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What to look for

• The service charge: 4.00% of Annual Gross Revenue.
• The trust-fund recital: the township “has agreed to allocate” $3,500,000 to the sponsor.
• The term: tied to the affordability controls; the text does not state a number of years. At the October 13 meeting, a resident and the Council’s response, as the minutes record them, referred to a “40-year PILOT.”
• Exhibits A and B (the sponsor’s revenue projection and the financial agreement) are referenced.

What to look for

• Items 13.a and 13.b: Ords. 4517-26 and 4520-26 on second reading.
• Consent agenda: including the Bartha Woods (Castleton Park) planting contract and the shared municipal court with Millstone Borough.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.

What to look for

• Ords. 4517-26 and 4520-26: second reading, no public comment, each 9-0 with full roll calls.
• Public Discussion: a line per speaker, then the Council’s answers grouped by subject, including Mr. Singh’s support for “a full public review and a new vote” on the camera system.
• Manager’s report: a 36% increase in asphalt costs affecting paving.
• Consent agenda: Res. #26-418 to #26-440, printed in full.

What to look for

• The deed restriction: “at least thirty (30) years.” Resolution 26-092 (February 10, 2026) gave a 40-year affordability deed restriction.
• The plan reference: the site is in the Fourth Round plan dated May 29, 2025 as a 100% affordable site.
• The resolving clause reads “by the Township Council of the Township of Marlboro,” as does the heading of Attachment A; the title, recitals and the clerk’s certification name the Township of Franklin.

What to look for

• The recitals: the court’s February 9, 2026 Decision and Order approving the amended plan.
• The figures, as the September 8, 2026 minutes reproduce the plan: 315 Davidson Avenue $7,200,000; The Haven at Davidson $3,500,000; Franklin Boulevard about $3,440,000; 347 Elizabeth Avenue $2,500,000.

The June 2025 spending plan gave The Haven $1,200,000, and Resolution 26-092 (February 2026) gave $1,700,000.

As of October 29, 2026, the court’s Somerset affordable-housing page lists no Order or Certificate of Compliance for Franklin.

What to look for

• The February 9, 2026 order: approving the plan “as amended in accordance with the settlements with Challengers Fair Share Housing Center and Dunbar Homes, Inc., respectfully,” dismissing the other challenges and requiring implementing ordinances by March 16, 2026. “Respectfully” is as printed.
• Footnote 1: the eight non-settling challengers whose challenges were dismissed.
• Dates: page 1 is dated March 13, 2026; the header on pages 2–3 reads March 14, 2026; the court’s system marked it filed March 16, 2026.

What to look for

• Item 13: ordinances on second reading.
• Item 15: the consent agenda.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, March 10, 2026.

What to look for

• Ordinances on second reading: four adoptions with no public comment.
• Council Comments: road repaving, the snow ordinance and the May 1 assessment appeal deadline.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, March 10, 2026.

What to look for

• A date in the recitals. The resolution recites a public hearing “on June 18, 2025” for the addendum; that was the date of the original plan’s hearing. The Board’s minutes record the addendum hearing on February 18, 2026, with no one from the public present.

The addendum itself is on the township site. The copy here is a scan.

One of the zoning ordinances the court’s February 9, 2026 order required by March 16, 2026. The text shown is as introduced on January 13, 2026.

One of the zoning ordinances the court’s February 9, 2026 order required by March 16, 2026. The text shown is as introduced on January 13, 2026.

One of the zoning ordinances the court’s February 9, 2026 order required by March 16, 2026. The text shown is as introduced on January 13, 2026.

One of the zoning ordinances the court’s February 9, 2026 order required by March 16, 2026. The text shown is as introduced on January 13, 2026.

The Dunbar site was added to the plan by the settlements with Fair Share Housing Center and Dunbar Homes; its zoning is Ordinance 4492-26 (MFIZ-5).

What to look for

• Income mix: 19 units at 35% of area median income, 53 at 50% and 70 at 60%.
• The contribution: “One Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,700,000.00) … to be disbursed in four (4) tranches upon achievement of specified construction milestones.”
• The deed restriction: “a 40-year affordability deed restriction.”

Later township records give different terms: $3,500,000 in the amended spending plan (Res. 26-388, September 8, 2026) and Ordinance 4520-26 (October 13, 2026), and a deed restriction of “at least thirty (30) years” in Resolution 26-415 (September 22, 2026).

What to look for

• Item 5: the Ward 1 vacancy.
• Items 15.a–15.g: Ords. 4487-26 to 4493-26 on second reading; items 16.a–16.d: 4494-26 to 4497-26 on first reading.
• Item 17: the consent agenda with the affordable housing developer agreements.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, February 10, 2026.

What to look for

• Ord. 4489-26 hearing: the letter from The Palace at Somerset Park’s lawyer and the Township Attorney’s advice on the court-ordered deadline.
• Public Discussion and answers: snow and ice removal, traffic lights, recycling and taxes.
• Consent Agenda: developer agreements for four affordable housing sites, including Haven, LLC at 260 Davidson Avenue (#26-092).
• Meeting summary: Township Council, February 10, 2026.

The settlement itself is a separate document, signed by FSHC on December 31, 2025.

What to look for

• Item 5.a: executive session on Tax Assessor interviews and Williams Transco.
• Items 15.a–15.g: Ords. 4487-26 to 4493-26 on first reading.
• Item 16: the consent agenda.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, January 13, 2026.

What to look for

• Executive Session: Res. #26-036, including “Attorney/Client Privilege (Williams Transco)”.
• Public Discussion: the NESE permit comments and the Township Attorney’s answer on preemption.
• Ordinances on Introduction: 4487-26 to 4493-26.
• Consent Agenda: Res. #26-063 and the NJDOT application for New Brunswick Road (#26-058).
• Meeting summary: Township Council, January 13, 2026.

What to look for

• The recitals: the township’s filing (given here as January 29, 2025; other records say January 30), the court order of April 8, 2025 fixing 268 and 659 “which no party appealed,” and the challenges filed August 21–26, 2025.
• The Dunbar site: Block 85 Lot 59.04, Hempstead Drive and Route 27; 55 apartments, 20% affordable.
• Deadlines: implementing ordinances by March 15, 2026; land-use applications for the Davidson and Elizabeth Avenue projects within a year of compliance certification, and building permits within two years; a redeveloper for 606–610 Franklin Boulevard within a year of its plan.
• Income rules: very-low-income units at 30% of area median income.
• Dates in the scan: the township’s signature date is illegible. The agreement sets “April 15, 2025” for dispute letters, a date before the agreement was signed.

The copy is a scan.

What to look for

• The Haven at Davidson: $1,200,000. Later records give $1,700,000 (Res. 26-092, February 2026) and $3,500,000 (Res. 26-388, September 2026; Ord. 4520-26, October 2026).
• Franklin Boulevard: “an estimated 3,440,000” for 120 age-restricted affordable rentals.

