration on second and final
reading and ordinance amending chapter 26655 of the municipal code parking prohibited at all times to include a portion of bonell Court move the ordinance be taken up for second and final reading second all in favor all right an ordinance amending chapter
266-5565 move the ordinance be adopted second Mr figero yes Mr Terell yes M Frazer yes Mr Florio yes mayor Bowser yes amending chapter 26644 of the municipal code oneway
streets to include bonell Court will the ordinance be taken up for second and final readings second an ordinance amending chapter 26654 schedule 3 entitled oneway Street by the township Committee of Township of Union County of union state of New
Jersey this ordinance affects bonell court is there anyone from the public who wishes to speak on this ordinance Mo the ordinance be adopted second Mr figorito yes Miss Terrell yes Miss Frasier yes Mr Florio yes mayor
Bowser yes creating a stop intersection at UT Avenue and Townley Avenue will VI be taken up for second and final reading second an ordinance amending chapter 26649 schedule 8 entitled stop intersections by the township Committee
of the township of Union County of union state of New Jersey this ordinance affects hugenot Avenue is there anyone from the public who wishes to speak on this ordinance will the ordinance be adopted second Mr figorito yes Mr Terrell yes
Miss Fraser yes Mr Florio yes mayor Bowser yes calling resolutions amending resolution 20241 fre increasing the amount to craft Power Company by $2,000 for a total amount not to exceed $
13,760 for the 2024 generator maintenance move for approval second all in favor I I authorizing the tax assessor and the tax appeal attorney to file counter claims motion to approve second all in favor I authorizing the
tax assessor and tax appeal attorney to file appeals motion to approve second all in favor authorizing the tax assessor and tax appeal attorney to execute stipulations of settlement with respect to tax appeals for approval second all in favor
I authorizing a professional service agreement with Lee M tesler Esquire to represent the Township in connection with outstanding issues with doco Inc for an amount not to exceed $10,000 move to approve the agreement second all in favor I amending resolution 2025 54
increasing the amount to Morton salt Inc by $100,000 for a total amount not to exceed $200,000 for the purchase of sodium chloride rock salt motion to approve second all in favor I authorizing payment of all approved vouchers for solid waste collection Hol and Disposal
at the interm rate $759 per ton for household waste and $191 per ton for bulky waste for the month of January motion to approve the payment second all in favor I I supporting legislation to publish legal
notices on official government websites approval second all in favor ask you to approve the finances as uh listed on the agenda so moved second all in favor I the following Communications from Terry Manda tax collector requesting the
township committee authorized checks issued to the following representing the Redemption of tax s certificates as listed on the agenda motion to approve second all in favor I I have Department reports from the Municipal Court police department and Fire Department
move to approve received and filed reports second all in favor I that concludes my part of the agenda uh thank you madam Kirk at this time we'll move on to uh Department reports first we have Sanda Terrell the police
commissioner thank you uh so I just have a few updates uh from our Police Department uh for the period of February 10th through February 20 uh 24th 2025 we had 1,55 53 direct patrols we had
2,667 calls for service and there were 77 arrests made and if anybody's keeping track that those numbers are down slightly from the last reporting period and uh for our enforcement programs uh for the period of febu February 8th through February
21st in the truck enforcement we had 20 stops 18 tickets were issued and three of those were residents in the red light enforcement program we had 57 stops we had issued 60 tickets and 14 of those
were residents and then in our speed Initiative Program there were 99 stops 78 tickets were issued and 13 of those were residents and then just a few highlights on February 19th 20125 Union
police received a call from a resident who through video surveillance obs oberved at least two individuals attempting to break into her family home officers were immediately dispatched and arrived at the scene within 1 minute upon arrival the first
officers on the scene confirmed a residential burglar had occurred as the rear door had been forcibly broken as additional officers responded they spotted a suspicious vehicle in the area and attempted a traffic stop the
driver exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot but was quickly apprehended after a brief Pursuit a second suspect was found attempting to run across Route 22 and was also taken into custody uh after another foot chase
investigators later determined that the suspects were part of a well-organized criminal group that targets businesses or business owners using counter surveillance tactics the investigation remains ongoing but the two arrested suspects have been charged Accord
accordingly and are now residing in county jail so that said the union Police Department remains committed to community outreach and residential support as a top priority clear effective and open communication is
essential to addressing residents concerns a clear line of communication ensures timely and effective responses to the concerns of our residents that said said our neighborhood watch program is a proactive crime prevention
