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This chair is right here. Ready whenever you are, mayor. >> Very good. >> Good evening, everyone. I'd like to call the regular meeting of mayor and council of the burrow of Glboro for June 23rd,

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2026 to order. Karen, could you please read the opening statement? Pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act, I hereby announce that adequate notice of this meeting as required by set act has been provided by adopting a schedule of regular meetings for the year 2026,

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which schedule was posted on the Burough Hall bulletin board as well as the Burough website and forwarded to both the South Jersey Times and the Sentinel of Glouester County and filed with the Burough Clerk on January 3rd, 2026. >> Thank you. We all rise to salute the

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flag. >> I pledge algiance 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.

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>> Thank you, Karen. Roll call, please. >> Mayor Wallace, >> here. >> Mr. Cosabone, >> present. >> Mrs. Garlic, >> here. >> Mr. Halter, >> yes. >> Ms. Miller >> here, >> Mrs. Spence >> here, >> Mr. Perpont >> here, >> Mr. Scapiti, >> Mr. Brunimer

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>> here, >> and let the record reflect that Mr. Brown is excused for this evening. >> Thank you, Karen. Uh, at this time, I'll turn the meeting over to our burough solicitor. >> Yes. Thank you, Merrick. Before the swearing in, we do have to take formal action on the adoption of resolution

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18526. That is a resolution appointing Joseph Brad as firefighter for the Glboro Fire Department. Council moves for approval. Motion to approve. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Karen, roll call, please. >> Mr. Cosone, >> yes. >> Mrs. Garlic, >> yes. >> Mr. Halter,

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>> four. >> Miss Miller, >> four. >> Mrs. Spence, >> yes. >> Motion carries. >> Now it's time. Mhm. >> I'll stay to this side that way. Raise

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your right hand, sir. Please repeat after me. I state your name. >> Do solemnly swear >> that I will support the Constitution of the United States. >> I will support the Constitution of the United States >> and the Constitution of the State of New Jersey. >> the Constitution of the State of New Jersey

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>> and that I will bear true faith >> I will bear true faith >> and allegiance to the same. and to the governments established >> to the governments established >> in the United States and in this state >> the United States and in this state >> under the authority of the people >> under the authority of the people >> and that I will faithfully

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>> I will faithfully >> impartially >> impartially >> and justly >> and justly >> perform all the duties of >> perform all the duties of >> firefighter for the glass fire department >> firefighter fire department >> according to the best of my ability >> to the best of my ability.

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>> So help me God. Tell me pictures. You want to get family first? crew right? >> We all here. Congratulations. Very nice. That never gets old.

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So, that concludes the ceremonial portion of our meeting. Uh, everyone is more than welcome to stay. Uh, but if you want to go out and enjoy the nice rainy weather out there, you're more than welcome. We won't be offended. I'll move on to more of the visit port.

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>> Thank you. >> She's so adorable. >> She was so cute. >> All ours here. >> There's no pig details in her hair. Okay, we're going to continue on and at this time I am going to again turn the

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meeting over to our burough solicitor. >> Yes, mayor. We have a public hearing tonight on ordinance number 2617 and that is an ordinance of the Bur of Glboro amending chapter 354 of the code of the Bur of Glboro and establishing hours of operation for retail sales and

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service businesses thereby creating a standard of hours of operation for retail businesses in the Glastro Central Business District. Council moves for the public portion. >> Move the public portion be open. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. And all in favor state I.

