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mistake on the front and I said you don't have to second page so she didn't you know this page okay but you have to read and she only printed page one that's what she did okay I went I was like wow that's really short no just leave bring it over to me and I'll and I'll start it all right I'll just go make a bunch of new ones and put it out or should I try to switch them out that many you just need you know just put out a few don't worry about none of these parade people are taking one all right it's uh well you know what that's up just yeah I got it I know I I know what to do it's not your yeah Kevin Kevin can I have that so that when I show it to her she doesn't go no Maria goes she wants you on she's she's gonna freak out tomorrow yeah Phil's got one in his hand you can take Phil's out of should I just walk over and take it just say they're yes I thought I was like I I this not right then took me a second to realize what it was I fig you guys no that's what she did cuz she hadn't change the I know exactly what happened exactly yeah that's what happened that's your job she did here they are they are and we'll be good that's the thing that just a I got to look at it oh yeah that's her that's her job yeah that's not an Irish work you ready for us I'm for this is a regular meeting of the township committee public notice of the meeting has been given as required by the open public meetings law a resolution was adopted on January 1st 2024 designating this date this Hall in 7:30 p.m. as the time for this regular meeting of the township Committee of the township of Union in the county of Union a notice of each and every meeting of the township committee was posted in accordance with the affers said open public meetings law in one public place reserved for the posting of ordinances and official notices of the township of Union namely the bulletin board next to the clerk's office addition theto a copy of said resolution was forwarded to local Source in Star Ledger a copy of said resolution is on file with the clerk of the township thank you madam cler this evening the prayer will be led by committeeman Bowser and the flag Sal will be led by committee man Louie everyone please stand as we gather as members of this Township committee we pray that we are ever mindful of opportunities to render our service to fellow citizens and to our community keeping in mind always that enduring values of Life exerting our efforts to those areas and on those things upon which future Generations can build with confidence let us continue to strive to Make a Better Community amen amen I pledge Ali to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible Madam CLA can I have a roll call please Mr Bower here Mr Lewis Here M frer here Mr Florio here mayor figuro here it's that time everyone as you can see my tie is green we're all starting to turn green up here and uh with that I'd like to call in and invite our St Patrick's Day Parade committee to join us [Music] for [Music] welcome and with that we have some mayor's Awards I'm going to begin with our Grand Marshal uh Robert Wade was born in Bon raised Roselle Wade is the oldest of eight children of Robert F and Joan v Wade his Irish Roots include County's cork Dublin andal and his extended family still owns and Farms the land where his grandmother was born in westc Wade also has established his Zone routs on the Dingle peninsula in County kry and he graduated in 1970 from St Joseph the carpenter grammar school and in 1974 from Rosel cathol Catholic High School later earning a bachelor's degree in 1979 from Kane University he has management certification from University of California Berkeley's hos School of Business and a corporate community relations certificate from Boston College he's a proud father of Lori Karen Eric Wade and his wife Mary have three grandchildren and celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in 2023 Wade began a journalism career with the Elizabeth New Jersey radio station W JDM during high school and college and also served as general manager of Kane University's radio station helping obtain the college's broadcast license he worked for the Associated Press as New Jersey broadcast editor and Atlantic City correspondent and later held State News editor roles in New Jersey and Tennessee he covered the 1988 Olympics in Soul for the AP pretty cool Wade later worked for beneficial Corporation in pack New Jersey before joining audit tax and advisory firm KPM glp from which he retired in 20120 as executive director corporate Communications and Wade his father a brother and three sisters have played with the award winning St colum kill United gayc pipe band and he has served in a variety of board leadership roles with the band which has marched in every Union County St Patrick's Day Parade he is a member of the nett association and the Elizabeth New Jersey Knights of Columbus Council 253 he also belongs to the Essex County shil I'm sorry shalele thank you uh you didn't you didn't take care of me on that Madam cler in West Orange He has been honored for his work in the Irish Community by