[0:02] Good afternoon everybody. Welcome to the Asen Township Board of

[0:06] Commissioners meeting for Wednesday, August 12th, 2026.

[0:11] And please rise for the pledge

[0:16] to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it

[0:21] stands. One nation,

[0:25] liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you.

[0:33] Okay. Item three, review and approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of

[0:38] July 15, 2026. >> I make a motion to approve the minutes

[0:42] of the regular meeting of July 15, 2026. >> We have a motion and a second. Any

[0:47] comments or questions? All in favor signify by saying I. I. Nazs. Eyes have

[0:53] it. We move into item four, which is committee reports.

[0:58] Commissioner Tinzy. >> Thanks, Commissioner Higgins. Uh, I'll

[1:02] be brief for the permits and license report. Uh, this report is for, uh, July

[1:09] 2026. We had a beginning balance of $47,185.

[1:15] The total revenue collected during the month of July, including from permits,

[1:20] electrical, as well as plumbing and heating, uh, totaled $28,365.

[1:27] Uh the total for 2026 so far this year or the first half of 2026 was $435,550.

[1:37] Additionally, uh the report out in the ordinance

[1:40] report, we did not meet in uh July uh or quite frankly I guess at this

[1:46] point um August and we are scheduled to meet again in uh September. That's the

[1:52] end of my report. >> Reports

[1:56] Mr. Bry. >> Thank you, President Higgins. Uh, there

[2:00] will be no police report this month. I'll do both of them next month.

[2:04] » Thank you. >> Thank you, Commissioner Prenast. Thank

[2:08] you, Commissioner Higgins. Public Public Works activity report for July 2026.

[2:14] Month of July is typically the month of warm and humid temperature along with

[2:18] stormy weather. This July lived up to it. The following report highlights the

[2:22] main activity of the public works department. With the humid and wet

[2:26] conditions, the vegetation around town grows like wildfire. The cutting crews

[2:31] were busy with constant cutting throughout the month. The crew the crews

[2:35] did not did the yearly job of setting up, breaking down and cleaning up for

[2:39] the fireworks of July. The road crew repaired sink holes on the following

[2:43] streets. Judy Way Moser and at Arbor public works installed no truck signage

[2:50] at Mount Mount and federal intersections. The sanitation department

[2:54] picked 73 tons of recycling and 572 tons of residential waste. Monday, September

[3:00] 7th, public works will be closed. Monday's trash and recycling will be

[3:05] picked up on Tuesday, September 8th, along with the Tuesday's normal trash

[3:09] and recycling day. Branch chipping along with metal and appliance pickup will be

[3:13] September 14th to September 18th on your scheduled trash day. That's into my

[3:18] report. >> Thank you, Commissioner Doerty.

[3:23] » I have before me the treasures report for July 2026. Uh operating cash in the

[3:29] general fund as of July 31st, 2026 1,470,49.

[3:36] Other funds include the TD Bank escro checking account with a balance of

[3:39] $442,356.

[3:43] The 2022 pleet account with a balance of $649,74.

[3:48] The TD Bank 2022 bond account with a balance of $1,73,311.

[3:55] The TD Bank capital checking account with a balance of $6,22,849.

[4:01] and the TD Bank liquid fuels checking account with a balance of $424,315.

[4:07] Total cash balance for the township as of July 31st, 2026, 10,128,284.

[4:14] That concludes my report. >> Thank you, Commissioner Bowden.

[4:21] » Thank you, Commissioner Begin. >> Thank you, Commissioner Higgins. Um, I

[4:25] do not have a report this month from the Asen Township Fire Department. Um but do

[4:29] have an update from the acid ambulance authority. Um total incidents if you

[4:33] look at just for July 2026 336 total incidents. Remember this isn't just

[4:38] absent township but it's broader. Um average response time excellent job at

[4:43] at about 6 and a half minutes. And average on scene time is about 18

[4:47] minutes. So again just a reminder in terms of ALS and paramedic care that's

[4:52] that that deep attention and care. So it takes time when folks are out there. So,

[4:56] uh, good job by, um, by the ambulance authority this month. Um, also just a