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>> Any opposed? Any abstensions? That motion carries. The floor is now open to anyone from the public that would like to come forward and address ordinance 26-17. >> How you doing? >> I'm well. >> Joseph Brown, 230 East Avenue, Glass,

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New Jersey. Council, Mr. Mayor, how you doing this evening? >> Well, thank you. Yeah, I'm just uh here as a business owner in Glassboro and as a resident of 58 years kind of wondering um why we're going to be shutting these businesses down. What was the reason for

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this to to shorten it to 12:00? Well, we had the issue is especially in our central business district around Rowan Boulevard, the businesses that are staying open past midnight

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are a congregation point for the masses of people um and masses of young people especially during college times and creating a very very concerning public safety issue. >> Okay. I mean I can I can see that. I can

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understand that. Um, was there any other options in any of your minds other than shutting the businesses down? Did you come up with anything else? Did you say we could do something else other than I mean, you got businesses like Domino's, 7-Eleven that are going to be cutting

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short and they paid prime rent for them spots on Rowan Boulevard, right? I mean, we all know that, you know, I mean, where I rent my stores way cheaper than renting on Rowan Boulevard. So, but was there any other options? Did anybody come up with anything other than shutting the stores down?

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>> Well, that >> No, I'm just asking. >> Yeah, as in all honesty, we we went through and worked with all kinds of things. This was the only thing that we could come up with. >> Yeah. >> So, there was no I'm I'm just asking. There was no >> Yeah. I mean, you have you have

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businesses that are there that do delivery, right? But you can't, you know, you can't close for uh walk-ins and have deliveries because you can't guarantee that people just have it delivered right to the front. >> Was there any thought of maybe putting a

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Rome police officer in a car on Rowan Boulevard with his lights on and then Rowan pick up that tab to keep these businesses open their regular hours that they expected when they rented these places? >> Yes. Rowan Rowan uh even though Rowan

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has provided in the past some police uh support along Bowen Boulevard, uh they won't put an officer out there. >> They won't put an officer out there. So Rowan won't doesn't want to help or pick up any tabs to this. >> Uh I wouldn't go that so far as to say Rowan won't help. Um but Rowan will not

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put an officer out. >> Okay. So these businesses that are going to be shut down, I know Chicken and Pizza is not going to be shut shut down because they serve alcohol, right? That's the reason they're staying open. >> I don't even think they stay open past, do they? I

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>> I don't know if they do, but they would be exactly >> right. Okay. So that's that would be an exception of the rule. So you're I'm not and I'm not knocking chicken and pizza or anybody that thinks this. So, someone that's serving alcohol is going to be allowed to stay open, but someone that's serving a sandwich like Domino's

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7-Eleven or something is not going to be allowed open because of an incident that happened. And I understand you guys are for safety. I'm all for that. But I just think that there's got to be a better way to let these businesses stay open that paid prime. When they signed a

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contract there to be there, they were allowed to stay open. Now we're telling them or you're telling them, "Hey, sorry. We're going to we're going to cut your hours down. You can't do it because of an incident that happened." I just think there's got to be another solution

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to let these people stay open and make money. You're not just talking about the business. You're also talking about the people that work there. This could be a mother or someone that that's the only hours they can work. Now, they're going to be losing them hours. There's got to be something else other than just saying shut down at midnight. And I think and

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I'm I'm just saying this again. You're saying that Rowan doesn't want to put a police officer. They don't want to help there. That's unacceptable to me because all what Rowan does in this town, you're telling me a police officer for maybe five hours sitting there with his lights

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on, which would control it. Unless you got more to you than that to go out there and start trouble with a Rome police officer sitting there with his lights on in the middle of Rome Boulevard should not be a problem. and Glaswell shouldn't be picking up that tab. I think Rowan should be picking up that tab, but

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you're saying they won't. Well, why don't you guys go to them and ask them again? >> Mayor, if I can jump in for a minute, mayor. >> Go ahead. >> Yeah. So, we have been down this road and lots of different roads countless times. >> The safety of the people, of the business owners, of the patrons, all

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that is our top priority. You've said that. We've said that. Mhm. >> We have been trying everything that we can do to curtail some of these activities, curtail some of these gatherings, >> the mass majority of them may not even be Rowan students. We know that from time to time again from some of the

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interactions that are out there. >> So, putting a Rowan police officer out there, while that would help out the Glassboro Police Force, it's not just the Rowan problem. It's not just the Glass problem. This is everybody who dines passes through. It's a massive safety concern. You know, we have tried

