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Okay, I'd like to call the regular meeting of the Whiteoff Township Committee to order of July 21st, 2026. Mr. Mio, would you please lead us in the flag? >> Ready? So

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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. >> Please remain standing for the invocation by Father Robert.

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Father, [snorts] >> heavenly father, we are gathered here in your presence to make judgments based on your divine will, not her own. May your spirit of truth come down upon all

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these men and women to make positive outcomes in your name. Amen. >> Amen. >> Thank you very much. Thank you. >> May I ask you please read the open public meeting act? >> The notice requirements of the open

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public meetings act have been satisfied with respect to this meeting. Specifically, the time, date, and location were included in the annual notice of meetings adopted by the township committee, posted in memorial town hall by the municipal clerk's office, and sent to at least two newspapers, including the official newspaper of the township, the Ridgewood News and the Bergen Record.

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Additionally, to the extent known, the agenda for this meeting and whether formal action will be taken was posted in Memorial Town Hall by the municipal clerk's office and posted on the township's website in accordance with the open public meetings act and public law 2025 chapter 72. >> Roll call, please. >> Miss Bugdansky

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>> here, >> Mr. Bonstra >> here, >> Mr. Melion >> here, >> Mr. Shepard >> here, >> and Mayor Lane >> here. >> Thank you. Uh, Nancy, please confirm that the township committee has reviewed and signed all vouchers for payment and that the mayor and municipal clerk have

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signed any necessary documents. >> They have >> motion to open the meeting to the public comment. >> Motion. >> Second. [snorts] Second. >> Motion second. All those in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? There being none, the

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meeting is now open to the public. 20 minute public comment period. Five minutes per speaker for public comment on any governmental issue that a member of the public feels may be of concern to the residents of the township of white. Please step forward to the microphone if

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you wish to make a comment and state your name for the record. Anyone? >> I didn't think it was this early. >> Uh hello. >> Um hi. So my name is John Paul. I've met all of you maybe in other contexts. Uh

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but here I'm wearing kind of two hats. Uh one resident of Woff uh and I want to like very genuinely say like uh Centennial Day was by far the best thing I have ever experienced like since I've moved here. It was my kids loved it, didn't care about the rain. The number

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of people because I happened to write an article about it that have told me that it was the best thing ever is very high. I filled out that form saying I would volunteer totally genuinely. I don't know where that's going. if we're gonna have whatever 5ks or or all the other list of things on there. I think there used to be like concerts and movies and

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stuff. So excited and I'm very like happy that that kind of thing is happening here. I happen to move in the middle of COVID where I think a lot of those things were particularly challenging. So, uh from that perspective, thank you. Also, I like I you're all I'm mainly here volunteers.

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Uh I know that all of this is a ton of work. So, I very genuinely appreciate all of the work and especially as much as I've learned now in the past couple of weeks and months. Uh, it has been very it's been amazing to see how much you've all been able to pull off. Uh, and I am uh, you know, grateful for all

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of that. Um, so second hat. Uh, so I, uh, presume, you know, a bunch of people have not actually officially met me or known because I don't necessarily put my name everywhere. Uh, I am the guy who made white offuse.com. So, uh I am hopeful as much as possible. Like if there are volunteer things that you all

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want me to post or something, let me know if I can get more people to uh to help out. This whole organization and this whole town is based on that volunteerism. That's a big an important thing for me. So, I'm particularly hopeful to help wherever there is. If you would like opeds or whatever, and

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this is all, you know, not really well trotten territory yet, but I'm very open to it. So, if there are places and people you would like to reach, please let me know. I'd love to be a resource there. Uh second, I was kind of mentioned with respect to the act, the like uh notice act. Uh I'm not sure I'll

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I'll email more formally, but I am wondering what and if the WOF news could also be getting of the notices. I do think there's some recent 2026 law changes around having to put notices in places. So, I'm hopeful that that I'll figure that out and I'll email. Uh but uh and then I don't know how much time I

