Okay, we're ready to go. >> Ready to go. >> Okay. Going to call to order the meeting of the township council of West Windsor for November 24th, 2025. Allison, can you call the role? >> Gwas here. >> Jivers here. Mandel
>> here. >> Weiss >> here. >> Whitfield >> here. >> And have we adequately noticed? >> Yes, we were adequately noticed on January 17th, 2025 to the Times in the Princeton packet filed with the municipal clerk posted on the township website and in the township municipal
building. Also joining us today from Parker McKay is Mika Mccura. Please stand for the salute to the flag. of the United States of American matters that we're going to do right now. Um
we member of us went to the New Jersey League of Municipalities last week and we got the sustainable Jersey silver certification uh which we've got been getting every three years I think from 2011
and so what we would like to 2010 okay it should be on there uh so we got a new tab on our black so we would like to uh just come up and show it to you and Um we'd also like to get a picture with not only the council but uh we do have the
um chair of the environmental commission with us fire boos tonight and I don't see anyone else from the environmental commission at this point but if they come in they can be there too. So uh we're going to get up. The other thing we'll be doing is uh Linda Jvers was
awarded at the municipality meeting. The um um Linder Jas council member, West Windsor Township, selflessly served an elected municipal office for a tenure not less than 20 years in municipal governing body. And so she joined the
elected officials hall of fame on 19th of November. And we would like to give this to Har also. So if you want to we're going to come up for a little bit and probably move that microphone. Let's get a picture.
picture. I'll sign it. I'm always next to this guy. Thank you. All right. You come in I see about
All right. Thank you all. And at this point, we're going to go into public comment. Public comment is a 30 minute limit. I I don't expect that to be an issue. 3
minute limit per person. And I am now opening the public comment. Is there anybody who signed up tonight for this? >> Yes, I have a list. Uh first on the list is Elliot Burgerer. >> Okay. We we will do the signups first and then it'll be open to the rest of the public. So Elliot, thank you. And
everybody, please state your name and address. >> My name is Elliot Burgerer. I live at 15 Westminster Drive. Uh last 24 years. Closer. >> Yeah. >> Elliot Burgerer. Uh 15 Westminster Drive
and I've lived here for 24 years in Westminster. Uh, of course, mailing address, Prince and Junction. Um, so over the weekend I was walking our dog on Village Road East and was surprised to look up the driveway of Farmer
Grovers and to see a hunting blind, a very large blind, uh, 360 hunting blind, so they can shoot in any and every direction. Uh so this morning I called the um township and spoke to uh Lisa in
the zoning office and was advised to come here. I learned some interesting things. Uh let me be clear. This is not a question about the Second Amendment hunting laws. This is not a question about um whether or not that's allowed in this township. It's none of that. Um
this is not about not my backyard. This is a very simple thing about process and communication. Um, to my knowledge, there was no communication about this hunting blind. It's not just backing up to all the homes surrounding uh in
Princeton Oaks. It's also across from a religious institution. It's across from village school. It's across from community medical school. There are a lot of people in this area. Um, so it is of concern that there's not sufficient
awareness about it. When you go to Mercer County Park, when there's hunting season, you know when it's going to be, where it's going to be, what, you know, what days, what times, and you can either not go to the park or be at the park and be careful. Uh, also, I heard that this was a state approval and the
township also had to approve it and both approved it. And then when we spoke to somebody else, somebody said, "Nope, the township does not have any say in this. It's the far it's the property of the township." One would think the township has a say as to how this is used. We
don't know what kind of guns are used. We don't know if these are rifles, if these are shotguns. They have different impact on on the range that these bullets can go. So, it would be good to have information. Be good to be informed that this is what's happening. That's
it. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Who's next on the list? >> Okay, next on the list, um John Church. >> For those who are not familiar with our meetings, um we answer the um public this is all public comment time. Then
after we close public comment time, uh administration and whoever gets to answer. Thank you. >> Okay. Thank you. U Good evening, John Church, 11 Princeton Place. Madame President, I first want to thank my friend Erin Bosley for her recent informative presentation about the
Stonybrook Regional Sewer Authority and PASES. As a research chemist, I was directly exposed to hazardous materials on practically an everyday basis, but with no long-term effects that as far as I know. I respect that others may
disagree, but I personally regard PASES as only a very minor concern in the big picture. So we worry about these materials in water in the ranges of about four parts per trillion. To put this number in perspective, the world's
total population is about 8.2 billion. You just pick one random person in this enormous multitude of the whole world and they represent 122 parts per trillion. So four parts per trillion in retrospect doesn't seem
like all that much to me. So anyway, Madame President, I've been reading the scientific literature on PASES. Whether or not they are actually harmful to humans at low levels is still an open question. You really can't do tightly controlled studies on people the way you
can on animals. The reason is that everyone during their life has been constantly exposed to many different toxins at many different levels such as mercury from the burning of coal, direct or secondhand tobacco smoke, dental and medical radiation, different work
environments, and so on forever and ever. Given this fact, it's very difficult to tease out the individual effects of all the different PAS types. There are just too many confounding factors. Now in research we do our best to vary only one
factor at a time if we can but you can see the problem with PAS and in fact many other materials that are obviously directly toxic. So that that's the basic problem with this kind of research teasing out individual factors when there's so many other factors to
consider. Now, Madame President, in view of this, one should ask, how much are we prepared to spend on this one issue when there are so many other issues to consider. Now, I do support the adoption of resolution 2025 R23,
but uh but I doubt that it will have very much effect at the state level. We'll see. Anyway, thank you very much for your attention. >> Thank you. Next. >> Okay. Next, uh, Kevin Ronaldo. Hi, Kevin Rello, 106 Harris Road.
