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TEANECK, YOU CAN NOW VOTE YES ON MUNICIPAL QUESTIONS AT THE RODDA CENTER

Early voting is done on a Tablet. It is not your regular polling machine.

Every Teaneck voter is supposed to be informed by poll workers of how they can use the tablet to vote on the Municipal Questions. Many voters report having to try 2-10 times to vote yes (even with help from poll workers). 

Poll workers are actually able to watch you vote when you ask for help.

To vote YES on municipal questions, do the following:

This is the only way to vote on the tablet during early voting from Oct. 23rd to Oct. 31st. 

Please alert everyone possible to ZOOM IN to Municipal Questions #1 and #2 and #voteYEStwice!  

Please spread the word.

This week the State of NJ announced that $100M will be distributed to NJ municipalities for open space and recreation funding in 2021, followed by double that amount in 2022. This announcement brought good news and bad news.

The good news was for Teaneck’s neighbors, Hackensack and Englewood. They got exactly what they asked for:

• For Hackensack: $1.2M for Park Improvements

• For Englewood: $525K for Jones Road Area Restoration

The bad news was for Teaneck. Teaneck had submitted applications for two projects totaling $750K: Hawthorne Pool Restoration and a Rodda Center heating System. Teaneck got nothing.

Town officials scoff every time a Teaneck resident says we are missing out on various types of Green Acres state funding. For 13 years, the Township’s Planning Board has failed to approve an Open Space and Recreation Plan. This Plan is required by the state once every 10 years. As Teaneck Voices pointed out last week, the Planning Board has been delaying the discussion and approval of the draft Open Space and Recreation Plan for which we paid an expert $10,000 two years ago. (See: “This Land is Your Land, This Land Is My Land: IS IT?” in last week’s issue 

In that draft OSRP report, there is an account of how problematic is the Town’s version of the “protected land” on its Recreation and Open Space Inventory (ROSI). The Town’s inventory is radically different from what the State lists as Teaneck’s protected land.

The truth is that no grant funds would ever flow from the State to Teaneck until the Town and State Recreation and Open Space Inventories are fully reconciled.

The blunders outlined above are just a few of many. They point to deeply flawed and fraught projects and processes, followed by expensive litigation in court, and increasing resident resentment. They also point to a commitment by this Council and its land use boards to higher-density developments at the expense of green space.

Teaneck Voices believes there is an underlying problem: a lack of adequate decision-maker expertise and competence. If there are members of our land use boards with relevant certified land use expertise, they have not identified themselves or shown themselves to have it. The people appointed to our land use boards are residents without the training or experience to decide how a mature suburban Town should be guiding its choices to create a sustainable future.

By its own legal code, and supported by NJ state statute, Teaneck requires a Site Plan Review Advisory Board (SPRAB). This Board is the only code-defined advisory board which requires its members to have land use expertise. Four of its nine members must have engineering or architecture degrees. The code requires most significant development site plans to be reviewed by the SPRAB before they come to either the Planning Board or the Board of Adjustment.

So, Teaneck actually possesses a built-in requirement to assure expertise in its land-use decisions. (Click Here).

It has not functioned since 2016. Council has made no appointments to this Board for five years. Even though our town code requires this board, it is nowhere to be found on the Town website.

Teaneck Voices believes that active advocacy with our Council for a well-chosen Site Plan Review Advisory Board is an essential first step toward repairing a land use decision-process that lacks the required expertise and legal awareness. Appointing a strong Site Plan Review Advisory Board would also allow our Township to operate within the framework of its own laws. A win for all of us!

Editor's Note: All seven BOE candidates were invited to write a short statement for Teaneck Voices. The six who responded are included here.

I believe the most important elections are at the bottom of the ballot, the Board of Education most of all. My name is Victoria Fisher, and I am running for re-election to the Board along with incredible newcomers Dennis Klein and Jonathan Rodriguez.

During my time on the Board, I have fought for and achieved our community-wide dream of fulltime universal pre-k, fully funded with state and federal grants. I have advocated for a more inclusive and equitable student and staff experience. I have worked to ensure that our budget maximizes our tax dollars for student achievement. I am guided always by our students first, followed closely by our staff, families, and community at large.