What to look for

• Page 2: the obligation, a Present Need of 268 and a Prospective Need of 659.
• The order date. This resolution says the NJBA settlement was approved “by a duly adopted Resolution of the Township Council on April 8, 2025” and that “the Court issued an Order on April 15, 2025.” The Fair Share Housing Center settlement and the housing plan give the order as April 8, 2025.

The court’s copy, as filed, is at library.njcourts.gov.

What to look for

• The master plan date. The resolution recites a master plan “adopted … on August 20, 2013.” The Board’s 2026 reexaminations date the comprehensive plan to March 22, 2006, with a 2016 reexamination, and give the Open Space and Recreation Plan’s adoption as December 2013.

What to look for

• Page 5 and Appendix 1: the obligation of 268 and 659, with the court order dated April 8, 2025.
• Pages 26–32: the four sites. The Haven at Davidson (142 units, 210 credits), Pomegranate Investments (100 affordable, 150 credits), Royal Somerset Inn (130 affordable, 130 credits) and 606–610 Franklin Boulevard (120 senior units, 165 credits), plus 19 surplus credits.
• Franklin Boulevard bonus credits: the summary table gives 45 bonus and 165 total; the site text says “120 Credits + 12 Bonus Credits.” The later settlement uses 45 and 165.

The plan was amended after the settlements with Fair Share Housing Center and Dunbar Homes; the addendum is dated February 4, 2026.

What to look for

• The recitals: the January 2025 filing, said here to be January 30, 2025, and the NJBA’s February 27, 2025 challenge to the 623 figure.
• The date of the court order that followed is given differently in later records: April 8, 2025 in the Fair Share Housing Center settlement and the housing plan, and April 15, 2025 in Resolution 25-287.

What to look for

• The numbers: 268 (rehabilitation) and 659 (new construction).
• The docket: SOM-L-169-25, the township’s Fourth Round case.

What to look for

• The recitals on P.L. 2024, c.2 (the March 20, 2024 Fair Housing Act amendments) and the state’s non-binding October 18, 2024 estimates.
• The two numbers: 268 and 623.

The township filed this resolution with the court on January 30, 2025; the court’s copy is posted on the NJ Courts Somerset page.

What to look for

• The summary: the first four phases, with 443 affordable units and more than 30,000 sq ft of commercial space, “were built without any tax abatement.”
• The service charge: the summary and recitals say 10% of annual gross revenue. The financial agreement form attached in the October 27 packet (p. 82) sets 10% in years 1–10, 11% in years 11–20 and 12% in years 21–30.
• Taxes now: about $280,000 a year combined ($143,000 for the Townhouse lots, $137,000 for the Forklift lots).
• Projections: more than $6,290,974 and $10,196,352 in service charges over 30 years, “more than $16.4 million” in all.
• History: a redevelopment agreement of January 24, 2007, amended October 21, 2010, April 16, 2012 and August 29, 2019; Planning Board approvals of December 15, 2021 (Townhouses) and August 16, 2023 (Forklift).
• The title says “Mayor and City Clerk”; the summary and agenda say “Township Clerk.”

The text is as listed for introduction; whether it was introduced on October 27, and by what vote, is not known until the minutes are posted.

What to look for

• Item 13.a: Ord. 4522-26 on first reading.
• Consent agenda: Res. #26-442 to #26-455.
• Executive session: Res. #26-456, contract negotiations and attorney-client privilege (YMCA).
• An agenda shows what was proposed, not what happened. Minutes were not posted as of October 29, 2026.

What to look for

• Ord. 4522-26: the summary paragraph, the cost-benefit findings for the Franklin Townhouse and Franklin Forklift phases, and the PILOT agreement form with its staged service charges.
• Draft October 13, 2026 minutes, including the documents a speaker filed on the Flock cameras.
• Res. #26-449: the Cedar Brook water main final change order, $987,231.00 to $941,685.91.
• A packet shows what was proposed, not what passed.

What to look for

• Item 6.a: the Tawheed Dahwah Center application and its attachments.
• The outcome is not on the agenda; it will be in the minutes once posted.

What to look for

• Tawheed Dahwah Center, ZBA-24-00017: the same attachments as October 1, and the 6:30 pm start.
• An agenda shows what was scheduled; the minutes, when posted, will record what happened.

The August 11 minutes print a cannabis-chapter title above this ordinance; the agenda and later minutes give its cluster-subdivision title.

What to look for

• Discussion: Ord. 4517-26, attached as “Amend Land Development - MP #2 Recommendations”.
• An agenda shows the recorded outcome but not the vote; the draft minutes were not posted as of October 29, 2026.

What to look for

• Tawheed Dahwah Center, ZBA-24-00017: the revised TRC report of September 10, 2026 and a Somerset County Planning Board document of September 8, 2026 are attached.
• The note that the matter will be heard at 6:30 pm in the Council chambers.

What to look for

• Resolutions: ZBA-25-00007, -00008 and -00009, and two Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity resolutions, each APPROVED.
• ZBA-24-00017: the amended site plan and relief of condition, and the October 1 carry.

The text is as introduced on June 9, 2026. Its companion, Ordinance 4510-26 (planning and zoning fees and escrows), was adopted the same night by the same vote.

What to look for

• Items 13.a–13.d: Ords. 4509-26, 4510-26, 4513-26 and 4514-26 on second reading.
• Items 14.a–14.b: Ord. 4515A-26 (cannabis) and Ord. 4516-26 (short-term rentals) on first reading.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.

What to look for

• Second readings: Ords. 4509-26, 4510-26, 4513-26 and 4514-26, each 8-0 with Singh absent and no public comment.
• Ord. 4515A-26: introduced as “a substitute for prior Ordinance No. 4515-26”, with the motion amending the cultivator and manufacturer fees.
• Public Discussion: Coppermine Road residents on the short-term rental ordinance, and two cultivators on cannabis license fees.
• Consent agenda: Res. #26-291 to #26-319, including rejection of the East Millstone water main bids (#26-308) and the 2026-2027 hunting program on open space (#26-311).

What to look for

• ZBA-25-00007, -00008 and -00009: each marked APPROVED.
• Resolutions: extensions of time for Sai Datta Mandir, 64 Casa Esencia and Lochiatto Hardscapes.
• The vote and conditions will be in the minutes and the September 24, 2026 resolutions, once posted.

What to look for

• Discussion: 4509-26 and 4510-26, with their texts attached.
• Resolution: County of Somerset (PLN-26-00003).
• Work session: “PB ordinance recommended changes - ord no. 2 06.12.26”, the cluster draft.

What to look for

• 4510-26: the fee changes as Planning Director Mark Healey explained them.
• Cluster draft: keeping the Natural Resource Preservation Cluster, dropping the Agricultural Cluster, and lot size averaging in the A zone.