the NIT Association the Union County St Patrick state parade committee and the friendly sons of St Patrick in Union County he also serves on a board for youngsters Communications Network and volunteers for a tourism group in County Carry Ireland we now have a copy of this resolution signed by the five members of the township committee congratulations Bob [Applause] Wade you want to say a few have a seat okay can I use the gavel um just a a couple of things thank you mayor count and committee um I was a reporter for JDM and I sat just about where Joe cryan is standing right about now um covering this when Anthony Russo was mayor um and uh I am a former Union uh resident actually uh on South Park Terrace for I don't know five years or before we moved to Tennessee at that point um you may know that we committed this Year's parade to musical education which is I think an important message for uh youngsters today and for the adults who are who are um making decisions around education um music is good for the mind promotes creativity uh it's good in math skills um it Sparks the brain to be creative um and the other thing about the uh Union County St Patrick's Day parade is we're celebrating our our culture and our heritage uh and one of the things that I've been saying as as I go through this um this honor of being Grand Marshall for the 2024 parade is that everyone should celebrate their Heritage and their culture and know where they came from it's what makes as I said previously it's what makes you you and it's what makes us us um so on March 9th um let's everybody come out have a great time um celebrate our Collective Heritage and uh let's build some bridges and celebrate some music thank you very much thank you very much congratulations thank you so much congratulations thank you going to call upon committee woman G Fraser to read the next one okay this resolution is for is for Gabby Sully whereas Gabby Sully was born in Livingston New Jersey to Jean and Trish Sully and grew up in both Union and Cranford her Irish Roots traced back to her paternal grandparents side to the Fallen tub B Russ common and County court and whereas Gabby attended Elementary School in Union New Jersey and graduated from Cranford Senior High School in 2013 since then she has received her associate of arts and Communications from Union County College in 2015 a Bachelor's of art in public relations with a minor in Irish studies from HR University in 2017 and a Masters of Science in global Sports business from Ruckers University in 201 2019 Bravo and whereas with a vast background in the sports and entertainment Industries Gabby is currently in her fourth season with the ECHL the premier AA Hockey League affiliated with the National Hockey League NL as the League's manager of Social and digital content on a day-to-day basis Gabby is responsible for assisting with implementation of ECHL media creating and designing digital digital graph and video content to fulfill digital strategy creating written and digital content for echl.com and League social platforms and managing echl's social pages and whereas Gabby became involved in the parade early on from holding the parade uh committee Banner in early years to marching with her scoop uh Scout Troops her father Jean has served both um as agent in 20 uh 2004 and general chairman 20072 2008 and stepmother Debbie has also served as General chairwoman in 2009 and 2017 she is also a member of the Nuggets Association and whereas Gabby currently resides in eent toown New Jersey with her boyfriend Peter in her spare time she works college sports events at Madison Square Garden and enjoys hiking reading attending concerts and spending ending time on the beach in Asbury Park this resolution was signed by the mayor and the [Music] committee congratulations I sit in a big chair again big chair wow oh boy yeah I know it's like uh it almost feels like we just uh here again last year with everybody here um but year-over-year we could not do this parade um or be successful at this parade without the um assistance of everybody involved and the township the fire department the police department the DPW we thank you all year in and year out for always being there supporting us um as well as the county uh we really depend on uh a village of people to really keep this thing going uh year after year um but I just wanted invite everybody out to our prade day on Saturday March 9th we actually start our morning morning with mass at um Immaculate Heart of Mary and St Patrick's and Elizabeth at 9:00 am and then our pre- parade grandstand program at noon in the center at the intersection of Morris and stent parade kicks off at 1 o'clock uh so please come out and join us and we're praying for good weather thank you conratulations thank you and now for the general chairman our Deputy Mayor will present that mayor's award thank you mayor this is a testimonial resolution for Michael Capco General chair 27th annual Union County St Patrick state parade presented on February presented today in February 24th whereas Michael Capco was born in Elizabeth New Jersey to Harry Capco and Lori masteron and grew up in Rosel