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have left. Uh lastly, if there is any particular like AI support I can give this organization, let me know. Uh I happen to be very kneede in it for lots of reasons. So uh it has also enabled me to do quite a bit. Uh and I want to support this town and my uh you know my

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my real root here from the Woff news hat perspective. Uh just so it's clear and I guess now technically on the record like civic engagement is very important to me. I think it's like a very great thing for children to be excited about. I think that we have the opportunity to engage in, you know, our town and the

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goings on of our town. I am hopeful that I can, you know, support that as for as many people as want to do that, including yourselves. Um, so there will be a whole how-to series or how how I got work series July 4th started off with all of you. I'm hopeful environmental commission soon. I'm

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starting to like get more information about these things. Just so you're not surprised, I might send emails. Um um hopeful to be able to provide whatever information to the town is possible. Um cool. Otherwise, thank you, John Paul. I'm not hidden. I'm just not. My name's not everywhere.

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>> Thanks very much for your your kind words and your enthusiasm. >> Yes. >> John, just one comment. I know I've seen you at the board of education, but the AI topic is a big one over there as well, and I think it's great. >> I'm actually Yes. >> things over there. Great. >> Yeah. So, the um I'm actually trying to reach out to the RI. RH just named two

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new AI uh teaching I for what they're called like AI adjunct specifically for AI uh they're part-time teachers and part-time AI people so I'm hopeful to help the school boards both of them as >> thank you I appreciate >> thank you very much ladies

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>> no thank you >> there being none can we get a motion to close >> motion >> second all those in favor say >> I oppose >> there being none The [clears throat] public security is now over. Uh Matt,

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administrator. >> Sure. >> You'll be review business agenda. >> Uh tonight's agenda includes several routine administrative items. Uh under the consent agenda, uh we'll consider uh resolution 136, which is accepting our

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2026 recycling tonnage grant. 137 granting a disabled veteran property tax exemption. 138 authorizing the release of a landscaping cash bond and 139 authorizing uh a temporary construction easement at the intersection of Monroe

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and Venhhatton. Uh it's part of our contract that we're awarding tonight for the ADA uh improvements. It's also uh to remove that and push back that retaining wall that's on that corner that causes such sight uh distur uh sight

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disturbance uh to improve the sight distance and the pedestrian safety at that intersection. Uh, also on tonight's agenda are three contracts. 14, uh, resolution 140 authorizes the township's 2026, sorry, awards the 2026 road improvement program to DNL paving contractors. Uh, this

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project includes roadway improvements for the township, for Ridgewood Water, and for Windham Court North. As you know, we entered into a shared service agreement uh with Windham Court North where they've posted the money with us, and we're going to be paving uh their roadway.

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141 awards the contract uh awards a contract for the 88 rampid uh ramp program and that is to company uh that is to DS Meyer. Uh that project will begin uh

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this w this Thursday with a kickoff meeting or pre-construction meeting and that project has to be completed by the end of the summer so that right after Labor Day we can roll right into paving so that we're done with paving prior to >> leaf season. >> Yes.

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>> All right. Um, resolution 144 awards our township shade tree uh removal program uh removal bid that was uh open today. We have received four bids. Uh very surprised, very

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competitive on the pricing and actually came in about $20,000 less than I expected this year. Uh so um uh the agenda also includes uh person three personnel resolutions. The first one is memorializing the appointment of

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Dan Daniel Maneri as our construction official and building subcode official. We don't normally have resolutions for personnel matters, but this one is required as this position uh actually does have a term uh and uh tenure rights applied to it. So, there has to be a

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specific appointment for it. Uh resolution 25A is a res is an update to resolution 25 updating the township's emergency management committee to reflect the recent personnel changes. And resolution 4B updates the township's administrative officer appointment

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specifically for municipal land use appointing Daniel Maneri as one of our administrative officers for zoning. Finally, resolution 143 authorizes the submission uh it's the ratification of the submission to the NJ DOT