What to look for

• Item 13.a: Ord. 4507-26 on second reading.
• Items 14.a–14.d: Ords. 4509-26 to 4512-26 on first reading.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.

What to look for

• Ord. 4507-26: the consultant’s consistency report, a paragraph per speaker, Council statements, and the roll call (nays Uddin, Vassanella and Wright).
• Ords. 4509-26 to 4512-26: first readings for the master plan reexamination follow-ups and the Collins Property.
• Res. #26-269: the SADC cost-share figures for the Horses and Hay Farm.
• Public Discussion: the Beekman Road petition and the Manager’s answers on speed humps.

What to look for

• Discussion: “Review of BI Zone — #4507-26”, with “Tech Memo re BI Ord Master Plan Consistency 5-28-26” and the ordinance text attached.

What to look for

• Discussion, “Review of BI Zone - #4507-26”: how the Council’s version differs from the Board’s low- and medium-intensity recommendation.
• Questions: Vice Chair Brown on enforcing truck routes; Dr. Chase on 250 feet rather than 500 feet.
• Votes: two 9-0 roll calls, on consistency and on the report to the Council. No public comment was taken on the ordinance.

The planner’s report read at the Council’s June 9 hearing said the Council’s version is “more restrictive than the Planning Board’s initial recommendations.” The memo explains that the Board’s recommendations limited only warehouses over 150,000 sq ft (up to 400,000) to within one road mile of an I-287 interchange, with a 200-foot setback from residential zones; the Council’s version caps all warehouses at 150,000 sq ft, keeps them within one road mile, and bars them within 500 feet of a residential zone. The memo also notes the reexamination did not address data centers.

What to look for

• The summary: “more than two dozen” warehouse applications since 2018, totalling “several million square feet.”
• The warehouse definition: at most 150,000 sq ft, one high dock per 5,000 sq ft and one low dock per 50,000 sq ft; truck terminals, postal hubs and fulfillment centers prohibited.
• The conditions: within one road mile of an I-287 interchange; 500 feet from residential-zone property unless an interstate lies between; FAR of 0.362; access from a minor collector or larger street.
• Operations: where a site is next to or across a street from a residential zone, no loading or unloading from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays, or 8 p.m. to 9 a.m. on weekends and federal holidays, and a noise impact analysis; a truck route plan and anti-idling and air-quality rules.
• Data centers: removed as a permitted principal use in B-I, citing noise, air quality and the “disproportionate impact … on electric and public water infrastructure systems.”

The text is as introduced on May 12, 2026.

What to look for

• Item 14.a: Ord. 4507-26 on first reading.
• Items 13.a–13.d: Ords. 4502-26, 4504-26, 4505-26 and 4506-26 on second reading.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.

What to look for

• Ord. 4507-26: first reading, 6-0, with Anbarasan, Francois and Uddin absent.
• Public Discussion: a paragraph per speaker on the warehouse ordinance, truck routes and parking, then the Attorney’s and Manager’s answers.
• Council Comments: Vassanella’s and Singh’s statements on the ordinance.
• Consent agenda: Res. #26-196 to #26-218, including the $2,697,496 water main contract (#26-205).

What to look for

• ZBA-25-00007, -00008 and -00009, each “CARRIED to JUNE 18, 2026”.
• An agenda shows what was scheduled; the minutes record what happened.

What to look for

• Peter Steck’s conclusions: notice, the 2023 master plan amendment, particular suitability.
• Exhibit A1: printed as “Ordinance Number 451-26”; the Council minutes number it 4501-26.
• Planning Director Mark Healey on the January 2026 “Master Plan Re-examination and Update”.

What to look for

• Tawheed Dahwah Center, ZBA-24-00017: attachments include a D&R Canal Commission file named “D&R 03.17.26” (the February 19 minutes date a D&R letter March 17, 2025).
• An agenda shows what was scheduled; the draft minutes record what happened.

What to look for

• Parking: the April 1, 2026 banked parking exhibit and the objectors’ requested condition.
• Traffic: the August 11, 2025 Traffic Impact Study figures and the Board’s questions.
• Dates: counsel refers to the earlier nights as November 19, 2025 and February 18, 2026.

What to look for

• Concore Realty, LLC (PLN-23-00006): carried to October 21, 2026, “notification needed”.
• County of Somerset (PLN-26-00003): carried to May 6, 2026, with the County Planning Board, D&R Canal Commission and TRC reports attached.

What to look for

• Hearings: the two carried applications, page 2.
• Attendance: Dancy and Shaban absent.

What to look for

• Item 13.a: Ord. 4501-26.
• Item 16.a: Res. #26-178.
• Item 15: the consent agenda, including the fire district tax rates.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, April 14, 2026.

What to look for

• Ord. 4501-26 hearing: Alex Straus’s question and the Manager’s answer.
• Public Discussion and answers: the leaf and brush fee, JFK Boulevard and Winston Drive, Amwell Road and crosswalks.
• Res. #26-178: the temporary budget schedules.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, April 14, 2026.

What to look for

• Resolutions: JC IOS Acquisitions, LLC (ZBA-25-00020) and Thirukumaran Velayudhan, each APPROVED.
• PSE&G (ZBA-26-00003): the substation project description, carried to June 18, 2026.

What to look for

• Resolutions: the roll calls on JC IOS and Velayudhan.
• Somerset Bible Baptist Church: the D(3) and parking variances and the conditions.

What to look for

• ZBA-25-00007, -00008 and -00009, each “CARRIED from JANUARY 22, 2026”.
• The list of reports filed, including the Township Engineer’s third report (March 2026).
• An agenda shows what was scheduled; the minutes record what happened.

What to look for

• Traffic testimony: peak-hour trips, levels of service and truck counts.
• The B-I reexamination exchange: the draft standard that a medium-intensity use “shall not abut a residential zone”.
• Objectors’ counsel on Ordinance #4391-22 and the enhanced quality of proof.

What to look for

• Resolutions: the re-examination report (MasterPlanReexam2026.docx), Fourth Round obligations and amended development fee ordinance, each marked APPROVED.
• “Master Plan Action Item Presentation”: the attached “reexamination - priority matrix”.
• Concore Realty, LLC (PLN-23-00006): 403 Elizabeth Avenue warehouse, carried to April 15, 2026.

What to look for

• Resolutions: roll calls for each, pages 1–2.
• Master Plan Action Item Presentation: near the end, the order in which zoning changes would go to the Council.
• Concore Realty: carried with no testimony.

What to look for

• Items not yet acted on, as far as the record shows: loading-dock depth, sidewalks, drive-aisle width, building height, the ISL zone at 1135 Hamilton Street, R-40 land north of Skillmans Lane, signage and conditional-use standards.
• Place-of-worship parking: the one-space-per-15-sq-ft requirement is called “too high/ likely in error,” with a note that the item is “not in Re-Ex report.”

