Transcript for Piscataway Council meeting on June 11 2026
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Jun 11 2026 · Council
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Speaker 2This is the Piscataway Town Council meeting for June 11th, 2026. I'd like to call this meeting to order.
Speaker 2Adequate notice of this meeting has been provided as required under Chapter 2 3 1 PL 1975, specifying the time, date, location, login, or dial in information, and to the extent known the agenda by posting a copy of the notice on the municipal Building municipal court, and the two municipal library bulletin boards municipal website, providing a copy to the official newspapers of the township, and by filing a copy in the office of the township clerk, in accordance with certification by the clerk, which will be entered in the minutes. There will be public comment periods for both remote and in person attendees separately. Each member of the public shall only have one opportunity to speak during each public portion. As the technology does not allow us to know if there are multiple callers on an individual line or logged in user account. We ask that if you wish to speak, that you log in or dial in separately so that we can recognize you as a separate individual. Should you have any further comments or questions. The town council is always available by, by email, phone, and you could always call the mayor's office during normal operating hours. Ms. Cedar, can you please call the role
Speaker 1Council Member Cahill Here. Council Member Carmichael Here. Council Member Espinosa Present. Council Member Liebowitz Here. Council Member Rashid Here. Council Member Arin Here. Council President Lombardi
Speaker 2Here. And would you please join me in the flag salute. Have any comments from the administration and council regarding adjournment of any matters on the agenda? Seeing none will move to number six. This will be open to the public. We have comments regarding items number nine, any of the consent agenda items we are now open. We will be open to the public regarding the consent agenda items only
Speaker 2For each public comment portion. For remote attendees, if you wish to speak at this time, please raise your hand either on the Zoom app or if by phone, by pressing star nine. When it's your turn to speak, you will receive or hear a request. To unmute yourself, please click the prompt or press star six on your phone to unmute yourself at that time, please state your name and address and know that you will have three minutes in which to make your comments. The council or administration will respond if necessary after you have completed any comments or questions. These are questions regarding the consent agenda. Items only. We're now open to the public for remote attendees.
Speaker 1Council president, I'm asking the first remote attendee with their hand raised to unmute themself.
Speaker 3Hello, can you hear me? Hello? Yes, we can. Okay, for I, this is Brian Wrack, 1247 Brookside Road. For Item S, what is the changing with the remediation for the ecological park
Speaker 4Council president, the contractor that's doing remediation, found more PCBs out there, and then also an underground storage tank that was never detected.
Speaker 2Thank you.
Speaker 1Council President. There are no other remote attendees with their hand raised regarding this agenda item.
Speaker 2We'll now close the remote portion of the meeting. Number seven is an ordinance. Second reading, amending chapter three, police regulations Section 29 nuisances. It will be open to the public. It's a resolution adopting ordinance. Ms. Cedar, can you please read this ordinance
Speaker 1Be resolved by the Township Council of Piscataway Township, New Jersey that an ordinance in entitled ordinance to amend and supplement the revised general ordinances of the township of Piscataway, county of Middlesex, state of New Jersey, amending chapter three, police regulations Section 29 nuisances was introduced on the 14th day of May, 2026 and had passed the first reading and was published on the 29th day of May, 2026. Now therefore be it resolved that the offer said ordinance, having had a second reading on June 11th, 2026, be adopted past and after passage be published together with a notice of the date of passage or approval in the official newspaper, be it further resolved that this ordinance shall be a sign number 2026 dash one one.
Speaker 2Thank you Ms. Cedar. We'll now open this to the public for remote attendees. Anyone wishing to comment on number seven, please raise your hand.
Speaker 6Council president, I'm asking the first individual with their hand raised to please unmute themselves.
Speaker 5Hey everybody, my name is Shane Mitchell. I'm the New Jersey Political Director for the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council. The union representing hotel and hospitality workers in our region, or more than 40,000 members work at hotels, clubs, casinos, or racetracks in the region. Running from
Speaker 2Albany is me. Shane. Shane? Yep. Yep. This is any questions that you have regarding the ordinance of number seven. If you'd like to come back to the second public portion of the meeting. Are you, are you co Okay, go ahead.