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to work with the businesses. We have tried to work with the people that come here. We have worked with Rowan. Rowan has at times met us uh by providing funding for officers and things like that. So, it's just the mass quantities of people that are gathering for these at these late night hours when most

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everything else is closed down. We do recognize that there is business hours for some folks. Um but, you know, it's just been too much of a safety concern uh for us to continue letting it happen as it's been happening. >> Okay. But do you think if if put yourself in the shoes of these people

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that are gathering, if you seen a police officer with his lights on, do you think that you're going to go out to that area and you're going to start trouble? >> It still happens. >> You think you think that's going to happen? >> I mean, you can speak with the officers in the back. I'm sure they're going to probably back that up. It does still happen. >> Yeah. If I may go ahead.

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>> Uh you you did you referred to it as as an incident. It's not it's not it's not a particular incident. This is an ongoing >> It's an ongoing. is an ongoing issue and listen we we have officers on Rome Boulevard >> and they come they come in hundreds right

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>> um and it it's a safety issue and yes we have we we painstakingly thought about >> you know the business >> mayor I'm going to make a motion to relax the time so we can finish his comments >> yeah I'm sorry that's fine motion on the floor to relax the five minute time do I have a second

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>> okay all those in favor state I >> any opposed >> any abstensions That motion carries. Yes, sir. >> Okay. So, no. I And Mr. Mayor, I agree. I I agree with you 100% that Yeah, it's not it's not one incident. There's instance. We have college students here and nobody's going to control them. You know, you just can't do it. There's

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there's going to be ways down the line I think that you guys can figure out or somebody can figure figure out something to do whether it be find these people, find their parents or whatever if it's a college student, but we got people from out of town coming in here. I just feel before you guys jump the gun and just

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send this through and shut the businesses to 12:00 just we got to think there's got to be a little something else it can be done. There has to be. I just don't think it's fair and and it doesn't affect my business, but I'm a resident town. I feel bad for these people. There's just got to be something that has there's there's something else

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there. We're just missing it, guys. That's all. We're just missing it. We got to find something else to try to keep them open and let them stay open their hours because that's what they signed on for. I mean, it's, you know, if if they wanted to do something at their business, they'd have to come here and get a permit or something to, hey, I

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got I want to do something. Basically, you guys are just telling them, "Nope, we're we're telling you you can't do it now. You're going to have to shut down." I just think we we need to think about a little bit more. Find something that let these guys stay open. There's got to be a way. There's got to be some safety. There's got to be a way. And I I agree.

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We have to, you know, we have to control because you got families coming up and down there too. You don't want incidents happening with families, little kids and all that. That's all I had to say. Thank you. I appreciate maybe we could have just >> economics versus the public. One

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incident said there's been numerous incidents, not all necessarily been publicized. Um, and you know, I've worked diligently with with mayor and council to address this. Um, >> yes, this was the last resort. We've done some other things. We issued some

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ordinances to address juveniles underage kids. We've done a lot. And as far as officers, we usually staff roll anywhere between 5 to 10 officers on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night with the lights on. Uh we went as far as shutting

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down any vehicle traffic. And they still come. They still congregate at some of these uh restaurants, businesses that we're trying to address. And that's I said this is is a safety issue this has been ongoing for three to four

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years that you know this is what we correct and this isn't an isolated event into um to Glassboro while for instance shutting down boardwalk at midnight this summer. So, u you know, this isn't isolated to glass. Um this is what we've

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come up to try and address it. Um but it it wasn't something that we chose lightly. It wasn't the only option. We've done numerous things. We put numerous things in place. We'll continue to to search for things. Uh but uh right now to address issues that we've

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identified myself that I work with and you know, listen, I'd be more than willing to show you some video of some of the issues that we've handled. I I've been here I've been here 58 years. So I I've seen in you know I've seen I've seen in and I and I understand it's not one incident. I know this did come down