Park his Irish Roots traced back to his father's B side on balal in the county Monahan whereas Michael attended Elementary School in Rosel Park New Jersey and graduated from Rosel Park High School in 2003 he received his bachelor's of Science in business management from Kane University in 2011 whereas with a a drive to help others Michael has focused his professional career on working in community-based organizations in Union and ocean counties he's currently a senior manager at RWJ barnab Health Institute for prevention and Recovery in his role in this role Michael leads a team of public health professionals working towards eliminating Health disparities reducing substance abuse and advocating for the recovery and support service systems whereas Michael became involved in the parade as a member of the agitant staff in 2007 with his father Harry Harry went on to serve as agitant in 2013 general chairman in 2017 he's also also a member of the Irish American Society of Union whereas Michael carries on a longstanding tradition of the Capco family's involvement in the local Irish Community dating back to Michael's grandfather proudly representing his Irish heritage in Newark parade as far back as 1960s and whereas Michael currently resides in Cranford New Jersey with his girlfriend Megan and their cats Nico and Lacy Michael is a proud New Jersey Devil seasoned ticket holder and his spare time outside of their attending Devil's games he enjoys going to concerts and being down at the shore on Harry's boat now therefore Manuel Figaro mayor of the township of Union and the county of union state of New Jersey hereby congratulates Michael Capco as general chairman of the 27th annual Union Day St Patrick's Day parade and it further resolved that a copy of this resolution Su be appeared would be presented to Michael Capco and it's signed by Manny figuro mayor Joseph Florio James Bowser James L and Patrice gar Fraser [Applause] [Music] [Applause] congratulations sit in the seat now all right I know I've heard good things about this I have to try it myself no um just a quick thank you to everyone um you know as I look who's standing behind me it really makes me think about the tradition of the um you know past general chairs past adjudant um our chaplain father Chuck still staying involved year in and year out um so it really is uh you know it becomes friendships and and family um you know again as as the resolution mentioned I've been involved since 2007 and and kind of naturally grew with the parade um you know Doing It With My Father Gabby with her father um so it really kind of stays close to your heart um so again I just want to thank the township of Union um our County resources our Township resources here obviously could not do the parade without any of that um also just want to take a second to thank our sponsors it does take a lot to put the parade on the street um so we have BCB Bank uh Ayr dispensary and the county of Union also um you know they Supply us with um some funding throughout the year so um again as Gabby said please come out March 9th I'm not even going to mention the rain date because we won't need it um but it is you know it is such a fun event for people march ing the parade committee and hopefully for spectators as well thank [Applause] [Music] you got a picture with all of you is that all right welcome one sorry thank you thank you R trust me when I tell you to talking about thank we'll see [Music] you which year is this [Music] [Music] so for the record we will not be discussing rain for the next week and a half okay no way weather reports thank you for joining us today with the committee great to have you here and looking forward to March 9th uh can I have a motion for approval of minutes of the executive conference and regular SE session of February 13 2024 move to approve minutes second all in favor I I Madam cler could move on with the ordinances and resolutions please I for your consideration on second and final reading and ordinance amending article 3 of chapter 434 of the municipal code of Township of Union pertaining to Source system user charges move the ordinance be taken up for second and final reading second an ordinance to amend article three of chapter 434 of the code of the countship of Union pertaining to Source system user charges is there anyone from the public who wishes to speak on this ordinance move ordinance B adopted a second second Mr Mr Bowser yes Mr Lewis yes Mr Frasier yes Mr floral yes mayor fig yes authorizing the private sale of Township owned property at 254 Monclair Avenue block 571 lot 33 will the ordinance be taken up for second and final reading second ordinance of the township Committee of the township of Union County of union state of New Jersey authorizing the private sale of block 57 1 lot 33 in the township of Union at private sale pursuant to njsa 48 12-1 at SEC this ordinance authorizes the sale of an undersized lot located at 254 Monclair Avenue is there anyone from the public who wishes to speak on this ordinance move the ordinance to be adopted second Mr Bowser yes Mr Lewis yes M Frasier yes Mr Florio yes mayor fer yes repealing