Good evening and happy Thanks early Thanksgiving. I'd like to follow up on several outstanding items this evening. I've prepared printed uh packets for your reference. One, the speed reduction on Alexander Road. On September 29th, council passed an ordinance 2025-15
to reduce the speed on a portion of Alexander Road from 30 mph to 25 mph. We were told the signs would be replaced in 20 days or so. We're now at day 56 and the signs haven't been replaced. Why is this why is a straightforward change to
taking nearly two months? When can we expect the new signs to be installed? Your speed sign re-calibrated and ideally relocated. And when will the speed limit on the upper section from the roundabout to Wallace be revisited? Number two, repaving of Harris Road. I
spoke with the mayor on July 11th, the Berian City Neighborhood Association meeting, and followed up on September 16th. I raised the lack of response again at the September 29th council meeting. The mayor said he forwarded my concerns to Francis. I have received no updates since. When can I expect a
direct response on the repaving of Harris instead of another message saying my request has been forwarded? Number three, crosswalk signal at Harris and Clarksville Road. According to the mayor's comment on Facebook under his action speak louder than empty promises
post, the pedestrian signal at Harris and Clarksville is described as an all-way red pedestrian signal. During a brief email exchange on September 29th council meeting, the mayor after the meeting, the mayor said his signal was working as it should. It's not functioning as an all red pedestrian
signal. In an email dated October 1st, he said he would check with Francis and make the necessary corrections. I haven't heard back and the signal operation remains unchanged. When can I expect an update on the crosswalk and confirmation it will be corrected?
Four. Sidewalk repair on Alexander Road. Is there an update when the sidewalk damaged in the May 15th dump truck accident will be repaired? It's difficult to understand why an insurance claim for a sidewalk is taking more than six months. Number five, welcome to West Windsor signs. I've included a few
photos in the packet of the approximate 25-year-old signs. I first contacted Councilwoman Gawas on April 18th after seeing a Facebook post about signage and asked about the process and opportunities to be involved. I followed up on April 28th and May 9th. I was told
the mayor had my emails and would respond. Seven months later, I've received no update. These signs are aging, do not reflect the identity West Windsor wants to project. Does the township have a plan to replace them? This could be a good opportunity to line new signage with the goals of Revolution West Windsor. In closing, I want to say
this respectfully and honestly. There's a clear pattern across these across these items. Reaching out to the administration offer results in no response, delayed responses, or updates that never arrive. It becomes frustrating to bring issues forward,
provide detailed information, and try to work collaboratively only to have things go answered or pushed aside. >> I can finish the rest later or I can do it now. >> Um, three minutes. >> Okay, I'll just finish. >> If you have something um
>> it's like a two sentences >> to give to us, you can give them to the clerk. Okay. And then finish the rest. >> Okay. Thanks. Thank you. >> Thank you. And um she'll give them to us. Thank you. Um do Allison, do we have
anyone else on the list? >> I have no one else on the list. >> Okay. Would somebody else like to come up to speak? Um you can line up as you wish to come up. Thank you. Yep. Please go forward and state your name and address.
>> My name is Mindy Shedler. I live at two Evans Drive in Princeton Junction. >> Thanks. Oh, thanks. We could just repeat that again. My name is Mindy Shedler. I live at 2 Evans Drive in Princeton Junction. I've lived at um in Princeton Oaks development for 32 years.
Um, I'm here tonight because I received an email from our homeowners association uh a couple of hours ago about the hunting blind at uh Grover Farm. Um, and it was extremely disturbing. The gentleman who spoke earlier who lives in
Princeton Oaks um spoke very eloquently about this issue and I want to go on record that I agree with everything he said and um um I hope that you know this can be uh resolved in some way. Thank you.
>> Thank you. Anybody else wants to come up? Just um line up as you wish. >> I enjoy a polite girth. >> Oh, yes. This is Paul Brown from Five Toten Court. Um, I was just coming to to
get an update on uh on the warehouse and their application with the DP. If you have any kind of update on their permit or what they're supposed to be doing and then maybe if you can update us on the bridge that is as well. All right. Thank
you. >> Um, excuse me. Are you talking about the Clarksville warehouse? Uh, >> thank you. >> Okay. Anyone else would like to come up? Please come up and state your name and address.
>> Mark Pepper, 43 Providence Court, uh, Princeton Oaks. Also, um, I'm not here because of that email, but I did get it. And it does bring to mind um one of my pet peeves is the lack of a sidewalk from um Rabbit Hill Road to the
Macaffrey Shopping Center or the you know the full length. It's like so I think given in light of the potential for hunting um behind uh Princeton Oaks and there's a nice dog pathway that I walk my dog all the time. I guess if there's hunting
there's even a more urgent need to have that sidewalk completed. So then there's alternate ways for Princeton Oaks residents to walk their dogs or even just walk like to go to Grover's Coffee. So that would it would be nice. I mean, I asked many times, so I'm hoping that
will happen. And also, congratulations to the mayor and Linda and and Joe. I'm sorry to see Martin go. Joe definitely has big shoes to fill, literally and figuratively, I assume. But anyway, um I do hope one day
there'll be a sidewalk along 571. Thank you. >> Thank you. Anybody else wish to get up and speak? >> No, everybody's uh not one. Nobody wants to get out speak. Okay, then I will close public
comment and we will move on and there will be another public comment period um later on in the meeting. Can I start with administration comments please Marina? >> Yes, I have several announcements this
evenings. Uh starting today uh DPW is collecting leaves and brush in zone 4. Um the municipal offices will be closed on Thursday, November 27th
and Friday, November 28th, 2025 in observance of the Thanksgiving h holiday. DPW will reopen on Saturday, November 29th from 8:00 a.m. to noon for drop off of
um yard waste and debris. Thursday's scheduled garbage will be collected on Friday. Friday's scheduled garbage will stay on the Friday collection schedule. It's a
normal normally scheduled day. Residents are reminded to please leave your bins out to ensure that they are not missed. So, if they could be placed out before 7 a.m. Friday morning, that would be
helpful. Um, this is not a scheduled recycling recycling collection week. Next Thursday, December 4th, is the next scheduled curbside recycling collection.
on Thursday, December 4th, 2025 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Heightstown First Aid Squad, 168 Bank Street, Heightstown, New Jersey. Our health department will be
having a vaci rabies vaccination clinic. Um, you can register for the clinic either online or uh you can call the health department at 6099368400. Each pet should be accompanied with an
individual adult. Each pet needs to be registered separately. All pets must be secured on leashes. No retractable leashes. Dogs and cats must be healthy at least 3 months or 12 weeks
of age to be vaccinated. The West Windsor History Museum will have its 2025 holiday open house December 6th and December 7th, 1 to 4:00 p.m. at 50
Southfield Road, West Windsor. New Jersey D um continues to ask residents of the state to conserve water. New Jersey continues to experience below average rainfall across
the entire state impacting stream flow, reservoir and groundwater levels. Um please abide by please follow water conservation practices and use water wisely.