Today, the most pressing task facing Board of Education Trustees is pandemic recovery. Teaneck was devastated by COVID-19. We have endured eighteen months of loss, grief, and isolation. The Board must address the resulting academic and social emotional needs of our students as we cautiously proceed into uncharted waters.

If there is a silver lining to COVID, it is that we have proven that public schools can adapt and change in ways previously thought impossible. We witnessed teachers and staff adjust to meet the changing and varied needs of our students, through technology, one-on-one lessons, independent study, and differentiated learning paths.

Dennis, Jonathan and I are uniquely prepared to capitalize on this momentum and work with our staff, families, community leaders, and academic experts to innovate to the furthest extent possible.

I am asking you to support Dennis Klein, Victoria Fisher and Jonathan Rodriguez. We are champions for public education and together we will fight to make sure every dollar invested in our schools goes towards student achievement. Please vote early and go straight to the bottom of your ballot to Vote 1-2-3.

My name is Rachel Secemski, and I am a candidate for a seat on the Teaneck Board of Education. My husband Gabe and I have lived in Teaneck for 17 years, and we are the parents of four children ages 13, 8, and 5 year old twins. Professionally, I have a Doctorate in Physical Therapy and work with Special Needs children and well as in Adult and Geriatric Rehabilitation. During the pandemic, I had the privilege of working on the frontlines at the Field Medical Stations set up by the National Guard and the Department of Health.

My 8 year old son has been a Special Education student in TPS since the age of 4, and while we were encouraged by his program in the Bryant School, we found his elementary school experience lacking in many areas. The problems became especially egregious during the pandemic, when decisions were made by the BOE based on feelings rather than facts. Specifically, the determination to maintain virtual learning caused regression in all students, but especially in our most vulnerable Special Education community.

If elected, I would be the only healthcare provider on the Board and would be able to recommend guidance to help keep our school open successfully. I have the expertise, both personally and professionally, to correct mistakes that have been made and to plan a positive move to the future. I am ready to work alongside the BOE, Administration, and our Superintendent to take a deeper look into the budget to insure that more of our tax dollars go directly into the classrooms.

I care deeply about the future of the children in TPS and look forward to having the opportunity to provide for them a positive and productive educational experience.

Hello everyone, Jonathan Rodriguez (#3) here. I was raised in Teaneck, as were my parents. My wife Andrea and I currently have a son in Kindergarten at the Theodora Smiley Lacey school and an infant who will eventually join the Teaneck Public School community.

I’m a performing arts teacher in Newark and at the Mayo Performing Arts Center where I teach classes with The Miracle Project, a program that offers theater classes to students on the autism spectrum and with other special needs.

I'm running for the Teaneck Board of Education because my goal is to reinvigorate our arts education programming from PreK-12. The arts teach vital skills like self-confidence, the ability to self-evaluate and self-regulate, working with diverse groups towards a common goal, public speaking, and creative thinking, just to name a few. A thriving arts education is a hallmark of an elite school system and is necessary to nurture life-long learners and free thinkers.

I’m running for BOE to ensure that every teacher in our system has the tools and support they need to connect with their students on a personal level. When teachers truly know and see their students, they motivate and excite them. This leads to students feeling more engaged, and engagement leads to student achievement.

We are just coming out of the pandemic where connection was hard to come by. I believe connection is our key to catching our kids up and moving on stronger than ever.

Along with my running mates Dennis Klein (#1) and Victoria Fisher (#2), I know we can protect and improve our public schools. Every Teaneck taxpayer funds the schools, and the three of us will make sure that your money is spent wisely with the student’s well being and success being held paramount.

My name is Dennis Klein and I am running for the Teaneck Board of Education. I and my wife Libby have three children whose education in Teaneck's public schools (two children) and a Jewish day school has been superb and rewarding. As a Teaneck resident for 35 years I have come to love this town–its remarkable civic energy and purpose. I’ve also come to see how our public schools can and must play a substantial role in benefiting all residents.

Complementing my 25-year involvement as a full professor with a Ph.D. at Kean University in national conversations about bridging gaps, I’ve taken a deep interest in their local manifestations. This is why I’ve advocated for restorative practices in our public schools – a program that brings both sides of a conflict together for expression, negotiation, and reconciliation. It is why I’ve served on the high school’s Forum advisory board in order to promote community service, and why I supported my daughter’s role in forming a high school committee to promote young women as leaders.

