MINUTES
OF THE
BOARD
OF HEALTH MEETING
Time and Place of
Meeting: The March monthly meeting, held at the
In Attendance: Bernice
Shapiro, Board Vice-Chair; Michele Kemper, Board Member; John Jackson, Board
Member; Cheryl Coyle; Board Member; David E. Orron, Esq., Board Attorney; John
Obryk, Registered Environmental Health Specialist, Middlesex County Public
Health Department; Mike Donnelly, Middlesex County Public Health Department; and
Kathleen Wasson, Board Secretary. Also
present were Cranbury residents Connie Bauder,
Marjorie Hankin, Beth Veghte,
Chair, Cranbury Board of Recreation Commissioners.
Call to Order: With
a quorum present, Vice-Chair Shapiro called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m.
and stated that adequate notice of the meeting’s date, time and place had been
provided to the public pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act (N.J.S.A.
10:4-6 et seq.) by mailing to the media, posting on the Township
bulletin board and filing with the Town Clerk.
The Board proceeded with new business.
First order of business: February Meeting
Minutes
The February minutes were
approved as amended.
Second order of
business: Public Health Report
The Board members received the monthly report for February,
2004.
Staybridge Suites is open. John said that every one of the food licenses
is paid up, the total is $940.00; $90.00 for pools and $850.00 for foods. The Cranbury Inn is almost ready to start
Phase I of the renovations. The rabies
clinic is scheduled for April 24th.
The supplies have been ordered Bernice reminded John to ask the
doctor to bring his stamp. There were no
complaints in February.
Third order of business: Environmental
Report
The Board members
received the monthly report for February, 2004.
Mr. Donnelly reviewed the substance of the report for the Board.
Fourth order of
business: Old Business
Bernice confirmed that there will be an article in the next Township newsletter
regarding securing recyclables. The rabies
clinic will be advertised also.
John Jackson moved to open a public
hearing on the ordinance. Michele Kemper
seconded. Beth Veghte
asked to be heard. She felt that it is
unrealistic to require people to bring a brush to the park to clean the
grill. She believes that there would be
many fines issued. Michele felt that
attaching a brush to the grill with a chain will not work – it will be like the
pens at the bank which run out of ink and don’t work. Mr. Orron said that
he doesn’t think so – there would not be incentive to steal a metal brush from
a grill. Mr. Orron
said that Judy Dossin mentioned two additional
prohibitions – not pouring remnants onto the grass and one other. Cheryl suggested adding a statement to the
cleaning provision which requires proper disposal. Beth spoke about revising the permit for
reserving space in the park. Connie Bauder spoke about problems that the Women’s Club is having
with permits for the Easter Egg hunt this year. Bernice asked whether there has been any
discussion about signage. Beth said that
there is a new park ordinance pending – once passed, they will be able to post
signs. Mr. Orron
recommended putting up a small sign and referencing the ordinance. There was discussion that it would also need
to be in Spanish. Bernice said that they
have to be careful not to single out a group of people. If no other signs in Town are posted in
Spanish she wouldn’t want to do that for this issue only. The public hearing was closed.
John Jackson moved to approve the
ordinance as amended; second by Cheryl Coyle.
The amendment, which does not alter the substance of the ordinance,
would add language at the end of section 4, after the word “consumed “ to read,
and disposed of in proper trash receptacles.
Bernice
suggested putting an article in the newsletter to remind people that barbeque
season is coming, and describing the ordinance.
John will take care of this.
Fifth order of
business: New Business
Connie Bauder
said that the odor from the spice factory is very bad on certain days. She said
that others in Town have mentioned it also.
Bernice suggested that she call John Obryk the
next time she smells it. John has not
received any complaints since the one received several months ago.
Adjournment: There
being no further business before the Board, Vice-Chair Shapiro stated that she
would entertain a motion to adjourn. The
motion was made by Cheryl Coyle and seconded by John Jackson. The vote was unanimous in favor of
adjournment and the meeting was concluded at
Certification: I,
the undersigned, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed Secretary of
the Cranbury Township Board of Health and that this document, consisting of
three pages, constitutes a true and correct copy of the minutes of the monthly
meeting held on
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto subscribed my name this
day of April, 2004.
Kathleen S. Wasson
Board Secretary