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to one incident finally saying all right enough is enough. This this can't happen. And I agree it can't happen now. It's just a shame of what happened and I understand it's multiple incidents. I'm and I and you guys are great police department support you all the way >> but I just feel that there is something that somebody's missing. There's

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something you got to put your heads together and say there's got to be something else other than just taking away from these businesses because like I said when they signed on they're paying a premium to be on Rome Boulevard. Now you're saying hey you can't stay until 2 3 24 hours whatever you can't do it. That's not quite fair

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to them because whoever's renting to them is not going to give them rent back and we're not you know Glaswell's not going to pay them rent back. So and I and that's what I'm just saying. What what I'll say to that is is is you're right. It may sound but things have evolved of how people party and how kids

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respond and conate is different than how when Roland Boulevard was initially established. Trust me, I've been here for a little over 23 years now. So, I've seen it evolve. And when we first started with Boulevard, this wasn't an issue. This wasn't an issue. You know,

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we've all also I think uh years ago when VAWA was on the corner, we went to VAWA like have to shut down because the landmark crowd go over there and overrun it fights, shootings, all kind of incidents. So, we've we've implemented

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this well, >> right? >> So, we've implemented something like this before, but you know, this is where we're at. So, I I know I know it's not ideal. I know it's not it's not ideal and and we are now we are now or when I say we are I mean glass bro I mean we um

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you are saying that liquor stores bars can stay open right >> that's a statutory issue uh alcohol is legislated under the ABC we approve licenses we can change their hours if we have problems with them so they're separately regulated >> because I mean if we're if we're talking about incidents like he just said they

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left the landmark to go there well what they were doing at the landmark they you know >> but So what we identified though is landmark's not not this isn't where the issues come from. >> No chicken and peace isn't where where the issues coming from. People are coming listen they're partaking in some

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of the the parties that are going on right but then they're going to Rome Boulevard to partake in the pizza shops Pizza Hut 71. That's what we've identified. That's what we're saying. It hasn't been >> it hasn't been one incident. This wasn't a a easy decision. This wasn't something

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that we decided to do. uh in in January and February this year. This is a a culmination of events that that this is what we decided to do we think is best to help us address help >> and I appreciate the fact that everybody's put thought into it and all that. I just feel that

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>> I just personally feel per my personal feelings is nothing against anybody. My personal feelings I just think that there is something else missing that could be done. I don't and and I don't have the answer here. I can't look at you guys and say I got that answer right now. Not one person can look and say

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they got the answer. As a group, this group can come maybe come up with something. That's the way I feel. I just feel it's not unfair to the businesses because you're punishing businesses for something that is out of their control. That's that's that's my whole thing. But I appreciate what you said. Honestly, I

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do. Guys, I really appreciate your time. Thank you so much. >> Appreciate you guys. >> We're protecting them, not punishing them. Good evening. >> Good evening. >> Chris Conwell, Gloucester County, Glboro. Wore my pink shirt for you, too. >> Thank you. No,

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>> I don't enjoy doing this either. I know how hard it is up there. Trust me, I know. And I appreciate all you guys do. But I do have to uh join in. It feels like we're punishing the businesses kind of for some things that are out of their control. And I understand you guys are in a tough spot. Safety has to come

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first. You know, I'm very familiar. You know, Paul Kenich, the assemblyman's a good friend of mine, and he was the mayor of Point Pleasant Beach, which was kind of ground zero for a lot of this going on. Um, and I was talking with him today. There are some ordinances that can be put into place to kind of corral this. For example, and I don't know if

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you've looked into this or not, but there's certain towns that have ordinances where if they can trace it back to the person who started this, they're responsible for the cleanup. They're responsible for the billing. They're responsible for the overtime of the police department. Um, you know, down in Florida, one of the one of the uh or ordinances has been passed, and I

