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Planning board recommends Mahwah communications facility for Ramsey Board of Public Works; mayor and liaison recused from review
Summary
The Ramsey planning board reviewed a proposed communications facility in Mahwah to support the borough's supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and emergency communications; the board recommended the project to the mayor and council after a nearly four‑hour hearing during which the mayor and another governing‑body member were recused.
The borough planning board on March 4 reviewed a proposed communications facility to be built on property in Mahwah and to be used by the Ramsey Board of Public Works for supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) and for Ramsey emergency communications. Council liaison remarks at the March 12 mayor and council work session noted the February hearing lasted almost four hours and included public testimony.
Councilwoman Cusick reported that the planning board was charged with reviewing the location, character and extent of the proposed facility and ensuring that public funds advanced the borough's master plan goals. She said the planning board recommended the project to the governing body for further action. The remarks on the record noted that Mayor Dylan and another member (not named in the liaison statement) were recused from the planning board hearing.
No final action on the proposed communications facility was taken by the mayor and council at the March 12 work session; the planning board has forwarded its recommendation and the governing body will consider the matter as part of its standard review process.
Next steps are for the mayor and council to consider the planning board’s recommendation as part of the project’s review and any subsequent approvals.