chapter 20813 of the municipal code this ordinance repeals this section as it already exists in another section of the code move the ordinance be taken up for second in final reading second an ordinance repealing chapter 208-1113 of the township code in the township of Union Union County New Jersey this ordinance repeals this section as it already exists in another section of the code is there anyone from the public who wishes to speak on this ordinance move the ordinance to be adopted second Mr Bowser yes Mr Lewis yes M Frasier yes Mr floral yes mayor figur yes amending chapter 131 of the municipal code to remove reference to the position of Lieutenant move the ordinance we taken up for second and final reading second an ordinance amending chapter 131 article 3 entitled division of Fire by the township Committee of the township of Union County of union state of New Jersey this ordinance adds the comp comp position of the fire Division and removes reference to the position of Lieutenant is there anyone from the public wishing to speak on this ordinance move the ordinance be adopted second Mr Bowser yes Mr Lewis yes M Frasier yes Mr Flor yes mayor fig yes adopting the burnout Avenue Redevelopment plan move the ordinance be taken up a second and final reading second ordinance of the township Committee of the township of Union County of Union New Jersey Jersey adopting the Bernett Avenue Redevelopment plan pursuant to the local Redevelopment and Housing law njsa 48 col2 A-1 is there anyone from the public who wishes to speak on this ordinance move the ordinance be adopted second Mr Bowser yes Mr Lewis yes M Fraser yes Mr glorio yes mayor fig yes I your consideration on drafting first reading an ordinance amending ordinance 3729 to add a handicap space Cas in front of 1433 Bernette Avenue Mo the draft be taken up on first reading by title at this time second an ordinance amending the designation of restricted parking spaces for use by persons with special vehicle identification cards in the township of Union Union County New Jersey this ordinance creates a handicap space in front of 1433 Bernett Avenue Mr Bowser yes Mr Lewis yes M Frasier yes Mr Florio yes mayor fig yes we the D be taken up at our next regly scheduled meeting for second and final reading second Mr Bowser yes Mr Lewis yes M Fraser yes Mr Florio yes mayor F yes amending chapter existing bamboo in the township of Union Union County New Jersey Mr Bowser yes Mr Lewis yes Miss Fraser yes Mr Florio yes mayor figurita yes move Drive be taken up at the next regular schedule meeting for second and final reading second M Bowser yes Mr Lewis yes M Fraser yes Mr glorio yes mayor fig yes the following resolutions authorizing a Professional Services agreement with col engineering and design and connection with the preliminary investigation and Redevelopment plan for the ASCO Noble area for a fee not to exceed $35,000 motion to approve second all in favor I I authorizing the submission and execution of a Grant application to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for various recreational improvements at bare Temple Park move to approve second all in favor authorizing an award of contract to Frank gabri and Son excavation LLC and demolition for the recycling of asphalt concrete and mix at their low quote not to exceed $20,000 move to approve the contract second all in favor I authorizing a contract with Civic Plus for a new bannerheader for the new theater on the website for a period of 5 years for an amount not to exceed 938 per year Mo for approval second all in favor I authorizing payment of all approved vouchers for solid waste collection holl and Disposal at the interm rate of $759 per ton for household waste and $17 12 cents per ton for bulky waste for the month of January motion to approve second all in favor I authorizing an award of contract for advanced athletic services for the repair of softball fields at bare Temple park for an amount not to exceed $26,000 move to approve second all in favor I authorizing the purchase of uniform jackets for the Township Fire Department from Flemington department store inc for an amount not to exceed $1,553 move to approve the purchase second all in favor authorizing the purchase of an air compressor for the Fire Station 2 from Air Center Inc for an amount now to exceed $1 4,146 Mo for approval second all in favor authorizing a professional service contract with Coler engineering and design for a topographic survey of fire headquarters for an amount not to exceed $1,850 motion to approve second all in favor I authorizing a professional service contract with cers engineering and design for a master plan reexamination for an amount not to exceed $112,000 move to approve second all in favor ask you to approve the finances as listed on the agenda so moved second all in favor the following Communications from Terry Mand a tax collector requesting the council committee authorized checks issued to the following representing the Redemption of tax sales certificates as listed on the agenda move approval second all in favor from Allison leser union Catholic High School requesting the use of the