West Windsor council adopts consent agenda, confirms $1.5 million liquor-license bid; separate vote held on fire-company agreement

West Windsor Township Council on Oct. 14 approved a block of routine resolutions covering purchases, contract increases and professional-service agreements and confirmed the winning bidder for a new plenary consumption liquor license at $1,500,777.

The consent agenda included multiple resolutions authorizing purchases and contract adjustments — among them scanner services ($27,157.40), HVAC service for township buildings ($48,249.60 for 2026), and a case loader for public works ($250,021). The council also authorized drone and dispatch equipment purchases for the police division and professional services agreements for surveying and tree‑planning work.

The council confirmed Market Fair Holdings 2 LLC as the prequalified bidder for the township’s new plenary consumption liquor license with a bid of $1,500,777. That confirmation was listed as Resolution 2025‑R222 during the reading of the consent agenda and included in the block vote adopted by roll call.

Separately, the council pulled Resolution 2025‑R2023 — a memorandum of understanding, use and hold‑harmless agreement with the West Windsor Volunteer Fire Company — for a separate roll‑call vote because several council members had affiliations with volunteer fire organizations and were advised to abstain. The memorandum was adopted after council members who had potential conflicts abstained or recused themselves.

Votes at a glance

- Consent agenda (minutes, bills and claims, resolutions listed as 2025‑R209 through 2025‑R221 and 2025‑R222): approved by roll call; recorded yes votes included Galois, Jeevers, Weiss, Whitfield and Mandel for the block (transcript roll call recorded as unanimous for that block). - Resolution 2025‑R2023 (memorandum of understanding with volunteer fire company): adopted; recorded abstentions/recusals from members with affiliations and affirmative votes from others (Galois — abstain; Jeevers — abstain/recused; Weiss — yes; Whitfield — yes; Mandel/Mayor — yes).

Council members read the full list of resolutions into the record before voting. Several of the resolutions authorize specific dollar amounts and contract terms: for example, a professional‑services agreement with Daniel Dobrymilski and Associates for community forestry and tree‑inventory work not to exceed $20,000; a professional land‑surveying services contract to GeoTREC for $71,480; and purchase authorizations for police equipment including a DJI Matrix 30T drone for $17,617.89.

The mayor and clerk were authorized to execute the documents required by the adopted resolutions, and the council directed staff to proceed with background checks and administrative reviews where applicable — for example, the liquor‑license purchaser must complete police background checks before final approval is placed on a future agenda.

The council also introduced Ordinance 2025‑17, an amendment to chapter 168 (traffic and parking) affecting Princeton Greens; the ordinance was introduced and scheduled for public hearing on Oct. 27, 2025.

The meeting record shows the township clerk read each resolution into the minutes before the roll‑call votes. Details of each resolution appear in the official resolution file and will be posted with the next meeting packet.