[5:01] reminder, um, as I've done in previous months with the, uh, the wall that

[5:04] heals, um, that's the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Folks aren't familiar

[5:09] with the term, the wall that heals. People probably are familiar with the

[5:12] Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It's in Washington DC. This is affiliated with

[5:15] that memorial. It's about 3/4 of the size and it travels all around the

[5:20] country. Um, you have to apply to be nominated to have it hosted in your

[5:23] municipality. lucky enough in Aston. I believe it's the first time it's coming

[5:27] to Delaware County in about 25 years uh when it was in Marcus Hook. So very

[5:31] excited about it'll be here in October. Um for people that are interested, they

[5:35] know folks that are interested. There's information on our website. You can call

[5:38] Bill Kelly in terms of the staff. If you want to volunteer, get engaged, do

[5:42] anything you need. We need all different volunteers in different uh capacities,

[5:47] even people that are just there to help um you know, as orient people as they

[5:51] come. But uh a lot more to come on it. But just want to plug that again for

[5:55] anybody that's here today or listening at home. So that's it for my reports.

[5:58] Commissioner Higgins. Thank you, sir. [clears throat]

[6:03] » Okay. Item number five, approval of the treasures report.

[6:06] » I make a motion to approve the treasures report.

[6:09] » We have a motion and a second. Any comments or questions on the report? All

[6:14] in favor say I. >> I. Nays. Eyes have it. Number six,

[6:20] approval of the bills and payroll report.

[6:22] » I make a motion to approve the bills and payroll report.

[6:26] » We have a motion and a second on the payroll report. Any comments or

[6:29] questions? All signify by saying I. >> I.

[6:32] » I. >> Okay. We move to

[6:36] item seven, open to the public, agenda items only. One half hour. Agenda items

[6:42] only. for those that are here from uh down Buttlane and so forth, Schubert

[6:47] Lane, uh there's a second one and we'll take your questions at that point in

[6:52] time. Okay, that's the normal that's the standard. Okay. All right. So, anybody

[6:56] want is anybody wish to come up and have any comments in regard to what's on the

[7:01] agenda today?

[7:06] All right, seeing none, we'll move on to item eight, new business.

[7:10] [clears throat and cough] Consider a motion to approve the

[7:14] agreement with Clifton Larson Allen LLP for conducting the 2025 Aston Township

[7:21] financial audit not to exceed $35,000. Commissioner Dockerty.

[7:25] » I make a motion to approve the agreement with Clifton Larson Allen LLP for

[7:29] conducting the 2025 Aston Tatcha financial audit not to exceed $35,000 in

[7:35] the form of a motion. >> Second.

[7:36] » We have a motion and a second. Any comments, questions? All in favor say I.

[7:41] » I. Nays eyes have it. Item B, under new business, consider a

[7:48] motion to approve the refund of $114 to Cole Roofing of Glenn Mills for a

[7:54] project that was cancelled. Commissioner McInn. [clears throat]

[7:58] » I make a motion to approve the refund of $114 to Coal Roofing of Glenn Mills, PA

[8:03] for a project that was canceled. >> Comments and questions?

[8:09] All in favor signify by saying I. >> I.

[8:12] » Nays. Eyes have it. Item C. Consider a motion to approve the tax refund to

[8:19] Richard and Amy Barry 700 Tryans Road Aston PA19014

[8:25] in the amount of 2000 excuse me $25.94 due to property being reassessed.

[8:31] Commissioner Bur. >> Thank you, President Higgins. I make a

[8:35] motion to approve the tax refund to Richard Namy Barry 700 Tryans Road Aston

[8:40] PA 1 19014 in the amount of $25.94 due to the property being reassessed and

[8:47] that's in the form of a motion. >> We have a motion and second. Any

[8:51] comments or questions? All in favor signify by saying I. I. Nazs. Eyes have

[8:56] it. Move on to ESCO releases number nine.

[9:00] Commissioner McInn. >> Thank you, Commissioner Higgins. just

[9:03] have one for this month. I make a motion to approve engineering fees to be paid

[9:08] to Pannonian Associates for the month of August 2026 in the amount of $4,01.