It is why I am advocating for public education as a community-wide resource. As the founder of Fair Trade Teaneck we invited high school students to advocate for economic justice; with their help, Teaneck became the 21st Fair Trade town in the United States. And it is why I serve as a consultant to the memorial project on the township green in order to involve students in commemorating two distinct but not unrelated tragedies – the enslavement of African-Americans and the eradication of European Jewry.

Improved academic performance is an essential work in progress. So is our renewal of faith in our public schools’ potential to inspire town wide restorative civic energy and purpose. I’m in this election with my partners, BOE candidates Victoria Fisher and Jonathan Rodriguez, to get us there.

As the Chair of the Advisory Board on Community Relations, I have concluded that the differences among the members of my Teaneck family have resulted in serious divisiveness that has also affected our schools.

I am running for the Teaneck Board of Education because I believe that we can embrace the future through i) loyalty to the stakeholders, ii) eliminating waste in our budget, and iii) understanding the new job market.

+Loyalty to the Stakeholders

Although most of our Board members mean well, there are signs of egotistical agendas within the current roster. The attempt to fire Dr. Irving less than a year after awarding him a multi-year contract is a sign of such agendas.

Teaneck has gone through five superintendents within the last 13 years. Would you invest in a company that replaces its CEO every 3 years? A new perspective is needed.

+Eliminating waste in our budget

Some of the repercussions of an incoherent Board is unnecessary spending and projects that look good on the press releases but are not done right.

 -Firing Dr. Irving would have cost the District money that could be put to better use.

 -If you drive on Teaneck Road, you can notice the broken solar panels by TJ.

 -We were promised 9 pre-k classrooms at the Theodora Lacey building. We ended up with 7 at Bryant and an unneeded administration building.

+New job market

Between my different credentials, my life insurance, project management, and IT licenses have been more valuable than my MBA.

While a four-year degree remains the standard, the job market is becoming more and more agnostic to degrees. A 21st century education offers high school graduates different pathways including vocational training, and computer networking and programming certifications.

All in all, the future is bright if the present is well-diagnosed.

Thank you for this opportunity to introduce myself.

I am a proud graduate of Cherry Hill public schools, where I played lacrosse, edited the yearbook, was in marching band, and studied painting in addition to my schoolwork. Public education served me well, allowing me to earn scholarships to Harvard College and Columbia Law School, graduating both with high honors. After graduation I practiced law in Washington, DC and formed my family, moving to Teaneck in 2007. I raised my five daughters here with my husband, Martin Ramirez, who previously served on the BOE. I currently split my time between my law practice and management consulting to educational nonprofits.

My passion for education and children goes back many years. I was a Big Sister through Boston public schools, completed education coursework and student taught, and served as a child advocate in the legal system in NY and Philadelphia. Raising my children, I saw the impact of learning differences and emphasized literacy and math proficiency as the basis for everything else.

I am running because I deeply believe there needs to be a plan in place to help remediate from the inevitable covid-related learning losses. We can’t simply return to the same instruction and expect kids to catch up. Moreover there are social and emotional challenges of the pandemic that our teachers must be trained to face. We need to find incentives for all our students to create a community of high achievers. We also need to support our parents after this challenging year. Fiscal responsibility means more money for the classroom.

If elected I will seek to implement:

“Mom, why does that car park by the trees every night?” A very young Denise Stanford Belcher, now Broker/Owner of XCEED Realty LLP and Director of the School of Real Estate Studies of Teaneck, asked after seeing the same car park on their Englewood block night after night. Mom said, “That woman doesn’t have a home. She has two children to care for and protect, so they live in their car and park here because it’s safe.” Within days my mother had reached out to help that woman find a place to live.

From that early time in her life, Denise decided what she wanted to do. She wanted not only to help people to have safe and comfortable places to live, but she also wanted to help young people to have fulfilling lives through self-determination and economic empowerment.

Denise’s parents were investors. Not the Goldman Sachs type of investors, but grassroots investors. They moved to Englewood from Alabama in 1950 to escape Jim Crow. However, they visited back home regularly. Denise’s grandfather had bought a 450-acre farm in the 1920s and her dad was responsible for maintaining it, paying taxes, cutting timber, and holding financial responsibility. Though he had not finished high school, Denise’s dad was a whiz at math, so “investing” came naturally to him.

