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Votes at a glance: Bernards Township committee actions — April 2026 meeting
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Summary
At its April meeting the Bernards Township Committee approved recognition resolutions for local volunteers and organizations, confirmed an appointment to the Liberty Corner Fire Company, adopted Ordinance 2595, tabled a service‑agreement resolution for Charter Day and introduced two ordinances for May 12 public hearings.
The Bernards Township Committee recorded the following formal actions at its April meeting:
• Resolution 2026‑212 — Recognition of Anne C. Smith: moved and adopted by unanimous vote. Committee members praised Smith’s decades of volunteer service as a crossing guard, EMT and community volunteer.
• Resolution 2026‑230 — Recognition of Millington Baptist Church on its 175th anniversary: moved and adopted by unanimous vote; Pastor Bob Arbic spoke to accept the resolution.
• Resolution 2026‑232 — Recognition of Ridge Youth Sports senior rec cheer team (2026 national champions, Game Day division): moved and adopted by unanimous vote; coach Kim Grinaldi described the team of 23 girls who competed in Orlando.
• Resolution 2026‑248 — Appointment of Christopher Ayers as a full member of the Liberty Corner Fire Company (volunteer): moved, seconded and adopted by roll call vote.
• Resolution 2026‑254 — Service agreement with Findlay Real Estate LLC and related entities for Charter Day: removed from the consent agenda and tabled to the May 12, 2026 meeting by committee motion.
• Ordinance 2595 — Accepting a riparian‑zone conservation easement at 34 Cherry Lane (Block 1101, Lot 6): opened for public hearing, no public comment; adopted by roll call vote.
• Ordinance 2596 — Accepting a detention‑basin drainage and access easement at 24 Rocky Lane (Block 3602, Lot 5): introduced on first reading and scheduled for public hearing on May 12, 2026.
• Ordinance 2597 — Capital appropriation ordinance ($6,250,380 for various capital improvements): introduced on first reading and scheduled for public hearing on May 12, 2026.
Votes and motions were recorded by Christie, the clerk; roll calls recorded all present committee members voting in favor on adopted items where noted. Items removed from the consent agenda will return to the committee on May 12, 2026 for further consideration.