[9:15] » We have uh we have a motion to second. Any comments or questions on the escros?

[9:20] All in favor say I. >> I. Nays eyes have it.

[9:25] Now we move on to number 11. Other business

[9:30] excuse me sorry. open to the public one half hour.

[9:34] Anybody that's wants to come up, say something, please uh when you get up

[9:38] here, uh state your name and then uh the subject you want to bring to our

[9:42] attention.

[9:58] Name and address, sir.

[10:19] might be now. Okay. Um, so this has occurred twice now. Um, I think I speak

[10:26] for everybody when I say that none of us have a problem with people throwing a

[10:31] party or having people over. We all do it. Um, but this is nothing like

[10:37] anything I've seen before to be honest with you. Um, cars flood the street. The

[10:43] house is flooded with people. There's got to be over a hundred at least. Um,

[10:50] loud cursing. Uh, I had two condom wrappers left on my front lawn where my

[10:58] daughter plays. She's 6 years old. Um, my neighbor uh actually ended up calling

[11:04] the police the first night around 3:00 4 in the morning because two of the

[11:09] partygoers were having sex on their lawn. Um, they were arrested, but they

[11:15] actually ended up coming to the party Tuesday night as well. Um,

[11:19] [clears throat] when they were told to leave, uh, they

[11:25] were driving around my culde-sac screaming, "Fucking white people. Uh,

[11:30] we'll be back. See you next week." Um, they I mean, I would compare it to like

[11:39] a concert happening on our street. Um, I I really don't know what to do at this

[11:46] point. The thing that I'm concerned about is the fact that the owner of the

[11:50] house continues to post the house on different websites trying to get over on

[11:55] everybody. So when they're told not to do one thing, they try another. So I

[12:01] think, you know, again, I speak for all of us that we're concerned that this is

[12:04] going to continue to happen and we're hoping that you guys can find some type

[12:07] of solution for us and I'm sure other people have other things to share with

[12:11] you, but that's that's all I have for now.

[12:14] » Thank you. Everything you said is is accurate. Um

[12:18] I I will say that uh the first one was was when I met with you folks out in

[12:25] front of uh But Lane there. I believe that it happened on a Tuesday night

[12:30] » last year >> back down there at 9. And then uh that

[12:33] was the first one. And there was one. >> No, the first one was the second.

[12:37] » Yeah, >> that was the second one. Yeah. when when

[12:40] um when Danielle uh sent me an email on the first one, I was unaware of that one

[12:46] happened and I don't know if anybody here was. I don't know if the police

[12:49] were for the first one. Are you here, Nicole?

[12:53] » Daniel. >> Danielle, I'm sorry. Yeah. So, the one

[12:56] that you wrote me on originally and I responded in the red red print for you.

[13:01] Was that one was the township called for that one?

[13:05] » Yes, >> absolutely.

[13:06] » They were because

[13:10] They had a child and adults didn't know how to swim

[13:17] » in essentially.

[13:19] » So was you have to ma'am ma'am you have to wait

[13:24] but you get all the time you like. >> I I want to add that there's also plenty

[13:29] of drug use. >> So the the one the one that happened

[13:31] last Tuesday I want I want to start with that one I think because that's more

[13:35] relative relative relevance.

[13:44] Okay, f folks. We we we have a transcript being made and she can't make

[13:48] a transcript if everybody talks. >> Everybody's talking at one time. I can't

[13:51] digest it. Okay. The one that you wrote me about, Danielle,

[13:57] » July 21st. >> That was July 21st.

[13:59] » July. >> When I found out about that for the

[14:03] first time, All

[14:08] right. You're gonna have to if you want to come up with him and talk. Okay. But

[14:13] I can't digest everybody talking at one time. Okay.

[14:16] » I mean, I I >> I want to hear what you have to say.

[14:20] Okay. >> Mike be Mike be before uh Joseph, right?

[14:25] Before Josephs the mic, can can you just give us a list of some of the websites

[14:30] that you're seeing this on because we're trying to keep up and I might need it

[14:34] down the road as evidence and that sort of thing.

