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Fairfield Planning Board reorganizes, confirms appointments and carries multiple site-plan items to Feb. 10
Summary
At its Jan. 13 meeting the Fairfield Planning Board elected Paul Capone chair, confirmed annual appointments (board attorney, planner, secretary and transcript service) and voted to carry three pending site-plan matters to the Feb. 10 meeting.
The Fairfield Planning Board on Jan. 13 reorganized for 2026, electing Paul Capone as chairman and confirming several annual appointments before carrying multiple pending site-plan applications to the board's Feb. 10 meeting.
Capone was nominated by Councilman Lefor and seconded by Mr. Gasperini; the nomination was approved by voice vote and Capone took the chair. The board noted that the meeting complied with the Open Public Meetings Act and that notices were posted in local newspapers and online.
The board approved a slate of appointments for the coming year: Peter King of King Mench and Collins as board attorney, Steve Barry as board secretary, Burgess Associates as planning consultant and Jennifer Miller for transcript services. Those grouped appointments were moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
On routine business the board approved minutes from the Dec. 23, 2025 workshop and agreed to carry several applications. Application 2-2025 (Toll, New Jersey 1, LLC; 100 Westbrook Road, block 21101 lot 8.03) and Application 3-2025 (Sapphire Flavors, 6 Commerce Road, minor site plan) were both carried to Feb. 10 at the applicant's request "without further notice," a motion the board approved.
Before adjourning the board approved payment of a Petri Engineering invoice and offered brief closing remarks, including a request that members keep longtime board member Tom Waldrin in their thoughts while he is hospitalized. The next regularly scheduled planning-board hearing is Feb. 10; applicants and representatives were told to coordinate with township staff in the interim.