Speaker 5Okay. I'm speaking on the, on the bill. Is that okay? I'm happy to come back later if that's Go ahead proper. Okay. So we're, we're here in support of the bill. I'm here mostly to speak about the issue of worker safety in hotels. I'm not sure if people are aware, but going by the latest OSHA statistics available from the Federal Borough of Labor Statistics, I'm sad to report that hotels are the top 20% most dangerous workplaces. A large part of hotel workplace injuries are caused by assaults. Hotel guests are a transient population and our members deal with them face-to-face in hallways and guest rooms. Our union innovated the panic button in response to the sexual assault of one of our members in 2011, and we remain committed to finding solutions to safety issues in hotels, both through our collective bargaining agreement and through good public policy.
Speaker 5I wanna commend the council both for this ordinance and for their prior action on hotel licensure. We have seen firsthand and other municipalities how licensure and great public safety laws can work together to make hotels safer and cleaner. When done right, a licensing regime can ensure that hotels provide high quality services for guests safety and health for hotel workers and accountability to their neighbors. I think tonight's ordinance amending the public nuisance law is a step in the right direction. When our reunion worked on licensure in New York City, we worked with prosecutors, police, and firefighters to identify the main public safety issues. At hotels, we're all familiar with human trafficking, but the transit nature of hotels make them enticing targets for all sorts of legal commerce. The New York City law made certain public safety features a requirement of licensure, and we think it is both appropriate and commendable for the council to set benchmarks for public safety and the public nuisance law. Most hotel owners who want to run legitimate businesses and attract tourists, families, business travelers and others, and I can assure you all that the just about every hotel worker wants to work in a safe and clean environment. My union and I will be following this issue with great interests. We look forward to working together to make the skyway safe for residents, hotel guests, and above all hotel workers. So we're in support of the ordinance. Thank you very much.
Speaker 2Thank you for that comment.
Speaker 1Council president, there are no other remote attendees with their hand raise regarding this agenda
Speaker 2Item. We'll now close the remote portion may I,
Speaker 7Regarding the agenda item and I just wanted a little bit of clarification from Sure, yeah, let's open it. Be great.
Speaker 2We're now gonna open to the public. Anyone wishing to speak on the ordinance of number seven. Please come to the podium. State your name and address open to the public saying none. We'll close the public portion. Okay, Sarah.
Speaker 7All right, thank you. So what I was saying is, I had a discussion with Raj and I just wanted a little bit more clarification if you could help. The ordinance is written to hold large corporations accountable for safety with large fines and tax claims. And, you know, it's definitely the, the right step. Are there any specific safeguards to help out struggling small businesses or homeowners who find themselves out of compliance due to financial hardship? And if they come into out of compliance, is there any safeguard in this ordinance for them?
Speaker 8So the first thing is, and as we spoke about this ordinance changes actually how the township is going to deal with these nuisance properties. The past ordinance that this is replacing was specifically monetary punishment based. This is actually now creating, there is actually no monetary fines or, or penalties. And unless the individual, the property property doesn't actually reduce their issues over 12 months, it's only after 12 months that there may be additional fines. And during that 12 month period, there should be continual interaction between the property owner and the township so that we can work together to figure out solutions. So part of part of the ordinance is to create a, an abatement plan that, that the property owner can work with the township on, on figuring out what solutions that they can do and the police department would, would, would assist with that. And then the other items included in there is potentially, and again, there wouldn't be immediately required.
Speaker 8It depends on, on the severity of the situation and, and each individual sit each individual property. But there's, there's potential for requiring live security in place, requiring cameras and other security measures, technology in place, better lighting, et cetera. So in terms of, of those in small businesses, it's really, it's, it's not, it's, it's been written so it's flexible as to when we do the hearing and the requirements that we ask them to do. We're looking for a results based, results based solution. So there's not gonna be a, a financial penalty associated with it. These are things that would their property probably actually reduce their costs too, in terms of dealing with vandalism and other, you know, other issues that would probably cost them money also. So I think, you know, you, after talking to a, a few attorneys and review getting dis reviewed by others, including our police department, we've gotten some positive comments back.
Speaker 2Thank you. Anyone else?
Speaker 9I had a few. Just one comment. Many of the components in this ordinance are common sense safety precautions that many large and small businesses already have in place to safeguard their property and customers and residents. And so in, in reading it, I was appreciative of, of those components. In hindsight, perhaps we could have instituted these first and this would've provided time for us to gather the commission to address concerns regarding vulnerable populations at these hotels.