What to look for

• Tawheed Dahwah Center, ZBA-24-00017: a report checklist and the Environmental Commission report of February 17, 2026 are added to the earlier reports.
• Oath of office for two board members.

What to look for

• Exhibits 01 and 02: the objectors’ letter and stormwater engineer’s report.
• Parking: the one-space-per-15-sq-ft standard and the 532-space requirement.
• Stormwater: the D&R Canal Commission compliance findings as read into the record.

What to look for

• Hearings: the Fourth Round addendum and the 2026 reexamination, each linked to the township site.
• Resolutions: Davidson Properties, 50 Atrium Drive, Macedonia Church.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the draft minutes record what the Board did.

What to look for

• Hearings: the two 9-0 roll calls.
• Resolutions: Davidson Properties (8-0), 50 Atrium Drive (5-0).
• These are draft minutes as attached to a later agenda.

The plan itself is posted separately as a final draft. The area was designated a condemnation area in need of redevelopment by Resolution 25-464 on October 28, 2025. The text shown is as introduced.

What to look for

• What it is: “a precursor to the comprehensive update of the Township’s Master Plan.”
• History: the comprehensive master plan of March 22, 2006, the 2016 reexamination, and the elements adopted since.
• Status notes: each earlier recommendation is marked as done, not implemented, or still valid.

This is a draft with blanks such as “Adopted ____2026.” The adopted version is on the township site.

What to look for

• Resolution: Master Plan Re-exam BI.
• Ordinances: 4489-26 to 4492-26 (inclusionary zones) and 4493-26 (area in need of redevelopment).
• Work session: the 2026 reexamination report, revised second draft.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the draft minutes record what the Board did.

What to look for

• Resolution: the B-I reexamination, 5-0.
• Ordinances: Mark Healey on the Fourth Round plan and the Dunbar Homes site.
• Work session: clustering, outdoor storage and sidewalks.
• These are draft minutes as attached to a later agenda.

What to look for

• The process: steering committee meetings on June 6, August 29, October 9 and December 12, 2024; community meetings on June 27, 2024 and January 30, 2025.
• The traffic study: “Traffic Impact Study, B-I Zone,” dated August 18, 2024.

What to look for

• Hearing: the B-I study and reexamination report.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the draft minutes record what the Board did.

What to look for

• Presentation: the low, medium and high intensity standards and the 0.362 floor area ratio.
• Public: each resident’s question and the answers.
• Votes: two 5-0 roll calls at the end.
• These are draft minutes as attached to a later agenda.

The settlement with Fair Share Housing Center requires a redeveloper to be designated within a year of the plan. The amended spending plan of September 8, 2026 commits about $3,440,000 from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund to the site.

What to look for

• Hearing: Davidson Properties, LLC (PLN-23-00007), with the engineer, planner, police, fire, health and Environmental Commission reports attached.
• Reorganization: chair, vice chair and Board attorney.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the draft minutes record what the Board did.

What to look for

• Davidson Properties, LLC (PLN-23-00007): the testimony, the sidewalk discussion and the 8-0 roll call.
• New business: Mark Healey’s reexamination schedule.
• These are draft minutes as attached to a later agenda.

What to look for

• Resolutions: 500 Atrium, LLC (PLN-23-00005) and Hamilton Street Management, LLC.
• Discussion: the amended Planning Board rules and the 2026 calendar.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the draft minutes record what the Board did.

What to look for

• 500 Atrium, LLC: the resolution vote and the members voting.
• Master Plan: Mark Healey’s description of the reexamination process.
• These are draft minutes as attached to a later agenda.

What to look for

• Tawheed Dahwah Center, ZBA-24-00017: the application description and the staff, engineering, health and D&R Canal Commission reports attached.
• By Laws: the proposed revised Zoning Board rules of October 27, 2025.
• An agenda shows what was scheduled; the draft minutes record what happened.

What to look for

• Tawheed Dahwah Center: the relief sought (two conditions, mainly parking), the Statement of Proposed Use, the 458-person septic limit, and the Board Attorney on why the earlier approval is amended rather than reopened.
• 655 MIZ, LLC: the WB50 truck condition.

What to look for

• ZBA-25-00009: the D(1) use variance for the warehouse, with the list of staff, county and Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission reports filed.
• ZBA-25-00007 and -00008: the church site plan and subdivision.
• The “Board of Education Campus” note refers to the next hearing date; the minutes place this meeting at 475 DeMott Lane.
• An agenda shows what was scheduled; the minutes record what happened.

What to look for

• The ground rules for questions by the Board, objectors’ counsel and the public.
• Engineer Daniel Miola’s testimony: driveways, loading variances, eight stormwater facilities, the Executive Drive vacation.
• Objectors’ questions: tree replacement, wetlands buffer, church parking under Section 112-37E.

What to look for

• Item 17.q: Res. #25-464, the area in need of redevelopment with condemnation powers.
• Item 15.a: Ord. 4483-25 on second reading; item 16.a: Ord. 4484-25 (Executive Drive) on first reading.
• Item 12.a: the SNAP discussion item.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, October 28, 2025.

What to look for

• Resolutions Voted on Separately: Res. #25-464, with its roll call and Mr. Wright’s abstention.
• Ord. 4483-25 public hearing: four speakers on the generator ordinance and the officials’ answers on legal authority and enforcement.
• Consent agenda: Res. #25-446 to #25-463, including the Van Doren Area resurfacing change order (#25-458) and the Castleton Park Green Acres diversion application (#25-446).
• Council Discussion Item: the Food Bank’s SNAP appeal and Res. #25-467 ($10,000 of ARPA funds).
• Meeting summary: Township Council, October 28, 2025.

In March and April 2025, residents including Jan Brant and Debbie Stewart asked the Council about the new draft and what had happened to a “no warehouses” ordinance, according to the minutes.

The township site may block automated downloads; open it in a browser. LocalWhy has not archived a copy.

What to look for

• Franklin’s 91 dockets: 83 brought by businesses, 4 by individuals, 4 by the township.
• By assessment year: 2026, 40 dockets; 2025, 25; 2024, 12; 2023, 9; 2019–2022, 5.
• Repeat appellants: SHI International Corp. and Verizon-New Jersey (8 each); RH 100 Franklin Square Drive, Rukh Somerset Warehouse Properties and L’Oreal USA (4 each).
• Township-filed: Franklin Township v. RDG at Franklin, LLC (2026010039, entered August 24, 2026).
• The list changes daily; the copy linked above is the October 29, 2026 retrieval.

