Township Committee — April 14, 2026
After a closed session on potential litigation over the Reivax road improvements contract, the Committee awarded Renda Roads up to $1,025,000.00 for road repairs, hired Boswell for MS4 stormwater mapping ($94,000.00), approved a Speed Sentry radar display loan from RideWise and two police vehicles, and introduced Ordinance #2595, all 4-0 with Asay absent. Two people spoke.
- Infrastructure
- Environment
- Government
- Housing
Meeting recording
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What happened
What the record shows
Present: Hodges, McNally, Tompkins and Mayor Duarte McCarthy; Asay was absent. Attorney Joseph Sordillo attended. Every vote below was 4-0 (aye Hodges, McNally, Tompkins, Duarte McCarthy). The meeting adjourned at 8:23 p.m.
Executive session
#2026-0220 took the Committee into closed session on “Attorney-client privilege - Potential Litigation - Reivax Road Improvements Contract.” Open session resumed at 7:26 p.m.
Ordinance introduced
- #2595, accepting a riparian zone conservation easement at 34 Cherry Lane (Block 1101, Lot 6): hearing April 28.
Resolutions
The consent agenda included:
- #2026-0241, unit-price road repair work for Public Works by Renda Roads, Inc., not to exceed $1,025,000.00, under alternate #2 of the 2024 DPW road repairs bid, with work to finish by July 23, 2026. Part of the funding ($500,000.00 for DPW and $75,000.00 for parks) was to be budgeted in 2026, contingent on capital budget approval. See roads and paving.
- #2026-0219, a borrowing agreement with RideWise Inc. for temporary use of a Speed Sentry radar display to improve traffic safety and collect vehicle speed data; RideWise installs, monitors and maintains it. No cost is stated. See Allen Road safety.
- #2026-0243, the NJDEP MS4 mapping and watershed inventory report by Boswell, Inc., not to exceed $94,000.00, April 14 to August 13, 2026. See flooding and stormwater.
- #2026-0239, two 2026 Dodge Durango Pursuit vehicles from Nielsen Fleet, not to exceed $86,844.00, and #2026-0226, upfitting first responder and public works vehicles, not to exceed $150,000.00. See police.
- #2026-0242, a new agreement with the Central Jersey Housing Resource Center as administrative agent for existing affordable units, not to exceed $125,000.00, May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027. See Fourth Round housing.
- #2026-0240, the third-year renewal of grass cutting on municipal property ($50,517.72), and #2026-0224 and #2026-0225, artist studio licenses at the Kennedy-Martin-Stelle Farmstead. See parks and recreation.
- Software licenses from SHI (not to exceed $72,488.00), a public health mutual aid agreement among Somerset County towns, a rotational towing license, a limousine license, duplicate tax sale certificates, a veteran’s exemption, special event permits and the bill list.
Proclamations marked Arbor Day (April 24, 2026), World Parkinson’s Day and Autism Acceptance Month. Jaden Mendola and Ayaan Kodvawala were appointed junior members of the First Aid Squad, and Leslie Workman was recommended to the Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Committee. The March 24 minutes were approved.
Public comment
Two people spoke. Todd Edelstein of Riverside Drive spoke about the tree ordinance and the posting of agendas and minutes. Nancy D’Andrea of Vanderveer Drive spoke about repaving Douglas Road.
Records
- Minutes (township document page)
- Agenda (township document page)
- Video on the township’s YouTube channel. This page follows the Committee’s minutes.