And then finally, there will be a public hearing. It's the second public hearing or meeting to discuss the preparation of a supplemental watershed plan and environmental assessment for As Creek
watershed sites four, five, six, and 19. Um it'll be a hybrid meeting. Um you can either attend in person
um and the offices uh where the meeting will be held is the Asipink Wildlife Management Area Central Region office at one Eldridge Road, Robbinsville
Township. Or you can attend virtually. Again, the hearing is on December 4th, 2025 at 5:30m. Um the purpose of the uh watershed rehabilitation program is it's funded by
um the federal government and um >> it the program allow provides for the rehabilitation of aging dams that are reaching the end of their design life and or no longer meet or no longer
longer meet federal or state safety criteria. So the um four um watershed sites are within Mercer County and um basically there have been reports and studies that have been completed. So
there will be a presentation of the findings and the alternatives for addressing the project's purposes and needs at those sites. Um and uh this
project is um sponsored by the natural resources conservation service which is part of the United States Department of Agriculture. >> I sounds think I'm looking forward. Thank you. Uh mayor, can you answer some
of the questions? >> I will I mean I took a note. So um I'll I'll try to answer the questions in which in the order in which they were uh uh people made comments. Um first thing um about this shooting on the farm. I
literally found out around 4:00. Uh some of you came here at 6:30. Um I'm sorry. Uh you called the zoning board uh lady. Uh the planning board meeting start at 6:30. Our meeting starts at 7:00. So that's probably why she said 6:30. So
sorry about that. Um u one of the things this is not new. I mean this has been the shooting on the farm has been going on for as long as the farm has existed. This year what's new is he he constructed a structure. That's
something new. That's why people uh noticed. But we have asked our uh attorney um to write a legal opinion as to what legally township can and can do because the farms are governed by states
right to farm law. So certain things are governed by them and I have asked the attorney to give an opinion as to um what we can do what we can do. A regular attorney is at another meeting. So somebody from his uh associate from his
firm has come. So once we get that legal written opinion, I will communicate with the uh homeowners association board because that's the contact I have and let you know uh what the uh what the situation is. Um one thing I do agree
and think that we should put some signs around if it's going to be uh shooting is going to be allowed. So at this point I'm only um feel comfortable only saying this that it's governed by states right
to farm law and we have asked opinion as to what we can or can do because the farmers are under lease lease from us. Um uh Mr. church. In regards to your comment, we are not debating whether PAS
are dangerous, not dangerous, nothing. We just don't want the state to leave us with the bill and they collect the money. So the entire attempt of the resolution is to make sure that state doesn't collect the money and then force
the sewer authority to do the cleanup which will fall on you and me and every sewer owner. So that's all we are talking about. We are not this is not debate about whether they are dangerous whether we should regulate them not that's beyond our pay grade. So that's
not what we are talking about. Uh um uh Harris road I didn't get a chance to read all this. I will check what the um why the sign is not put up. If we have a sign in stock, uh DPW should be put it up in uh couple of days. Uh
shouldn't be a problem. Repaving of Harris Road. You asked me to look at various options. I did talk to I did talk to Francis. There are some options that involve taking property from homeowners. I if if you want to put a
sidewalk and stuff like that. Um you didn't give it. I asked him for all the options possible. The main aim is to make the road safe and um I'm not yet ready to make a decision when it's done. We will communicate it and we will uh
repave the Harris road. If you had not asked the questions, it would have been on the um on the list of being repaved. I have asked him to hold off until we make a decision as to exactly what we want to do with the road. Um crossro
signal at Harris and Clarkville. If you go back and look at my post, I corrected the picture. The picture was wrong, not the description. It's never supposed to be all uh side crossing. If you go and look at the picture, we did correct the
picture on the post. Um uh I did do that. Um and right on that same day, I posted that that happens and the next day we corrected the picture and I think I posted the corrected picture. If not, I will email you the corrected picture.
Um, sidewalk repair. Again, as I said, it's with the insurance. I will ask Marina to check tomorrow why it's taking so long since insurance is going to pay for that uh sidewalk. Um, I don't want to use taxpayer money to pay for that.