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uh local aid program uh for Crescent Avenue FA uh section two. As you were aware, we awarded section one last year. uh all hopes we will be awarded se uh section two this year and in the spring we will go out and do construction on sections one and two while we continue

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to apply for sections three and possibly section four. Uh so it's been a month since we last met. A lot's been happening in town. Uh first I would really like to echo John Paul's comments uh and thank everyone who helped make our centennial

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celebration a tremendous a success. uh starting with our uh centennial committee uh Mayor Lane uh committee Melion uh from the early hours of the morning until late in the morning and while I said led yes late in the morning

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the DPW was here until after after midnight uh cleaning up from the fireworks. So I did say morning twice. Um our volunteers, our police department, fire department, ambulance corp, township staff, and everyone else who contributed to the day. I want to remind everyone uh that our centennial celebration survey remains open through

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this Friday. After that, I will share with the township committee uh the uh results of that survey. Uh as of last week, we had received approximately 150 responses. Uh so if you attended the event and haven't completed the survey yet or if you didn't attend the event,

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uh please tell us why. I encourage you to do so. Uh our junior police academy was another great success. I attended the graduation with uh Mr. Bonstra. Um, thanks to those who organized and staffed the event. Uh, continues to be a valuable opportunity for our young

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residents. Um, since our last meeting, the township, as I already said, has received bids for the road improvement program and the ADA curb ramps and the shade tree program. Uh, and just to expand on the road program. So, uh, once again this year, we partnered with partnered with Ridgewood Water, uh, to

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make sure that the roads that they have disturbed get paved curb to curb, uh, even when their responsibility does not, uh, meet curb to curb requirements. Ridgewood Water will be completing approximately $385,000 worth of roadway improvements in WOFF

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along with uh, Whiteoff uh, doing 535,000 in roadway improvements. Uh that is on top that is on top of Windham Court North. Um and I'm also pleased to report that we

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successfully have filled the the vacant position in our DPW filadorn. Uh that employee has accepted the offer uh yesterday. Uh passed his background today and has a pre-employment physical scheduled for the first week in August. Uh so we'll hopefully be starting him

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the second week in August. And then officially, I'd like to welcome Daniel Maneri, who joined the township the beginning of this month as our new construction official. Uh Daniel uh is working alongside Tom Gensheimer during this month uh for a transition period. Tom's been coming in about 3 days a

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week. Um I want to thank Tom for his many years of service again to the township and wish Dan, sorry, wish him good luck in his retirement and welcome Dan to the team. And that is all I have, Mr. Mayor. There will be a close session resolution on this evening.

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um on the agenda as well. >> Yes. Okay. >> Sure. May I ask Matt um two questions first? >> Sure. >> Sure. Matt, for the tax exemption for veterans, can you explain that as far as

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because I see disabled and >> partial tax exemption. Can you explain how that works just so I understand? So you are specifically asking about resolution number 137.

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So one check. Yes. So this uh the owner of this property is a um 100% disabled veteran. Uh so the state of New Jersey um grants

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property tax exemptions in full to residents who are uh to property owners who are 100% um disabled and their surviving spouses. Uh so uh this um will be effective

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for this calendar year for the uh effective 71 and it's beginning of the month after we receive the application. Um not but we received the completed application which includes a certification from the VA. >> But is there a case where somebody can get partial exemption or

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>> No. So there are several and there have been for many years bills in the legislature to grant partial exemption based off of the percentage of your uh disability as determined by the VA. Uh but none of them have ever gotten out of

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committee. So, in New Jersey, there's only two real there's an exemption. There's an exemption, which is what we're doing here, and there's a deduction, which is $250, and that's all veterans apply are uh qualify for that. >> Thank you. And um last question real quick on the row of the wall. Yeah.

