Planning Board - Regular Meeting

Thursday, May 7, 2026
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About this meeting

Government Body
Planning Board
Meeting Type
Planning Board
Location
Hillsborough, NJ
Meeting Date
May 7, 2026

Transcript

13 sections (from 83 segments)

7:120

Okay. Oh, yeah. There we go. He knows the bad signal. Oh, yeah. That's right.

7:26 – 8:500

I'll set the timer. See if we can break the record. Ready to go.

8:47 – 9:140

All right. All right, welcome everybody to the Hillsboro Township Planning Board public meeting of Thursday, May 7, 2026. Uh, everybody join salute to the flag to the flag of the United States of America to the republic for it stands nationy and justice for all.

9:12 – 9:580

Okay. Okay. This meeting has been duly advertised according to section five of the open public meetings act chapter 231 public law 1975 otherwise known as the sunshine law. Notice of the 2026 annual meeting schedule has been provided to the officially designated newspapers. The township clerk posted on the township's website and available at the Hillsboro Township Municipal Complex. Application documents have been made available on the township township's website at least 10 days in advance of this meeting. Complete application files are available in the planning and zoning department for inspection in accordance with the public meeting notice. With that may have a roll call of all planning board members and professionals.

9:56 – 10:410

Chair Cherelli, Mr. Belli, Mr. Deb, and Mr. Sarra are absent. Mr. Flag here. Mr. Here, Mr. Smith here. Leani present. Mayor Payne here. Sheriff here. President Mr. Hack and myself and the here. Okay. Uh moving on to uh consideration of meeting minutes. Uh minutes of March 5, 2026. Uh councelor, do we know who's eligible to vote? I have everyone but Mr. Smith. Everyone but Mr. Smith. Proceed. Motion. Second. Mr. Flag, yes. Mr. Yes. Deputy Mayor Leon,

10:41 – 11:170

yes. Mayor Payne, yes. Vice, yes. Uh, moving on, we have consideration of resolutions. Uh, first resolution is Sud Dev and Ruchica Congress file 21PB13 MSB 2025 request. Any discussion? And do I hear a motion? So move. Second. Roll call, please. Mr. Flag. Yes. Mr. Yes. Yes. May. Yes.

11:15 – 11:580

Yes. Moving on. Consideration of resolutions. Dukes Parkway East LLC. Crane Farm LLC. File 24 PB11 MSPV. Uh, do I hear a motion? So move. Second. Any comments? Roll call, please. Mr. Flag, yes. Mr. Smith, yes. Yes. Mayor Payne, I'm so sorry. Yes, you were there. I No, I answered for the deputy mayor caught me. I'm sorry. Sorry. Can't have that one.

11:55 – 12:310

I know. Yes. Um, okay. Moving on. Planning board business. uh master plan open space recreation element survey. Mr. Kis, would you want to elaborate? It is currently open. It's open till the 17th. Please take the survey as soon as you can to help us shape the master plan. Go right on the Hillsboro Township website and you will find it. Uh moving on again, uh master plan interactive workshop. Mr. Kis want to

12:28 – 12:560

on Wednesday the 13th. It starts at 7:00 and we're looking forward for the public to participate in in the master plan process and we're encouraging as many board members to participate as well. We're looking to get some different uh members from various committees and we're looking forward to seeing everyone. Is that in the multi-purpose room or is that in here? That will be in the multi-purpose room. Multi-purpose room.

12:54 – 13:410

It'll be in a a somewhat round table format kind of like uh speed dating. There will be uh a number of tables somewhere around eight uh with various themes of uh open space and we'll have moderators and questions and audio visuals. Uh so it'll start with an overview. Then we'll have the the workshop and anybody from the public is uh valued to uh participate and give their input and ideas and conversely if there's anything that they need to to know. But we don't want to want to keep it uh quick uh and and point it and not get too too far into it because we'll have a time uh limit otherwise you know we can do this all night.

13:38 – 14:130

Uh no preparation is necessary for the public to participate. It'll start in a large group format. It'll go into smaller groups be facilitators to help uh the small groups understand what what we're asking of them and it'll give people voices to uh to ask questions to you know give give their point of view and then we'll go from one table to another and then we'll finish the evening with an overall visioning session and uh and we're looking forward to it.

14:12 – 14:570

Okay. All right. With that, uh, next is business from the floor for matters not on the agenda. Anybody from the public would like to come forward? Okay, seeing none, consideration of ordinances? Seeing none, and applications. We have none. So, with that, do I hear a motion for uh German? Sorry, Mr. uh my apologies, but the we have no business on May 14th, unless you wanted to come back and try to break your record. Um, I would recommend you to cancel that meeting. Do I hear a motion to cancel May 14th meeting? Motion to cancel May 14th.

14:56 – 15:200

Second. Somebody else do it for a change. I'll second. Jason, we'll give it to Mr. Smith. We're going to give that to M. I'll do all in favor. I opposed. Okay, carries. Motion to adjurnn. Second. All in favor? Here we go. We're returned. Thank you. 7 710 but I think you didn't start till

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