Um, and again, welcome to West Winds. I will look into it and uh why we are uh doing it, what we are going to do with that. Um the next part is the uh uh oh you asked
about bridge point 8. Um there's no progress from last time there's no progress from uh 3 months ago other than the fact that they won their lawsuit. So there's no pending lawsuit holding them from not building. Uh they won on every
and I believe the yeah I'm almost certain the appeal period is over 30 days after the decision. So they nobody filed an appeal but they still haven't gone to the county. The county hasn't yet deemed it complete. Neither they have okay from
the state dod to connect to route one. Those are the minimum conditions for them to even get a permit to build anything. So I don't see that as happening anytime in foreseeable future. Uh because they haven't even gone to the
county and county has different ideas than what we have approved. So it will be a longer process with the county. Um but since we are talking about uh warehouses um and people keep complaining about one I just want to
point out um East Winsor has built four already which is up and operating and another one is under construction right across from them and at tomorrow's east council meeting they're going to talk about uh building a data warehouse which
people don't want uh there also. So there are people complaining about that as well. Uh those meetings are not televised. Those meetings are not taped. So any people complaining about town, I just want to make a point about that. Um
lastly the bridge bridge update. Um again we continue to talk to NJOT. NJOT has uh gotten Amtrak team together. They hope to have a meeting in first week of December. Last week was leaked so a lot
of people were out. This week is a short week because of Thanksgiving. I did talk to the uh uh NJOT engineer Mr. Imran today. they don't feel comfortable opening the bridge even one direction
unless they have a understanding from Amtrak as to what's involved because uh he did explain to me I'm not a civil engineer but he did explain to me that he doesn't feel comfortable since there's no support uh for the deck of the bridge uh since the coils underneath
are all rusted. So hopefully early next week we'll have a meeting with Amtrak. Um uh the biggest challenge is how long Amtrak gives us to uh work on that bridge since every time we have to work on the bridge they have to deenergize the lines and energize the lines after
it's done. Um somebody did give me some suggestion at uh last weekend. Uh so I have passed it on to ng dot and hopefully that will uh that will help us uh little bit move it faster. uh we try
to do everything for the uh businesses in that mall. Um thanks to Kerry, we did come up with a list of all businesses. We have posted it. We have posted their names on their um on our board which we have never done before since they are
private businesses um through social media, through every way possible. We try to encourage people to go and support those businesses. And I hope uh Westminster residents as they supported uh as they supported businesses during COVID, they will support these
businesses and help them until the bridge situation is taken uh taken care of. The businesses did have suggestions about what kind of signage uh we should and shouldn't put. We have followed all their suggestions, 100% of their
suggestions. I'm happy to say that even NJ dot agreed to change the signs based on their suggestions. So everybody involved NJ dot the county um and us are working very cooperatively needs to be
seen how uh cooperative Amtrak is uh because that's the that's going to be the uh rate limiting step of the whole process. Um and lastly I want to congratulate the environmental commission for obtaining
the sustainable jersey and uh thank Dr. Fram for his leadership um as the chairperson and Andrea for following up on everything keeping me posted and congratulations to Linda for uh the award she won for her long service. So
very conscientious uh uh council member. So that's it. Um there was a question whether we're thinking of putting a sidewalk near Macccaff going to Macaffies. >> Um that I mean sidewalk I always say it's a much longer process. Uh
>> yeah. Yeah. >> Allison Miller also has a favorite sidewalk. She has been talking to me too. >> I think that's one of her favorites too by the way. >> Yeah. So sidewalks are expensive and a very long process. So we are Yeah. Right. Uh so uh we we'll see how that
works out. >> Okay. Um is that it mayor? That that's all. Right. That's all. You're you're done. >> That's all. >> Okay. Thank you. Okay. Um going on from administration
comments, we will do council comments. Uh start with Sonia. Thank you. Um, congratulations, Linda, on the recognition of 20 years of service. So, thank you for your service. Um, and uh,
thank you, mayor, for the update on the bridge. I want to acknowledge we do have one of the business um, owners from the Village Square Shopping Center. Um, and it's um, I did take a look at the some of the signage and we have changed that.
The only one question um that uh Andrea and I went to the uh shopping center earlier today um and took a look at um there are some um signage on the um by the um Everett Drive. Um that seems to
be very confusing. A lot of people get to like the the road right past the Princeton Junction Fire Station. There's a detour sign there. Um, and I seems like people get to that and then take a detour instead of going to the business
ahead. Um, so if we can do anything about that signage in that particular corner, um, I can I took some pictures so I can send it to you. Take a look at that. >> I know what you're talking about. Okay, we'll take the sign down or we'll ask the county to take the sign >> or move move the sign uh beyond that
street because that way people like anybody who comes that far hopefully are only coming because they are um approaching the local area. So if we can take that detour sign I think hopefully that would help the businesses um and
Mr. Nester is here and I did have that conversation with him earlier today. Thank you. Um um u last week we were most of us um were at the league um in Atlantic City.
Um it was a really good experience for me especially I went there after 2 years. Last two years I couldn't attend uh personally. So it was nice to be there. We learned a lot. Um we did um get to um visit few u few vendors um
that uh we are um trying to follow up with on um few things that hopefully would um help um you know um our administration our municipality with um with planning and other things. So I I don't want to go into details with that
but um there are a few things that um I'm interested in personally to look into. Um it was a really good learning experience. Um I think u my colleagues will agree that agree with me on that. There are a few things I just want to bring attention to. Um December 6th and
7th we have few um events. I think that weekend is going to be really really busy. In addition to the open house at the historical museum, we have um on December 6th, um the Buy Nothing um
group is holding its second annual regifting event at the Dutch Neck Church um um u Presbyterian Church um Hall on 154 South Mill Road um from 10:00 a.m.
um onwards. Um, it's basically um, uh, it's a buy nothing event. So, it's everything is free. It's a more of an exchange. You don't want something, bring it over there. Um, unopened, barely used, toys, puzzles, sple books,
games, crafts, some anything that can be regifted. Um, so this is their second annual, last year was their first event and it was very successful. Um, so, um, this is their second event. So, look forward to that. Um, December 7th,
Breakfast with Santa is hosted by our It's our annual Breakfast with Santa at West Windsor Volunteer Fire Company, 8:30 to um 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Um, they will also be
um um collecting baby formulas for Junior League of Greater Princeton. That event is very popular event. Um, you get for $10 entrance fee, you get free professional photo with Santa, full breakfast, um, you know, all you can
eat, full breakfast, tour of the fire station, there's face painting available, fire safety lessons, and many, many, many other activities. So, it's a very, very fun event. Um, I know the members of the fire station um
worked that the previous week, entire week in preparation of that. And um the cooks barely sleep for 2 days because they're feeding thousand plus people. So um but it's a very popular event. Um so
please do come. There are lot of local businesses who have sponsored um many items there. It's a fundraising um event for the fire station that same night. I think Dan can probably speak about it. We'll have drone show that night. That's
always the same night for Sunday. Um, so that's that. And then the following week, um, the week of December 17th, um, keep a lookout for information for, um, Operation Santa where our both our volunteer fire companies take turns going through neighborhoods. So, I think
those would be the events to look for. That weekend is going to be a busy weekend, December 6th and 7th. Thank you. >> Yeah, we always have a lot of busy, fun weekends here. Okay, Martin,
>> just wanted to reiterate uh council colleague comments in terms of uh uh congratulations to Linda. Uh you've been uh obviously extremely congent and dedicated and committed to this town for a very long time and welld deserving of uh any and all awards that are given to
you. So just want to congratulate you for your time or service for many years. Um, if you know me, you know I always have to reflect on things and with this week being Thanksgiving, I put something together I just wanted us to kind of think about. Um, you just bear with me.