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>> Did we ever look into putting a mirror in one of those opening mirrors on opposite corner instead of doing that work? >> I do not believe we have. >> We can look into it, but I don't believe we have. It looks like there's going to be a lot of grading involved in there

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cuz I know like from experience making that left turn is really difficult. So, it's literally going to have to be like flat. >> Mhm. >> So, it's it's not really to the to the to the not to Monroe. Um, and I know we've we've talked about the hill on Monroe itself. >> And when we get to Monroe, I don't think

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we're actually going to be addressing the the curvature of the road. This is specifically having to do with that wall. >> Okay. Just a um Okay. On to my report. Nothing huge. Um, again, just wanted to give my appreciation to the people that worked on the centennial. As everyone said, it

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was awesome. Um, nothing but great things. I heard back. Um, in fact, I met John Paul that night with your bike and your kids are pushing all the heavy equipment. >> So, nice to meet you then. Um, and I do appreciate it's not opinated. So, please keep it

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that way. It's great. You're just giving facts and I think we need that. >> Um, so again, please fire, everything went smoothly considering this was the first time. So, I thought that was excellent. Um, and all the volunteers, there were so many volunteers required

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just to run that event. Um, and we had a great turnout considering the rain. I thought that was to our advantage. Actually, it wasn't that sunny, so came to the event, which was nice. Um, just on safety, the ebikes, I don't know. I reported once on this, the

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regulation of ebikes, and I think that the state realized that it requires more stringent um laws on it. So, effective July 19th, which was a few days ago, um there's a few things that you need to do. You need to register your ebike. Um

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you have to get liability insurance if it's a ebike that goes over 20 miles hour. Um and you have to have a license to drive ride any ebike driving. Um, so if you're 15 to 17 and you don't have a driver's license, you do still have to

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get a license to ride. Yeah. So, just wanted to give that um report. Um, you also need a plate and um liability. Um, as far as fire goes, uh, the White Fire Department responded to 72 calls

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for service for the month of June, totaling 1,150 volunteer man hours. From July 1 to July 7th, we had a lot of bad storms. We have heat waves. There were 36 calls in that time frame, 700 million

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hours. To date, the fire department responded to 419 calls for service totaling 5,400 volunteers and hours. Um, I know we're going to approve and memorialize Joseph Ga

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um for company one and Jasper Ho, the junior fire company. So, I want to congratulate them. Um, a little premature, but we're doing now. Um, and the fire department would like to thank all residents for their support

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during the day and that's all I have. Thank you. >> Thank you. Um I had a bunch of comments about the centennial but everybody's kind of done. The only two things I would say is I I will reiterate DPW fire police ambulance. I mean they were

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everywhere. I mean the amount of work that they did to get this thing organized. So a special thank you to them. And I'll just also say the best compliment I heard which I know Pete was there heard this a few times was can you do this again? >> Exactly. So what better compliment than ask him

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to do it again. So um that we'll be out for that. I would like to congratulate Dan and area. I know Dan know for many many years. So congratulate him on his revenue. Um board of education had their meeting on June 29th. They disrupted the year

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appointments and resignations facility improvement update. Uh contract renewals from 26 to 27. Board of health did not meet in July. U historic preservation committee did not meet in July. um the parks parks and recreation board. We had a meeting on July 13th which was

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canceled. The only topic we had there which I will address is Roshana Falls on the opening day of football and we had to figure out how to address that to make sure that all the cheerleaders and all the um players who were going to were going to recognize Rashana had a

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chance also to play that weekend. So the issue being was they didn't have enough referees. There was a long a lot of things that Andy went through and we think we got a good solution for that. And the last topic I'll say is um when I took this role I told the township and the people evaluated that I would retire

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and I retired from my job on last Friday. >> I'm [applause] done. >> You forgot >> that's all that happened. >> Jim forgot one thing on the centennial. He was uh as the vendors were coming in. He he managed traffic control uh

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unbelievably for people that were on the goods to go to it. It >> still hurts from that. >> It probably does, but thank you very much for that. It worked out great. Uh Pete, you're right. Thank you, Mayor. I think you covered the Centennial and uh actually I think it was John Paul. You