initiative that encourages residents to get involved in the fight against Crime and keeping our community safe the department is actively seeking new members to get involved and help to strengthen this program for more information or to become part of the
neighborhood watch program please contact our community policing Bureau at 908 85152 52 thank you that concludes my report thank you commissioner Terell at this time I'll ask commissioner DPW Manny figorito
thank you mayor um from our road division our Township mechanics built an attachment for our wheel loader to safely transport our salt conveyor and we're currently training a few of the employees on that wheel loader now you
know we've had this pesky weather the past two months so um our DPW people have been out working you hear them when you're asleep you hear that plow you hear the Salter in January we put down
23,700 gallons of Brine and we put down 533 tons of salt in January in February we had to kick that up because of the weather again it's been very pesky 26,700 gallons of Brine and
1,183 tons of salt uh our sewer division had D inspections at all seven Township pump stations and pump stations are only important when something happens and you need them so it's important that they're working in case of flooding very important that these are inspected and
they're all working they've been flushed out and cleared five sanitary line blockages had a three after hour emergency call outs for sanitary issues there were 44 enzyme applications to eliminate grease in various uh of the
sanitary lines one catch Basin repair and they exercised all Township generators from our shry division we removed eight hazardous trees cleaned up five locations with down Tre and branches removed two stumps and assessed
60 locations for hazardous trees and or sidewalks from our grounds division during our 2425 Leaf season grounds Department cleaned up 120 Township properties leaving approximately 20 locations to be completed a few PL
damage locations will be taken care of later this spring as the weather gets a little warmer and as always all concerns and all all your inquiries regarding division of Public Works can be addressed you can call Public Works 9008 686 1922 but we do encourage you to
utilize the report of concern which is featured on our Township website and if you look at it today we have a brand new website so check that out and mayor that concludes my report thank you uh now at this time we have Patricia G Fraser for fire
department the fire department uh report is as follows Union fire department responded to 214 emergency calls for service this twoe period with and 14 of the calls being for medical services
members have completed 524 hours of web-based training this period and numerous hours of Hands-On training some significant events on February 10th FD responded to Morris Avenue and Lorraine
Avenue for a motor vehicle rollover um upon arrival one occupant needed to be extricated from the vehicle and was uninjured on February 18th FD responded to the Union Station for a train derailment final investigation revealed
that 22 cars derailed along with the containers on those uh trains no injuries occurred and Conrail worked D diligently to get the tracks reopened um with uh very minimal damage train traffic resumed during the
commuter Rush on the evening of the 20th on February 19th FD responded to Gardner State Parkway for a large uh brush fire burning on the southbound side the fire started advancing up the hill moving towards the rear yards of houses on Earl
Street no damage to the residents homes were incurred on February 20 FD responded to Morris Avenue for a mail truck that was fully um involved as protocol Union County Fire investigators along with the postal police were
requested on the scene on behalf of the township committee we want to express our condolences to our dear friend uh Maria spario and her family for their lost during a tragic accident on Morris
Avenue some winter safety trips um um smoke alarms please uh test your smoke alarms um and carbon monoxide detectors periodically especially before cooking install alarms on every level of your home especially near bedrooms fire
extinguishers keep a fire um extinguisher nearby and know how to use them um I'm I need to buy a second one you should have actually more than one space heaters maintain at least 3 ft of space between space heaters and
flammable materials chimneys and vents have a professional clean and inspect your chimney and vents annually and Fire Escape Plan um create a plan for you and your family especially if you have young ones at home and practice that Escape Route um in case of a fire that
concludes my report thank you commissioner at this time I commissioner Joe Florio for the senior senator Department thank you very much mayor uh this is report from our Recreation Department the union Recreation department will be hosting
two Car Care educational classes coming up this spring on April 6th and May 4th this one-hour class will be taught by an experienced Certified mechanic participants of this past session included teenagers who still had to permit two young drivers owning their
first car two more experienced drivers who just never had the time to learn these skills key skills covered in Car Care education include checking tire pressure and tread debt changing tires maintaining fluid levels and filters changing wiper blades and
more the program can give all drivers a sense of confidence so they can take pride in their vehicle the fee is just $20 and there's online online registration is now open save the date two important dates have been set for April that the recreation department