[14:36] » Also, homes.com. I know she was on Verbo at one point. Um,

[14:43] » yeah, >> homes to go.

[14:45] » Homes.com. >> Okay.

[14:51] » If there's multiple copies, if I could have one. Thank you, Mike.

[15:04] Let me know. Sorry, >> Danielle.

[15:06] » Danielle, sorry. That's another Nicole I'm dealing with.

[15:08] » Sure. Danielle Venudi >> Ven U TI and I live at my address to

[15:16] » 118 Butlane. BU T.

[15:22] » Yep. Um, so the first one was the weekend of

[15:26] July 21st. I believe the date was right around there. It was a Saturday night.

[15:31] Um, that was the original one I had wrote to Mike about. Um, so I believe

[15:36] that one entailed again, I would say close to 100, if not more

[15:41] people. There were cars parked from one end of Buttlane all the way up to the

[15:46] culde-sac all the way down. Um, and they were not leaving until 2 in the

[15:51] afternoon on Sunday. Um, there were empty alcohol cans scattered through

[15:56] people's yards. As he said, the condoms, the sex on the front yard, throw up in a

[16:02] neighbor's driveway. Um, pure disrespect.

[16:05] » That's what you wrote to me about. >> Yes. Correct. The newest one was when

[16:09] the police called and you had showed up and code enforcement that night, the

[16:13] night of National Night Out. >> That was Tuesday. That was

[16:15] » correct.

[16:22] Okay. And that one is what we spoke about standing at the at the corner down

[16:27] there at um where um on the corner by by the driveway, one of

[16:32] your one of your neighbors. We spoke about that and that next day there was a

[16:39] meeting with Chief Rajiri uh and three code people

[16:45] myself uh the lister was on the phone Mr. Mr.

[16:50] Madrid. Okay. Um Bill Bill was there. Okay. And um the

[16:59] whole thing was discussed. the the the owner of the house was there too. And

[17:05] what Chief Regger did more than once and looked right at her, this is not going

[17:10] to happen again. A party is not going to happen again.

[17:14] Albert uh the Albert Ever went over with her

[17:21] with all the notices, all the ordinances,

[17:26] and what was posted on the door. Explain it to her. Okay. And that one notice

[17:33] said that it was improper use of the property was removed from the door.

[17:37] Clearly at the bottom of the report, it said that it's going to be removed by

[17:41] the police, I believe, or by the code people.

[17:45] Eileen, am I correct? >> Yes.

[17:47] » Okay. I you know what I mean? >> Yes.

[17:50] » Um, so then we moved into how everything was

[17:55] wrong. what was wrong and that was not permitted in this zoning district.

[18:00] » Right. >> Okay. And what typically happens when

[18:04] the um uh notice the notice will go down as a

[18:09] citation will go down to the district judge's office. Today I was asked in

[18:14] writing why is it why the judge but that's the law. Judge has to rule on

[18:19] these things. Okay. The judge is not an employee of Aston Township.

[18:24] » Right. this. So, you know, because it was implied that why is the judge? Why

[18:27] is the judge there? >> I think that was from another neighbor

[18:29] on the email, not directly. >> That was from um Laierre.

[18:33] » Yes. So, I think our concern is though, too, last night she rented the house out

[18:39] again. It was not a party, but there were still five or six people. Not a

[18:47] » Yeah. The police, we had contacted Dawn from Codes. She said, "Call 911 for a

[18:53] non >> a non-emergent whatever the cops came

[18:58] they were great the one guy from code enforcement but the people were able to

[19:02] stay >> so how is this woman allowed to have

[19:06] these people stay when it was told she can't you know what I like that's where

[19:10] the confusion is with us >> I understand so let's talk about the

[19:13] police for a moment because what I what I said in my in my email is being

[19:17] disputed um there were three officers there I was told there was none there.

[19:23] Okay. Then then that one officer went and and spoke to the some of the

[19:27] residents at their houses. There were three officers there.

[19:30] » There was >> Okay. So, just so that's in the record,

[19:33] there were three officers there. >> There's no complaint. The officers the

[19:36] officers are wonderful. >> I would say there were no officers.