I'll read through it. Uh, as we experience a time of thank thankfulness, gratitude in and around the holiday of Thanksgiving, I wanted to break it down a little bit more for us all. Of course, in December, we are headed into the holiday season. uh to those who you know
may celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah or Quanza and prayerfully also heading into a blessed 2026 for everyone in this township. Uh so let us really give thanks because we have so much to really be thankful for. Let us say thank you
for grace. Thank you for mercy. Thank you for understanding. Thank you for wisdom. Thank you for our family, love, kindness, humility. Thank you for peace. Thank you for good health. Thank you for our careers, our education. We should be thankful for opportunities of
prosperity. Thank you for the opportunity and ability also to help those in need and those less fortunate. Thank you for our neighbors, our school district, our police and fire departments, our administration. Thank you for strength, respect, humanity, generosity. Thank you for every blessing
that has been bestowed upon us all. And there are so many that we cannot even list them all out. Say thank you in advance for what is already yours and for the things that will you will receive in the future. Thank you for every moment that has led to this day. Thank you for the lessons that we have
learned, the lessons that developed us all into who we are. Thank you for everything that we may have taken for granted. Give thanks for those who have set the stage and foundation for what we do each and every day. So many people are now granted the blessing of living in a town like West Windsor. So please
know that, understand that, and when you do, you will absolutely be grateful. Saying thank you is the key that opens the door to our eternal happiness. Gives us the feeling of fullness and gratefulness. Take the time to be grateful for the little things and big things. Be grateful that you and I are
given a simple opportunity to actually be great. Be grateful for those that have had a positive impact in your life and in your children's lives. Be grateful that you are in a position that you can choose to be a blessing to someone else's life. Look and seek out those things
that you can be grateful for as there are many. Thank you for the ability to give love and kindness to our family. Be thankful for our neighbors, our friends, and our co-workers. And we shall always do just that without any expectation of anything in return from them. West
Windsor, let us give thanks and truly look at things moving forward in this township through a lens of gratefulness. As I always say, it's our time to shine. And we all shine brightly when we are on the same accord working together, respecting one another, and being a
blessing to each other. Happy Thanksgiving to the township of West Windsor. Thank you. >> Thank you, Martin. Hey, Matt. Linda, >> well, thank you, Martin, for your very eloquent comments and we we feel
everything that you said. It comes from the heart. So, I just want to wish everyone happy Thanksgiving. We are so blessed here in this town and um you know, we have each other and we help other people who are in need. So, um, let's just keep keep doing that and and
staying together and, uh, enjoying all that we have, uh, sustainable Jersey award, uh, Frian Buches, chair of the environmental commission. So, thank you and the and the members for all the hard work that went into that. I know Andrea, you're always
involved in these environmental uh, initiatives and it's a lot of work behind the scenes, but you're there to bring us over the finish line. were very important awards. So, thank you, Andrea, too. Um, Village Square Shopping Center. Um, please everyone support those
businesses. I know Nester is here, owner of Capawanos. I'll give you a plug. Great uh great food there. I love all the individual slices that uh my husband and I often pick up. And great dinners there. And if you want catering for the holidays are coming up and you got the,
you know, a lot of family and friends coming over. Um, I've gotten trays from you and they're always always delicious. You know, the warming. So, um, that's good. Hopefully phone will continue ringing. You know, we'll keep
pushing everybody to make it over there. Thanks. Um, all right. Thanks to the co-sponsors of the West Windsor Veterans Day uh, wreath laying and main ceremony. the American Legion Post 76, Township Clerk Allison Sheen, Deputy Clerk Joey
Goden, Gay Huber, our police officers, the Garden Statesman ac cappella course, and also to Jersey Mike's for the uh lunch food, which is uh delicious, all the sandwiches. Uh but most of all, we just want to thank our veterans uh for their unwavering commitment to serving
our country. Uh I attended the New Jersey League of Municipalities convention last Wednesday and attended um several sessions. Uh one of the sessions the annual risk management seminar. I guess there were four of us there and so we were able to
attend that and get a $250 credit um for the for the township by attending that uh seminar. Uh thank you to Mayor Andre and Sonia for joining me um as as I received my award for for 20 plus years um and as a
council member here. So that that was very nice. Uh today I I attended the special public meeting whereby the business administrator and chief financial officer reviewed uh 2026 departmental budget submitts uh pre presented by various department
directors and chiefs. So, that's sort of the uh official um legal kickoff that has to be done here for next year's budget. That's it. >> That's it. Thank you, Linda. >> Yeah, Dan.
