Township Committee Meeting Tonight?

Can anyone please confirm the time of the Town Council meeting tonight at Town Hall? Their website says 7:00 but various neighbors have told me anything from 7:30-8:30. Anyone know for sure?

TIA!

Closed session starts at 7:00 pm. Public session usually begins at 7:30.

joan_crystal said:
Closed session starts at 7:00 pm. Public session usually begins at 7:30.

Yes, exactly what Joan said. They will not start the public session before 7:30, and usually will begin within a few minutes of that time in my experience. If you show up at 7, you'll be sitting in an empty room for a while. If you want to speak, there are two public comment periods. One is near the beginning of the meeting, the other near the end. I think the first is formally resolved for comments regarding items on the agenda, but I don't think they hold folks to that too strictly. The latter period is totally open to whatever people want to say.

Point of Order.

It's the Township Committee.

Carry on.

mrincredible said:
Point of Order.
It's the Township Committee.
Carry on.

I stand corrected, Mr. Parliamentarian.

Thank you all!

So did anything exciting occur

The building at Springfield Ave and Burnett has been stopped. They are taking too long( like almost a year behind schedule) so we will see what happens next.

mrincredible said:
Point of Order.
It's the Township Committee.
Carry on.

You mean the town board?

ArchBroad said:
So did anything exciting occur

Yes! Read all about it here:

.... Well, I was going to paste a link but apparently I can't do that from my phone, so... Go to villagegreennj.com and look on the home page for the article "After Child is Struck, Maplewood Residents Demand Improved Traffic Safety".

Here it is, @jed:

(It was quite a meeting, with strong emotion and anger among residents still seemingly traumatized by the accident.}

http://villagegreennj.com/towns/government/child-struck-maplewood-residents-demand-improved-traffic-safety/

In the wake of a 7-year-old child being struck by a car in a crosswalk at Prospect Street last week, a group of angry and concerned residents voiced their frustration to the Maplewood Township Committee Tuesday night about what they see as the town’s lack of action against speeding and unsafe driving.

Neighbors near where the incident took place, on Prospect Street and Lexington Avenue in the Hilton section, spoke of witnessing numerous accidents and near-accidents over the years, and of cars and trucks disregarding speed limits and stop signs. Residents demanded that the town install more speed humps, crack down on speeding and other violations, and improve signage, among numerous other steps.

“It’s time to do something meaningful,” said Indiana Street resident Joshua Thomas.

Todd Warner, who lives near where the accident took place, presented a petition with more than 600 signatures asking the town to install speed humps and enforce traffic laws near the intersection.

....

The father of the second-grade Tuscan student who was struck told the governing body how devastating the accident was to his family, and took issue with “[in]accurate and insensitive” police accounts that he said gave the “impression the driver was not at fault” and that diminished the extent of his son’s injuries.

“I went to the hospital and I saw him,” said the father, his voice quavering and wiping away tears. “…and I can tell you it is serious to be a 7-year-old boy and hit by a vehicle.” He implored the Township Committee to “do everything in your power to take it seriously.”

“I want to apologize if you feel we misrepresented anything about the accident,” said Mayor Vic DeLuca. “That wasn’t our intention and I’m sorry you felt that way.”

Thanks, @cmaynard!