Township Committee — January 13, 2026
With McNally absent, the Committee introduced Ordinance #2591, a wetlands easement on Rocky Lane, and #2592, the 2026 appropriation cap bank, approved a second change order on the 2025 road program and appointed three Pool Commission members, all 4-0. All three public speakers commented on Allen Road.
- Government
- Taxes
- Infrastructure
Meeting recording
Recording plays on the township archive
This meeting does not play on this page. The township's recording is complete and plays in full on the township's own channel.
What happened
What the record shows
Present: Asay, Hodges, Tompkins and Mayor Duarte McCarthy; McNally was absent. There was no executive session. Every vote below was 4-0 (aye Asay, Hodges, Tompkins, Duarte McCarthy). The meeting adjourned at 8:27 p.m.
A proclamation recognized January 2026 as Muslim Heritage Month.
Ordinances introduced (hearings January 27)
- #2591, accepting a wetlands conservation easement at 24 Rocky Lane (Block 3602, Lot 5).
- #2592, setting 2026 appropriation limits and establishing a cap bank under N.J.S.A. 40A:4-45.14 (the motion text prints the number as “#2591”). See budget and taxes.
Resolutions
The consent agenda included:
- #2026-0141, change order #2 on the 2025 road improvements by Reivax Contracting Corp.: $2,000.16 more, for a new total of $1,460,631.34 on the original $1,443,110.00 award. See roads and paving.
- #2026-0140, GIS services from Suburban Consulting Engineers, not to exceed $10,000.00.
- #2026-0044, authorizing New Jersey American Water to provide public fire protection through private fire hydrants in 20 developments for 2026. See fire and EMS.
- #2026-0025, the 2026 developer escrow rates for staff professionals (Township Engineer $175.00 an hour).
- #2026-0138, letting the Qualified Purchasing Agent award contracts up to the $53,000.00 bid threshold.
- Police Department personnel: a vacation payout and an administrative assistant hire.
A separate vote appointed Amanda Hughes, Michael Read and Michael Storms to the Pool Commission. See parks and recreation. The December 23 and January 6 minutes were approved.
Public comment
No one spoke in the first comment period. In the second, Sundari Arni of Ross Lane, Suhas Kundargi of Constitution Way and Todd Edelstein of Riverside Drive commented on Allen Road; the minutes record only the subject. See Allen Road safety.
Records
- Minutes (township document page)
- Agenda (township document page)
- Video on the township’s YouTube channel. This page follows the Committee’s minutes.