Planning Board — January 20, 2026 (reorganization)
At its reorganization the Board elected Maurizio Vescio chairman and Ashley Sikora vice chairperson and appointed its attorney, engineer, planner and traffic engineer, all 11-0; it tabled the consulting engineer and planner posts after Mr. Pappas suggested also appointing an acoustical professional. It memorialized an approval for A/R Bridgewater II LLC (#23-007-PB), 5-0, and scheduled the Cornell Boulevard affordable housing application for February 17. No member of the public spoke.
- Development
- Housing
Meeting recording
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What happened
Reorganization
The January 6 meeting had been cancelled and rescheduled, with the reorganization, to this date by township notice. The Board Secretary opened the meeting at 7:02 p.m. Board Attorney Mark Peck administered the oaths of office to Henry Wang and William Atkins.
Present: Maurizio Vescio, Councilwoman Ridwana Isla, Michael Pappas, Bruce Bongiorno, James Magura, Inderpreet Banga, Ashley Sikora, Henry Wang, Sonja Chartowich, Niren Choudhury and William Atkins, with Board Attorney Mark Peck, Board Engineer William Burr, Board Planner Katherine Sarmad and Land Use Administrator Nancy Probst. Mayor Matthew Moench was absent.
Every reorganization vote was 11-0 (ayes Vescio, Isla, Pappas, Bongiorno, Magura, Banga, Sikora, Wang, Chartowich, Choudhury, Atkins):
- Officers: Maurizio Vescio, chairman (nominated by Mr. Bongiorno, seconded by Mr. Atkins); Ashley Sikora, vice chairperson; Nancy Probst, board secretary; Sonja Chartowich, assistant board secretary.
- Professionals: Mark Peck, board attorney; Bill Burr, board engineer; Katherine Sarmad, board planner; Maurice Rached, consulting traffic engineer.
- The consulting engineer and consulting planner appointments were tabled. Mr. Pappas suggested the Board also consider appointing an acoustical professional, and the Chairman spoke in support. (The Board appointed Ostergaard Associates as consulting acoustical engineer on June 16.)
- The 2026 meeting dates were adopted, and TAPinto The Breeze and the township website were designated the official electronic news sources.
No one spoke in public comment on the reorganization.
Regular meeting
- The minutes of September 16, 2025 were adopted (ayes Pappas, Wang, Sikora, Chartowich, Choudhury, Atkins).
- A/R Bridgewater II LLC (#23-007-PB), Block 483, Lot 17, 1041 Route 202/206: a memorializing approval resolution was adopted, 5-0 (ayes Pappas, Magura, Wang, Banga, Atkins), on a motion by Mr. Pappas, seconded by Mr. Banga. The agenda lists the matter as an extension of approval. See redevelopment areas.
- The Chairman announced two applications for hearing on February 17, 2026: Wine Outlet Bridgewater LLC, Block 349, Lot 5 (155 Promenade Blvd., Suite A-08), bulk variances for signage; and Wheatsworth Properties Urban Renewal, LLC, Block 406, Lot 2.01 (Cornell Blvd. and Routes 202/206), minor subdivision and preliminary and final site plan. The agenda describes the Wheatsworth proposal as one 4-unit apartment building for disabled veterans and one 11-unit building for moderate- and low-income households. See Cornell Boulevard housing.
No member of the public spoke at either public portion. The meeting adjourned at 7:23 p.m. The minutes were approved October 6, 2026.
Records
- Minutes (township document page)
- Agenda (township document page)
- Cancellation and rescheduling notice (township notice)
- Video on the township’s YouTube channel (0:23:51). This page follows the Board’s minutes.