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Workshop reviews municipal budget introduction, roof and sidewalk repairs and community event requests
Summary
Officials introduced the municipal budget for public hearing in April and discussed capital projects including a roof and siding replacement with bid authorization, repairs to sidewalks and parking, and event fee waivers for Stockton University and Woodland Ladies Auxiliary fundraisers.
The township clerk, Mary Alice, told the workshop the municipal budget would be introduced tonight with a public hearing set for the April meeting and that there would be no increase in the budget. She said money was being set aside for capital repairs including roof replacement, parking-lot work, sidewalks and a well at the firehouse.
Why it matters: Officials flagged planned capital work that will require bids and spending (roof replacement figures discussed ranged from tens of thousands up to $71,000 depending on scope) and asked the township engineer to prepare bid specifications so the work can be put out to bid.
Public events and fee waivers: Mary Alice said the township had three event applications: a Stockton University bicycle fundraiser (standard fee waiver practice) and two Woodland Ladies Auxiliary requests — a craft fair on May 3 and a weekly farmers market from June 28 to Aug. 30. The applicants requested fee waivers because the events are fundraisers.
Procurement and cost discussion: Councilors discussed quotes for roofing and siding, the cost of materials (plywood, ice-and-water shield, moisture/temperature barriers) and tradeoffs between vinyl siding that looks like cedar versus real cedar. Members debated whether to accept the co-op quote or advertise their own bids and directed the engineer to prepare bid packages for the roof work.
Other business and next steps: The clerk noted raffle license items and a pending firehouse auto contract to be scheduled for the regular meeting. After public comment the committee moved to adjourn; a roll-call voice vote was recorded in favor and the workshop ended.
The transcript records discussion and direction to proceed with bidding and to return budget documents for the April public hearing; no final contracts were awarded in this workshop.