Speaker 2Thank you. Can we have a motion? Motion? We have a second. Second. Ms. Cedar, can you please call the role
Speaker 1Council member Cahill? Yes. Council member Carmichael? Yes. Council member Espinosa?
Speaker 2Yes.
Speaker 1Council member Lebowitz?
Speaker 9Yes.
Speaker 1Council member Rashid?
Speaker 2Yes.
Speaker 1Council member Rin? Yes. Council President Lombardi?
Speaker 2Yes. And the ordinance passes. Number eight is an ordinance first reading. It's the acquisition of 30 Murray Avenue Block 1 9 0 6 lot 33.01. It's a resolution adopting ordinance. Ms. Cedar, can you please read this ordinance
Speaker 1Be resolved by the Township Council of Piscataway Township, New Jersey that an ordinance entitled Ordinance authorizing the acquisition of certain property identified as Block 1 9 0 6 lot 33.01 30 Murray Avenue in the township of Piscataway, county of Middlesex, state of New Jersey for public purpose pursuant to NJ SA 40 a 12 dash one EC B and is hereby adopted on the first reading that it be published in the official newspaper. And that a second reading of public hearing be held at 6 45, I'm sorry, 7:00 PM on the 30th day of June, 2026. Be it further resolved that a copy of this ordinance shall be posted in at least two public places within the township prior to the day of the second reading and final passage. And a copy of this ordinance shall be made available at the office of the Township Clerk for any interested member of the public.
Speaker 2Thank you Ms. Cedar, do we have an offer for the first reading offer? Cahill? Do we have a second? Second. Councilman Uhrin Cedar, can you please call the
Speaker 1Role council member Cahill? Yes. Council member Carmichael?
Speaker 10Yes.
Speaker 1Council member Espinosa? Yes. Council member Lebowitz? Yes. Council member Rashid? Yes. Council member Rin? Yes. Council President Lombardi?
Speaker 2Yes. And the first reading of this ordinance passes. We'll move to number nine, which are the consent agenda. Re resolutions. Four. Efficiency items have been consolidated into a consent agenda to be voted on together. And the materials for these items have been distributed to the council in advance of the meeting. Do I have a motion to accept the consent agenda? Motion? Do I have a second? Ms. Cedar, can you please call the roll
Speaker 1Council member Cahill? Yes. Council member Carmichael?
Speaker 10Yes.
Speaker 1Council member Espinosa? Yes. Council member Lebowitz? Yes. Council member Rashid? Yes. Council member Rin? Yes. Council President Lombardi
Speaker 2And the consent agenda passes. Number 10 are the announcements and comments from officials. Gabrielle Cahill.
Speaker 10Thank you Council President. I don't really have very many comments. None at all, except surprisingly 'cause we're gonna meet again June 30th. So none for me. Thank you.
Speaker 2Sharon Carmichael.
Speaker 10Thank you Madam President. Yes, I would like to remind everyone that the street fair is this Saturday on Stockton Street from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM sponsored by the Piscataway Civil No Piscataway Public Relations Advisory Commission that I'm a member of and happy. And they have lots of new vendors and food trucks and, and actually entertainment. So it's supposed to be a really fun time on Saturday. So bring your family and your friends and come out and have a good time. Also, on Tuesday, June 16th at 6:00 PM at the YMCA Community Center, the Civil Rights Advisory Commission will be sponsoring again, it's Juneteenth Flat Raising. And we will have a singer and, and, and a speaker and refreshments following. And there's still time to RSVP if you are planning to stay for refreshments. So that is being published on the Piscataway Updates website and on social media as well. So we all, what was the date again? Repeat it. It's the sixth Tuesday the 16th. Tuesday the 16th at 6:00 PM at the YMCA 6:00 PM at the YMCA for everyone to come out and help raise the flag. And one last thing I just want to shout out Mr. Carl Anthony Towns who he went to school in Piscataway and he's a member of the New York Knicks and they did a miraculous, had a miraculous win last night. So go Nicks, go Nick. Thank you. That's all. Okay. Dennis Espinoza.
