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Southampton committee approves liquor-license renewals, project payments and personnel reappointment
Summary
At its June 17 meeting, the Township Committee approved multiple resolutions renewing liquor licenses, releasing retainage and performance bonds for the Red Lion Recreation Complex Phase III, authorized contract payments, approved tax-collector adjustments, reappointed the tax assessor, and authorized a county park grant application; most votes were unanimous and one bill payment saw an abstention.
The Southampton Township Committee adopted a package of routine and project-related resolutions during its June 17 meeting.
License renewals: The Committee approved Resolutions 2025-71 through 2025-75 renewing alcoholic beverage licenses for 1720 Rt 206 LLC, Ott Burns Venture, LLC, New Vincentown Diner, Inc., DiPaolos Red Lion Inn, Inc., and Prakashanand, Inc. (all adopted by roll-call vote with the five members affirmative).
Project payments and releases: The Committee approved Resolution 2025-76 (retainage release final for Red Lion Recreation Complex/Good Farm Phase III), Resolution 2025-78 (performance bond release for Good Farm Phase III) and Resolution 2025-79 (Payment No. 1 for Retreat Road Phase III reconstruction). The Committee also approved Resolution 2025-77 to permit insertion of special revenue into the budget pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:4-87.
Tax adjustments and licenses: Resolutions 2025-80 through 2025-83 authorized various tax-collector adjustments, and the Committee approved Resolution 2025-84 to submit an NJDOT Municipal Aid grant application for Retreat Road Phase V.
Personnel and grants: Following executive session, the Committee reappointed Troy Macpherson as tax assessor (Resolution 2025-86) and approved Resolution 2025-88 to apply for Burlington County Municipal Park Development Program funds for recreation-area and town-hall basketball-court improvements.
Bills and licenses: The Committee approved kennel and storage-container licenses unanimously. The bills-for-payment vote passed with four affirmative votes and one abstention by Committeeman William Raftery.
Executive session: Resolution 2025-85 authorizing an executive session for attorney–client privilege was adopted; the Committee entered executive session at 6:51 p.m. and returned at 7:32 p.m.
All final votes referenced in the meeting record were recorded as unanimous except where noted (Raftery abstained on the bills payment).