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know some towns have looked into this. Um, they're also talking about the police can declare it like a certain type of zone. There's a name for it, and I can't think of it off the top of my head, but at that time, once it becomes that, those fines get quadrupled, tripled, your car can get impounded for like 72 hours. You can really heavily

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find these people to discourage this. You can smack them with 90 days in jail. You can There are a lot of punishments that would deter this. And I think the first time you throw somebody in jail for 90 days for showing up to a party, I think they're going to learn really quickly. We're not playing around. You know, I think a lot of businesses and

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even down here, you know, everybody's just come out of the co grief. You know, businesses really did take a pounding on this. And to say that they were paying a premium for a spot. I mean, you know, like the cookie place has been open till 3 4:00 in the morning since before I can remember. And I know they pay a premium

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for that. But, you know, how much money do you make off of a cookie? I think they have to count on these hours to be open. You know, some of these people are locked into leases for long periods of time. I don't think it's right to throw back on the business and say, "Hey guys, we have to have you guys take it on the chin." And I understand it's unfair and

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all that stuff. And I'm not even disputing any of that, but I think we have to look more into holding the people who have this more responsible. Smack them with heavier penalties, impound their cars, look into who's organizing this. They have they have certain programs that you can look into where they can track who organized these

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programs. I know in Wildwood I, you know, we've spoken to the mayor down there. He has a program or a software, something that they work with the prosecutor's office with where they're able to track who organizes these events. And guess what? You do that, you're getting stuck with the overtime bill. You're getting stuck with a cleaning bill. Now, I'm very much aware

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that most of them probably don't have 10 bucks in their pocket. That makes it harder. But you know what? You smack a judgment on one of these kids for 40 or 50 grand the first time, people are going to be scared. You know, I mean, I I think you have to look at more in that than to say, well, the businesses have

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to suck it up, you know, and I understand that, you know, ordinance- wise that the bars are allowed to stay open, the dispensaries are allowed to stay open, but, you know, a lot of stuff does permeate around them typically. So, on one hand, it's like saying you can go to the bar, you can drink, you can party, you can have fun, you can leave

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there hammered, but you can't go get a pizza. You know, it just And I understand it's not as cut and dry in that, but that's how it comes off. I don't think it's fair to the to the residents. I don't think it's really fair to the businesses, especially the ones who are stuck under these leases. So, I would just ask that you guys

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reconsider this. Um, I spoke with Paul Canetra briefly earlier and I know you have cont yourself as well. He he's got some good stuff in the pipeline for this. In fact, I know he was working with Governor Murphy on something I think two years ago to corral this kind of behavior. He's willing to speak with

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anybody. So, I think there are a few other options instead of asking the businesses to kind of take it on the chin. We're in New Jersey, right? the businesses already get hammered enough. I think we have to do our part and make sure that they stop getting hammered. So, I appreciate it. And again, I don't envy you guys. I don't dislike you guys.

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I'm sorry you have to deal with this, but you know, I just had to speak my piece on that. So, I thank you guys. Appreciate it. >> Thank you. Thank you very much. >> Thank you. Hello. Good evening. Linda Galla, Shaw, candidate for Glass Barrel. Mayor, I just wanted to announce that I did

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>> your address, ma'am. I'm sorry. >> Oh, my address. >> Yes, >> it's uh 1204 Glen Ridge Drive in Glass Barrel. Just wanted to announce again my >> before you start are you are you going to be commenting on the ordinance that we're talking about or is this for

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something different because the the formal public portion is not open yet. >> Right. So we're commenting on >> the ordinance that we're Yes. >> This is the ordinance for the uh >> the hours of operation. >> I'm sorry sir. I saw something on there but this is not the comment.

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>> No. Okay. Very good. Anybody else? >> Seeing no one else, I'll make a motion to close the public portion and adopt this ordinance as written. >> Second. I have a motion and a second. Uh Karen, roll call, please. >> Mr. Cosone, >> yes.