Speaker 11Well, we are planning our Piscataway bike tour, hopefully sometime in September, I'll, I'll go ahead and confirm a date. But we are setting up, I'm looking at route, I'm working with, with all of the committee, so hopefully we are, we'll get a route going. We'll announce a date and it should be soon. Within the, probably the next two weeks we'll be having something to announce. But I'm very excited about that. We are looking at different parts of town, so hopefully we'll get that off the ground pretty soon.
Speaker 10Are you gonna go buy my house again?
Speaker 11Probably not. And the second thing is I would like to wish Councilman Councilwoman Lombardi, very happy birthday to you, so happy
Speaker 10Birthday. Happy birthday, Michelle. Laura Leibowitz.
Speaker 9Good evening, happy birthday. This month we are celebrating Pride month, starting on June 1st. I know the township had a flag raising at 9:00 AM on a Monday morning. It was also a local group, the PPDO, which created a pride event, the first of its kind in town at a, the jewel of our town, the community center. Well attended fun activities and I'm glad to see that we are honoring so many members of our society that contribute in so many ways. Between the last meeting and today, there were two events held by the township to which neither myself or council member Rashid received notification. Additionally, these events were not shared to the public for their participation either the Pride Flag ra, excuse me, the Pride Flag Raising event and the large construction project attended by the Lieutenant Governor of our state were both events to which all members of this council and township residents should have been included. The erasure of our targeted voices on this council is unprofessional and continues to diminish any opportunities for dialogue. I certainly hope that this erasure
Speaker 10Will
Speaker 9Cease as a member of the Cultural Arts Commission. I'd like to notify our residents at the summer. Concerts will be beginning every Thursday at Columbus Park throughout the summer. This information is on the website, it's also on township page and social media, as well as flyers distributed throughout the township. We are holding a 250th anniversary art contest. The submissions are due August 22nd. Registration and information are also on the township website and flyers are distributed throughout the town. Please note that I do plan to attend the Juneteenth flag raising and look forward to that event. Thank you.
Speaker 2Thank you Sarah Rashid.
Speaker 7Good evening everyone. I wanted to congratulate the winners from the primaries last week or was, has it been already a week? And I wanted to thank Frank for his service. I do wanna repeat exactly what Laura said because that's something that's very important. The erasure of our targeted voices on this council is unprofessional and continues to diminish any opportunity for dialogue. Everyone on this council was elected to serve the community and it is unprofessional to be excluded. I will be supporting the Dome, the Piscataway Domestic Violence Team tomorrow for the Paint and Sip event. If you're available, please join them. It is a great cause. As part of the Cultural Arts Commission, we'd like to invite the public to come to the municipal building. They have an exhibit for then and now pictures of Piscataway from the sixties compared to now, which would be very interesting. So please come to the municipal building for that. I also would like to ask if there is any watch parties that are planned for Piscataway, because I do like soccer. So are there any watch parties that are being planned? Because I am not aware of any, so please let us know. Lastly, I will also be attending Juneteenth and look forward to it. Thank you.
Speaker 2Yes sir. Frank Uhrin,
Speaker 7No comment at this time.
Speaker 2Mayor, this administrator is not here this evening. So our attorney, Raj Gamar,
Speaker 8Just a happy birthday to council president.
Speaker 2Thank you so much Raj. Well everybody pretty much spoke of all the events that I was gonna bring up, but definitely join us at the Street Bear this Saturday. And we are having, again, the town wide yard sale and we have con confirmed the date. So we'll give a save the date for October 2nd and third of the town wide yard sale. So start preparing your junk so that you can make some money. Thank you. We'll now move to number 11, which is the agenda session for June 30th, 2026. On that agenda will be an ordinance second reading the acquisition of 30 Murray Avenue Block 1 9 0 6, lot three 3.01 open to the public and it will be an adopting ordinance. I'm sure there will be some added to that. So that will take care of that. And now for number 12, we will open to the public for our remote attendees. Anyone remotely liking to join the public portion of the meeting? Please raise your hand now.
Speaker 1Council president, I'm asking the first individual with their hand raised to unmute themself.
Speaker 3Oh, I've been promoted to a panelist
Speaker 1Recording in progress.
Speaker 3Hello? Can you hear me now? Sorry, you promoted me to a panelist. I'm not really sure why, but
Speaker 1Yeah, wrong button. Sorry. It's okay.