Back in Englewood, her parents began investing – buying two-family houses, repairing, and renovating them, and then renting and selling them. Learning from her father a young Denise absorbed his values, his work ethic, and his commitment to family and community.

Denise’s family were also activists. Denise describes herself as her mother’s “civil rights baby.” As a toddler, Denise’s mother took her to meetings with former freedom rider, then-Assemblymember (later state senator) Byron Baer. Learning at her mother’s knee, Denise absorbed the spirit and struggle of the civil rights activists and a commitment to Equality and Equity of opportunity and outcome and the power of Voters’ Rights.

Denise Belcher graduated from Morgan State University, a Historic Black College in Baltimore. She was recruited out of college by a Container Transportation company. The company exported and imported cargo throughout the world. As a business administration major with a minor in marketing, Denise knew she wanted to start her career in Sales. As their first Black woman in their management training program, the company’s idea was to move her to operations management and place her in a Port facility – a nice safe hidden place for their first! Denise persisted and fought her way into sales and was finally given her territory - the entire state of Florida - selling to US exporters into the European Trade. Every single major citrus grower was her client.

“As a Black woman you develop a tough skin, navigating the business world as a 'first' meant I encountered blatant and subtle racism and sexism. This was a white male dominated industry that was in many cases reluctant to welcome a black woman into their world.” This manifested itself once for a sales event at a country club that at that time allowed no Black people or women into its membership,

Her “tough skin” stood her in good stead as she fought her way into sales and was finally given her own territory - the state of Florida. In a few short years she returned to New Jersey selling for the same company and continued to set records and break barriers. True to her passion and purpose she launched her entrepreneurial career in real estate in 1984.

Denise’s core belief is that knowledge is power, and that real estate is a great vehicle to create and sustain wealth. She started XCEED Realty, a full-service real estate brokerage that handles Residential, Commercial Sales, Leasing and Investor Services.

Since founding the School of Real Estate Studies in 2008, the school has successfully graduated hundreds of students. Denise most recently secured a partnership as a Training Provider with NJ Department of Labor.

Denise is actively involved with the local community through both business and civic programs. She is a member of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Bergen Passaic Chapter, member of the National Association of Real Estate Broker (NAREB), member of National Association of Realtors (NAR) and member of the African American Chamber of Commerce (AACCNJ), Minister at Christian International Church, and former President of the Teaneck Chamber of Commerce.

The last eighteen months have brought Denise and her family tough times. Early in 2020 Denise committed to serving the Teaneck community by running for a seat on the Township Council. Within three weeks of her campaign kickoff, she and her husband Eric had to close their real estate office mandated by the NJREC. Within the next three weeks, Eric, a retired Lieutenant in NJ law enforcement, had succumbed to Covid.

Denise says that faith in God has guided her through. “My Faith in God is my North Star. My most important role right now is to be Mom to my two daughters.”

And she will continue her real estate business as guided by her parents. “In real estate you are dealing with people’s lives. I will continue to grow my businesses and give back by mentoring young entrepreneurs, supporting Affordable Housing Initiatives and give what I know to support my clients and community” she says.

She continues to live by the values she truly learned from her parents – integrity, honesty, openness, and hard work. And her faith in God.

“There is much work to be done and there are many causes to fight because disparities exist in many arenas from housing, economic and environmental injustices. I believe that you should Lift others as you Climb. I am inspired by the many who have come before me on whose shoulders that I stand. They are my rocket fuel that propels me to believe that nothing is impossible”.

I am a working mom and a change agent in a busy household – always looking for ways to make life more efficient. Naturally, when I was told that a petition to move our town’s municipal elections to coincide with the general elections in November was gathering momentum, I was thrilled. Thrilled enough to be a co-petitioner! (Teaneck has a non-partisan council and is governed by the Faulkner Act, a law that enables voter initiatives to be placed on the ballot).

From Teaneck’s election data, it is obvious that Teaneck voters mindfully vote in November elections rather than May (since 2012 the voter turnout in November elections has been 78% higher than the turnout in May). And the bonus is that November elections are paid for by the county, saving taxpayer money of roughly $50,000 available for better use in our library or parks. Our team reasoned that if Ridgewood, Jersey City, Manchester Township, Hoboken and Newton had done it before so why not 125-year-old glorious Teaneck! We didn’t want to be a straggler town!

