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Attendees question police presence and raise social-media dispute during public comment
Summary
Public commenters used the open-comment period to press the committee about a recent Saddle Brook meeting notice and to question why two police officers were at the meeting; the chair urged participants to keep personal disputes out of township business.
During public comment, residents confronted a mix of personal and procedural concerns, including complaints about social-media posts tied to an elected official and questions about police presence at the meeting.
One attendee asked, "Why are there two police here?" and suggested officers would be better used patrolling the streets. The chair told speakers to keep personal disputes out of the township meeting and to focus remarks on township business. Another attendee said they were disappointed about not receiving notice of a Saddle Brook meeting they wanted to attend.
The exchange drew several committee interventions asking participants to limit personal disputes and confine remarks to agenda-related matters; no formal action or policy change resulted from the conversation.