showmobile for a food truck festival on Saturday April 20th 2024 from 12 to 5:00 p.m. with all fees waved motion to approve second all in favor the following Department reports from municipal court and the police department move to receive reports and file second all in favor that concludes my part of the agenda thank you madam clerk we go to our committee reports we'll start with committee man l the wood division continued to work on repair and potholes in patching sections of woodw the township uh since our last meeting uh the wood division has performed 92 pothole repairs and nine overlays our sewer division continued to maintain uh catch basins pum station and outfall daily uh this since our last me since our last meeting uh the SW division has performed 9 92 cat busing cleaning 40 enzyme applications and two emergency call uh as sh the tree division continue to maintain trees in Parks uh Township property and since our last meeting uh our tree crws will perform 11 removal three trims night stop removal Our concern and inquiries regarding all Division and public work can be addressed by calling public work at 908 686 1922 or by using the report concern Fe On The Township website that conclud my report mayor thank you commitment Bowser thank you mayor uh police report Department report for the period of February 9th through February 22nd there were 7 1,772 direct patrols there were 2,691 calls for service 76 arrests under traffic control for the same period there were 122 stops 104 tickets 29 were residents truck enforcement for the same period there were six stops 16 tickets uh in terms of highlights I have two highlights this evening in regards to a police activity on uh February the 10th at 3:00 a.m. and on February 21st at 4:56 a.m. dispatch receive burglar alarms for 1385 serson Avenue which is the restoration Pharmacy dispatchers immediately sent officers to the business officers quickly arrived to the scene and reported that the front window smashed and advised that there was a commercial burglary officers were set up perimeter and entered the build the business both times officers were able to locate and arrest the suspect inside the business and charge the suspect accordingly also I have another highlight here on uh February the 21st officer ORD and Pento conducted a motor vehicle stop of a vehicle for illegal tent on Route 22 officers quickly learned that the driver of the vehicle had an active warrant for his arrest officers removed the suspect from the vehicle searched the incident to the to arrest they located 174 blue capsule containing a controlled dangerous substance officers are also searched the interior of the vehicle and located more control danger substances and paraphernalia the suspect was transported to the headquarters and charged accordingly that concludes my report thank you committee woman G Fraser please thank you Recreation Department report registration is now open for March session of the Union Recreation Department's indoor pickleball program the March session will run from March 4th through the 28th the $50 monthly covers unlimited lessons and open play during that period the program is held at the Boys and Girls Club on Janette Avenue and runs from 9 to 12: noon Monday through Thursday Advanced on online registration is required and all participants must use the team reach app to sign up for the lessons and play Slots this program is great for beginners and intermediate players who are looking for a warm place to play during the winter instructors will lead skills uh specific clinics each week and also facilitate open Play to ensure each player is getting plenty of time on the court um whether you're looking for some exercise want to meet meet new friends or are trying to hone your skills you should come out and join this tight-knit group of pickle Ballers um the recreation department will be hosting three more cartooning and Anime classes this winter for ages 8 through 16 limited spaces available in each class these popular classes which are held on Thursdays at the Vox hall meeting Center typically sell out so if you are interested please um call do not delay for further further information please call the union recreation department at 908 868 4200 and as for the Senior Center Health and Wellness Tuesday March 5th from 9:30 to 11:30 the nurse will be there for Prevention Services blood pressure and blood sugar check Health topics dementia and Alzheimer's Wednesday March 22nd from 11: to 12:30 noon um the AARP free tax Aid limited times are available please call to schedule for an appointment St Patrick celebration March 15th from 12:30 to 1:30 entertainment by Chris Hoy band a day of Celebration togetherness luck gratitude Irish heritage with friends a stitching Workshop four sessions from April April 3rd 10th 17th and the 24th from 10:30 to 11:30 learning basic uh stitching patterns like rows and back stitch registration is required and space is limited upcoming trips um there is a trip to Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem PA that is March 21st $35 per ticket there is a trip to the paper mill Playhouse to watch gun and powder on May 