Washington public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Land Use Board
The Board approved a preliminary and final site plan for a warehouse conversion at 93 Rt 31 with amendments for lighting. Resolutions were also passed for a dispensary application and a residential privacy fence. The Board reviewed a subdivision request and a regional center application, both of which remain pending.
- Approved Preliminary and Final Site Plan for warehouse conversion at 93 Rt 31 with light plan amendments
- Approved resolution for Dank Poet Dispensary, LLC at 245 E. Washington Ave (6-0-2)
- Approved resolution for privacy fence at 52 Lambert Street (8-0-0)
- Approved July 10, 2023 meeting minutes (7-0-1)
- Approved August 14, 2023 meeting minutes (7-0-1)
- Scheduled Highlands Center Plan Draft public meeting for October 16, 2023 (8-0-0)
- Sworn in Sonia Ron as Member and Chris Vitulos as Alternate
Borough Council
The Council approved the issuance of bond anticipation notes for road improvements, fire equipment, a street sweeper, and dump trucks. They also appropriated $20,000 for tax map updates and renewed membership in the Statewide Insurance Fund.
- Approved issuance of up to $2,530,795 in bond anticipation notes (6-1)
- Adopted Ordinance 2023-16 appropriating $20,000 for tax map updates (7-0)
- Adopted Resolution 2023-109 to renew membership in the Statewide Insurance Fund (7-0)
- Approved registration of the borough as a Community Wildlife Habitat (7-0)
- Approved vouchers and claims (7-0)
- Approved meeting minutes for July 18 and August 15, 2023
Borough Council
The Borough Council held a hearing and determined that the garage at 181-183 Belvidere Ave is unfit for habitation. Council voted to require the demolition of the structure, citing an imminent danger of collapse. The owner has 90 days to complete the demolition or show progress, otherwise the Borough will perform the work.
- Deemed garage at 181-183 Belvidere Ave unfit for habitation (6-0)
- Ordered demolition of the garage at 181-183 Belvidere Ave (6-0)
- Approved 90-day deadline for demolition with a possible 30-day extension at the construction official's discretion (6-0)