The Hammonton Gazette 10/31/18 Edition | Page 4

Council revises a single line of previously approved ordinance Wednesday, October 31, 2018 • The Hammonton Gazette • Page 3 by Stephen Pistone G azette S taff W riter HaMMONtON—During its meeting on October 22, town con- flict solicitor Brian Howell sat in for Michael Malinsky during the meeting. Howell did not have a so- licitor report to give, but he did al- lude to an ordinance (No. 045-2018) that would be intro- duced later in the meeting by title only. Howell said the ordinance is only proposing to revise a single line within a previously approved ordinance (No. 031-2018) that er- roneously included a reference to the town’s Gateway zoning Dis- trict. the line will now read: “all zoning Districts of the town of Hammonton except Downtown zoning Districts (§175-154.4- §175-154.7).” a motion to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 045- 2018 was made by Councilman Steven furgione, seconded by Councilman Sam rodio and passed unanimously. in other business, frank zuber reported the following personnel items during the town clerk report. (Motion to approve all items made by Councilman Michael torrissi, seconded by Councilman thomas Gribbin and passed unanimously): • accept the resignation of Chris Ballin, submitted on October 5, 2018 with last day of employment October 19, 2018. • accept the retirement letter from Utility Department Senior Operator robert Butkowski, effec- tive as of January 1, 2019. Council members gave their re- ports. Water and Sewer Committee (Councilman Steven Furgione): the Water and Sewer Department has been told it may proceed with the concrete repair work taking place on a clarifier tank at the town’s Waste Water treatment Plant. During the engineer report, robert Vettese, of town engineer- ing firm, adams, rehmann and Heggan (arH) associates pro- vided an update on a roadway opening permit that was requested last month for a section of Ninth Street that is currently scheduled to be resurfaced. Vettese said the request was Now carrying Blush by Hayley Paige and Maggie Sottero We carry gorgeous dresses by: One Sindoni Lane, Suite C, Hammonton (609) 270-7886 • www.meadowsbridalshop.com Hayley Paige, Maggie Sottero Casablanca, Mori Lee, and so much more! C USTOM E NGAGEMENT R INGS & W EDDING B ANDS R EPAIRS C OMPLETED ON P REMISES 121 S. White Horse Pike Across from McDonald’s Hammonton • 561-6222 made by robert Perna in order to place three sanitary sewer force mains along the southeasterly side of Ninth Street to service to three existing lots. the road opening permit was is- sued to Perna before the road was resurfaced, so Vettese drafted an agreement with him that acknowl- edged that the town was not re- sponsible for any installation, maintenance or repair of Perna’s force main because it is a private line. Vettese asked for DiDonato to sign the agreement after town so- licitor Michael Malinsky finalizes the wording. He also requested re- plenishment of the review escrow fee and signing of the agreement, along with satisfying any and all bills related to the application. a corresponding motion was made by furgione, seconded by Gribbin and passed unanimously. “We want to make sure this agreement is buttoned up before we start construction and have an issue with the ‘he said, she said’ kind of thing,” furgione said. after receiving council’s ap- proval to write a letter to the New Jersey Department of transporta- tion (NJDOt) and the New Jersey environmental infrastructure trust (NJeit) regarding funding for var- ious projects, Vettese said arH re- ceived a response and was instructed to fill out an application with the assistance of zuber, de- scribing the potential state-funded projects in greater detail. furgione said the matter will be discussed further at the Public Works and transportation & Water and Sewer Committees’ next meet- ing. the following information items were also listed on the meeting’s agenda within Vettese’s report: • arH completed all necessary work in order to prepare for the on- going bike path connector project and is now only awaiting funding from the NJDOt’s Bikeway Pro- gram. • arH also completed all neces- sary work in order to prepare for the next phase of the 14th Street re- construction project, which would be for the roadway construction from the Phase ii termination point to egg Harbor road. • the NJDOt has awarded the town with $418,000 in municipal aid funds that are to be used for roadway improvements on Second road, from Chew road to 12th Street. arawak Paving Company was the low bidder for the project, with a combined bid for the base bid and alternates in the amount of $597,600. arawak began construc- tion on October 3 and are currently progressing with drainage im- provements. in a few weeks, road reconstruction and paving are ex- pected to begin. • arH will include an alternate See MEETING, Page 14 DiMeglio Septic , Est. 1975 ~ DEP 03261 ~ Paul DiMeglio Inc. 1 (800) 427-4617 ~ 561-1007 ~ 561-3597 491 White Horse Pike • Ancora, NJ • Grease Trap Cleaning • Portable Toilets • Septic Certifications • Jetting Service