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Streed on YouTube it can Beed at the to the flag the United States of America to the rep it stands one nation indivisible andice for all councilman Bennett here vice
president Brown here councilman Harris here councilman yurus present president deell mayor delpia here Mr Russo Mr Rooney
present we'll move on to presentations how's everybody doing um can I have judge Witcher Witcher come up please so we're going to honor um judge Witcher he's built his distinguished career in law public public service and
Community engagement he began attending Ruckers law in 1996 while working full-time as a teacher for the Juvenile Justice Commission educating youth at the state's highest security Juvenile Facility Jud Witcher graduated from Rucker's law in 2001 became a member of
the New Jersey bar in 2002 he launched his legal career as an assistant prosecutor in the Salem County prosecutor's office in 2010 he was certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a certified criminal trial attorney attorney distinction held by only a select group
of attorneys in the state he was also appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court to serve on the community on character and fitness evaluating candidates for admission to the New Jersey bar also in 2010 judge Witcher made history when he was appointed to the Municipal Court bench in Salem City
becoming the first African-American judge in Salem County history after more than a decade of distinguished service on the bench judge Witcher retired in August 202 3 and has since returned back to Private Practice judge Witcher is a devoted husband
father of three a lifelong dog lover who breeds South African Mastiffs he remains actively involved in the church and is currently pursuing a master's degree in apologetics at Lancaster Bible College as he is recognized for Black History Month judge witcher's Legacy serves as
an inspiring Testament to perseverance Justice and unwavering dedication to both the legal profession and to the community so judge I want to present this to you it's a proclamation for Black History Month which states Township was of Washington
Proclamation and recognition of Black History Month whereas the African-American of Washington Township have made distinguished contributions to the history of our community and whereas the African-Americans of Washington Township should be especially recognized for their contributions in the areas of Education government Commerce and
community service and whereas it is the responsibility of the mayor and Township Council to acknowledge and encourage the preservation of the history of our community and whereas the month of February has been recognized as Black History Month on a national level now therefore be proclaimed by the mayor and
Township Council of the township of Washington in recognition of African-Americans past and present in our community do hereby proclaim the month of February to be Black History Month in the township of Washington encourage all C citizens to celebrate our diverse Heritage and culture and
continue our efforts to create a world that is more trust and prosperous for all thank [Applause] you first of all thank you for the honor
I do appreciate it um we all are here because many people have sacrificed uh Blood Sweat tears broken bones blood and Broken Dreams to be here of all Races and African-Americans have indeed shared that that background so
it's an honor for me to be here to stand upon the shoulders of those who sacrific before me um most pertinent and most important for me is um the sacrifices and the the blood the broken bones of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and as his
example first and foremost and beyond all that I make the sacrifice that I've made and I encourage you all to consider making those sacrifices for others as well well again thank you for the honor I do appreciate it [Applause]
thank you so much I do apprciate yeah just h on here rich oh yes okay Zach up and Dad too all right so today we have uh a an eagle scout from the township part of my
uh old troop 123 and uh I'm very proud of uh Zach and all the boys that have come out at one two3 and have done uh amazing things things in learning to be a uh a young man uh learning team
building communications and being able to U um handle a situation and I think that's important that it's good skills and uh I had the chance both with uh Zach's dad and Zach to be on many many
camping trips having fun uh also learning and uh I'll tell you that one of my biggest aspirations at meetings was uh team building and Communications uh I always had some kind of activity for team building which which could be the most silliest thing in the world but
the most important thing is that you had to work together as a team and talk and that that was important so uh Zach 16-year-old began his Eagle Scout journey by completing the cup Scout Pack program and crossed over to Boy Scout
Troop 123 in 2019 throughout his scouting career he demonstrated exceptional dedication and service including participating in the town's ship Raby Clinic Zach has exceeded the minimum requirement of 21 bar Badges and
earning an impress of 39 he further distinguished his himself by joining the order of the arrow and achieved Brotherhood and status on April 14th of 20 24 uh for his Eagle scalp project uh Zach led the construction of a trail
head and four alow boxes at the elderman Fossil Park in New Jersey completing the project with a total of 283 manh hours Zach completed his last eag uh requirement for Eagle Scout his board of
review on Tuesday November 12th 2024 roughly 6% of all who joined scouting attain the rank of eagle and make it a notable achievement so I'd like to say congratulations to Zach for that honor uh myself as an eagle scout I'm always
an eagle scout my son is always an eagle scout and for all Eagle Scouts uh it's a great accomplishment and it's it'll make a difference in your uh career and your life and we thank you very much here day
okay than conratulations congratulations uh we have a certificate of recognition and this is going to Lou Pino for your generous contributions of tuxedo reyolds for night to shine you and your family played a vital role in making this event