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>> Mrs. Garlic, >> in favor. >> Mr. Halter, >> four. >> Ms. Miller for Mrs. Spence. >> Yes. >> That motion carries. Uh at this time, I'll entertain a motion for the approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of May 12th, 2026 and

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the regular meeting of May 26th, 2026 as well as the closed executive session of May 2020 May 26, 2026. >> So motion >> second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor say I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? That

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motion carries. We have no communications this evening. I'll move to committee report to begin with Council President Miller. >> Good evening, Mayor. Um, I'd just like to congratulate Joseph Brad for joining our illustrious fire department here in

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Glboro. Wish him much safety and much success. And that's all that I have. >> Thank you very much. Uh, Councilman Casabone. >> Yeah. Thank you, Mayor. I also would like to welcome Joseph Brad to Glassboro Fire Department. I think we have one of the best fire departments in police

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department in the state of New Jersey. And you know, I grew up in Williamstown and I think we're better than Williamstown's fire department. I just had to mention that because and that and that's all I have. >> Thank you, sir. Uh, Councilwoman Garlic.

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>> Good evening, Mayor. >> Good evening. >> Thank you. I'd also like to congratulate Mr. Joseph Redd and thank him for joining us and serving as a firefighter. And that's all I have for you tonight, Mayor. >> Thank you very much, Councilman Hall. >> Yeah, good evening, Mayor. Thank you. Welcome aboard to firefighter Brad as

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well. Uh also for water and sewer department, they continue to make advancements on the galvanized pipe replacement systems uh ahead of some of the paving projects that'll be ongoing for this summer. Uh and that is all right now for water and sewer. >> Thank you so much. Thank you very much.

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Uh Councilwoman uh Spence. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh, I don't have any committee report. I just want to say congratulations to, uh, firefighter Brad. And that's it. >> All right. Thank you very much. Uh, we have no unfinished business. So, Karen, could you take us through new business, please? >> Yes, Mayor. I need approval to purchase

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a new fire truck for the Glasmer Fire Department through National Cooperative Houston Galveastston Area Council. Uh, I also need approval for a facilities use agreement for Sunset Yoga on Wednesday evenings

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and authorization for a New Jersey State Firefighters Association membership application. One for Ryan A. Soul and the other for Scott J. Irwin, please. >> I'd like to move for approval for all three. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in

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favor state I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? Motion carries. Uh this time I'll ask for the engineers report, please. Mark. >> Yes. Good evening. Uh just a couple updates uh for the 94 town houses of

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Camelot phase three. We're looking to have the final paving done on July 10th and 13th. So handouts will be going to all the residents. We coordinate with the HOA and also coordinate with Meg to get something on the website just to let everybody know of that. Um, one of the

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days is trash collection, but the public works will be mobilizing to get that done out of the way, and we'll be coordinating likewise. Uh, the town houses across the street, town of their, uh, it's just about complete. They're 90% complete on their punch list. So, that's going to be wrapping up. And then once they're all done with that work,

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they'll all be going out to East High Street to finish their punch list out there to get that wrapped up. And those are all Dr. Horton projects. D Simone Builders is uh just about wrapped up. They have their TCOs operating, but they're coordinating applications and installation of the EV parking spaces uh

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for those items there. Uh South Academy Street Town houses, they're uh going to town getting everything wrapped up nearing completion for their first set of units. So, we'll be coordinating with the code office uh to get that work done. The Vision Stream Apartments is uh moving ahead on Storm Pipe on 322. Uh

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that's progressing. And then the vision stream self storage which is closer to town on 322. Uh they have the storm in and they're working on their sanitary sewer. So that's that's also proceeding with those. ERCO is just about wrapped up. They got all their paving done, striping done, a lot of landscaping.