would like to share online registration for summer camp will begin on Wednesday April 9 at 12:00 noon this program will sell out so mark your calendar to be ready for registration today this is a very popular program if you're interested to get your sons or daughters in it you need to register as
soon as you can also Union Recreation will be hosting its annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday April 12th more information will follow on social media so check back for March for more results from our senior citizens department for health and
wellness Tuesday March 4 2025 between 9:30 and 11:30 n a nurse will be providing Health maintenance and check preventive service take advantage of that Behind the Music Friday February 26 at 12 to1 join us on a musical Journey
as we explore the lyrics meanings and Inspirations that shape your favorite Tunes dive deep into the emotions experiences and creative processes of artists from all gener whether you a music lover or just curious about what lies behind the music this is your your
chance to connect with the heart and soul of the songs that you love the book club on Monday March 10th at 1:30 book discussions are a great great way to connect with fellow readers share diverse perspectives and build meaningful relationships they provide a
space where everyone can express their thoughts explore new ideas and deepen their understanding of a book open discussion about Tom Lake by Anne pratchet next book selection remarkably bright creatures by Shelby Van Pelt is about a widow and her unlikely
connection with a giant Pacific octopus after her husband's death Tois s took up a night shifts mopping floors and Tiding up the soul Bay Aquarium stress Busters use that every Tuesday March 4th 11th 18th 25th and
then in April the 1st 8th and 15th and 22nd and 29th every Tuesday okay in March and April from 1:30 to 300 p.m. 9 we EV Space Program involves interactive sessions demonstrations of stress management
techniques group discussions and personal guidance to help caregivers apply these strategy effectively in their daily lives also for forcing resilience and maintaining personal Wellness throughout the caregiving
Journey card making Workshop we expected to announce a fun and creative way and elaborate way and occasion on card making this craft Workshop involves design designing and handcrafting personalized Greening cards for birthdays holidays anniversaries and
other special events by working with a variety of materials like card stock stamps pattern papers embellishments and more each card is uniquely crafted to make the moment even more memorable get ready to create oneof aind cards that
truly reflect your personal style and the special people in your life celebrating woman's history Friday March 7th at 11 Union County Board of County Commissioners through the office of cultural and Heritage Affairs will recognize the achievement of women
throughout the history and their impact of society today upcoming trips and events Wind Creek Casino Beth Pennsylvania on March 20th $4 per ticket departures on Janette Avenue paper mill Playhouse always a nice place to go take
the lead April 7th sorry 2025 $30 per ticket departure Senior Center based on the 20206 film starring Antonio Banderas take a lead tells this true story of Pierre Duan who
bought ballroom dance into New York City schools for further information you can contact our senior center at 908 851 5290 that's my report for tonight mayor thank you commissioner uh before I dive in to the upcoming Township events I'd
like to congratulate Union resident Bill gatee who won the 2025 Drew Hines literature prize one of the nation's most prestigious prizes for a collection of short stories billg weight collection a place in the world will be published
by the University of Pittsburgh on October the 7th 2025 our Black History Month Art Gallery join us on Friday February 28th from 6: to 9:00 p.m. at the voxhall meeting Center for a special Art Gallery event
to close out our 20 25 Black History Month uh calendar experience the powerful work of local black artists while enjoying an evening of creativity culture and Community mission is free guests can enjoy complimentary refreshments and our
derves skate night join us on for a fun night on March the 8th from 6:10 to 7:40 p.m. for our Union skate night for just $5 you can enjoy ice listen to a great Tunes from a DJ grab a delicious food
from our food trucks register today via Union township.com to secure your spot also we have uh from the union Public Library the uh comic plus the union Public Library recently introduced uh Comics plus the newest addition to
their digital resource for for the union public library card holders enjoy unlimited access to thousands of age appropriate digital graphic novels Mega and uh picture books 24 hours a day 7 days a week pet
license if you have a if you have not licensed your pet for the coming year please remember you can easily do that by contacting our town clerk applications can either be picked up in person or via the our website
Union township.com please do not forget proof of the vaccination is required if you have any questions please contact our Clerk at 98851 8501 everbridge notifications please sign up for emergency and general
notifications online at Union township.com these dates are also posted on Facebook at Twitter TWP Union New Jersey at this time I'd like to open up the meeting for public comment just
remember that 5 minute rule if you wish to speak and make comments please come up remember to give your name and where you live come forward good evening is on Can You Hear Me Oh yes uh my name is Ian rry I live