2 $38 per ticket and the hunterton hills Playhouse be 560s musical is um April 25th $85 the 60s musical is a Non-Stop energetic celebration of 60s um extraordinary women performing more than a dozen chart Toppers like Diana Ross The Supremes Tina turna and more um for any additional information please call the senior center at 98851 5290 that concludes my report thank thank you so much looks like the seniors are having a fun time over there yeah right are time I'm ready to retire no you're not and join in Deputy Mayor Floria thank you very much mayor this is the February 27th report from our Union fire department uh they responded to 28 emergency calls for this period with 109 being calls being for medical service two of the significant events and I say two of the 218 on February 14th the farta Department apparatus responded to Weber Street on a house fire with an occupant trapped inside first unit arrived in less than 2 minutes and advanced into destruction to search for the victim but the crew encountered heavy smoke and fire from the second floor the fire was upgraded to a second alarm due to the victim being trapped in the snow and with snow on the ground hampering suppression efforts the victim was located uh shortly after but did not survive the fire Union County caused An Origin team response resped to the investigation the fire which was deemed accidental on February 18th the fire department apparatus responded to North Avenue for a motor vehicle accident upon arrival Cruz investigate a once a onecar motor vehicle accident into a building the car struck the bank of gas meters causing a natural gas leak the driver was rejected from the vehicle during the impact patient was transported to the university hospital with life-threatening injuries the gas leak was secured and the building was check for stability along with the building department I think that last one Bears a note you have seat belts on you generally don't get ejected from a car so that's something you ought to keep in mind now some winter safety tips some fire safety tips all of us tend to use sometimes portable heaters when it gets cold heat up a room very important because that's causes an awful lot of fires in the winter make sure the heater has an automatic shut off so if it tips over it shuts off keep anything they can burn such as bedding clothing curtains at least through 3 ft from the heater plug portable heaters directly into wall outlets never use an extension cord or a power strip turn heaters off when you go to bed or leave it leave the room you probably should pull out the plug also uh a lot of fires are are really from portable heater so just be careful with that that's my report tonight mayor thank you Deputy Mayor um kind of kind of jump on my uh Soap Box again red lights are still red lights going to look right at you out there at home home red lights mean stop they don't mean continue uh last week I witnessed an accident that thankfully uh no one was injured but a major intersection and this person blew through a red light that was at least 3 seconds there already there was a green for the opposing traffic uh it is just happening too much you need to look up at those lights and then you also need to look down at that speedometer and ease up on that gas pedal uh we need to be careful with our speed and because of that we need to be careful at those red lights that particular person never slowed down I just saw a white streak a vehicle just go across so there wasn't even a break involved in that one very dangerous fortunately nobody was injured our police are out there aggressively and they will be ticketing you so please be aware of that please be cognizant of the fact that red lights are there for safety for all of us including you the drivers so now I'll go on to some more positive things I want to congratulate our Union boys middle school basketball team uh who completed their season with a 57 to 26 win over Carney they finished the season with 12 wins and six losses congratulations boys um we just finished Black History Month just the last few days and we are a few days from beginning of women History Month please keep an eye on on social media platforms we have some upcoming events planned those will be posted up there um also can't believe I'm talking about Easter already lastly save the date for the special Improvement District's annual Easter scavenger hunt the event will be held at Russo Park on Saturday March 30th from 12:00 p.m. to 3: p.m. that's right across the street from town hall there'll be face painting balloon artist theme games OMG bubble goodie bags and more this free event is for kids of all ages so we're allowed to go up there I think right all right sounds good also pet licenses you know for your little furry ones if you have not licensed your pet for the year please remember you can easily do so by contacting our clerk's office applications can either be picked up in person or via our uniontown.pa required if you have any questions please contact our clerk's office at 908 851 851 and also everbridge notifications please sign up for emergency and general notifications online at