truly special the mayor and the township Council thank you for everything you did to uplift the community and ensure the success of an unforgettable night your generosity and dedication is truly appreciated so I me and several of the
guys including the mayor uh was at this event and it was it was a beautiful event and there were several people there that donated their time um and people kept raving about Lou and what his company did um I know that you did measurements it took a lot of time it wasn't just the the donation of the
tuxedos right here come on up this year we got up to amazing yeah we just yeah it was a beautiful event and and the people there really appreciated and the the look on their faces coming in they were so proud of themselves and they knew they look
good and they and we're giving them high fives and telling them how good they look and and they just really enjoyed it why I come up and and say a few words [Applause] absolutely so obviously thank you to everybody for acknowledging us and my
family I mean being in the town for my whole life and my mother being in town it's just great to be recognized for something like that and um really something like this we do we've been doing it seven years and it's really just to kind of raise awareness to
everybody so that you know we can get more businesses involved and hopefully they can get even more support um I know this year was kind of tough trying to get other businesses and um rally and other people to donate and whatnot but
it's just like you said that moment when you see those kids and they're just all excited and uh it's it's our Super Bowl and ironically it was the same weekend as the Super Bowl so it just was it was so awesome so uh again I really appreciate you guys acknowledging us and
just it was a hell of a weekend so thank you what's the name of your business again uh Lifestyles Lifestyles make sure that uh we have people that want to use life Styles as their uh tuxedo of choice absolutely I appreciate that yes thank
you [Applause] guys so proud to show up you get married get married start marrying people you're going have to get
some on can I get a motion to approve the bill list for February 12 that motion second call councilman yurus yes councilman Harris yes councilman Bennett yes vice
president Brown yes can I get a motion to approve the regular minutes for January 22nd 2025 January roll call councilman jurus yes councilman Harris yes councilman vet yes
vice president Brown yes moving on to ordinances ordinance 00125 amending committed us nebor distri I have a motion to introduce -225
second roll call councilman yurz yes councilman Harris yes councilman Bennett yes vice president Brown yes will beere and will participation com
coun resolutions following resolutions are by consent agenda and only require a vote for all L each one must be read BYT any M of coun separ IND resolution 57 2025 resolution
accepting temporary certificate of occupany guarantee from Raising K's Restaurant LLC Route 42 in ganttown Road Turnersville 58 2025 resolution accepting a landscape buffer performance guarantee and safety and stabilization
bond from 346 EHR LLC for the project 336 Egg Harbor Road Su New Jersey 59 2025 resolution accepting a landscape perimeter buffer guarantee safety and stabilization Bond and
inspection s gr from g7b to LLC DBA 7 Brew Coffee 5200 R 42 Turnersville resolution 60 Resolution of the township Council of the township of
Washington authorizing title 39 Motor Vehicle Enforcement upon real property known as block 19601 lot one in accordance with the request of the property owner 61 resolution to support publishing legal
notices on official government websites 62 resolution authorizing the town of Washington to solicit bids for property maintenance services for the year 2025 63 resolution authorizing a transfer of budget
Appropriations 64 resolution authorizing the cancellation of outstanding checks 65 resolution amending resolution r45 -225 authorizing refund of tax overpayment 66 resolution authorizing
refund of tax overpayments 67 resolution authorizing the issuance of a duplicate tax sales certificate pursuant to njsa 54 5-
52.1 68 resolution cancelling taxes for a totally disabled veteran seven Court effective November 27 2024 69 resolution authorizing taxes were totally disabled veteran five South
Mars Drive effective December 29 2024 70 2025 resolution cancelling taxes for a totally disabled veteran located at 11 Futo Drive effective December 31st
2024 71 resolution canceling taxes for a totally disabled veteran 431 Atlanta Court effective January 10th 2025 72 resolution approving participation with the state of New
Jersey grant program administered by the Department of Law and Public Safety safe and secure communities 2024 program 73 resolution appointing members to the Washington Township Municipal Utilities Authority
can I get a motion to approve resolutions 57 to 73 second discuss councilman Yus yes councilman Harris yes councilman
Bennett yes vice president Brown yes on to Old business new business report all right coming up in April is the annual 17th annual classic car show
at the old ston house so the historical preservation commission puts on this and the purpose of it is to raise money for both the house Village and also for the so you know people out participate
anybody want you put your classic car or advertising our booklet that is available one event you get around 175 to 200 Cars per event it's a great opportunity to have a
f um otherwise on the environmental side there's nothing going on right now but as soon as some events start happening in the spring know those
appreciate that taking care of the Speeders making sure that taking care everything making sure these roads are safe it's important have yes um I'd like to revisit something we spoke about already which
was a night to shine that was an event that uh some of us went to last week and uh as someone who's an advocate for uh those with uh developmentally uh disabled individuals um it was just a beautiful thing to see and I understand that year after year that event has