at 38 Franklin Street um just have a few things I wanted to address here is uh we recently had a uh increase on our taxes I'm not quite sure why or what's changed in the town um like I said we
live at 38 Franklin Street we've had absolutely nothing done into our neighborhood our street has not been paved in almost the 20 years we've been living there um we have a T intersection that has no stop sign constant problems
there um I'm curious to see we're right next to one of the pumping stations excuse me I know you had mentioned that they were monitoring the pumping stations we are coming into the hurricane season and we'd like to know that we're all going to be safe after we've been flooded twice um destroying all the houses and
had to rebuild everything um let's see what else do I have here um there's also a town Town property I believe at T mure place it's on the corner of mure place and
westline uh does not have a house there it has a sidewalk where the kids um the young kids wait for the bus that sidewalk has been destroyed for 20 years from the tree roots and nothing's been done to it um so we're just trying to get some
answers on why our neighborhood is so neglected for almost the 20 years we've been there um across the street close to te manise Texas Wier all the streets on that side have all been repaved in the last couple of years with all New Belgium Block curbing five streets in a
row ours has not been touched so just wondering what's going on um the other thing is the River on the opposite side of my street uh um between us and Milburn we've noticed that on the opposite side Milburn has done some bolstering or some concrete
work or something on their side nothing's been done on our side um there's been no Des snagging or dredging of the river either so like to get some info on that too um last question is uh is the town
engineer still Mr harder hardner harder no no who's Who's the present Town engineer okay all right thank you I'm GNA follow up with what I what I suggest you do is give your name and address to
uh the clerk and she'll forward it to uh to to our ba business administrator and we'll follow up on your comments yeah there's quite a few yeah you got you got a long list there we we'll take a look at literally if you came down any one of our streets yeah when you fill a pothole there's a small
patch there's so many patches that you can't even see the actual Road I mean it's absolutely ridiculous it's Band-Aid after Band-Aid after band-aid and it needs a surgery oh my last concern excuse me and I I'm trying to keep it within the five minutes I just saw
across from Five Guys Burgers and Fries there's a large property that's just it has a sign on it it's been for sale for a while it's a good siiz property the backside of that property AB buts mure place now it says it's approved for Luxury
Condominiums I know there's tons of Condominiums being built in town I don't mind Condominiums my concern is where is all the waste from however many units they put on that property is that now going to tee into our sewer meain which is already under sized I'd like to get some info on that
too well like I said provide your information to the clerk we'll be getting back to you absolutely thank you thank you for com appreciate your time okay yes anyone else wishing to speak hello Katherine lowski 2269 balm moral Avenue uh in Union um this is something
that I've been thinking about for a really long time because I experience it every time I go on the road and on the corner of um Winslow Avenue and boxwell Road there should really be a light there I mean I I know I'm not the only
one my niece when she came to visit from California she always says oh there needs to be a light here I mean you can't really make a left until there's like cars that just you can you just can't go and then the same thing coming the other way on Commerce
Avenue when you come to Vox Hall to make a left and then make a right I mean there should be two lights there actually um I even saw somebody get that was on a motorcycle land in the street I mean I'm sure there's been accidents and things happening and I've been saying it
for years and I said oh you know I'm just going to see what I can do and then I'm busy and I don't you know um so I'm here now and I just thought I'd mention that I don't know if anybody's ever mentioned it but it's something to let defitely let me comment on that okay
what you just mentioned is a situation that I had observed about two years ago and we contacted the county to actually install a light at that particular location and within the next month or so there will be there will be a light there traffic light oh great news okay
all right it's a long process that's the thing it takes takes a number of years once you start the inquiry to really get the fruition so all right that's great thank you that that's that's great news um and the other question I have I because I've been in touch with
engineering who is Mr Hoover is that Mr who Mr Hoover um yeah I just uh he's one of our Engineers oh okay it says because I I was just checking on the the the store and the drainage and they said they'll try to arrange something uh they'll can have the inspector check and
advise Mr Hoover of his findings I don't know so I'm not really sure um who Mr Hoover is but I just thought I would ask while I'm here okay and the other thing is um a pothole formed right in front of us actually right in front of it's new
though it just formed in the street so about maybe a couple week maybe about a month ago a month and a half I don't know how they come around and fill them but I just thought I'd mention it you know in case nobody know like I don't know yeah uh can you provide your address and