Speaker 3Brian Wrack 1247 Brookside Road. I was wondering if anyone could speak on what happened at the last council meeting. You failed to broadcast it properly and then decided to continue the meeting anyway. I mean there is an ordinance on the books that requires them be broadcast, but you continued despite knowing it wasn't being broadcast. So I, I'd like an update as to how you're fixing that so it won't happen again.
Speaker 8I mean, as you can see, PCTV is here and PCTV is dealing with the issue that was technical issues. I didn't, you know, as, as it's been previously stated at the past meeting, the township has to comply with its ordinances to the best of of its ability. There was an IT issue, it doesn't prevent the council from actually having the meeting. We complied with Open Public Meetings Act.
Speaker 2Thank you. Any other?
Speaker 1Yes, council president. I'm asking the next individual with their hand raised to unmute themselves.
Speaker 13Hello? Can you guys hear me? Go ahead. Yep. So good, good evening everyone. My name is Rena Renoso. I live in 30 Stanton Avenue, directly adjacent to the day park. I'm here because my property has once again been damaged by baseball from the field. Despite more than the year of raising safety concerns with the township, primarily to the, the recreational department. Been facing this issue since, since moving into this home in 2024. Baseball's regularly entered my property and struck my house in June, 2025. I formally contacted the recreational department and informed them that these baseballs continue to land my property. And as of August 3rd, 2025, last year, one of the baseballs actually shattered one of my solar panels. So I spent months documenting this issue and following up. But many of my emails were completely answered. I sent a formal escalation to John to director John Tierney on March, 2026.
Speaker 13Only then did he actually verbally inform me that protective netting would not be installed based on a review with the township insurance representatives. So I spent the following months following up with Paula Elli and assistant director Brock Muy from the recreational department. And at this point they said they're working on something to do, to help, to help prevent the balls from going into my property. But nothing has been decided yet. And it's still a process. But I come here because while they're deciding on this or deciding on the solution, these balls continue to happen. The baseball games continue to happen. And safety has been a concern of mine since I brought it up with the, now I'm recording
Speaker 14In progress
Speaker 13Property damage as well. This, the season just started on June 7th or the Saturday. One of them actually shattered another one of my solar panels. So I cannot safely replace these panels because the, the baseball's going on obviously. So if I replace them, there's still a chance damage will occur. So at this point is I respectfully ask, will you guys commit to installing proper baseline protective netting before additional damage occurs? Or worse, someone in my yard is severely injured.
Speaker 2Thank you. I am not aware of this issue, so please give us some time to look further into this. If anyone other, other than I has a comment, please make it at this time. Can you please give us your address again? Oh, okay. 30 Stan. We have it. 30 Stanton Avenue.
Speaker 14The recordings working. Rewind if they need the address.
Speaker 1Council president, there are no other individuals with their hand raised regarding this agenda item.
Speaker 2The remote portion is now closed. We'll now open to the public for in-person. Attendees, anyone wishing to speak, please come up at this time.
Speaker 15Good evening, Stacy Berger, two thirty three Ellis Parkway. Happy birthday. Sure. I'm just curious what decision making process you went through President when you decided to have a pride flag raising without inviting anybody else in the community besides one other person
Speaker 2Did not schedule
Speaker 15It. So you just showed up, just decided you were gonna show up that day with a pride flag and raise it by yourself. I did
Speaker 2Not schedule it. We all also, the person that was invited to raise the flag is one of my best
Speaker 15Friends. That's fantastic. I'm sure there, my best friend would've liked to be there too. But you all decided to have a flag raising and not invite anybody else in the community besides yourself, the mayor and your best friend. Which, I mean, certainly there are some privileges to being an elected official and including your best friend and your flag raising is lovely, but it would be much better for our community if everybody was invited to the pride flag. Freezing. I, I'm just struggling to understand. Some events get marketed as Dennis Espinoza's Bike Rodeo. Some events get marketed as Frank RNs evening at the, at the ballpark. And some events don't get anybody's name on them. And some events don't get everybody invited to them. And that seems like disparate treatment. So I'm curious what the, what the actual process is for who decides which events get whose name branded on them and whose events do not. Are you, are you, are you unaware of how your name shows up on an event? It's not even
Speaker 2Worthy
Speaker 15Of, I mean it is. I you, you don't get to decide, Mr. Mayer, whether my comments are worthy of response or not. If you have something to say to me, you are, you surely know where to find me. Is any, does anybody know how their name gets on the, on an event or y'all just show up places? Is it funny, Gabrielle? I don't, I don't find it funny either. There's a whole community of people who were shut out of a flag raising for something that they support and that they would want to have been at. And nobody seems to know how that happens. And it continues to happen every single year. Even though we repeatedly ask for an event to be public council member Carmichael is a member of the Civil Rights committee and the human or the Human Rights Committee. And it would be lovely if that, or if that part of our community included L-G-B-T-Q folks as part of the community celebration.