grown and grown from I think they had 80 people a few years ago and now it's 250 people and they've grown beyond that space so uh I'm going to do my best to help find a larger space for that uh for that event it happens every year and it happens all throughout the country in
different in different uh venues so it really was a beautiful event and I Rec connected with some people that I didn't know was part of that uh organization and um it was just it was just a beautiful thing to see and uh I want to help out you know with that and of course go to some more events and and
learn a little bit more about uh some of the different things going on in our community um and people doing God's work um was a beautiful event thank you um I attended the reor meeting for the MUA to weeks ago
and um I want to congratulate new bees there Keith Ludwick and Mike good and I want to congratulate Scott BM who became chairman of the MUA uh Joseph Macy became the vice chairman and Keith lck
became the secretary treasurer so congratulate all them and thank them for the work that they're doing and they will be doing uh we also had a meeting of the veterans Advisory Board uh don't forget people uh Memorial Day will be here before you know nice weather world day uh is on a Monday
and uh we start the ceremony at 11:00 in the morning please put on your calendar over by the police station that Memorial Park lastly I wanted to congratulate our world champion Super Bowl FY Eagles
football team W a perfect game perfect I say congratulation Eagles spelled e a g l s you can see I've got my hat and my shirt on uh to uh recognize
them and that's about it thank you uh thank you councilman um nothing new significant to report um on the legal front we remain busy but nothing um remarkable to report this evening which I always make the same lame joke
if I have nothing too significant get to report that's often um a good thing hope everyone weathered the snow well and has a good Valentine's Day and the birds did play a pretty perfect game that's a legal opinion that it was that it was near
perfect thank you Council vice president Brown uh first I want to thank Public Works doing a good job this was uh the fourth storm in my short six week career um you know Brian and Frank do a great job out there got their plowed salted
everything was cleaned up pretty quickly in the morning no Chief reported it was no accidents or activity so it's always good to hear um it was a busy week uh like Joe mentioned night the shine for people who aren't familiar what what night to shine is it's a prom for
special needs um it's a great event where uh the guests get tuxedos donated by Lou from Lifestyles they get in limousine limousine drives them to the front there's a red carpet um there's a few hundred people outside to greet them and cheer them on um and then they go
inside they have dinner they dance um there's many other people who helped make that night uh what it was Dana's Party Rental I know was one of the sponsors uh Pastor Gary for hosting it from Calvary so there's a lot of people who help make that event be what it is
and it's just a great thing to get to so if anybody has a chance to get there I recommend you witness it at least once it's it's a great a great thing to attend uh raising can's open last week um it's good to see a new business a new building on the Pike I know the blackw pike is a sore spot for everybody but
raising can's open this week the Catalyst sign lit up yesterday if saw that um 7even Brew is a coffee shop it's going to be in front of uh Harbor Freight um that is a preat building so hopefully that should be up and running within next two months or so so there's
a lot of things happening so we're getting there I know everybody talk about to talk about on Denny's but there's a lot of other properties on the Pike we're going to continue to take them down one at a time uh the high school had their hogi sale on Sunday I was there at six o'clock making hogies uh it was a great event thank you to
everybody at the school at the high school all the volunteers uh Chief was there making hogies as well so it's another another great event our community does so we do have a lot of good things in our community and lastly it's Valentine's Day so don't forget your significant other go get a card
before it's last minute um and and enjoy that's it thank you counc vice president Library where daughter of a Hol surv very very moving account of her
mother's events during the Holocaust thanks to Sheila and for put that EV on LED questionss answer everything
she so hopefully she'll be back from the library as well um they have upcoming children's programs we have out there also feary also
lastly I want to push out thank you to the First Responders police STS defitely we are asting buildingbody fre to contact me c
Facebook page think get back on um we went to the library for the Survivor the Holocaust uh it was the 80th anniversary of liberation of aitz and that's why we had it and if anyone out there doesn't know
they you ought to do a little research and read the history of horrible things that happened to people uh during World War II by the Nazis it's nothing to be uh you know forgotten about congratulations [Applause]
to one one other thing uh we uh the mayor and couple of the councilmen went to uh Harville for a uh pep rally and uh officer
uh Jeff Doo got a pie in his face just one so uh the energy that these kindergarteners to fifth grade was unbelievable they're cheering for the eagles and their
motivation uh they they must have all slept good that night and it was a great great event that the uh they have invited us to it was a great event all dogs in Township required to be and vacinated stop in the clerk's
office to register your dog for 2025 will be holding a e on Saturday March 1st from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a Public Works located at Drive participation follow theum post
which also attached to the public agenda liit your comments in minutes once You' completed your comments or questions I will ask govern I get a motion open motion all in favor
I a motion to close Mee second all those in favor next council meeting will be February 26 I