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They do have some punch list work to get that wrapped up and RLS down the street. They are also progressing mostly focusing on the the building. Towns of Ellir over on MLK Drive. Uh they're moving dirt. So, uh, they'll be starting to deliver some pipe materials here in

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the near future. Once we get those dates, we'll let everybody know. Uh, with that South Academy Street with the county, uh, paving from down at Clayton up through, uh, Guillo Street. Uh, date keeps getting pushed. Right now, it is supposed to be next Monday when they're

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supposed to pave over there for that work. Um, we'll wait and see if there's any more delays uh associated with that item. And Hampton Boulevard is a DOT funded the grant project. Uh that concrete work started yesterday but due to the weather today they canceled. So uh that'll continue. That'll be about

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two weeks of work there. And then after that we'll have mill and pave and handouts have already been given to all the residents out there to let them know who to contact and 247 any issues. And one one last item for the Penrose uh Lincoln Senior Housing Project over on

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Ellis Street. Uh their uh two-year bond is coming up uh this week. Um, a lot of their staff had left from Penrose, so been having a tough time getting who's responsible. But I have gotten a couple people respond the last couple days indicated they'll do the work, but if I

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could get a motion um to make sure uh that by the state law, the bond will expire unless we act on it. Uh it's not a bond in this case. It's a cash bond. So, it's just cash that the town's holding on to. So, if we can get a a motion to just hold on to that until they complete those punch lists, which

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they've agreed to. That way, the town's protected and so are the residents in that neighborhood. >> I'll make a motion to deny the release of cash maintenance bond for Penrose Lincoln Senior Housing Project on Ella Street. >> Second. >> Okay, there's a motion and a second on the floor. All those in favor state I.

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>> Any opposed? >> Any abstensions? >> Abstain. >> Okay, there's one abstension. Uh motion still carries. Thank you. >> Okay, thank you. Thank you, Mark. >> Okay, at this time I'll once again turn the meeting over to our burough solicitor. >> Evening, mayor. Under our consent agenda

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tonight, we have on our agenda resolutions 186 through 1972 as noted and for the reasons stated on the agenda. Council moves for a motion for approval. Roll call vote. >> Motion to approve. >> Second. >> Okay. I have a motion and a second.

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Karen, roll call, please. >> Mr. Cababone? >> Yes. >> Mrs. Garlic, approve. Mr. Halter, >> four. Ms. Miller or Mrs. Spence. >> Yes. >> Motion carries. >> Uh, at this time I'll entertain a motion to open the public portion. >> Move the public portion be open.

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>> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor state I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Any abstensions? That motion carries. Door is now open to anyone from the public that would like to come forward and address mayor and counsel. I did have a question on that person.

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>> Linda Galishaw, candidate for Glboro Mayor running as an independent >> living at 1204 Glenbridge Drive once again and Glboro. Anything else? >> As you were.

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>> Okay. and just wanted to announce my candidacy. I've been coming here for more than um maybe three years to the council meetings and watching you all perform and operate in good faith for the city, but I do believe that I would bring a different kind of light to the

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city and to the council as a form of government. Thank you, Miss Miller. Um >> I'm being challenged, of course, by the Democratic Party, Danielle Spence. Thank you very much for that, Danielle. See

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you in court. Also by the Republican party. Yay. So, I am running as an independent and I'm looking at a challenge from both parties and that's okay with me. It's just a game of politics. Uh but I didn't appreciate the approach and how things were done. But,

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uh I am appealing the decision as I was told by your municipal clerk that I needed 120 signatures when I picked up. Yes, you did. You told me that I have witnesses. I wasn't by myself. >> It's public or political. >> Um 120 signatures. I asked her to print

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out the form for me. She printed it out. Did you not? >> I'm director not to respond. >> Yes. Okay. Well, she printed it out. She printed out the wrong form. I lost 68 signatures because she gave me the wrong form. just out of my own wisdom, I

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decided to call the uh county and I was told by the county 120 signatures and they gave me the proper forms. So I lost 68 votes on that uh day. But uh since then I recovered. I turned in 120. Then

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I was told the numbers 250 hadn't been updated. 5 days to get the additional numbers which I was able to make. But because of the challenges certain questions came up. You need 250 and I received 248. So I did appeal. But I

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think it's time that the city, I'm sorry, the burrow, not even a city yet, uh, is entitled to an independent mayor. Being that the largest majority of voters in Glboro are independent, I'm

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sure they're ready to see an independent mayor. So, I'm hoping that I get to cooperation and I get to vote from the general public, from all parties to support my candidacy. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Excuse me. Can I say something?