>> Thank you. Um I was going to not going to repeat all the um the events coming up. Aside just a reminder on the um on the 6th 7th we have the breakfast with Santa in the morning and the annual holiday tree lighting and drone show. Um
the drone show is now going to be our standard model going forward. And just a friendly reminder that is not sponsored by tax dollars and there are opportunities to make donations to help that um that effort. um similar there's many opportunities and still want to
remind folks uh about the the need uh not only in West Windsor but uh all across the county and the state to support people who have food insecurity there's numerous initiatives many of them um focused on send hunger packing
which supports the children in our school district who are food insecure opportunities to make financial contributions to make donations Uh, I encourage anybody who has uh the ability to do that to to please be as
generous as you can. Thank you. >> Thank you, Dan. Um, I also want to wish everyone a great Thanksgiving. Um, appreciate Martins's reminding us of all the wonderful things we have. Um, one
thing thank thank you for Linder for reminding me of all the environmental stuff we get to do. And one thing I'm thankful for is being able to have the opportunity to to work with good people, work with people
like a fry, uh, and and the team there, environmental commission and other groups to we're able to do some good things. Um, so every time we get a chance to do something good, that's um, that's something I'm very thankful for.
Um, also want to encourage everybody to shop local and to shop West Windsor. Um, as been mentioned, the businesses on Clarksville are still hurting. There's the restaurants, uh, but some of the other small shops. I know, um, last time
we wrote up some of the restaurants and some of the other shops said, "Hey, give us some love, too." um uh you know the beauty parallers, the pottery uh place, some of the places that uh teach children and teach others how music and in one of the other malls.
Um there's there's a lot of good businesses there and we would all really miss them if if they weren't. Uh some of our favorite restaurants are there. Um so we now is our chance to to give back.
Um let's let's remember them during this bridge shut down shutdown. Uh Sonir and I did hot a walk today. Um we did the um the hot cafe. We we did cap uh capuanos
um when this started. Uh my husband and I have eaten at Mizu several times. Um there's a lot of lot of good places and let's let's make sure they do well. Um, past week was the New Jersey League
of Municipalities annual conference. I attended classes. We received the silver certification from Sustainable Jersey. We walked the exhibit hall and we got to meet colleagues from across New Jersey which um which is actually very valuable to learn what the other towns are doing
and to and to speak to some of them. There's never enough time no matter what time you get up in the morning and what time you go to bed at night. uh exhausted. You always seem to run out of time. Uh one thing there were several pieces of software and equipment that we
saw some state programs, companies, nonprofit organizations, and I expect to spend many more hours reviewing um everything we things we've talked to and possibly getting to um go further with some of these companies and learn more
about them. Uh, one thing we um we did do is we um picked up from the New Jersey Small Business Administration and so Sonia and I went around with some papers they had given us today to try to uh talk about different kinds of um
grants that are available to some of the small businesses and we'll probably stop by again tomorrow because some of them were closed on Monday. Um, and so there are some, um, things out there that can help during this time. Bless you. Um,
I've also attended the West Windsor Veterans Day SE uh, ceremony on November 11th. We honored all veterans, including our own deputy clerk, Joey Goden, who retired from the Air Force after 32 years on that very day. So, we were
happy to celebrate with her. Uh she was both active duty and reserves for 32 years. Um I went to a multiffaith crystal knock remembrance um that was held at Beth Cayam which was a very moving ceremony. Um I spent uh several
hours on Saturday mentoring and judging the leap coders robotics lll team to prepare them for their upcoming competitions. I want to congratulate their teams who competed this past Sunday in including the Princeton Pythons and the rookie
micro minions who actually qualified to go on to the um next uh level and reminded everyone about station 43 breakfast with Santa. Always a crowded and very popular event. The amazing West Windsor Township annual tree lighting uh
and drone show. And I want a little shout out to environmental commission because they were talking about drones as a fireworks replacement starting like two years ago. Um and coming up on December 7th and of course the historical society will have the open
house on the 6th and the 7th. So thank you. And uh Allison comments. >> Um I do not have any >> no comments. Okay. Thank you. We don't have any public hearings since we have no ordinances that we're um voting uh
finally on. So, let's go to the consent agenda. >> Okay. Uh August 25th, 2025, business session as amended. October 14th, 2025, business session as amended. Bills and claims. >> Does anybody wish to pull anything?
>> Not then can I get a motion to approve? Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Okay. Somebody take a second. >> Okay. >> Gwas. >> Yes. Gber. >> Yes. >> Weiss. >> Yes. >> Whitfield? >> Yes.
>> Mandel? >> Yes. >> And then recommendations from administration and council clerk. 2025-R245 authorizing the mayor and clerk to execute the reimbursement agreement with Canal Point Condominium Association for
refuge and recycling costs and snow removal costs for 2023 2025-R246 authorizing the mayor and clerk to execute the reimbursement agreement with Canal Point Condominium Association for refuge and recycling costs and snow
removal costs for 2024 2025 5-R247 authorizing the chief financial officer to increase the professional services agreement amount with David P. Lonski, Esquire for legal services as special tax counsel in the amount of $15,000 for
a total not to exceed $55,000. 2025-R248 authorizing the chief financial officer to increase the professional services agreement with Aurora and Associates for miscellaneous engineering services in the amount of $1,000 for a total not to
exceed $3,300. 2025-R249 authorizing the mayor and clerk to execute a professional services agreement with Speasel Architectural Group, Inc. to provide construction management services for the replacement of the fire suppression sprinkler system
at the Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Station 44 facility $8,200 2025-R250 authorizing the business administrator to purchase 2026 Microsoft Exchange Licensing from SHI International Corp.
under the New Jersey Cooperative Purchasing Alliance contract CK04 subcontract 24-38 with the county of Bergen 9,24.85 85 2025-R251
authorizing the business administrator to purchase one 2026 Ford F450 Mason dump truck including options for the Department of Public Works from Sioka Ford under New Jersey state contract T2102/24
fleet 88820 $82,745 2025-R250 52 authorizing the business administrator to purchase firefighter protective equipment coats and pants from municipal emergency services under
New Jersey state contract 17 fleet 00810 39,31824 2025-R253 a resolution objecting to the settlements and proposed judicial consent orders between the state of New
Jersey NJD and Dupant ATL regarding POS contamination. >> Does anybody wish to pull anything? Seeing none, can I get a motion to approve 2025 R245 through R253?
