Township Committee approved partial releases of performance bonds for DSK Woods LLC and the Eden Institute Foundation after the township’s engineering staff reviewed the completed projects and recommended the action.
An ordinance amending the township code regarding Plainsboro’s vehicle towing and storage fee schedule was introduced. The change means owners will be charged immediately once a car has been towed by the township. A public hearing on the ordinance will be held at the township committee meeting on Wednesday, March 14.
Items on the consent agenda that were approved by the committee on February 8 included: refunds of a health license permit fee and a raffle license permit fee; a tax refund for overpayment in bankruptcy court; a resolution to escheat premium monies; refunds for 2011 Community Gardens security deposits; endorsement of a grant application for municipal recycling tonnage; payment of township bills; and an extension of the township’s janitorial service contract.
Two minor 2011 budget transfers were also approved by the committee as $6,000 was allocated for street lighting and $1,000 was added to salary and wages. Township CFO Greg Mayers said that transfers for the previous year can only be done between January and March, but he does not anticipate more changes.
Also, at the Plainsboro Township Committee meeting on Wednesday, February 8, three members of the community were appointed to fill volunteer seats. Mayor Peter Cantu has appointed Kwai Kin Ho (also known as David) to an alternate one-year term on the Plainsboro Human Relations Council, set to expire December 31.
Dr. Narun Nabi, committee liason to the Human Relations Council, described Kwai as a community activist who has been involved in labor movement in New York.
After the committee passed a resolution changing the membership and terms of the township’s Shade Tree Committee, which had been operating with a lower number of participants, two ap