[19:39] Yeah. >> There was uh Albert Ever was there from

[19:41] code. >> Yeah.

[19:42] » Came out. I don't know what time and late night was it around seven or so, I

[19:45] think. >> Yeah. He did not speak to any of us.

[19:48] Albert did not speak to any of us. Only the one police officer who had glasses

[19:51] on. and he was great. >> And I Eileen was in a car. She didn't

[19:54] get out of the car. I don't know if she feared something or not, but she did.

[19:57] Okay. So, and if I had been known about it, I would have come down. But for me

[20:02] to be there would have not made any would made a difference because I have

[20:06] no enforcement authority. Okay? I can't say to somebody, "Get out of the house.

[20:11] You're not allowed in here." It's not it's not within my bay wick to do it,

[20:14] right? >> It's not it's not permitted.

[20:16] » So, that's that's what happened. Now in my correspondence to you and others um

[20:24] no matter which days there are number of days um was upfront it was forthright as

[20:30] to what will happen if she doesn't continue okay if she continues to do

[20:35] what she's doing. All right. Uh the only only person that can rule

[20:42] against uh her and padlock the house we would need to have an injunction. Right

[20:47] Mike? An injunction. Yeah, that's correct. So, uh, Danielle, you asked a

[20:51] question and and and I don't know if Mike ended up answering it or not. So,

[20:56] um, I think the question was why were these people allowed to stay and

[21:01] » I think, um, you know, there there's a couple things, uh, that factor into that

[21:07] decision. One is, um, she's had to refund these people for those rentals

[21:12] because she wasn't allowed to use it. So, the the idea that um she's she's

[21:16] making a profit there. Um you know, we're doing our best to make sure she

[21:21] doesn't. Um we also charge for the police responses at this point. So, um I

[21:27] think it's probably going to cost her more a night than it will to um to to

[21:33] rent the thing. And uh when the police got there, I think that their judgment

[21:38] was uh you know the people who were there were sort of innocent in this

[21:43] whole thing. >> They truly were. But I guess the point

[21:45] of the matter is we were told it wouldn't continue to happen, but it's

[21:48] continuing to happen. Give me one second, Joseph. Okay.

[21:51] » It's nothing against the people. >> She's going to rent it and those were

[21:55] the people that stayed there last night. I mean, they didn't bother her soul, but

[21:58] it's the point that she was told not to do it.

[22:00] » Well, and you're not supposed to. You're right. you know, I mean, so, so, you

[22:04] know, under those circumstances,

[22:08] some judgment call needs to be made. They were out of there the next day.

[22:11] They had some, they had a longer term rental than that one night. Um, the

[22:15] police came, they said, uh, they evaluated the situation. Um, it didn't

[22:21] seem like it was the level of offensive that everything else has been. and they

[22:26] said, "You you can't stay, but you can stay tonight because I I think it was

[22:30] pretty late in the day, right?" And then um uh the company that is doing the

[22:36] environmental engineering over at MIPC ended up getting them a hotel and uh and

[22:40] that moved on. So So to to answer your question, um you know, we are charging

[22:46] for the police response. Um and we also issued a citation on that. So, um I I I

[22:54] get the principle. I do. And I think everybody up on the board gets it, too.

[22:58] And um you know, there are some limitations to what we can do under the

[23:04] under the municipalities planning code, but this is raised to a level that we've

[23:08] had to sort of take our what we would typ our typical response would be to a

[23:13] zoning violation and figure out how to step it up a little bit. And that may be

[23:18] an injunctive action. Uh and um you know, mention common please though

[23:23] that's not a tomorrow thing you know it's it's a big deal and um and it's a

[23:29] process so um it's something we're evaluating um a lot of times when you uh

[23:36] start citing regularly people come to their senses and um from a a

[23:43] governmental efficiency standpoint you know to spend the money

[23:49] » um so I that's about as much of a glimpse into legal reasoning I could

[23:55] probably give you. I don't want to do is lay out her whole game plan and have

[24:00] anybody who watches a YouTube video know what's coming next. Right. Um Joseph,

[24:05] you had something you wanted to say. >> Yeah. I guess my my only question here

[24:08] is she's got two stickers on her window and she is clearly

[24:13] moving from website to website trying to get over on you guys. you know, why is

[24:21] this allowed to pass? She's got two stickers on the window

[24:25] and and just hearing, well, we're going to let those people stay because they

[24:28] were nice. I mean, I don't understand that.

