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Old Tappan board approves a resolution and votes to enter closed session; sets next steps on master-plan review
Summary
During the workshop the board approved a resolution memorializing a prior variance, voted to go into closed session to discuss pending litigation (docket L4189-23), and agreed on procedural next steps to consolidate comments and advertise a public hearing on the master-plan reexamination.
The Borough of Old Tappan Planning Board approved a resolution memorializing a prior variance, then voted to enter closed session to discuss pending litigation identified in the record as 'TE Holdings v. Borough Council' (docket L4189-23). The board later reopened the workshop to consider a master-plan reexamination and instructed the planner to consolidate member comments and prepare public-notice language ahead of a public hearing.
What happened: A motion to approve the resolution was made and multiple members recorded 'yes' during roll-call responses (members who answered 'yes' in the record included Mister Madia, Mister Jones, Mister Scavafava, Mister DeBean, Mister Kramer and Mister Zarian). Later the board voted to go into closed session under the Open Public Meetings Act to discuss the pending litigation; the motion carried.
Why it matters: The approved resolution memorializes a prior variance action on the record; the closed-session vote placed pending litigation beyond public discussion for now. The master-plan review is proceeding with an explicit timeline for public comment and hearing notice preparation.
