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Township of Washington planning board elects officers, names 2026 professionals
Summary
At its Jan. 7 reorganization meeting, the Township of Washington Planning Board elected Lenny Sedino as chairman and Bill Carroll as vice chair, and approved five organizational resolutions appointing the board attorney, engineer, planner, secretary and the 2026 meeting schedule.
Lenny Sedino was elected planning board chairman and Bill Carroll was chosen vice chair at the Township of Washington Planning Board's Jan. 7 reorganization meeting. The board also approved a slate of 2026 professional appointments and the calendar of meeting dates.
The board voted to approve Resolution PB26-01 appointing Louis J. La Martina, Esq. as the planning board attorney for 2026; PB26-02 appointing Vasilina and Ferry Engineering Inc. as planning board engineer; PB26-03 appointing Joe Burgess of Burgess Associates Inc. as planner; PB26-04 appointing Grace Kalish as planning board secretary; and PB26-05 setting the board's 2026 meeting dates. Each resolution was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote during the organizational portion of the meeting.
The reorganization began with the secretary reading the meeting notice required by the Open Public Meetings Act, and the board completed swearing-in for several mayoral appointees announced at the meeting. The chair also recognized a long-serving retiring board member—remarks used the name 'Brian Merle' while a plaque read 'Brian Murphy'; the transcript contains that inconsistency. The board recorded attendance, with one member noted absent and the attorney (Rula Matina), engineer (Paul Azalina) and secretary (Grace English) present.
No public speakers addressed non-agenda items during the general public portion; the board moved on to new business and later adjourned. The approved professional appointments are effective for calendar year 2026 and were adopted without recorded opposition. The board indicated that resolution compliance review letters (from the board engineer) will be circulated and that updated, revised plans and applicable development fees must be provided as set in each appointment/review letter.
The board also discussed the master plan housing element timeline and reaffirmed a target to advance required submissions by the March 15 deadline for the housing element process.
The planning board adjourned after completing its organizational business and taking up scheduled applications later in the evening.