[24:34] » I I don't >> I hear you. Um I I think that that uh

[24:39] someone was called out there and they had to make a decision um a little bit

[24:43] in a vacuum. They didn't have the opportunity to consult with the board.

[24:47] » It was a judge. It was a judgment decision.

[24:49] » Yeah. They had to make a judgment and they made a judgment call and we you

[24:52] know we all have the right to disagree with that judgment call.

[24:55] » Right. Yeah. And listen like I mean obviously I do. But my question here is

[25:00] okay you guys made a judgment call the other night. What about going forward?

[25:05] Are we going to keep making judgment calls if she continues to do what she's

[25:10] not supposed to be doing is my question. >> Yeah.

[25:12] » How how how much how much rope do we give here? like how much of like you

[25:17] know what I mean like >> how many times Yeah.

[25:21] » Yeah. Right. I It's a fair point and I think um you know like happened on the

[25:29] 20 the the big events were the 21st and I think the 11th probably no uh the 4th.

[25:34] The fourth I'm sorry um the we and then we had another one it was

[25:42] Monday right you had you had the the attendance from Lan. Now the message is

[25:46] proliferating among the staff and the police department and the code

[25:50] department and everything else that this is an issue. So my guess and um you know

[25:55] I try not to delve into other people's psyches because sometimes you don't like

[25:59] what you find but my guess is an officer got out there um evaluated the situation

[26:05] um maybe knew that the parties were a problem but didn't know the scope of the

[26:08] problem and and made a decision. Um, so we'll make sure we communicate with uh

[26:14] with every department and hopefully uh you know you you you have a

[26:19] more satisfactory experience next time. >> I guess

[26:21] » hopefully there's not a next time, right?

[26:23] » Listen, my last question is like what what are you guys planning to do when it

[26:27] comes to monitoring these websites? Because

[26:31] » Right. >> I'm sorry, but like the way we're seeing

[26:34] it posted um it's not innocent. It's not a

[26:38] mistake. Like she's doing this. a twounit home.

[26:42] » Like I said, she's trying to get over on not just us, but you guys. So,

[26:47] » we're wondering what's going to be done when it comes

[26:50] » start on every website August 15th as soon as September 1st to move in. You

[26:55] can rent the basement for 2,000 or the first floor for 3,000 or the whole house

[27:00] for a lovely $5,000 furnished. >> Yeah. So,

[27:04] » I get people can rent their homes in Aston. I just didn't realize a single

[27:07] family home could be a multi multif family. Okay.

[27:10] » It can um >> noted by today that she um she was

[27:14] identified by Albert a week ago also that she cannot purchase the basement.

[27:19] It's a single family only four unrelated ordinance rates. She's quite aware of

[27:24] that. She came up and wanted to rent it for 6 months. Not allowed. She wants to

[27:28] rent it for a year for unrelated. That's what she can do. She's left here very

[27:32] upset. She feels like she's the um She's being harassed.

[27:39] » So, she knows there's no more rental.

[27:44] She has a cease and assist. If anybody's there, he's been notified that they're

[27:49] not to stay. >> Mr. Higgins, can I ask a quick question?

[27:54] » Absolutely. >> Don't we have to rent in the township?

[27:58] You have to have a Don't you have to have an inspection? So that's the other

[28:02] thing. She does not have a rental license. She tried to get a rental. She

[28:05] took the applications today. Um and she also has done a lot of work with her. So

[28:11] she took those and she has to get all that rectified before she can even apply

[28:15] for rental license. So has the name of you know she has the name of all the

[28:20] people that are renters. Um it can only be for

[28:25] she was angry when she left. Um so I said you can't have anybody there until

[28:29] you have a a active rental license.

