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The meeting was called to order by Council President Ochwat at 6:30 p.m. over Zoom. The mayor was not in attendance. Other than the council members, attorney, clerk, and CFO, from what I could tell, I was the only member of the public present. A general moment of silence was held. Councilwoman Tuohy requested aContinue reading “Allamuchy Town Council Regular Meeting – July 22, 2020”

The meeting was called to order at 6:30 pm and was held over Zoom. All members of council were present, along with the mayor, the attorney, and the clerk. For the majority of the meeting, I was the only member of the public present. Another member of the public joined approximately an hour or soContinue reading “Allamuchy Town Council Workshop – July 8, 2020 (“Ignore it and it will go away…”)”

The agenda for this meeting can be found here: http://allamuchynj.org/vertical/sites/%7BFFEC7C1F-E8A4-412C-A698-D10C0A872E47%7D/uploads/June_24_2020_Township_Council_Agenda_(Final).pdf The meeting was called to order at 6:33 pm. This was the first meeting that has been held over Zoom. While it was nice to see some faces, not all council people chose to have their cameras on, and no members of the public hadContinue reading “Allamuchy Town Council Regular Meeting – June 24, 2020”

The agenda for this meeting can be found here: http://allamuchynj.org/vertical/sites/%7BFFEC7C1F-E8A4-412C-A698-D10C0A872E47%7D/uploads/June_10_2020_Workshop_Meeting_Agenda.pdf The meeting was again conducted over conference call and was called to order at 6:30 pm. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, there was a Moment of Silence for those suffering from COVID-19 as wella s for our men and women fighting in the service. AllContinue reading “Allamuchy Town Council Workshop – June 10, 2020 (“I should not need to stay silent so that you can stay comfortable”)”

The Board of Education held a meeting via video conference on Wednesday, June 8th. The agenda and attachments for the meeting can be found here: https://www.aes.k12.nj.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=9 In addition to the regular business, there were presentations from four individuals who had expressed interest in filling the seat left vacant by Mr. Britt’s departure. The four individualsContinue reading “Allamuchy Board of Education – June 8, 2020”

The meeting was again conducted via teleconference. In addition to the mayor, council, the auditor, and CFO, there were approximately five members of the public, judging from who announced themselves. The agenda for the meeting can be found here: http://allamuchynj.org/vertical/sites/%7BFFEC7C1F-E8A4-412C-A698-D10C0A872E47%7D/uploads/MAY_27_2020_Township_Council_Agenda_FINAL.pdf OPENING REMARKS The mayor’s only remarks were directed to our senior population (Age 65 andContinue reading “Town Council Regular Meeting – 5/27/2020 (“Call me, maybe”)”

The next Town Council Regular Meeting is tonight, 5/27, @ 6:30 pm. Agenda and dial-in information can be found at the meeting links here: http://allamuchynj.org/2020meetingsThere will be a Public Hearing and adoption of the 2020 Municipal and Solid Waste budgets. The public-friendly budgets can be found here: http://allamuchynj.org/index.asp?SEC=3778D0B6-269A-44A6-B4FE-2B343BAD27AB&DE=5D1C8B86-F71D-4094-8C58-D164A1E90CF0There are also three ordinances up for PublicContinue reading “Town Council Meeting and Public Budget Hearings – 5/27/2020”

(The agendas for all meetings and the approved minutes can be found here: http://allamuchynj.org/2020meetings) Whenever I’m a participant in a meeting and someone says “This shouldn’t take too long” I tell them not to jinx it because, sure enough, the meeting will end up going over. You would think that I would take my ownContinue reading “Allamuchy Town Council Workshop – May 13, 2020 (“Jinx!”)”

(Agenda for this meeting can be found here: https://www.aes.k12.nj.us/cms/lib/NJ01001493/Centricity/Domain/4/000_Agenda_RegularMeeting_2020-0504.pdf Budget information, including the User-Friendly Budget and Public Hearing Presentation can be found here: https://www.aes.k12.nj.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=11 ) The meeting was, again, held over video conference. In addition to discussing regular business at this meeting, the Board of Education held the public budget hearing. The meeting was originallyContinue reading “Allamuchy Board of Education – May 4, 2020”

(From the Allamuchy Messenger: I was unable to attend the special Board of Education meeting because someone, in their infinite wisdom, decided to schedule it on the same night as the regular Town Council meeting. So, for this meeting, we have our first “guest blogger,” Lisa-ann Moyer (thanks, Lisa-ann!). If anyone would like to beContinue reading “Allamuchy Board of Education – April 22, 2020”