What to look for

• Franklin’s rate parts (per $100): county 0.276; county open space 0.030; local school 1.116; municipal purpose 0.240; municipal open space 0.050; municipal library 0.033.
• Fire districts: No. 1 $5,837,989 (0.060); No. 2 $1,829,805 (0.048); No. 3 $2,596,112 (0.071); No. 4 $48,410.05 (0.049).
• Hamilton Street Special Improvement District: 99 ratables, $168,915,100 in value, $34,000 levied, rate 0.021.

What to look for

• Sheet 9i, miscellaneous revenues: PILOT payments ($382,512.30 realized in 2025; $382,000 anticipated), hotel tax, cannabis tax, and $100,000 anticipated from the Franklin Sewerage Authority.
• Water Utility sheets (31–32): water rents $17,260,000 anticipated; operating surplus used $2,474,476.14; fire hydrant service $1,798,000.
• Surplus used in the current fund: $10,322,254.11.

What to look for

• Item 13: the CY2026 budget, with separate hearings on the budget as introduced and on the amendment.
• Item 16: the consent agenda, including water main and resurfacing change orders.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.

What to look for

• Res. #26-221 and #26-222: the budget amendment, with from-and-to figures, and the summary of the adopted budget, including the $8,683,214.10 Open Space Trust Fund levy.
• Budget hearing: three unnamed residents on meeting notice and school taxes.
• Consent vote: recorded 6-0 with Anbarasan, Francois and Uddin absent, while the roll call lists all nine present and the night’s other votes are 9-0.
• Res. #26-238: executive session on open space at 287 Cedar Grove Lane.

What to look for

• The purposes table: IT $587,000; roads and sidewalks $4,650,000 (2026 resurfacing and crack seal, Canal Road guiderail Phase 11, stormwater and drainage, streetscape, striping, signals); DPW vehicles $930,000, including two truck chassis with plows; DPW equipment $404,500, including an asphalt paving machine, three salt spreaders and a brine trailer; police vehicles $511,600; police equipment $746,000; municipal buildings $220,000.
• Financing: $1,069,955 down payment; $6,979,145 in bonds or notes; average useful life 8.46 years.
• Exhibit A: 33 streets, including Alton Drive, Austin Avenue, Canal Road, DeMott Lane, Girard Avenue, Home Street, Millstone Road, Randolph Road, Vliet Road, West Point Avenue and Willow Avenue.
• The vote: introduced April 28, 2026 (no minutes posted); adopted May 12, 2026, 6–0, with Anbarasan, Francois and Uddin absent.

What to look for

• Sheet 3: summary of appropriations against 2025 ($74,631,121.48 final).
• Reserve for uncollected taxes: $5,500,000 (2025: $5,200,000).
• The notice: approval April 28; hearing May 26, 2026.

What to look for

• Item 13: the CY2026 Municipal Budget.
• Item 15: the bond and capital ordinances; the general bond amounts are blank on the agenda.
• Item 16: the consent agenda, including the Coppermine, Cedar Brook and Sterling resurfacing awards.
• An agenda shows what was proposed. No minutes for this meeting were posted on Granicus as of October 29, 2026, so its votes are unconfirmed.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, April 28, 2026.

What to look for

• Item 5: the three department presentations.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, March 17, 2026.

What to look for

• Department Presentations: Police, DPW with the water utility and open space, and IT.
• The presentations themselves are only on the video.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, March 17, 2026.

What to look for

• Department presentations: the order of the 2026 budget presentations.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, March 9, 2026.

What to look for

• Department Presentations: the list of departments and presenters.
• The presentations themselves are only on the video.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, March 9, 2026.

What to look for

• Equalized valuation basis: $15,612,300,598.67.
• Self-liquidating utility debt: a line of $42,344,591.89, fully deducted.
• Later change: the Supplemental Debt Statement of April 24, 2026, filed for the 2026 bond ordinances, puts net debt at $78,481,034.33, or 0.503% (https://www.franklintwpnj.org/home/showpublisheddocument/32237/639160967717170000).

What to look for

• Current fund balance: $21,501,333.20 at December 31, 2025 ($21,667,108.34 a year earlier).
• Surplus used in 2025: $11,928,230.81.
• Revenue schedule: “Franklin Sewerage Authority” $100,000 anticipated, with a $(100,000.00) shortfall.
• Water Utility: water rents realized $17,260,636.45; fund balance $4,784,214.15.
• Comparative tax rates: 1.868 (2023), 1.748 (2024), 1.678 (2025).
• Page 75: one recommendation, on old grant balances, marked as a prior-year recommendation.

What to look for

• Franklin’s 2025 rate parts: municipal 0.234, library 0.030, open space 0.050, school 1.064, county including county open space 0.299.
• Average residential value: $556,178, against the township’s own figure of $555,485; the two are calculated differently.

What to look for

• Sheet UFB-1: amount raised for municipal purposes, $38,993,310 (2025) and $41,722,842 (2026); average residential assessment $555,485 and $572,541; municipal tax on the average home $1,299.83 and $1,374.10.
• Shares of the 2025 levy: municipal 13.41%, school district 61.11%, county 15.54%.
• Collections: 99.01% of the 2025 levy; delinquent taxes $2,851,087.92 at December 31, 2025.
• Debt schedule: utility principal of $2,040,000 (2026), $2,085,000 (2027) and $1,825,000 (2028).
• Sheet UFB-4: “Fund Balance Utilization” flagged as a structural item (“Fund balance may not regenerate”); the amount is not legible in the posted copy.

What to look for

• “Summary By Town” and “Raw Data from UFBs” for Franklin (Somerset): Berry St Urban Renewal ($60,745), Franklin Blvd Comm Urban Renewal ($45,587), Voorhees Station ($143,985), Parkside Family Housing ($35,823), Parkside Senior Housing ($18,882), Presbyteria/Springpoint Sr. Home at Franklin ($42,684.27) and Genesis FBCCDC Somerset Senior: Franklin ($29,998.56).
• “Total Taxes if Billed at 2025 Rate”: $515,883.69.

The file is an Excel spreadsheet.

What to look for

• Increases: health care $1,067,000; recycling and trash $460,000; salaries $532,000; snow $250,000; state aid down $239,000; total $3,373,000, shown as “8.4” on its municipal tax percentage scale.
• Cuts: operating $1,170,000; eight positions $503,000.
• Offsets: cannabis revenue $450,000; medical benefits reserve trust $3,440,000.
• Deferred capital: municipal solar $8,600,000; salt barn $650,000; DPW addition $375,000.
• Tax appeals: “Tax appeal reserve not adding to fund ($2.7M in fund) $500,000.”
• “Budget increase”: $1,093,000, as listed.

What to look for

• Section 1: the money “is now available in the Open Space Trust Fund.”
• Section 3: the work covered, from design and permits to equipment.
• What it does not say: the total project cost or any bond financing. The construction contract, $8,580,581 to Vulcan Construction Group, was awarded separately (Res. #26-372, September 8, 2026).