Around the same time, a team of environmental activists, led by our local legendary hero Ms. Paula Rogovin, launched the petition to bring renewable sources of energy through a community choice aggregation program to Teaneck. This initiative will help protect our health through environmental integrity for generations to come. And besides cleaning up air pollution and bringing positive climate action, we can also save money on our utility bills, thanks to the power of bulk purchasing.

Our grassroots movement grew stronger every week, from tens to hundreds of active volunteers. The road traversed was not easy but we did it. Almost five thousand signatures, droves of volunteers canvassing for four and a half months, and two winning court cases later (Thank you Judge Wilson), the two municipal questions to 1) move elections to November and 2) bring renewable energy to Teaneck are now on the ballot. (You may have noticed our highly popular social media campaigns trending wildly under the hashtag #voteyestwice).

Now it is up to the people of Teaneck to vote in favor of these initiatives to bring democracy and clean energy to Teaneck. The early signs are promising - we find that residents all over town are enthusiastically supporting the questions as demonstrated by the participation at our rallies, the lawn signs popping up and financial support (a flourishing campaign surplus) given to our grassroots team. This is true democracy!

During the exhilarating moments of door-knocking and canvassing when we met hundreds of residents, all of whom are trying to make life simpler, affirmed that we are more alike than different. Everywhere we went, we got a resounding YES for democracy and clean energy! Positive meaningful change is afoot in Teaneck! Vote YES twice on both municipal questions 1 and 2 and be a positive change agent in our beautiful town.

Teaneck High School, the Castle on the Hill, is the shining gem of the Teaneck Public School District, with a 93% graduation rate and students attending top colleges and universities.

I am a proud member of the Teaneck High School Class of 1959. At our 50th Class Reunion, we decided to give Class of 1959 Scholarships to at least two graduating seniors each year, funded by class members. Each year our class donations have grown, so that this year, 2021, THS ’59 awarded six scholarships. With the $11,300 donated this year, our total in scholarships awarded to our young fellow alums is $92,950.

The recipients of the Class of 1959 Scholarships are outstanding in their academic, extra-curricular and community achievements.

Among Colleges and Universities attended by our recipients are Columbia, Northwestern, Renssalaer, Wesleyan, Yale, Brown, Bryn Mawr, and the University of South Carolina. Among their majors are Biology/Medicine, Neuroscience/Medicine, Nursing, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil and Electrical Engineering, Environmental Science and Policy.

Many students who have won Oscars and Emmys got their early training at Teaneck High School. And we would love to honor them by granting scholarships to their successors. But to our profound regret, the nationally recognized Teaneck High program that produced these successes fell victim to the $6.1 million cut to the school budget made by the Teaneck Council majority in 2010.

Among the almost one hundred members of the Class of ’59 donors, I will mention two.

Judge Gabrielle Kirk McDonald. Gaby earned her law degree from Howard University and started her career as a staff attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. In 1979, she was the first African American to be appointed to the federal bench in Texas (and the South).

In 1993, Gaby received the highest number of votes from the General Assembly of the United Nations and served on the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, becoming the Tribunal’s President in 1997. From 2001 until her retirement in 2013, she served as an arbitrator on the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague.

As a side note, Gaby hired Teaneck’s Renee Pruitt to work with her in The Hague, where Renee met her husband Sodigi Karibi-Whyte. Their oldest son, Odein, is one of the leaders of Teaneck’s Black Lives Matter Mural Committee.

Judge Gabrielle Kirk McDonald contributes every year to the scholarships for outstanding Teaneck High School students.

David J. Stern. David was the Commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1984 to 2014. He died on January 1, 2020. Several of us were invited to David’s memorial service at Radio City Music Hall, packed with NBA legends and a lifetime of friends.

The most poignant moments came when Magic Johnson eulogized David. Recalling his 1991 HIV diagnosis, Johnson believed his career and, more importantly, his life was over. He spoke with tears rolling down his face, “At a time of need 29 years ago, my commissioner turned into my angel.”

At a time when HIV was terrifying almost everyone, and few NBA players were willing to play with or against Johnson for fear of touching him, few will forget that David Stern invited Johnson to return for the 1992 All-Star Game in Orlando and told his sons to shake Mr. Johnson’s hand.

