Township Committee — September 15, 2026
With Hodges absent, the Committee adopted Ordinances #2604 and #2605, accepting two riparian conservation easements, tabled the introduction of a filming ordinance (#2602) to September 29, and approved an opioid-settlement-funded agreement with Community in Crisis, Inc., all 4-0. Four people spoke, one about historic preservation of the former Lord Stirling School.
- Environment
- Government
Meeting recording
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What happened
What the record shows
Present: Asay, McNally, Tompkins and Mayor Duarte McCarthy; Hodges was absent. There was no executive session. Every vote below was 4-0 (aye Asay, McNally, Tompkins, Duarte McCarthy). The meeting adjourned at 8:43 p.m.
The Committee recognized the Pleasant Valley Piranhas swim team, Somerset Hills Summer Swim League champions for a second year, and proclaimed Constitution Week and National Hispanic Heritage Month.
Ordinances
- #2604, accepting a riparian zone conservation easement at 30 North Stone Hedge Drive, and #2605, at 95 Tuxford Terrace: each adopted after a hearing with no comments. See parks and open space.
- #2602, creating a filming section in Chapter 4, General Licensing: introduction tabled to September 29. The minutes give no reason.
Resolutions
The consent agenda included:
- #2026-0404, an agreement with Community in Crisis, Inc. to provide information and resources to people affected by the opioid epidemic, October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027, not to exceed $10,000, paid entirely from National Opioid Settlement funds.
- #2026-0402, an application for up to $10,000 from the county’s Local Arts Program toward the 2027 Plays in the Park production.
- Two Roads Equipment Operator hires in Public Works (roads and paving), a veteran’s tax refund, block party permits and the bill list.
Emily Mayor was appointed a full member of the Liberty Corner Fire Company. The August 25 minutes were approved.
Public comment
No one spoke in the first period or at the hearings. In the second, Yuri Grabovsky of Riverside Drive commented on considering the Lord Stirling School as a historic preservation site (the Lord Stirling School property); Todd Edelstein of Riverside Drive commented on the consent agenda; Nancy D’Andrea of Vanderveer Drive commented on the election campaigns; and Sue Trapp of N. Maple Avenue on the election candidates.
Records
- Minutes (township document page)
- Agenda (township document page)
- Video on the township’s YouTube channel. This page follows the Committee’s minutes.