May 2011 Township Committee Meeting Minutes-Walpack Township, NJ

Walpack Township
9 Main Street
Walpack Center, NJ 07881
Phone and Fax: 973-948-6861
Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Direct Mail to: 16 Old Mine Road, Walpack NJ 07881

The meeting of the Walpack Township Committee was called to order at 8 p.m. by Mayor Maglio who stated this meeting was being held in compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act having been duly advertised.

Present were: Committeeman Heigis, Committeeman Pagano, and Mayor Maglio

Also in attendance: Virginia Fuller, Michelle LaStarza

Committeeman Heigis made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 26, 2011 meeting seconded by Committeeman Pagano and unanimously carried.

Committeeman Heigis made a motion to approve the vouchers for payment seconded by Committeeman Pagano and unanimously carried. The following bills were approved for payment:

DATE	CHECK #	PAID TO		AMOUNT	VOID AMOUNT	VOID DATE	REASON
5/31/2011	2249	3	Century Link	55.80
5/31/2011	2250	16	JCP&L	3.35
5/31/2011	2251	47	LaStarza, M	255.13
5/31/2011	2252	15	Sprint	8.15
5/31/2011	2253	42	Beshada, Terry	574.36
5/31/2011	2254	43	Cuneo, Betsy	1,001.13
5/31/2011	2255	44	Dyksen, John	638.44
5/31/2011	2256	17	Fuller, Virginia	296.14
5/31/2011	2257	46	Heigis, James	642.29
5/31/2011	2258	47	LaStarza, M	2,102.56
5/31/2011	2259	48	Maglio, Victor	883.19
				------------ 6,460.54
				======= 6,460.54

Mayor Maglio read the resolution for the annual ABC renewal. Mayor Maglio made a motion to approve the resolution seconded by Committeeman Pagano. Committeeman Heigis abstained as it is a conflict license.

WHEREAS, James Heigis, a member of the Corporation, Walpack Inn Inc. is a member of the Walpack Township Committee, the issuing authority, the renewal for the year commencing July 1, 2011 must be filed with the Director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, (N.J.A.C. 13:2-4)

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Township Committee of the Township of Walpack, that there is no objection to the issuance of Plenary Retail Consumption License No. 1923-33-003-003, applied for by Walpack Inn Inc. 7 Route 615, Walpack, New Jersey, by the Director, as they are not aware of any circumstance or provision of Law or Local Ordinance which would prohibit the issuance of said license.

I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and exact copy of the resolution adopted by the Walpack Township Committee, held on May 31, 2011. Witness my Hand and the SEAL of the Township of Walpack.

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Betsy M. Cuneo, RMC

The clerk updated the committee on the Slap Program. The building will be scrapped and painted sometime in August or September but not the copula. The sheriff’s office estimates the building will take three weeks to paint. The sheriffs department requested that the township hire an exterminator for bees and have scaffolding on site.

The committee reviewed the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. Due to questions regarding the ordinance and engineering, first reading was postponed until the next meeting. Mayor Maglio made a motion to postpone the introduction until the next regularly scheduled meeting seconded by Committeeman Heigis and unanimously carried.

The committee reviewed the correspondence.

There being no one in attendance and no further business to discuss, Committeeman Heigis made a motion to adjourn seconded by Committeeman Pagano. The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.