contact information to our Clerk and we'll follow up on that on on the questions you raised okay all right thank you this is a this is a good time for me to PL put a plug in for the report of concern feature that is on our website uh please please uh if you're
watching this or if you're in the gallery uh and you have concerns like trees potholes uh go on there enter the the address put the issue in and it will get resolved it will get resolved so thank
you are there any further questions from the public come forward good evening everyone my name is Ashley Pavone I live in 1978 Patton Road I moved about a year and a half ago one of the biggest things I was looking forward to moving from New York to Union
was the accessibility to the library to parks and everything being somewhat nearby the closest park to me is Sitel Park it's one street over from Patton Road to get there you have to cross box Hall um and it has been extremely
extremely dangerous with a small child having to cross fox hall there is a crosswalk there's a sign that says 25 miles per hour which everyone kind of ignores you're coming off Route 22 everyone's speeding and it's downhill right after Route 22 so that's you can't
fix things going downhill there are um uh signs for pedestrians to walk which that's my biggest issue I go right under the sign holding my child not a single car stops not a single car slows down and I've been struggling with this for over a year um at first when I moved I
thought hey this is a a park no one goes to this is perfect we can just hang out now I'm realizing wow this is a park no one goes to because it's unsafe to get there um just this weekend I tried going with my daughter and my 2-year-old nephew to the park again I I don't see
the point in driving one street over to get to to a park that should be safe um and with two kids waving my hand under the street sign not a single car slow down or stop eventually I just had to wait for cars to stop passing and make a run for it with two kids um so I just
didn't even know where to start so I started sending some emails coming here tonight and hoping one just to get more involved in the community that I I am part of but trying to understand how we can make Sitel Park safer for kids to access I um actually my grand my mother
who doesn't drive I don't let her go to the park with the baby my nanny same thing who didn't drive she just can't go to the park with my child because it's just unsafe what street was that again Patton Road p uh 1978 Patton Patton
where what's I know Patton what's the crosswalker cross street so it's right off box Hall so right off boxall right off boxall so as soon as you turn boxall Paton Road um three houses over have you been in contact with the police department on this uh I recently reached out to Sergeant well Sergeant uh
actually I thought I um Sergeant uh alera alera so I left the uh phone call and then he called me back um cuz in my initial voicemail I'm like maybe there needs to be a speed bu no one's paying attention to the signs right so I don't think a sign helps at this point there's two um he said we can't really do a
speed bump the most we can do is put up a warning that there will be a crosswalk approaching um but I don't and he also said that's very expensive so that's item number one was with an area that doesn't have a lot of foot traffic maybe that's why it doesn't right but um he I
agree with him that that's just another patch it's just another Band-Aid right because if a if a mother holding two kids isn't fixing the problem I don't know what a warning for the crosswalk that people should list you know abide by if that's not working so I'm not sure what the answer is um I just came to
bring this to your attention and see if there is area for improvement there okay thank you for your comments it's at this point thank you thank you mayor I just I just wanted to weigh in uh I did receive uh the email from you voted it to the
police director that's why Sergeant Olivera who is in charge of our Traffic Division reached out I know that he looked at some of the of your media concerns I think he's continuing to look at this to see if there's something that we can do to uh to help alleviate some
other concerns and I appreciate that that was great that was helpful he said he do some detailing but that's also you know a little bit of a temporary approach so just try of see what else is out there to fix thank you for that thank you thank you anyone else wishing to
speak prise I'll be quick good good evening everyone my name is Eduardo Rodriguez uh I live in 23 Christine Street in the city of Elizabeth and uh I'm I'm here just to tell you about a State website unclaimed funds uh I found some money for Union
Township and I've also listed all the businesses that have claims on there um I've also shown examples I've done it for my prior job and from C Lou I found about $850,000 so if you follow up and put those claim numbers I can't tell you how much it is they can range from $40
to there's a check there for the city of Elizabeth for 286,000 so it's a wide range and there's also a list of all the businesses that have claims here um I'm going to reach out to the Chamber of Commerce too but any help you can provide to do it because at at the end of the the day it
really just bothers me that this money other people's money is just sitting down in Trenton so any questions my personal email is on there and as I promise I I will be quick thank you no problem anyone else wishing to
speak seeing none can I have a motion to adjourn motion to adjourn second all in favor I I