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had the video that did you record that video and post it or someone? >> I didn't post it, but someone got it. A lot of a lot of people sent it to me. So, uh it was great. And be assured we will there will be a lot more community events going forward. Not street fair and fireworks on the same

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day. [laughter] >> That was a little tough for children. It's >> split these up. >> It was just a one time for uh for this centennial day. We went big on it. But um and then uh just lastly I attended the environmental commission meeting last night. They're working on some fall

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projects and there will be no August meeting and that's all I have. Mr. B. >> Thank you, mayor. All right, we'll start with the planning board. Um, there will be no planning board meeting until September because we only had one application

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which needed a lot of work. So, the applicant was told to take your time. We'll see you in September. Um, so we did not have a meeting in uh July and there will not be a meeting in August. So, um

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the um the county planning board approved two applications. One was I I verbalized this to Matt. Do you One was St. Elizabeth. What was the other? Do you recall? >> Franklin. >> Franklin app. There you go. Thank you.

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Um so that's all in place. Um library board. Um >> turn off your microphone. The only real discussion was about um Buckles, Burton County Cooperative Library um um association or outfit is

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expanding out of Bergen County and recently Bon became a member of Bubbles. And there was a lot of discussion among the member towns as to [clears throat] whether Bayon um it was was an appropriate type of a town for a number

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of reasons um to become a member of Buckles, but the majority prevailed and um and Bayon is now a member there. There are also other S Hudson County towns which are already members but not Bayon. So now we welcome Bayon as well.

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Um, DPW, we had some street flooding with these storms we've been having. Nothing serious. Some trees down, some limbs down here. Again, nothing serious. Um, the I welcome the new employee. I'm glad

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we were able to find a um replacement for Bobby. Thanks to the personnel committee for getting that done. Um, the Russell Lab interchange. Um, I saw Assemblyman Phillips over the weekend and I thanked him profusely for his

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assistance in getting the state to agree to do the paving and do the sidewalks at the Russell A interchange. So, that's moving forward. Land's Road I think will be paved at probably in the next two weeks depending on the weather. Um, there were a lot of side a lot of new

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sidewalks put in, a lot of curbing put in and uh it's no longer a little country lane, but it certainly will be a vast improvement. So, we can add that to the repaving list this this summer as well. Centennial Day, enough has been said. Um, I just second and third

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everything that was said, especially to the committee um um Roger and Pete and Matt and everyone else and all the volunteers. And I have to make a note though how great the railroad station economy shop looked because it had just been repainted kind of accidentally, but

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we just repainted. So, it really looked great. I too attended the junior police and I I too along with Matt I attended the uh junior police academy graduation which is always a super event and um I think that's it. I just recently

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met Dan Maneri and I welcome him to our town hall family and I that's it mayor. >> Okay. >> Thank you Rudy. All right. I'll try to be brief as well. Uh there was an incident at uh at Bramapo High School that required uh our fire department

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police to respond. There was a smoke incident that was resolved very quickly. Thank God. Uh no no serious damage at all. And there is a a very nice uh letter uh from Shauna DeMarco, the superintendent of schools thanking us

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for the quick response and uh the service from our community. Uh secondly, also like to uh uh thank Mr. Mrs. John and Mary Campy for the generous donation of the pristine indoor American flag.

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It's in our second floor conference room. It looks so much nicer with the addition of the flag. Uh we appreciate their generosity and uh they've already been sent communication regarding that. Uh we also had a uh a Senate uh

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resolution by uh Senator Kristen Curado regarding our centennial uh uh the 22nd legislature was introduced June 15th and would like to thank the good senator for uh you know thinking of us uh during our

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100th 100th year. Uh moving forward there's no there's nothing more that needs to be said about about the uh street fair and the fireworks. Everything went great. uh everything's been said, a lot of hard work and uh to your point, Jim, when you said uh the

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biggest comment is why are we doing it again? >> Uh I I I think it's pretty safe to say that we will be doing something again, but of a different scale, a different magnitude. Uh but Main Street seems to be quite the uh quite the great location