What to look for

• The land: Block 5.02, Lot 26.01, owned by Clifford G. Higgins, Jr. and Julie Higgins, with development rights held by the township under a deed of easement dated October 2, 2017.
• Section 2 of the agreement: Transco withdraws “their initial settlement offer of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00)” and pays $500,000, plus $100,000 through its foundation.
• Timing: payment within 30 days of signing; a consent judgment filed on receipt.
• Preemption recitals: FERC’s “exclusive regulatory jurisdiction” over siting and construction.
• Station site: “Block 5.02, Lot 25.”

What to look for

• The project in New Jersey (p. 8): a new compressor station in Franklin Township, the Madison Loop and the Raritan Bay Loop.
• Monitoring: the certification “requires monitoring only for turbidity”; NJDEP’s failure to connect that method to the contaminants “was arbitrary and capricious.”
• The remand: NJDEP “remains free to supplement its explanation, require additional submissions or analyses, issue a new or revised certification, or reach a different result.”

What to look for

• Item 16.a: Res. #26-390, the Transco settlement. Item 18.a: Res. #26-391, executive session on “Litigation (Williams Transco)”; the minutes record no vote on it.
• Items 13.a, 13.b and 14.a: Ords. 4517-26, 4518-26 and 4519-26.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.

What to look for

• Res. #26-390 and Attachment A: the settlement terms, including Transco’s withdrawn $30,000 offer.
• Public Discussion and the answers: the Flock speakers, and officials’ statements that the data is Township-owned and “the contract has two years remaining”.
• Ord. 4518-26: adopted 8-1, Francois voting no. Ord. 4519-26: introduced 6-0.
• Consent agenda: Catalpa Park award, $8,580,581.00 (#26-372); the amended Fourth Round Spending Plan (#26-388) and Affirmative Marketing Plan (#26-389), printed in full.

What to look for

• Items 15 and 16: the four open-space ordinances.
• Item 19.a: Res. #26-288, the executive session.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.

What to look for

• Ords. 4511-26 to 4514-26: the open-space acquisitions and their Open Space Trust Fund amounts.
• Consent agenda: #26-287 (Kerani property, $1,380,000) and #26-278 (Route 27 resurfacing).
• Old Business: the screening debate and the 7-2 tabling vote.
• Res. #26-290 (CDBG): the minutes show the hearing but no separate roll call.

What to look for

• The carve-out: 5.20 acres are subdivided before closing and kept by the seller; the township prepares the survey and the seller seeks Planning Board approval.
• The price (Ord. 4512-26, text): land $371,721.40 ($14,247.66 an acre) plus about $55,000 in due diligence.

What to look for

• The farm: “a targeted farm,” in equine pasture and hay production at the time of application.
• The owner’s limit: a maximum 10% impervious cover outside the exception area.
• The price: $28,824 an acre; SADC $23,059.20 and Franklin $5,764.80 an acre.

What to look for

• Values: certified easement value $24,200 an acre; statewide formula value $28,824 an acre, accepted by the owners.
• Cost share (16.831 acres): SADC $388,109.40; Franklin $97,027.35; total $485,136.74.
• Exception area: 1.51 acres, non-severable, for a future house.
• Condition: final approval depends on the township’s own resolution and funding commitment.

What to look for

• County of Somerset (PLN-26-00003): marked APPROVED.
• Work session: “PB ordinance recommended changes - ord no. 04.30.26”, the draft re-examination ordinance.

What to look for

• County of Somerset hearing: the acreage, the three variances and the C2 justification.
• Work session: the uses removed from residential zones, house-of-worship parking, indoor recreation and sidewalks.

What to look for

• Purpose: the 2023 MS4 permit requires a plan “to reduce flooding, reduce water pollution, meet the pollution reduction goals in Total Maximum Daily Loads.”
• Members: Franklin, Montgomery, South Brunswick, Manville, Princeton, Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and Rocky Hill.
• Consultant: One Water Consulting, LLC, hired by Montgomery for up to $254,300.
• Scope: Raritan River TMDL evaluation, watershed monitoring, a matrix of best management practices, sub-watershed assessment, improvement projects and a report.
• Term: to December 31, 2027, “which coincides with the expiration of the MS4 municipal permit.”

The agreement is dated February 4, 2026 (Rev. 1).

What to look for

• Item 11: Catalpa Park, with Res. #26-124.
• Item 17: the consent agenda.
• Item 20.a: Res. #26-151, executive session on Williams Transco.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, March 24, 2026.

What to look for

• Development of Catalpa Park: layout, the cost after value engineering, open-space funding and the $1.2 million shortfall.
• Consent Agenda: Res. #26-150 (Housing Element) and #26-148 (MS4 Watershed Improvement Plan).
• Council Comments: taxes and the budget process.
• Executive Session: Res. #26-151, Williams Transco litigation update.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, March 24, 2026.

What to look for

• The offers (p. 4): $37,700 on August 29, 2025, and $39,900 on September 23, 2025 after a revised appraisal.
• The township’s argument: that Transco had to follow New Jersey’s bona fide negotiation rule before condemning; the court calls it “without merit.”
• The security: “the Township has articulated no specific value it believes would be acceptable”; Transco is ordered to deposit $60,000.
• Just compensation: “No final determination has been made.”

What to look for

• Discussion: Open Space Plan Steering Committee.
• Work session: 2026 reexamination report, revised second draft.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the draft minutes record what the Board did.

What to look for

• Steering Committee: proposed membership and the 8-0 roll call.
• Work session: cluster zoning, outdoor storage, sidewalks, a rail trail and other items.
• These are draft minutes as attached to a later agenda.

What to look for

• The application’s contents: lists and maps of preserved and targeted farms, the Agriculture Advisory Committee roster and meetings, and the status of the Open Space Trust Fund.
• The deadline: on or before December 15, 2025.

What to look for

• Price: the ordinance pays “fair market value on the date of acquisition” by two independent appraisals; the amount is in Ord. 4479-25 (text).
• Acreage: not stated.

What to look for

• Section 2: what the money covers.
• At the hearing (October 14, 2025 minutes): the Township Manager said “the building is being set aside and the Township is only purchasing the open space.”

What to look for

• Compressor Station 206: “a new 32,000 hp compressor station consisting of two 16,000 hp natural gas-fired, turbine-driven compressor units in Somerset County, New Jersey.”
• The deadline: the project must be completed “within three years of the date of” the order.
• The history: the 2019 certificate and Transco’s May 29, 2025 petition for reissuance.

What to look for

• The recitals: the township’s 2016 and 2017 resolutions (Council, Board of Health, Environmental Commission), New York’s 2019 and 2020 permit denials, NJDEP’s 2019 and 2020 denials, and Transco’s May 29, 2025 petition to FERC.
• The 2016 date: the recitals give September 20, 2016; the township’s resolutions page labels the same resolution “9-13-16.”
• The vote: 8-0, mover Potosnak, seconder Uddin; Wright absent.

