A >> great creative. >> Oh, cool. >> Like to call this meeting to order. Welcome to the B Town Committee meeting of October 27th, 2025. Would everyone
please rise and join me in salute the flagship? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> If I remain standing just for a moment,
um I would just like to share that um it's it's with great sadness that on October 21st, we lost a valuable member of our police department when K9 Ruck passed away. Uh he was the partner of Sergeant Ken Sakovich and a um and a
devoted member of our police department. Our canine handlers uh were there uh to to give him an honorable send off and say goodbye. Uh and Sergeant Sakovich was by his side when when Ruck peacefully passed. Uh K9 Ruck faithfully
served our department since his K9 Academy graduation on January 16th of 2015. Not only was he a protector of the citizens and officers of Warheese, but he represented our department by gracing the cover of the January 2020 edition of
Police K9 Magazine. Our flags have been lowered in honor of the 11 years of dedicated service that Ruck provided our department and the residents of Ortiz Township. Please keep Sergeant Sakovich, his wife, and daughters in your prayers at this difficult time. K9 Ruck will be
deeply missed and never forgotten. Please join me in a moment of silence in honor of K9 Rock. >> Thank you. We have a roll call, please. >> Pres >> here. >> Here
>> this meeting is being held in accordance with the requirements of the open public meetings act. Do notice this meeting has been published by the clerk of both the career post and inquired newspapers as well as electronic notice is required by law. Also a copy of the annual meeting notes and posted on the bulletin board outside the pouch clerk's office. >> Thank you. Our first matter this evening is the second reading of a bond
ordinance authorizing the acquisition of certain real property in and for the township of Warhees County of Camden, New Jersey appropriating the sum of $710,000. Therefore, authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds or bond anticipation notes of the township of
Vorhees County of Cam, New Jersey in the aggregate principal amount of up to $674,500 making certain determinations and covenants and authorizing certain related actions in connection with the foregoing. This is the second reading of an ordinance. I will open up to the
public for any comment. >> Seeing nobody from the public, moves a closed public portion. >> Second. >> All those in favor? opposed. Public portion is closed. Is there a motion? >> Motion. >> Second. I have a motion and a second. Any discussion? Hearing none. May we have a roll call vote, please? >> Mr. Stew.
>> Yes. >> Mr. Yes. >> Mr. Ravage. Yes. >> Mito. Yes. Mayor. >> Yes. >> So carried. Our next matter is the second reading of an ordinance authorizing the purchase of certain properties located at 120 Dutchtown Road, 2011 Dutchtown Road, and 6 Eert
Avenue in the township of where he's identified on the township tax map as block 228 lot 19, block 222 lot 17 and block one, lot 2.01, subject to certain terms and conditions in accordance with the requirements of the New Jersey local
lands and buildings law. This is again the second reading of an ordinance. I will open up to the public for any comment. >> Seeing no one from the public, move to close public portion. >> Second. >> All those in favor? I opposed. >> Public portion is closed. Is there a motion? >> Motion. >> Second.
>> Motion and a second. Any discussion? Hearing none, may we have a roll call vote, please? >> Mr. Stew. >> Yes. Mr. >> Yes. >> Ravage. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. So carried. Next is public comment for our resolutions. If anyone from the public has a comment on any resolutions, please come forward. Seeing nobody from
the public move to close public portion. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> I opposed. >> Public portion is closed. Our resolutions this morning are resolution number 323-25. Um memorializing executive session from October 13th, 2025.
Resolution number 324-25 approving the cancellation of various balance sheet accounts. Number 32 325-25 approving the cancellation of outstanding checks. Number 326-25 approving the insertion of revenue into
the 2025 budget cross county connection TDM $2,500. Resolution number 327-25 approving a change order number two for the 2023 road program improvement program an increase of $78,895.97.
Resolution number 328-25 authorizing an extended grace period of the fourth quarter tax payments for eligible federal employees who are residents of the township of Warhees affected by the federal government shutdown on October 1, 2025. Resolution 329-25 authorizing
and directing the township of Warheese planning board to undertake a preliminary investigation to determine whether the proposed study area which includes block 150.02 block 1.04 4 is to be delineated as an area in need of non-condemnation redevelopment pursuant
to the local redevelopment and housing law NJSA4A12A-1 at sect resolution number 330-25 authorizing and directing the township of planning board to undertake a preliminary investigation to determine whether the proposed study area which
includes block 213.21 21 lot 2 is to be delineated as an area in need of non-condemnation redevelopment pursuant to the local redevelopment and housing law NJSA 4A col2A-1 sect resolution number 331-25
accepting a maintenance guarantee for the lawnside force main replacement project from Macros construction in do I have a motion for approval of those resolutions >> second motion and a second any discussion All those in favor, please signify by saying I.
>> I. Opposed? So carried. Our next resolution is resolution 332-25. Uh which um needless to say is a very exciting resolution. It is the first step in the redevelopment of of this mall that's been a long time coming. Uh
it's a proposal for a mixeduse commercial and residential project. We look forward to working with the designated redeveloper who is Hope Oaken Brownstone uh as the project evolves through the approval stage and through the construction stage. Um I want to
give a particular shout out and thank you to our former director of economic development and community uh development, Maria Dina. um who's who's pers perseverance and um and hard work
and um uh stubbornness for lack of a >> better um >> dog those guys for four years >> helped move this project to the point of where it is. Uh it was a it was a long road. Um but we're very excited about
the prospect of of of working with this. Mario, thank you. You you did a wonderful job. We we do appreciate it. And we're looking forward to this place becoming, as I used to say back in the day, the heartbeat of our community. And the heartbeat um it's been on um life.