Speaker 15And since nobody here seems to be willing to share how you find out about these things. I guess the, since the State Supreme Court ruled today that all of your personal emails are valid to be Oprah for information about government business. I'm sorry in advance Ms. Cedar, I'm, I'm sorry Jennifer, I apologize. You all are su Jennifer's like it's not, it's on me. I apologize in advance. But you're now all subject to the Open Public Records Act in your personal email for government business. So since you refuse to retain a professional email address as a council member, we're going to be opening all of your emails and you're going to have to provide them for all of your government business. So I would just respectfully request that instead of continuing to pick fights with people, that you just open up the process for folks so that folks who want to attend an event like a pride flag raising can do that instead of forcing us to find out how you, how you got there. 'cause I'm pretty sure you didn't just transport yourself out of nowhere. Like you had to have an invitation. It didn't just come from nowhere.
Speaker 10Thank you Ms. Berger. Council president. I'm gonna respond Mr. Mayor. I will respond.
Speaker 15Why
Speaker 10No one picks a fight here. Someone's coming at us and you show up to a Juneteenth flag raising with a pride flag to make a statement where most of the people there don't even understand what your point is, is rude for two sitting council members to call the rest of us bigots in the public rude, unacceptable for a primary winner to post a bigoted statement about an old white man. Rude. Not her words, but she posted it. Rude. Wait, but she doesn't pick a fight though. And olive branches were extended. But there isn't anything that any one of these good people here do that you even care about Council. People are watching you text into here. It's like a shadow government out there. Rude and unacceptable. I'm saying it out loud, rude and unacceptable. The government has to run. Not everything has to be a fight. Not everything. Those are my words and I stand by it. And I'd ask lightly, Mr. Mayor that you don't respond. Thank you.
Speaker 15I guess. I guess
Speaker 10Now you're covering for Thank you so much Maureen. I, I'm very agitated and I don't need to agitate other people. Thank you. You're agitated. You should get that checked in. People are more polite than others on public social medias. It's okay that we get lobbed. All sorts of bombs. Exactly. But now the two members of your club that has not reported spending anything over all the years are here on here. I might, I remind you that you are just as open to the insults, the mud slinging that this party has experienced. Just remember that it's unfair. We can work together, but it can't be that everything is wrong just because the legislation came from a particular group of people. Michelle and I are very open. We've already had these conversations. I hope this doesn't even get put out to the public 'cause it's not necessary for the public to see the ridiculousness of people just not agreeing. For the sake of not agreeing. You know that
Speaker 2This is being,
Speaker 10Yes, I does quite aware be out in the public, quite
Speaker 2President. She's out of order.
Speaker 10I'm quite aware. All good decent human beings up here. Every single person. And there is a way to work together. But not everything has to be a fight or a no. That's it. Thank you. Thank you President.
Speaker 16Thank you.
Speaker 10And on that note, I'll ask for an adjournment. I
Speaker 2No, I didn't see it. Pray.
Speaker 16Standing waiting.
Speaker 16P Grub 1750 West third. First of all, raw. Thank you. Appreciate that Yesterday. You don't see no cookies and milk today. But appreciate above and beyond. Yesterday I get a little upset when I talk about my neighbors. They was overwhelmed. Overwhelmed with what you guys did. They asked 101 questions which were the same questions and they just kept on and kept on. So I really appreciate it. Thank you for that meeting. This thing can get moved forward as you know with that one. So we appreciate it. On the other hand, I now I gotta get a little ugly.
