Township Committee — March 10, 2026
With Tompkins absent, the Committee adopted Ordinance #2593, the Fourth Round affordable housing compliance rules, and capital Ordinance #2594 ($1,449,000.00), and awarded synthetic turf replacement at Mountain Park ($960,826.00), a pavement condition assessment and a $250,000.00 federal funding request for stormwater planning, all 4-0. One person spoke.
- Housing
- Taxes
- Environment
- Infrastructure
Meeting recording
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What happened
What the record shows
Present: Asay, Hodges, McNally and Mayor Duarte McCarthy; Tompkins was absent. There was no executive session. Every vote below was 4-0 (aye Asay, Hodges, McNally, Duarte McCarthy). The meeting adjourned at 8:07 p.m.
A proclamation recognized March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, presented to Lindsay Pannuci of Bernards Parents for Exceptional Children.
Ordinances adopted
- #2593 adds Section 21-87, “Fourth Round Mt. Laurel Affordable Housing Compliance 2025 to 2035”, to the land development ordinance, incorporating N.J.A.C. 5:99 and N.J.A.C. 5:80-26. The Committee acknowledged the Planning Board’s report that it is not inconsistent with the Master Plan. The ordinance text lists the deadlines in the January 8, 2026 Consent Order Conditional Compliance Certification, including adoption of these ordinances by March 10, 2026. No one spoke at the hearing. See Fourth Round housing.
- #2594 appropriates $1,449,000.00 from the Capital Improvement Fund: $750,000.00 for parks and recreation facilities, including playgrounds, tennis courts and field infrastructure; $175,000.00 for building improvements; $300,000.00 for vehicle and DPW equipment replacement; and $224,000.00 for systems, including police mobile data terminals. No one spoke at the hearing. See budget and taxes.
Resolutions
The consent agenda included:
- #2026-0201, synthetic turf replacement on two fields at Mountain Park by FieldTurf USA, Inc., not to exceed $960,826.00 ($750,000.00 from #2594 and $210,826.00 from the 2025 capital ordinance). See parks and recreation.
- #2026-0199, a pavement condition assessment by Advanced Infrastructure Design, Inc. The title prints a limit of $62,976.48; the body, term clause and CFO certification print $63,976.48. #2026-0200, 2026 general traffic engineering by Bright View Engineering, not to exceed $30,000.00. See roads and paving.
- #2026-0202, an application to Representative Tom Kean, Jr. for $250,000.00 in FY2027 Community Project Funding for engineering to comply with NJDEP municipal stormwater rules: an updated Stormwater Management Plan, a Watershed Assessment Report and a Watershed Improvement Plan. See flooding and stormwater.
- #2026-0195, a patrol officer hire at $55,992.00. See police.
- A veteran’s tax refund, a Birch Drive block party permit and the bill list.
The February 24 minutes were approved.
Public comment
No one spoke in the first period or at either hearing. In the second, Todd Edelstein of Riverside Drive spoke about the two ordinances adopted that night.
Records
- Minutes (township document page)
- Agenda (township document page)
- Video on the township’s YouTube channel. This page follows the Committee’s minutes.