Um >> No, no, it's been dead. >> No, come on. I know. >> It's been dead. But we're very excited about the uh the project and the prospect of the project. And >> with that being said, I will make a motion uh to approve resolution 332-25.
Is there a second? >> Jack is going to second. >> I vehemently second the motion. >> Uh there's a motion and a second. Any other comments? >> Uh well, I would like to make some comments, but we can approve first. I can do it in comment section.
>> Okay. Any other comments at this point? >> I just have a quick comment, Mr. Mayor. Speaking of long roads, I just want to say happy anniversary to anyone who's celebrating an anniversary. >> Happy anniversary, Tim. Thanks for being here with us. >> Thank you for that.
>> Thank you for both of you also for the just the work you put into it and how long it's been and everything else that went along with it. So, thank you. Well, I guess since it makes sense in in time, um I I just wanted to say that um this this property that we're sitting on has
um undergone quite a bit of changes over the last nearly hundred years. Um a hundred years ago it was farmland and um in the 1930s a couple who were flying enthusiasts purchased about 200 acres
and converted it into a a small uh airport facility where they had about 20 planes house including crop dusters because for was mostly farmland as I said. Um and it stayed you know it stayed at air
airport until sometime in the 50s when um the husband passed and after his passing the wife was unable to sustain it and she sold it and the buyers rented it and it just really never uh met its former glory um until the owner sold in
' 69 to developers who developed the mall here and it was one of the first and from 1970 until 2007. So, now we're into recent history. It was actually the second largest mall in South Jersey. Um, I grew up here, as our redevelopers
know, because I tell them every time I see them. Um, and and I was, you know, it was the it was the heyday of the movie Mats, and I was a proud Echelon mall rat. Um, >> so I I will say, you know, it wasn't until 2007 that it was rebranded as the
Vorhees Town Center and and our folks u acquired over around here and happy that we are still going to be able to continue to sit here with your project plans moving forward. So all of that to say that um nothing changes if nothing
changes and change is often good and you know we're moving forward and really really excited to move forward with you as our partner. So, thank you for being here. Thank you for all of your hard work. And I need to just second my thanks to Mario who uh we spent some time together on this one. It's been a
lot of fun uh working on sometimes. Mario probably wanted to uh put put a gag on my mouth, make me stop asking so many questions, but we really appreciate all your work, Mario. And gentlemen, again, George and Tim, thanks for being here and for all of your work. Stuart, thank you very
much for all of your work, especially getting us over the finish line. Stuart also wanted he maybe not a gag but he wanted me to not have track changes anymore on my computer I think but thanks everyone really appreciate all your work for the record I don't
know if we mentioned their names for the record >> it was in the resolution but for just the hoboken brown zone but yeah >> some of them that are here on their anniversaries >> what >> they're not they're not having anniversary together you miss you missed something
>> it's a pleasure work with all of you, especially Jack. >> Any other comments at this point? Okay, we have a motion that second. So, all those in favor, please signify by saying I. >> I opposed. >> It's okay. >> Our next resolutions are number 333-25
accepting retirement of Earl from the Morris Township Department of Public Works. Number 334-25, accepting the retirement of David Corsaro from the Wares Township Department of Public Works. Number 335-25, accepting the retirement of Joseph Lavalo from the Warrior Township
Department of Public Works. And resolution number 336-25 accepting retirement of Stephanie Capone from the Voyes Township Administration Office. Do I have a motion on those resolutions? >> Motion second. >> Motion and a second. Any discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor, please
signify by saying I. >> I opposed. >> So carried. >> Excuse me. Uh there's no need for an executive session this evening. Next is approval of our minutes from October 13, 2025. Our registars's report for September 2025 and our bill list for
October 24, 2025. Is there a motion for approval of those? >> Motion second. >> Motion and a second. Any discussion? Hearing none of those in favor, please signify by saying I. I opposed. So carry. Next is comments from our
committee. Um this Friday is Halloween. Uh trick-or-treating in Vorhees will be 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Um please drive carefully. It's a it's a busy night. The kids are out there. So if you have to drive around the neighborhoods, please please be very careful uh because it is
a Friday night and it should be a great night in our town. Uh any other comments from our committee this evening? I just want to wish happy birthday, belated birthday to committee woman February and Mr. Platt and any of the other October birthdays that I don't know about here. >> Happy birthday.
>> Happy birthday. >> It's my birthday tonight also. >> Thanks, Michelle. >> Thank you. You You would not be here >> or you wouldn't you wouldn't be here at all. >> You would be calling in at the most. I would not be calling.
>> It would be your last day here. >> Yes. Our uh final portion is our public portion. If anyone from the public other than you Mario has anything to say, please come forward. >> Seeing nobody but Mario from the public move to close public portion. >> Second.
>> Uh all those in favor? >> I opposed. Public portion is closed and we are adjourned. Good evening. >> A congrats. >> Thank you. Thank you.