Laura’s Notes on the 07/24/2024 BOE Agenda
Personnel, CMS Lease Agreement, OPRA, Prism and More… Things have been pretty quiet on the business side of BHPS. No news is not always good news, and this agenda is pretty jam packed for a mid-July “Special Meeting.” One of the most interesting, if not THE most interesting, agenda item is the resolution to appoint Michael Roof as GL Girls...
Residents in Warren and Berkeley Heights Have Similar Questions on Non-Binding Ballot Measures Connected to Recreation
The following is a contribution from Steve Bumgarner originally posted on Warren Confidential. Berkeley Heights residents should pay close attention to the concerns especially surrounding the issue of funding sources. To date, despite the many speeches and articles from the Recreation Chair and Township Government – requests for information are provided late and are reliant on whether the Town Council...
More Information – Same Questions on CMS Field Referendum Ballot Question
On 06/27/2024, NJ21st sent an OPRA request to BHPSNJ and the Township requesting the following information: Copies of all emails from June 1 2024 to June 27th 2024 Subject: Lease between the BOE and Township for Lower Columbia. The most recent version of the lease agreement on Columbia was provided to the BHPSNJ BOE. This OPRA request was submitted after...
Laura’s Notes on the Berkeley Heights 06/25/2024 Town Council Meeting
There was no one who presented during the public hearing on agenda items. The announcement was that the Senate President awarded the Township $250,000, which will go towards the lower Columbia repairs. A shared service agreement with Springfield Township for the CFO and Qualified Purchasing Agent was discussed. Donnelly raised that the hours listed are 15, but the individual being...
Response from BOE Representative Sai Akiri on CMS Field Question
Yesterday I wrote on the Council’s Attempt to have the public vote on the CMS Field Issue with little to no detail on the actual agreement publicly available and with no presentation in front of the BOE – which would give the BOE an opportunity to ask questions and express concerns. I followed up with an email to the full...
Questions the Rec Department & Town Council Should Answer Before Asking Our Schools for the CMS Field
The following is an email NJ21st sent to the Recreation Department, Mayor and Town Council… Good Evening, Three Areas We would Like More Information On: Revenue My understanding is that the recreation department holds events where it takes in revenue on BHSPNJ Property (playground camp for example). Can you please provide the total amount of NET revenue taken in by...
Response to Vice President Dipti Khanna regarding Lower Columbia Lease Agreement
Debbie Varnerin is Chair of the Berkeley Heights Recreation Commission and Resident of Berkeley Heights, NJ Dipti, I was disheartened to see your response to John Migues and the Berkeley Heights Community Watch when you ignored my email dated May 15th. As a resident and the Chair of the Recreation Commission am I not important enough, or vocal enough, to...
Response from BOE Vice President Dipti Khanna on CMS Field Question
Earlier today I wrote on the Council’s Attempt to have the public vote on the CMS Field Issue with little to no detail on the actual agreement publicly available and with no presentation in front of the BOE – which would give the BOE an opportunity to ask questions and express concerns. I followed up with an email to the...
Should we Cheer-lead the Mayor and Council on the CMS Field Question?
Rah-Rah-Rah or….Nah? For years, the BOE and Town have discussed the Lower Columbia Field. Now that most machine-supported BOE representatives are no longer on the BOE, the Council appears to be trying to add public pressure through a ballot measure with only partial information available to the public while they are still in negotiations with the Board of Education. Based...
Mayor Devanney Clarifies CMS Field Discussion Between Rec Department and BOE
We will be posting about the BOE Agenda later today but I wanted to share this update. I received clarification from Mayor Devanney regarding the CMS/BOE Field discussions in response to an email I sent the Town Council and BOE surrounding the process on this issue. 2023 Candidates for both bodies were cc’d on the email. This article will be...
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