>> Salute. >> Second. >> Gwas, >> yes. >> Jvers, >> yes. >> Weiss, >> yes. >> Whitfield, >> yes. >> Mandel, >> yes. >> Introduction of ordinances 2025-18. An ordinance amending and supplementing
chapter 82 fees section 82-12 health of the township code of the township of West Windsor 1999. >> Thank you. Can I get a motion to introduce 2025-18? >> Motion to introduce.
>> Second. >> Garwas. >> Yes. >> Chvers. >> Yes. >> Weiss. >> Yes. >> Whitfield. >> Yes. >> Vando. >> Yes. Public hearing will be December 8th, 2025. >> Okay. I will now open the second public comment. Do we have any I assume there's
nobody on the list. We can probably just stand up who's ever interested. Um there was a 15minute limit. Again, 3 minute limit uh per person. So I'm now opening up the second public comment for anyone who wishes. >> Okay. Thank you, Madam President. John
Church again, 11 Princeton Place. Since the mayor kindly mentioned my name and his comments, I feel I can respond a little bit to what he said. I did support this resolution to that we to help us get what money we can to ailarate the theoretical problem of PAS.
So no problem with that. But uh the point I was trying to make is that I think this this whole thing in my opinion is a bit o overblown. Um, probably all of you ate microwave popcorn in the days when pas paper. All
of you had take takeaway pizza boxes where PAS was in the box. Uh, the coat probably has PAS in it. Uh, there's aing utensils, walk pants and so forth. Teflon lining and PAS is in there. So, we've been exposed to this all. So my
point is uh is that uh I think we need to be very careful in spending a lot of money to fight what I think may be really a a rather small problem. We got many other problems to consider. Now think about smoking. Okay, you can go to
the the drugstores here in town and buy this incredibly toxic thing called a cigarette. And this is this is really really if you want to worry about toxic things there you are. uh carcinogenic and addicted and yet we can buy them. The reason we
can buy them is because they generate so much tax income with the federal government and perhaps we really shouldn't we do because of the tax income. So anyway, what the mayor said just wanted
to express my uh opinion that in that this whole thing to me seems a bit over the top. So in the future they'll find out if these things we have a lot of money to solve what I think is probably a trivial problem then
I will talk about that in the future and thank you for your attention. >> Thank you John. Does anybody else wish to make a public comment? >> Do I have to state my name again? >> Yes, that's the second. >> Elliot Burgerer, 15 Westminster Drive.
Uh so thank you for your time today. Hey, thank you for your service. Uh really appreciate all what you do for our community. Uh thank you. I appreciate you uh mayor for your response and your comments. They all seem um very helpful and responsive. Um
I I respect the state's laws regarding the hunt farmer's right to hunt. I I'm very curious to hear what the attorney comes up with in terms of what the township's rights because we what the township owns that property and what limitations if the township wanted to
put any on it we uh they whether they they can be um I am also um looking forward to hearing or seeing signs or communications for the schools and the communities that are surrounding it whatever is decided and also whether or
not there should be any procedures for similar farms throughout the community that may be affected similar that they may want to know uh what's um what's there. So, thank you. >> Thank you. Does anybody else wish?
>> Hi, Kevin Ronaldelloo 106 Harris Road. Um, regarding Alexander Road, is there a reason for the delay if the signs are needed should they have been ordered after the ordinance was passed? Alexander is extremely busy that busy
now that Clarksville Road is closed. The 25 mph signs would be very welcome. Also, could we please look into adding the speed reduction uh at the upper portion of Alexander to an upcoming agenda regarding Harris? Harris already has sidewalks. I was
inquiring about simple measures such as speed cushions, bike lanes, or slightly wider painted shoulders that could narrow the road improve safety and provide lasting benefits to the neighborhood in town. Regarding Harris and Clarksville crosswalk, updating a
post on Facebook isn't an official channel to respond. I would have appreciated a follow-up email stating your reply tonight. I think we've kind of discussed about that at previous meetings. Uh, regarding sidewalk repair and the welcome signs, if I can get an
update on that, that would be great. And in closing, I want to say this respectfully and honestly, there's a clear pattern across these items reaching out to the administration offer results and no response, delayed responses, or updates that never arrive. It's becoming frustrating to bring
issues, provide uh detailed information, and try to work collaboratively only to have things go unanswered. If there's a better process or point of contact to ensure reliable communication, I would appreciate knowing what it is. If none exists, I hope the township will consider creating one. Clear and timely
communication benefits residents, neighbors, neighborhoods, and the administration equally. Thank you for your time and attention this evening. Thank you. >> Thank you. Does anybody else wish to speak?
If not, I will close the second public comment. Um, go to council reports. Um, first mayor, did you have any comments on any of the comments? Did you want to answer anything that was brought? >> Not at this time.
>> Not at this time. Okay. Yes. >> Um, council reports, discussion. Dan, start with you. >> I have nothing today. >> No. Well, we've got we've got the big event coming up. >> Said you have the big event coming up. >> Yes.
>> Okay. Thanks, Linda. >> Yeah. >> The Sha Tree Commission met on November 19th. The members finalized and approved the draft bamboo ordinance. There was discussion on its 2025 budget and is
asking that the 2026 budget of $3,50 uh be be considered and part of the operating budget for for next year's budget. Uh the uh the chair Helen Rankin uh says there will be a special shade tree commission meeting in December to
balance out the $3,50 in the 2025 budget with appropriate shade tree commission activities. Uh Andrea and I have requested the changes to the Shade Tree Commission's enabling ordinance uh be put in a redlinined uh version for easy
reading and review by the council. Uh the goal is to get this final version from the Shay Tree Commission introduced possibly at the December 8th council meeting. Um I mean that's that's kind of the goal, but we're waiting to get the red line version of that. So
>> with enough time for council to be able to review so, >> right? Because the format that it's in isn't um you know the best um you know to read it and see the changes clearly. And if we can't get enough time for council to review it, then the November 8th
introduction can't happen. And if the November 8th introduction can't happen, then the the um final hearing can't happen this year and we would be into probably February of next year. So it would be good if we can get that going.
