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Lebanon Township Committee adopts routine municipal measures, approves grants and ARPA-funded purchases
Summary
At its July 17 meeting the committee hired a police officer, accepted a $66,000 DCA recreational improvement grant, authorized two NJDOT grant applications for road resurfacing, awarded ARPA‑funded flooring contracts, approved administrative refunds and tax-exemptions, and approved purchases and appointments; one liquor-license transfer was tabled.
Lebanon Township’s Committee adopted multiple routine municipal measures at its July 17 regular meeting, including personnel appointments, grant acceptances, procurement awards and administrative refunds.
The Committee unanimously adopted Resolution No. 111‑2024 to hire Sean McNerney as a Police Officer, 5th Class, effective July 17, 2024, at an annual salary of $78,829.09; Chief Jason Cronce provided background information, and Mayor Beverly Koehler administered the oath of office. The Committee accepted a New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Fiscal Year 2024 Recreational Improvement Grant in the amount of $66,000 and authorized the Mayor and Township Clerk to execute the grant agreement.
The Township approved staff-submitted applications to the New Jersey Department of Transportation for two resurfacing projects — Maple Lane (MA‑2025 00211) and Teetertown Road (MA‑2025 00210) — and authorized the Mayor and Clerk to execute any resulting grant agreements. The Committee awarded two flooring contracts to Hannon Floors under a New Jersey State Co‑Op contract: $54,533.10 for the municipal building and $29,499.06 for the Police Department; the resolutions specify payment from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and included Chief Financial Officer certification of fund availability.
Other administrative actions included authorization to refund Board of Adjustment escrow balances ($203.60 to Robert Campolattaro; $392.50 to William Soltesz), continuation of Frances Suchovic’s per‑diem employment at the Bunnvale Library at $15.30/hour for a 90‑day term, and approval to renew a plenary retail consumption liquor license for OnoRosa Inc. for the 2024–2025 licensing term (Mayor Koehler noted and corrected a prior misspelling in the resolution title).
The Committee also approved a $6,485 ARPA‑funded purchase for a fire alarm system at Station 3, appointed Celia Vuocolo as an alternate member of the Environmental & Open Space Commission (term to Dec. 31, 2025), reviewed municipal door replacement quotes and tabled museum fascia/soffit repairs until August 21 to obtain additional information, and received an update that the Township Engineer is reviewing use of a $750,000 HUD road improvement grant. The Committee approved the July 17 bill list totaling $227,147.87 and directed the Mayor to follow up with the CFO on a payment to local schools that was not listed.
The Committee approved a solicitor’s license for Trinity Solar, LLC and voted to request an egg‑mass survey from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture related to LDD (gypsy moth), after a presentation from EOSC Chair Sharon Petzinger. A person‑to‑person transfer of a liquor license to LAM Restaurant Group, LLC (419 Route 513) was reviewed but tabled because the transfer was not ready to occur.
The meeting included an executive session to discuss collective bargaining, potential real property matters, pending litigation (NAR Group, LLC), attorney‑client privileged legal advice and personnel matters; the Committee entered executive session at 8:21 p.m. and reconvened at 10:30 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 10:30 p.m.