What to look for

• Completed: the Highwood, Sterling, Cedarbrook and Coppermine areas.
• In progress: the Willow, Randolph and Golf View areas.
• Milling from October 26: Canal Road (Bunker Hill Road to Blackwells Mills Road) and New Brunswick Road (Willow to Cedar Grove).
• 2027 projects: the Girard Avenue and Fuller Street areas.

What to look for

• Item 13.a: Ord. 4519-26 on second reading. Item 14.a: Ord. 4520-26 on first reading.
• Consent agenda: Canal Road resurfacing (#26-405) and the 260 Davidson Avenue development agreement (#26-415).
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.

What to look for

• Attendance: the action notes’ roll call lists Francois and Singh absent; their vote lines, and the full minutes, also list Wright absent.
• Public Discussion: speakers by number and subject only. For what each said, see pages 22–52 of the October 13, 2026 packet.
• Consent agenda: Res. #26-393 to #26-416, including the 260 Davidson Avenue development agreement (#26-415).

What to look for

• Service charges (p. F-2): $17,468,000 (+3.8%): residential $10,338,000 (+3.4%), business and commercial $3,883,000, industrial $3,247,000 (+8.8%).
• Budget message: “Rates have been increased.”
• The municipal appropriation: $200,000, none the year before. The same budget answers “N/A” to “Identify any sources of funds transferred to the County/Municipality.”
• Totals: the resolution page gives total appropriations of $17,391,670; the summary pages give $17,491,670 including the $200,000, and net total appropriations of $17,291,670.
• Adoption: the adoption page in the posted copy is blank.

What to look for

• Page F-1: annual user charge $410.86 per unit, effective November 1, 2025 (the January 2025 prevailing-rates sheet gave $399.28 from November 1, 2023); connection charge $4,337.00 per unit, effective June 1, 2026 (was $3,636.00 from June 1, 2024).
• The earlier sheet is at https://ftsa-nj.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/FTSA-Prevailing-Rates_Jan-2025-1.pdf.

What to look for

• No down payment; the ordinance is for the self-liquidating water utility.
• Average useful life: 28.46 years.
• The vote: adopted May 12, 2026 by Kharazi, Kramer, Onyejiaka, Singh, Vassanella and Wright; Anbarasan, Francois and Uddin absent. The April 28 introduction vote is not in the record, because that meeting’s minutes are not posted.

What to look for

• The calculation: CY2024 system cost of $81,768,991 over 30,849 equivalent units.
• One unit is 206 gallons per day.
• Exempt: Township and public school buildings.
• Hearing date: the January 13 minutes set the hearing for “February 10, 2025”; it was held February 10, 2026, with no comments.

What to look for

• DB 9169Q, I-287 River Road & Easton Avenue Interchange Improvements. Sponsor NJDOT; mileposts 9.80–11.49; municipalities Piscataway and Franklin. Scope: “operational improvements to the on and off-ramps to/from Easton Avenue by lengthening the acceleration lanes along I-287 NB. The purpose is to reduce the crashes, vehicular turbulence, and congestion.”
• Money ($ million): design 7.200 in FY2027; right-of-way 0.500 in FY2028; construction 89.600 in 2030–2035, in the program’s unconstrained years beyond those it funds.

What to look for

• Source: surface water from New Jersey American Water’s Raritan System, “which supplies most of our water,” and the New Brunswick Water Utility.
• Lead and copper: lead 2.3 ppb at the 90th percentile, 0 of 59 sites above the 15 ppb action level; copper 0.278 ppm, 0 of 59 above 1.3.
• Disinfection by-products: TTHMs 52 ppb (range 15–145), limit 80, marked “Violation: Yes”; HAA5 37 ppb (range 13–55), limit 60, “No.”
• The four notices: a missed Q1 2025 TTHM/HAA5 sample (“reflects a failure to monitor, not a confirmed exceedance”); resubmitted water quality parameter results for January–June 2025; a rejected lead and copper sample; and a Q3 2025 Operational Evaluation Level exceedance for TTHMs at Site 3 (89.6 μg/L against an 80 μg/L threshold; “not a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) violation”). Notice 1 also says no monitoring location recorded TTHM or HAA5 results above the MCLs; the results table and the notices read differently on TTHMs.
• PFAS: PFOA 7 ppt (New Jersey American Water) and 6.6 ppt (New Brunswick), state limit 14; PFOS 5 and 4.2 ppt, limit 13; no violation.

What to look for

• The corridor: a four-lane urban principal arterial carrying about 41,000 vehicles per day.
• The county’s statement: “Safety is a major concern along Easton Avenue.”
• Ownership: Easton Avenue is County Route 527.
• Not stated on the page as read: the study’s current phase and schedule.

What to look for

• §384-12, quarterly rates: $0.008203 a gallon up to 10,000 gallons, rising by tier to $0.009960 above 100,001; apartment complexes $0.008984.
• Minimum charges: $82.03 a quarter for a 5/8–3/4 inch meter, up to $4,980.15 for a 10-inch meter.
• §384-12E: “The water rate shall be adjusted automatically by an amount equal to the blended percent increase in the wholesale water rates from our suppliers … evaluated annually and adjusted accordingly.”

What it showed on October 29, 2026

• Cameras: 28 “LPR and other cameras.”
• Retention: 1,095 days, “3 years per Attorney General Directive 2022-12.”
• Last 30 days: 622,642 unique vehicles detected; 70 searches; 30,592 hotlist alerts, mostly for expired or suspended plates.
• Prohibited uses: the list includes “Immigration enforcement.”
• Sharing: described as opt-in. Whether Franklin shares data with other agencies is not stated in the township record.

The department’s page is https://www.franklintwpnj.org/departments/police-department/investigative-division/flock-safety.

What to look for

• Items 6.a and 9.a: the ALPR presentation and Council discussion item.
• Item 15.a: Ord. 4517-26 (cluster subdivisions) on first reading.
• Items 17.a and 19.a: Res. #26-354 (East Millstone water main) and Res. #26-353 (executive session on litigation).
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.

What to look for

• Presentation: the summary of what the Public Safety Director and Flock’s representative said.
• Public Discussion and answers: each speaker’s questions, then the officials’ answers grouped by topic.
• Ord. 4517-26: the heading prints the cannabis ordinance’s title; the text below it is the cluster-subdivision ordinance.
• Res. #26-353 and #26-354: carried 8-0, with the mover and seconder left blank.