www.unt.edu atwp unionnj that concludes my report with that I'll open up the meeting to the public uh you have a f minute rule please stay your name and address so uh let me first give my condolences to the woman who lost their life in my district district leader on WE Street um my those family I spoke uh briefly the cross and guards before they left um as a labor guy um and as a district leader we should be embarrassed that over contract let's make sure that happens that should happen and I want to thank my uh publicly thank my friend Jason kichu who when I moved here two years ago told me about some of the nonsense going on here so let me say to this body um the last thing I want to do is come here and say things to you guys that may offend you but at some point you got to do something different and I'll say something different um includes those of you that just joined this committee as well I have watched for 10 years and have complained for 10 years about this body not being reactive to what residents come here and talk to you about some resents I should say um I saw that meeting that you guys had with the people about the campus place and they were a different skin color and they got different responses from the group back there um which is interesting when I stood up that I I was disrespected but I it was real nice to them uh back um so what am I talking about when you guys are being told what to do how to do it and I think he not maybe around but he finds out about it anyway um how to do it and when to do it who's going to make a motion who's going to make a second residents are starting to ask questions and this for good reason I'm glad they are they're finally getting smart about what's happening how this gentleman getting his seat how did this young lady get in her seat um um when they didn't vote for it you guys need to be more responsive to the residents they if you paid attention they've already started walking away if you look at your election numbers the PO it tells you it tells you people are not coming out to vote they're uninterested because you're not engaging them that has to happen at some point and although some people in this Township don't like me that's fine I'm it's not a popularity contest for me I want to do what's right for people the same moral and values I was raised with I walk out the house with that every day I'm sure you guys have the same thing but when I ask you guys questions and these five individuals who are elected have to turn around and get the answers from them back there I didn't elect them I elected you so you need to start answering some questions when they are asked of you from the people on this side it's wrong it's just wrong and let me say this as I close not even doing my notes because I I just I'm just going to say it from the heart that same Bible that you guys put your hand on when you take your oath when you guys pray before meetings as a devout Christian and an ordained Deacon I take offense to I don't know what God you guys are praying to because what you s you will so if you presiding over mess you and maybe even your family will reap it not just because that's the way God works some of you guys are a religious or claim to be religious you go read your Bible CU I don't know what Bible you looking at the Bible you get sworn in on whatever Bible you use and when you guys pray before meetings and you take a oath and then you got one person who a lot acts like to me like a narcissist like Trump and his blind followers you guys get told what to do by one person and you do it you carry it out what are you going to do when that person is no longer around because you're not governing you're not governing you guys don't make any decisions so why do we need you it's really taxation with no representation and the two that just came on recently the honeymoon goes very quick because the residents will know whether you're going to fall in line with the rest and do the same thing or not it doesn't take long for it to happen I'm just telling you and none of this I say is personal guys this is business I've been doing this for 30 years 30 years in Hudson County and Essence County when I lived in New and now in Union for 10 years so this is this is not my first rodeo dealing with elected officials i' I've wor a lot of hacks campaign manager campaign coordinator staff the if your only claim the fame that's going to be to get reports here and go out for photo ops we don't need you we don't need you please do what elected officials do govern you have to govern you have to be you have to listen to the people guys that has not been happening I've been there 10 years and I've been talking about the same thing 10 years the faces have changed but Behavior have has remained the same and the same mors of Valu I was raised with I'm still going to say hi to you I'm still going to speak I'm still going to shake your hand because it's not personal it's business time is up thank you so much for your comments anyone else wishing to speak seeing none a motion to adjourn motion to adjourn than you all in favor all have a good evening everyone want to throw those down to me