At that game, David famously hugged Johnson – demonstrating to all that contact with HIV was not to be feared. “That game saved my life,” said Johnson…. “I’m gonna miss my angel.”

When David’s two sons came forward to eulogize their father, we Teaneck High School classmates were stunned. The theme of both eulogies was what Teaneck and Teaneck High School had given to them and their father. They reminded us that David Stern had served, pro bono, as Teaneck’s Fair Housing Association’s lawyer in the 1960’s.

The family of Commissioner David J. Stern contributes every year to the scholarships for outstanding Teaneck High School students.

Starting right now, let’s ask all our Teaneck Board of Education candidates to celebrate along with us, the students, the teachers, the administrators and the district they wish to serve. Let us know how your education, skills and talents can further enhance the elementary schools, the middle schools and the Castle on the Hill of this truly extraordinary school district.

Teaneck Residents,

We are less than 2 weeks away from election day, Tuesday, 11/2/21, and Teaneck residents have the opportunity to vote yes on two important municipal questions. Municipal Question #1 will move Teaneck Town Council elections from May to the general election day in November when more people vote. Municipal Question #2 will provide an option to participate in a renewable energy program to all residents.

Several Teaneck Council members have launched attacks on our campaign. We need your help to get a massive YES vote for Municipal Questions #1 and #2! Can you volunteer with us to get out the vote?

Here are ways you can help:

Share these volunteer opportunities with your friends, neighbors, and to the organizations you belong to. Ask people to share this email with their contacts in Teaneck. Ask organizations to share this email with their members.

We all agree that working to change the Town Council elections to November to increase voter participation and working to get Teaneck to provide renewable energy to all residents are both really important both for democracy and for the environment.

Teaneck Voices' Voting Illustration

Monday October 25, 2021 at 7:30pm

By Zoom, but public access by approval of the Chair only - contact Town clerk.

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 8:00pm

Zoom Link with passcode 937954 – for full agenda Click Here

Address these Issues during Good & Welfare:

Resolution 6868 on full agenda p. 132 authorizes the purchase of police officer body cams utilizing funds the Town says is available for this long-delayed purchase. A June 1, 2021 state law – quickly followed by regulations issued by the State Attorney General -mandated that state police officers wear and use these body cams.

When will the purchased equipment enabled by this resolution actually be in use? Why was Camden able to have the body cams five years earlier - in 2016?

NOTE: In October, more than $86,000 is to be paid to the Township Attorney’s law firm for a combination of the firm’s monthly retainer ($20,150) and hourly and related charges primarily for litigation of $64,200 – all of which was billed on October 19 – and included more than $26,000 billed for the litigation to prevent residents from placing two municipal questions on the ballot.

The town lost both cases to the petitioners as Judge Wilson effectively rejected every argument the Town lawyers made.

Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 8:00pm

Zoom Link with passcode is 615530

no agenda information for this meeting was available at press time

Issues you may want to address in public input portions:

The Planning Board Chair on September 30 said that the Board would have to wait until October 14 or 28 to find out the results of the Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) review by the Planner (Elizabeth Leheny). It did not appear on the October 14 agenda. Where is it? Why the delay? Why not adopt the plan as drafted?

Teaneck taxpayers have been slowly paying for this review (now assigned to a third Planner) since March of 2021 (7 months ago).

Meanwhile Teaneck continues to be ineligible for some Green Acres funding for a third year because the Planning Board simply never approves the draft OSRP. In 2021, it got $0 from Green Acres.

At the September 30 meeting, many residents from the Holy Name neighborhoods spoke after receiving a draft of a Master Plan amendment addressing Holy Name zoning and related issues. Most speakers were sharply critical of that draft. Neighbors also pressed the Board on why the Master Plan amendment had preceded completion of an agreement between the HNMC and neighbors concerning deed restrictions on some hospital properties on the western and northern hospital district borders The Chair on 9/30 had indicated that Holy Name issues might be on the agenda at the 10/14 meeting – and they were, for a few hours - before being removed on the afternoon of that 10/14 meeting.

Upcoming week of November 1: Annually the Manager is required by state law to hold public hearing in November with each of the Town’s department heads. Again, this year due to the Pandemic, all of those meetings – open to the public – will be by zoom.

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