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Audubon commissioners adopt $1 million bond ordinance, update traffic code and approve routine resolutions
Summary
At its Oct. 18, 2022 meeting the Audubon Borough Board of Commissioners adopted a $1,000,000 bond ordinance and a traffic-code amendment, approved a series of resolutions including appointments and tax deductions, and heard resident complaints about speeding on W. Atlantic Avenue prompting a police traffic study.
The Audubon Borough Board of Commissioners on Oct. 18 adopted Ordinance 2022-05, a bond ordinance appropriating $1,000,000 for equipment purchases and capital improvements, and approved Ordinance 2022-06 amending the borough's traffic code, both by unanimous roll-call votes. Commissioners also approved a slate of routine resolutions covering 2023 meeting dates, appointments, tax deductions and other municipal business.
The bond ordinance (Ordinance 2022-05) had been introduced Sept. 20 and was the subject of a public hearing Oct. 18; no members of the public spoke on the ordinance before the commissioners voted to adopt it. Commissioner Lee made the motion to adopt; Commissioner Whitman seconded; the vote was recorded as unanimous. Ordinance 2022-06, which amends Chapter 62 (Traffic and Vehicles) of the borough code, was similarly adopted following its public hearing.
Among the resolutions approved were Resolution 2022-120 (adoption of 2023 meeting dates); Resolution 2022-121 appointing Kurt Bicking as emergency management coordinator; Resolution 2022-122 approving Sean Downing, Dylon Vandergrift and Tyler Spanier as members of the Audubon Fire Department; Resolution 2022-123 accepting the 2021 municipal audit; Resolution 2022-124 authorizing a social affairs permit for Dec. 3, 2022 for the Lambda Tau alumni chapter of Lambda Theta Phi; a series of tax-exemption and deduction resolutions for veterans and seniors (Resolutions 2022-125 through 2022-129); Resolution 2022-130 authorizing payment of October bills; and Resolution 2022-131 authorizing a three-year shared-service agreement with the Borough of Tavistock for municipal court services. Nearly all items were introduced by Commissioners Whitman or Lee and approved without discussion.
During the public-comment period, residents Josie Raum (234 W. Atlantic Ave.) and Joh Gady (216 W. Atlantic Ave.) urged the borough to address vehicle speeding and the lack of speed-limit signs on W. Atlantic Avenue, saying a recent DUI had heightened concerns for children playing outside. "The vehicles speeding on W. Atlantic Avenue have been a problem," the residents said, adding there were no speed-limit signs in the area. Police Captain Dave Bauer said, "the first thing they could do is to put the traffic sign out on the street," and the department will conduct a traffic study in the area. Commissioner Lee confirmed the police would perform the study. Mayor Jakubowski said he would contact Camden County officials because W. Atlantic is a county road and asked about the possibility of a solar speed sign; Borough Administrator David Taraschi said he would reach out to PSE&G to arrange meetings on road conditions.
The commission approved Resolution 2022-132 to enter closed session for a personnel matter; those present then reconvened in public with no personnel details disclosed. Commissioner Lee moved to adjourn at 7:45 p.m.; Commissioner Whitman seconded.
The meeting record lists attendees as Mayor Jakubowski; Commissioners Lee and Whitman; Borough Administrator David Taraschi; Solicitors Sal Siciliano and Jennifer McPeak; Police Captain Dave Bauer; and Borough Clerk Bonnie Taft.
