Board says talks on sharing pilot revenue with township continuing after differing views on $31,000

Board members reported at the August 2025 meeting that they have discussed sharing of pilot revenue with township officials but have not reached agreement on whether a $31,000 item in the township financial statements constitutes pilot revenue.

The board president told attendees that board representatives met over the summer with Mayor Law, Deputy Mayor Mamarella, Councilman Keating and township financial staff to discuss the matter. "We learned, this afternoon, from a letter from Mr. Law... notwithstanding the financial statements ... the 31,000 is not pilot revenue," the president said, adding "it sounds like, we there there's not, at this moment, an agreement on that piece of it." (Transcript punctuation and pauses reproduced as spoken.)

Background and context: the board said it had reviewed township financial statements and identified approximately $31,000 it considered pilot revenue and asked that the district receive a 90 percent share of that amount because of its relatively small size but meaningful impact on district operations. The board noted that larger pilot revenue tied to the Pearl redevelopment — which the board estimated in the transcript as roughly $50 million to $54 million — could be significantly more consequential in the future.

Next steps: the board said it is awaiting a formal proposal from the township to move the discussion toward resolution; the board characterized the topic as an ongoing multi‑year discussion that began about two and a half years ago.

What was not decided: no final agreement or transfer of funds was recorded in the meeting. The board said it would continue conversations with township officials and expects additional proposals and clarification from the township.