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Council member defends Freehold Borough’s response to street-paving complaints
Summary
At a Sept. 28 special meeting, a council member rebutted social-media claims that the council delayed action on local street paving, saying staff inspected the cited street and that the council had been "on top" of paving work; the council also adopted consent items CR1 and CR2 and adjourned.
A council member at a Freehold Borough special meeting on Sept. 28, 2025, pushed back against social-media posts that said the borough failed to act on street-paving requests, saying the council and mayor had been addressing road repairs.
The council member said they had reported problems on "Mmouth Avenue" (phrase taken from the meeting record) to a staff member identified in the record as Mr. Gallow. The council member recounted that Mr. Gallow inspected the street and told them, "You were absolutely right. We need to get this paved." The member added, "This council, this mayor and council have been on top of the street paving situation from day one," and asked residents not to share what they described as misinformation on social media.
The council also took routine business action: an unnamed member moved to adopt consent-agenda items CR1 and CR2, and the council approved the motion by roll call. Council members who recorded affirmative votes included Council person Freeman, Counciloman Jordan, Councilman Rice, Councilwoman Rogers and Councilwoman Shutter; the presiding officer announced the consent agenda items CR1 and CR2 were adopted.
The public-comment period produced no speakers; the presiding officer closed public comment after noting no one from the audience stepped forward. Members used the council-comments portion for the paving rebuttal and several brief announcements, including a reminder of a 6:30 p.m. park event and a notice that flu shots would be offered in the council chamber at 10:00 a.m. the next morning.
A motion to adjourn carried by roll call following the announcements, and the special meeting ended after the affirmative votes were recorded.
The meeting opened with the statutory notice required by chapter 231, 1975, Public Meetings Act, and a roll-call attendance that listed Mayor Kane and the councilmembers named above.