What to look for

• The operative bar: except under a judicial warrant or judicial order, departments “shall not permit or consent to” federal immigration officers entering non-public areas, or using township property as “a staging area, processing location, or operations base,” for civil immigration enforcement.
• Exceptions: criminal-law enforcement; joint task forces allowed by the Immigrant Trust Directive; public access to public areas.
• Recitals: Attorney General Directive 2018-6 (the Immigrant Trust Directive), “upheld in federal court,” and the constitutional bar on commandeering.
• Staff: departments “shall ensure that relevant staff are aware … and trained.”
• The amendment: compare the agenda version (https://franklintwpnj.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=6&clip_id=3713) with the text in the minutes; the minutes do not describe the change.

What to look for

• Item 6: Council discussion items, Res. #26-112.
• Item 13: the SID budget and assessment roll.
• Item 14: ordinances on second reading.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, February 24, 2026.

What to look for

• Council Discussion Items: the full text of Res. #26-112 as amended, and the two 8-0 votes. The minutes do not show what the amendment changed.
• Hamilton Street SID: the $40,228.00 budget and the assessment roll.
• Public hearings: Ord. 4495-26 (Castleton Park valve easement) and Ord. 4497-26.
• Executive Session: Res. #26-113 on open-space acquisitions; the motion line reads “#26-100”.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, February 24, 2026.

What to look for

• Item 13.a: Res. #26-067, the SID budget introduction.
• Item 16: the consent agenda.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, January 27, 2026.

What to look for

• Roll call and votes: compare the absent list with the ayes.
• Council Comments: stop signs at Hamilton and Home Streets; the Planning Board’s master plan discussion.
• Consent Agenda: Vialytics road asset software (#26-070) and the county recycling agreement (#26-075).
• Meeting summary: Township Council, January 27, 2026.

What to look for

• Items 14 and 15: nominations for Township Attorney, engineer, auditor, judge, prosecutors and public defender.
• Item 21: the consent agenda, including the temporary budget.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, January 3, 2026.

What to look for

• Res. #26-010: the 2026 temporary budget schedules for the current fund, water utility and open space.
• Res. #26-026 to #26-035: professional contracts and amounts, including the Fourth Round affordable housing planner (#26-035).
• Remarks by the sworn-in councilmembers and the Deputy Mayor.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, January 3, 2026.

What to look for

• The ask: it “expresses its strong support” for S3672/A4987 and urges the Legislature and Governor Phil Murphy to enact it.
• What the bill does, in the resolution’s words: it would codify “the existing Immigrant Trust Directive into permanent law.”
• Copies to: the Governor, Senate President, Assembly Speaker, the district’s three legislators, the County Commissioners, the Latino Action Network, ACLU-NJ and the NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice.
• Effect, per the Township Manager: it “only expresses the Council’s support for pending legislation and does not change local laws.”

What to look for

• Item 15: the consent agenda.
• Item 16.a: Res. #25-518, voted on separately.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, December 9, 2025.

What to look for

• Public Discussion: Dave Robinson on the B-I warehouse ordinance, Beverly Lawson on a runoff fee and Res. #25-511, and two others; then the Mayor’s and Manager’s answers.
• Consent Agenda: Res. #25-497 to #25-523, including #25-511, #25-512 and the grant insertions.
• Res. #25-518: the motion line reads “#26-518”.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, December 9, 2025.

What to look for

• Item 13: the three ordinances on second reading.
• Item 15: the consent agenda, including farmland preservation participation.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, November 25, 2025.

What to look for

• Public Discussion: the Immigrant Trust Act requests and the Mayor’s response.
• Consent Agenda: Res. #25-490 on farmland preservation, with a summary of the Municipal Planning Incentive Grant.
• Ordinances: 4484-25, 4485-25 and 4486-25 adopted with no public comment.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, November 25, 2025.

What to look for

• Item 16: the consent agenda, including the ALPR license and the CY2024 audit.
• Items 11.a and 11.b: the proposed 2026 meeting schedule and the CY2025 Best Practices Inventory.
• An agenda shows what was proposed; the minutes record what passed.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, November 10, 2025.

What to look for

• Consent Agenda: Res. #25-475 (Axon ALPR license), #25-476 (water supplies) and #25-479 to #25-480 (CY2024 audit and corrective action plan).
• Public Discussion: two speakers, one on the NESE air permit and the Immigrant Trust Act.
• Council Comments: shorthand notes, including a stormwater evaluation grant and road paving.
• Meeting summary: Township Council, November 10, 2025.

What to look for

• The recitals: bid MC-0038-25-R1, advertised March 5, 2025 and opened March 18, 2025; Flock “was the sole bidder.”
• The amount and term: “$339,000 over a four (4) year period, with Year 1 costs totaling … $87,225”; “Years 2-4: As specified in the contract agreement.” The text printed in the October 14, 2025 minutes says only “shall not exceed … $339,000,” with no term.
• The account: G-02-41-23-8050-021, the state gunshot-detection grant accepted in 2023 (Res. 23-285).
• The vote: adopted on the consent agenda, 7–0. See the Flock explainer for the roll call as printed and the discrepancy in the minutes.

What to look for

• Section 2, deployment. Readers are for “official and legitimate law enforcement purposes” only and may scan only plates “exposed to public view.” Each fixed camera’s name and latitude/longitude go to the State ALPR Coordinator before it is installed or moved.
• Section 4.2, searching stored data. Data that did not trigger an alert may be searched only for a lookout query, a specific indictable crime, or approved crime-trend analysis. Searches “may not be conducted to review data based on general crime patterns.” Every access is logged.
• Section 5, sharing. New Jersey agencies share through a statewide system. Sharing out of state requires a written agreement “with the approval of the State ALPR Coordinator.” Private entities “cannot receive law enforcement-owned ALPR data.”
• Section 6, ownership and retention. “ALPR data shall be the property of the agency and not any ALPR vendor.” “Records and ALPR data covered by this Section shall be retained for three years.” Franklin’s transparency portal gives its retention as 1,095 days, “3 years per Attorney General Directive 2022-12.”
• Section 7.1. Stored data are “criminal investigatory records” and are not released under the Open Public Records Act.
• Section 8, complaints and audits. Citizen complaints go to the County Prosecutor. Each agency audits itself every year by January 31 and certifies “that a random survey of ALPR accesses revealed no misuse.” County and state coordinators may audit any agency at any time.

What to look for

• The facts: the applications (B9, May 5, 2022, complete August 4, 2022; Concore, January 20, 2023, complete February 21, 2023), NJDEP’s July 17, 2023 rule change and its exemption for complete applications, and Ordinance 4419-23 (adopted September 12, 2023, effective October 5).
• The township’s argument: the ordinance is a health-and-public-safety regulation exempt from the Time of Application Rule (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-10.5), and NJDEP allows stricter municipal rules.
• The holding: “Affirmed.” The court did not reach preemption.
• The panel: Judges Rose, DeAlmeida and Torregrossa-O’Connor. Counsel: Louis N. Rainone for the township; Jonathan I. Epstein for B9; John J. DeLuca, Jr. for Concore.

Unpublished opinions are not precedential.