>> Uh finally, it would be appreciated if the administration uh can post these submitted approved minutes by the Shade Tree Commission. they have worked very hard all this year in uh getting those minutes written up and edited and approved at the monthly meetings. Um so
if we can somehow whoever takes responsibility for that for the posting of it of those minutes um that that would be appreciated because I don't even think any of them are on and they've been doing this all year long to be in compliance like all the other boards and commissions are supposed to be doing. Um also for the for the signs.
Yes, I know the signs. Many signs are in terrible condition. I agree on that. And for months um few months for a few meetings, I should say at least Andrea and I and one of the administrators were getting together to kind of review signs and sign designs and stuff and getting
ready um yeah for our country's 250th anniversary next year. So that that is a project that I want to um kind of bring to a conclusion and bring it forward to you know let the public see whether they they like um any of the designs. I mean
it's not a big big project. It's just a matter of uh coming forward with some sort of draft picture of the signs and they making it happen >> and and the council is well aware the council's actually been out and looked at the signs.
um taking pictures and and uh we're just trying to finalize or get to a point where we could um review and finalize at this point. >> So that's it for me. >> That's for you.
>> Okay, great. Martin, >> yes. Uh planning board met uh last Wednesday, November 19th. Uh they conducted three courtesy reviews. Uh the first one was a parking lot pocket park discussion and presentation by the representatives of Westwinds parking authority and the Westwinds parking
commission. Uh the second and the third um of was very interesting was a green scribe green skies uh clean energy proposed the construction of a 952 kW solar carport system at high school
south and a 270 kW solar carport system at Maurice Hawk. Um the first two presentations were on Hawin South. The other two will be on the Plains World side. Um next plane board meeting will be at December 17th right here at 6:30.
Thank you. >> Thank you, Mark. Sonia, >> um the affordable housing committee um did not meet this month. Parking authority met on November 12th. Um many
things were discussed. Um the main uh main thing that I would like to bring attention to is that parking authority is working on two ordinances um for daily zone infractions and not displaying um license plate. They're
facing a lot of um issue where um the cars now especially like you know cars like Tesla has only um license plates in the back. >> No, that's people's decision not to put the >> Right. Right. But if they parks as such
uh where the license plate cannot be um is not visible visible um to the parking authority um then you know when they are checking to make sure people who have parked are parked appropriately. Now they can't read the license plate so
they have to get down go around the car to take a look and so it just take it's very time consuming >> that's not legal. No, >> right. So, so but um they're working on um on a couple of um ordinances um in
daily parkings and and as such a uh memo administration should be receiving a memo with um proposed language I think sometime this week. Um on that um as far as emergency services um we already
talked about fire stations events. Um uh just this morning um our police department announced their um participation in New Jerseyy's goal zero initiative, a program that is aimed at eliminating traffic fatalities on our
roadways. Um we encourage everyone to do their part by slowing down, staying alert, making safe choices behind their wheels. Um what you will see in our township is over the over the coming weeks that our officers, police officers
will be increasing in in their enforcement efforts. So hopefully that would um help residents uh you know be a little more careful on our streets. So that's about it and happy Thanksgiving
to everyone. >> Okay. Um environmental commission met on November 13th. Um there was some mention of the natural lawns update which I understand there's a um draft ordinance somewhere around
but no environmental commission hasn't seen it yet. So um they're expecting to see that at some point. Um the sustainable Jersey uh program is being revamped so that uh some of the
requirements are being changed, some of the methodology, some of the excruciating paperwork um is is supposed to be ma being made simpler. So that was brought up and we discussed the sustainable Jersey energy
program. As I've mentioned, uh we have received a grant for $2,500 plus um some materials and services to um get the PSENG uh home residential energy uh
savings program out to uh residents and the gas leak blowers. Um there was a proposal uh for a draft ordinance that was sent I think believe in the October
meeting had been approved by the uh um commission but we haven't heard back anything from it. So do we have any time frame when uh the uh um environmental commission and and the rest of us are
going to hear as to the status of the um leaf ordinance that they had put forth to administration. Mayor Marliner. Oh >> okay. >> What the timing is. >> Okay. All right. Um we would they did
spend about a year on it. So, um, we're, um, you know, we're hoping to, uh, be able to at least get some feedback on it. >> It's not going to be this year because we don't have enough time based upon the >> right, we're not going to vote. I don't
expect I don't expect this to be a fast thing. I think once if we do go forward, we're probably going to have some uh, public sessions, get some feedback, probably um, also some feedback from vendors in the area. But um at this
point we we just want to get it started. And we did hear a uh discussion on uh AI tools and municipalities. Um that's all I've got. Are there any other administration updates?
>> I have none. Thank you. Happy Thanksgiving. >> Yeah. >> All right. We are going to need a close session. So can I get a motion to go into the close session? Salute. >> Second.
>> Okay. >> Any roll call? >> Um I do not because we can go right into closed. I'll have our motion in our second. >> Okay. >> And I just have to read my snippet here. >> Yeah. >> Um >> um I'm going to tell people
>> there will be no action taken when we come back into open session. We will just ajourn. >> Right. Well, we'll probably take a three or four minutes to walk to the open session. So, if anybody wants to say hello on the way out, we can.
>> Okay. Whereas NJSA 104-12 allows for a public body to go into close session during a public meeting. And whereas the township council at Westminster Township has deemed it necessary to go into close session to discuss certain matters which are exempted from the public. And whereas the regular meeting of this
township council will reconvene, and whereas the belowstated subject matter shall be made available at such time as the issues discussed therein are resolved and its disclosure would not subvert any particular exemption for convening a closed session. Now therefore, it be resolved that the township council, the township of West
Windsor, go into close session for the following reasons as outlined in NJSA 104-12 for the discussion of affordable housing. >> Thank you. Okay, we're going to be over in uh room B.