At the Monday, February 27, meeting of the Township Council, members of the Vision 20/20 Committee delivered a brief presentation about the community pools.
The group has been working on developing a plan for what to do with the Haines and Northfield Pools for several years, and the Council requested that the committee explain its process to the public.
Committee member Ron Valentine presented the basic information about the Pool Committee at the meeting, including the fact that any resident is invited to join the group.
The plan is for the Pool Committee to gather research, including the history of the pools and the options and costs of what to do moving forward. They will also send out a survey to residents and hold two public forums.
The Pool Committee also plans to visit nearby community pools for ideas, including one in Verona this week. The committee may additionally request feasibility studies by architectural and engineering firms, to see what a new Livingston pool complex could entail, later in the process.
Once all of that is completed, potentially by June, the Pool Committee will report its findings to the Council and township manager Barry Lewis. There will then be a final public forum, likely at a Council meeting, where the final recommendations on what the township should do with the community pools will be presented to the Council.
Mayor Michael Vieira noted that the main purpose of the Pool Committee is to ensure that all residents have a say during the process of determining the future of Livingston’s pools.
“Nobody can say that their voice hasn’t been heard, because there is a committee being formed to hear you,” Mayor Vieira said.
Illegal Dumping
During the conference meeting, prior to the regular meeting, the Council discussed adding security cameras and stricter enforcement of illegal dumping violations outside the Livingston Senior/Community Center. People have been dropping off electronics and other trash at all times (not just the official electronic recycling days), forcing DPW employees to deal with the mess. The area is regularly overflowing with electronics, cardboard, and general garbage.
Cameras would allow the town to better enforce the ordinance prohibiting dumping of trash in the area, as violators would be identified on camera. Currently, bandwidth needs to be improved in the area to allow for security cameras to properly function on site. An ordinance that was introduced during the regular meeting that night would allocate funds to purchase the cameras and make the improvements.
Recycling Committee chairman Scott Goldman requested that the Council heighten the offenses for illegally dumping at the Livingston Senior/Community Center. Council members agreed to consider passing (Continued from Page A-1) an ordinance to revise the violations after cameras and signage are added to the area, to first see if that alleviinterested ates the problem.
Rally for Women’s Rights
A Rally for Women’s Rights, sponsored by the Livingston League of Women Voters, was approved by the Council.
The event is expected to be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, at the gazebo.
Cannabis
An ordinance that would potentially approve certain classes of cannabis business in Livingston is expected to be discussed at the next Council conference meeting, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 13.