Speaker 16I've been in Piscataway for 30, 40 I think almost 50 years. I lived on Walnut Street before I bought the house. I was on Walnut, then I went to Piscataway Royal Gardens after that. Then I bought the house on third. Me and my friend Hassan was just sitting talking and we asked each other one question and I'm going to ask the council the same question we asked. I need anybody to tell me what has been done in the Arbor section over there. And I'm gonna tell you the one thing that's been done and that's it. No, and I'm just asking, nothing has been done over there. We asked 101 things, but this gets done, this gets done, this gets done, this gets done. The only thing that's got done in the years I can remember is the dedication of the park. That's the only thing that's been done.
Speaker 16You did fourth Street, you paved it. Tell me something else that was done in that a section. I appreciate if you start doing what we ask, we don't ask for much. Mayor, I asked you can we lower them barricades? The situation we had then is done. I got people wanna buy stuff. Kirk, why is that up? I have to, I don't lie. I tell 'em why. But I asked you lower them. If we have a problem we can bring them back up. But they need to be lowered now. Instead respect three weeks there to clean up. I asked you this. I see they're not getting done. Maybe you're not gonna do it. If you're not gonna do it, tell me you're not gonna do it. And I'll find a way to get it done sir.
Speaker 4Council president, can I address Mr. Grubbs? Every street going back with the exception of Hazelwood and Pearl and his am neighbor has been reconstructed every street on the section over by wall. Wall over by Mervin Alexander. Every street over there has been reconstructed with the Exceptional Wall. And we're under engineering design for that. We have to install the water lines over there. We have spent an enormous amount of money on road projects in the entire Arbor area. On the other side of West seven Street. We are under engineering design for seven streets over there, which is gonna be a total of almost probably $15 million worth of road work. We finished up cedarwood, we worked with the county. Every street we're under working with the county, with West Seventh, almost every street. There's still a lot that needs to be done on the other side of Spain and that are under engineering design. And when that comes up, we're, we're gonna move forward it and then Cedar over on Hazelwood, which is street where we had some of his neighbors out yesterday. That is scheduled to go next year. Probably the road is gonna cost probably two and a half million, maybe $3 million to reconstruct. So Curtis, yes, the town government has done a lot of improvements over in the Arbor area.
Speaker 16Okay. If you say so, another issue I had, it's not an issue,
Speaker 4It's not a say so. It's factually correct. Okay. So I wish, I wish you would acknowledge that. Please
Speaker 16Homework now. 'cause me and my friend has a situation we want to deal with and we're gonna take, I'll deal with that. The other issue I have, I just, you know, I worry about everybody's property and stuff on the way here, a couple times in meeting, I wanna be concerned about a piece of property that's on the corner of Oak. Is it Stelton and Old New Brunswick? In between, there's a piece of property that's owned by the city that's, and I'm trying to figure out, the guy just remodeled his house on the left, but it's like a 30, 40 feet piece that's owned, says owned by the city. It's
Speaker 4A paper street, Curtis,
Speaker 16Excuse me,
Speaker 4It's Paper Street.
Speaker 16Okay. Do we,
Speaker 4The 50 foot right of way that goes back about 600 feet.
Speaker 16Okay. Do we clean that?
Speaker 4That's a, that's street. When we get to it, we will.
Speaker 2Thank, thank you Mr. Grubbs. Thank you.
Speaker 4As a side note, did the two neighbors at the township property have been illegally dumping on the township property?
Speaker 2Okay, we're now close to the public.
Speaker 4If I may, I I, I I cannot be remiss. I'm gonna be very, very brief and I don't care if she gets up and screams and yells here. But the plain fact matter is, is that the folks need to know that when it comes to the Memorial Day parade, Ms. Berger over the last couple years has intimidated the parade organiz organizers and has used very foul language to the parade organizers out there of that conduct. And that's shameful. And I just wanted to, I just wanna defend, I just wanna def, I just want defend the parade organizers in that respect and I'll leave it at that.
Speaker 14Would you please ask that?
Speaker 2Okay. I'm now gonna close the meeting. This meeting. I'm gonna call for an adjournment on that note.
Speaker 4Second.
Speaker 2All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Meeting has been adjourned. Have a good evening everyone. Have a good night.
Speaker 14Thank.