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Residents press council on Cadmus and Norville house restorations; opioid settlement and TV captioning discussed
Summary
Residents at Fair Lawn’s May 20 council meeting sought updates on preservation and funding for the Cadmus and Norville historic homes, asked how a small opioid-settlement payment will be used, and urged the borough to add closed captioning to Fairlawn TV.
Residents used the May 20 public-comment period at the Borough of Fair Lawn mayor and council meeting to press for updates on work to historic properties, ask how opioid-settlement money will be spent and request accessibility improvements to the municipal broadcast service.
What residents asked and what council said
- Cadmus House: Resident Pamela Coles asked whether the Cadmus House project was moving forward. Borough staff responded that a structural evaluation was scheduled for the week following the meeting and that the project is moving forward with engineering review.
- Norville House and preservation funding: Council and staff reported the borough has a $131,000 county matching award committed for work at the Norville House and that the borough was awarded $750,000 by the state; staff said the state funds will be available after the state budget is passed (the borough is awaiting final state budget action expected in June/early July). Council described a three-phase approach: exterior stabilization and site work already underway,…
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