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>> Got to come up front. >> Hello y'all. >> Well, no, wait. You gota if you would you wouldn't mind if you first start identify yourself, name, and address, please. >> My name is Bnee Warren. I live at 150 East High Street. >> Thank you. >> I've dwelled there for seven years, maybe eight years.

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>> I'm a mother of seven children and a widow of a husband. And uh let me tell you something. That woman who's running, she's got my heart. She don't know me from a can of paint. And she came up on my property and wanted to be there for my family. Now, I don't know about you

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guys, but I I was raised old school and I was raised with a heart. And I was raised that you be there for people. You don't judge people no matter what they go through. You don't look down upon anyone. And that woman right there, she didn't look down upon me. She didn't look down upon my p family. She wanted

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to help me. and she's still helping me. That woman brought my family soup. That woman is like, "Let's do something for your kids. I don't want for nothing." But let me tell you something. When someone in Glassboro was fighting for families and they're fighting to do something better for our community and they want to take kids off the street

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and they want to help kids and create a place where kids can play and have fun and not do drugs and not run a muck, I'm all for that. So, if two votes are keeping this woman from doing something that your town should be doing, you got to think again. That woman means

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right. She got a good heart. I don't know any of you from a can of paint. You know, I just hope that you all run with the with the word of the Lord. I believe in God. I believe you put God first. And I believe you fight hard, you love harder, and you believe in the Lord. And if you run with morals and you run this

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town and you run the city of Glboro with morals and with a religious belief of the Lord, you can't go wrong. So all I want to say is put God first. All of you. I don't know you. I could care less. I raised my children. I believe in God and I believe in raising my children with the love of the Lord and the fear

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of the Lord. But if you want to raise a community that is strong and you want to build a community that is strong, you best stand well, have morals and principles. And you better believe in something bigger than yourself. >> Okay, >> that's all I want to say. >> Thank you. Thank you.

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>> Seeing no one else, I'll make a motion to close a public portion. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor say I. I. >> Any opposed? >> Any abstensions? That motion carries. Public portion is now closed. At this time, I'll entertain a motion to approve all duly authorized bills.

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>> Motion to approve all dy authorized bills. >> Second. >> Okay. I have a motion and a second. All in favor state I. I. >> Any opposed? >> I have abstensions noted with the clerk. >> Okay. Any other abstensions? Have been noted. Uh motion still

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carries. Any closing comments from our administrator? Just I'd like to thank those who organized and participated in the entire community for coming out to community day two weeks ago. Thought it was a very nice day. Little hot, but it was a good

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day. And uh welcome to Joe Brad. >> Thank you. And I will just say thank you and congratulations to Mr. Bradford uh joining the uh illustrious Glboro Fire Department. Uh please be safe. uh to those that came out and supported

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community day. Another successful year, beautiful day. We were smiled upon with great weather. Like Clark said, a little warm, but better warm than rain, right? Um and lastly, before I ask for a German, uh just to thank everybody that

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came out uh to voice their opinions. We encourage it. Uh it's the only way that we can figure out uh how to continue to move forward. So, uh thank you, Paul, for coming out. for those that participated and spoke. Thank you for speaking. Uh and with that, I'll

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entertain a motion for adjournment. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All in favor state I. >> Any opposed? Any abstension? Motion carries. This meeting is adjourned. Thank you everyone. Next regular meeting

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will be July 28th, 2026 6 p.m. Stay dry everybody. >> Thank you. Same to you. Yeah, you you like that. You're the guy. >> Yep.