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for a town type event. So uh we'll take that into consideration moving forward for the balance of the year. I just want to throw these dates out. There's going to be specific communications as to time and locations and all of that, but we're going to have a the town has a 911 uh

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monument that's in community park. We're going to recognize that on 911. Uh following that, the fire department does their regular service every year. Uh that'll happen the same day. Uh October 3rd is the brisket house tour, uh which

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is going to be really great. They're going to have a a blacksmith and all kinds of uh uh historic [clears throat] type things that are going on that'll, you know, bring you back in time to when the town really began like over 300 years ago. So, that's going to be great.

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Uh October 24th, it's the Saturday prior to Halloween, there'll be a tour of the White Coff Reformed Church Cemetery. a little spooky, but there's a lot of history in that cemetery uh uh from a veteran standpoint, our wars and our conflicts and and residents that you

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know with the the founders of the community. Uh there's a lot of interesting facts there. So, it'll be something that be nice to attend. Uh November 2nd, which is the Monday prior to election day, uh we'll be unveiling the Centennial Monument, which will be

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out, if you go look out this way, front of Burough Hall to the left side. Um and then it should be followed by a drone show that evening, and it'll be early because it does get darker November 2nd, a lot sooner. Uh November 22nd is the

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interfaith Thanksgiving service. And and the key to that with regard to the centennial is that each one of the uh faith congregations that are in in in Wyoff is going to be represented there. And they're going to they're going to give a little talk about how they were founded, how long they've been here. Uh

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you know, a real good historic lesson about uh the faith-based community we have, which includes all all all religions and all people. It's that's why it's referred to as interfaith. And then obviously we have the uh uh Christmas tree lighting in December. So

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uh we'll we'll be getting detailed information out on on the website just like we did uh during the centennial uh centennial day and everybody will be made aware of it. So uh now we can move on to uh our counselor's report. David

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>> uh I have a couple items but I think it's more appropriate for our close session so we can move into the uh consent agenda. >> Okay. Well, prior to that, there is one more thing that I I I like to mention, and this gentleman is sitting over the maze right there. Chief, would you

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please stand up for a minute? It's okay. I like the haircut. It's perfect. >> Uh Dave Murphy is probably uh we're prejudice, but I think he's the best police chief in the state of New Jersey and probably beyond. That's my

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>> my humble opinion and I'm sure that everybody on this dice shares that opinion >> and on uh July 29th if we have that date correct you will have been here in Whiteoff uh at the police department for 30 years and you you're looking pretty

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pretty good. That's amazing. [laughter] >> So so CONGRATULATIONS [applause] >> [applause] >> We we're going to come up with a little something extra special too. So just 30 years is a long time. Thank you. Thank

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you, chief. Okay, now we can move into the uh business meeting uh portion. Nancy, consent agenda, please. >> Thank you, Mr. Mayor. All matters listed below are considered by the tip of committee to be routine in nature. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If any discussion is desired by

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the township of committee, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately. We have minutes for approval from June 23rd regular meeting. We have a bill list resolution number B12, authorization of vouchers and payment of bills and the

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following resolutions for adoption. 136, chapter 159 for the 2026 recycling tonnage grant. 137 2026 cancellation of taxes as per NJSA54 col4-3.6 Six tax exempt for 372 Monroe Avenue.

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138 refund landscaping cashity for 105 Shelton Street. 139 authorized execution of temporary construction easement at 300 Monroe Avenue. 140. Awarding contract number 2026-01 for 2026 road resurfacing program. 141.

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Awarding contract number 2026-2 for 2026 ADA ramps project. Number 142, memorialized appointment of Daniel Maneri as construction official and building subcode official. Number 26-04B,

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2026, appointments, second amendment 26-25A, amending resolution number 26-25, appointing the emergency management committee for calendar year 2026. Resolution 143, authorized DOT grant application improvements to Crescent

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Avenue section 2 and 144, award of contract number 2026-03, removal and pruning of shade trees. We have no ordinances for introduction tonight, but several motions for approval. Approve [clears throat] and memorialize the application of Joseph B.

