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Boonton council approves Main Street event closures, police coin-toss fundraiser and accepts DPW assistant superintendent resignation
Summary
Council approved Main Street closures for 1st Fridays (June 6 and Oct. 3), approved the annual police coin-toss fundraiser May 14–16 pending requirements, moved and adopted the consent agenda (Resolutions 25-109–25-115), and accepted the resignation of an assistant DPW superintendent (effective date not specified).
The Boonton Mayor and Town Council approved multiple community and personnel matters during the meeting.
A request from Boonton Main Street (letter from Executive Director Natalie Spendol) to close portions of Main Street for 1st Friday events on June 6 and Oct. 3 (approx. 4–9 p.m.) was discussed; council members asked about cross-streets to be closed but approved the closures and delegated final details to the organizer and staff.
Council also approved the police department’s annual coin-toss fundraiser scheduled for May 14–16 (4 p.m. to sundown), with the approval conditioned on meeting standard requirements such as insurance.
A resignation letter from the assistant superintendent of the Department of Public Works was read; the council moved to accept the resignation regretfully. The transcript did not provide a clear effective date for the resignation and the record here lists the effective date as not specified.
The consent agenda (Resolutions 25-109 through 25-115) was moved forward and adopted on a roll-call vote; council members also welcomed new officer Christian Roas, who was present at the meeting.
Why it matters: Approvals allow scheduled community events to proceed and the acceptance of a DPW resignation starts an administrative transition. The consent agenda moves routine business and personnel actions through without separate debate.