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Gada as a firefighter with protection fire company number one. Approve and memorialize the application of Jasper Hoe as a junior firefighter with fire company number two. approved special event requests by the Wyoff Education Foundation to hold their centennial edition fall festivalbacktoschool

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kickoff event in coordination with the Wyoff Y cares fund at the Woff family YMCA on Saturday, October 3rd from 2 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Planned activities include live music, a petting zoo, a corn maze, food and beverage vendors,

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and community information tables. Uh, approve special event requests by ABC Collective doing business as Stratus Estate Buyers to hold a buying event at Devon Fine Jewelry from September 22nd to 24th. They will purchase unwanted precious metals, jewelry, coins, art,

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and other items from Whiteoff residents and others who may attend. Approved special event request by Abma's Farm to hold a limited brewery event at the farm on Saturday, August 8th from 10:00 a.m. to 3 pm. Local brewery Bolero Snort will be providing and selling their products.

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May I have a motion and a second to approve this consent agenda? >> Move the consent agenda. >> Second roll call, please. >> Miss Bdansky, >> yes. >> Mr. Bonstra, >> yes. >> Mr. Melion, >> yes. >> Mr. Shepard, >> yes. >> And Mayor Lane, >> I. >> With an affirmative vote, the consent

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agenda is approved. Mayor, we have one ordinance on tonight's agenda for further consideration uh and adoption number 2095, which is an ordinance authorizing the execution of a first amendment to agreement of lease with the Woff family YMCA relating to limited use

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[music] of Pulisfield facilities, including certain revised summer camp hours, additional fall and spring business hours, field use, non-exclusive use terms for a lacrosse practice area, including seasonal weekday time frames, and a contribution towards the

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Pulisfield Lacrosse practice area. For second reading by title only, the copy of this ordinance has been posted on our municipal website on the bulletin board in town hall where public notices are customarily posted and copies have been made available to members of the general public of the township who requested the same. >> This is [clears throat] the time and

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place for the public hearing on ordinance 2095 and all persons who wish to be heard, please state your name before making your comment. If you wish to make a comment, please step forward to the microphone. Seeing no one, I move that the public hearing on ordinance 2095 be closed.

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>> All those in favor say second. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. Any opposed? Being none. That carries. That's closed. Okay. Be it resolved by the township committee of the township of Wyoff that ordinance number 2095 after public hearing and further consideration is hereby adopted and the municipal clerk is hereby

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authorized and directed to publish the notice of final passage of said ordinance on the township's website as provided by law. >> I move ordinance number 2095 of second reading by title >> second. >> Miss Bdansky.

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>> Yes. >> Mr. Bonstra. Yes. >> Mr. Milkon. >> Yes. >> Mr. Shepard. >> Yes. >> And Mayor Lane. >> Hi. With an affirmative vote, [snorts] the motion is approved. >> And we have a motion to adopt resolution 26-C to enter into close session.

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Discussion, please. >> Second. >> All those in favor say I. >> I. There being none, we're going to go into close session. As I usually say, uh, we will a voice vote or is there a roll call? Just just checking. It >> should be a voice vote.

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>> Voice vote is fine. Okay. Thank you. [snorts] Do it that way. Either one. Okay. Uh, We're, as I usually state, we're going to go into close session. We should be there 10 minutes. We could be there 10 hours. I highly like it. But when we return, all we're going to do is close.

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So there will there'll be no further business. So thank you all for coming. If you you want to hear the gavl close later, feel free to stay. But thanks again for your attendance and thanks for your nice comments. Appreciate it very much and good luck with your endeavor.

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>> Didn't happen. May we should get a picture with Dave. >> Yeah. Yeah. Well, we and we need a picture with Nancy as well. Why don't we do that prior to going back there? Okay. You can see this.