[28:35] So, she got rented for 6 months. >> So, even if she goes through the process

[28:40] and does everything correctly, I want to confirm she can only have one family

[28:45] renting that home and it cannot be like a

[28:47] » So, it's it well it the the definition of family is sort of a protected issue

[28:52] at the constitutional level, right? So it the the way our ordinance reads is it

[28:58] can be up to four people unrelated living as a single housekeeping unit,

[29:02] right? So you can't have like uh uh you know one person in the basement cooking

[29:07] their meals and uh someone upstairs cooking their meals and you know it's

[29:11] got to be >> right and that's how it's advertised. So

[29:14] I just want to make sure that one family, not the Ferguson family and the

[29:18] Smith family. >> It could it could be it could be four

[29:21] people unrelated, right? Like I'm sure at some point you had a roommate, you

[29:24] know, that sort of thing. But what it can't be, right, is like you said, the

[29:28] Jones family upstairs. >> Correct.

[29:32] » The the the citation was issued uh yesterday was for the most recent. That

[29:40] was it's the first of a number or sec the second or third of one that was

[29:43] issued. Okay. Uh the other thing is um as far as how do we stop it? Um, I think

[29:51] I said in my email this uh this morning or last night, I don't know if you had

[29:55] an opportunity to say it, that uh we don't have the resources to put a police

[30:00] officer there all day long because then other parts of the town will suffer and

[30:05] there is crime in town. >> Absolutely.

[30:06] » So that's one thing. The other thing I we can't put and I don't control that.

[30:10] The police police basically run themselves. I don't give them orders on

[30:14] what to do. We set policy. So, um,

[30:18] Officer Razeri back there, Sergeant Roseri, uh, in the absence of, um,

[30:23] Chief, uh, is in charge, and I think that he understands the situation. We

[30:29] can have we can have the patrol in and out more than would be normal. Mike,

[30:34] would you say that would be something we can do? We keep their eyes open and if

[30:38] we, you know, if we see um a bunch of cars in the driveway, they're not her,

[30:43] okay? It's somebody coming in. and then we can get them out of there. And I

[30:46] don't care at this point whether it's two in the morning or three in the

[30:48] morning, you know. I think they they got to get out. That's that's just me

[30:52] speaking. Okay. Um and and code will react like they did the other night.

[30:58] They came out. They normally wouldn't see them out on the street at at at

[31:01] night time, you know. Um so most of our issues happen in day. So

[31:07] we can't we can't go remove we can't clo lock the doors. Can't do that. Um, we

[31:14] can tell people they have to move out of the property because there's a

[31:16] violation. We can do that, right? And that that's what we have to do. I don't

[31:22] know what other plan we can do at this point is other than to get these um

[31:28] postings removed out there saying that the 15th it's available and so forth,

[31:33] » you know. >> Um, I'm as troubled by this as much as

[31:36] all of you are. I'm frustrated by it. Yeah,

[31:39] » I put in a lot you I put in a lot of time trying to react to every one of

[31:43] your emails. You know, I don't know what else I can do or the board can do at

[31:48] this point. >> You're shaking your head.

[31:53] » Come on up. Speak, please. >> Can I sit back down? [laughter]

[32:01] » My name is Matthew Ryder. address.

[32:04] » 108 Buttlane. >> R I G H T E R.

[32:11] » Okay. >> What's on your mind, sir?

[32:15] » How you guys are handling this? This is ridiculous.

[32:18] » What is your suggestion? We as a board up here have to follow the law.

[32:22] » Yeah, I get that. >> We have to follow the law and everything

[32:25] we've done. We can't go down and physically remove somebody. We're going

[32:29] to grab them and pull them out board. We can't do that. We'll be sued.

[32:34] » It's just a matter of time before something really happen bad happens on

[32:37] this street. You guys are going to get one of the officers badly injured.

[32:42] People are living in hell on this street and you guys are just sweeping under the

[32:46] rug. This is BS. You guys need to take charge. You guys need to take charge.

[32:50] This is insane. Taxpaying dollars are just being wasted because you guys

[32:55] aren't doing anything back. >> You're feeling that us, police, and code

[33:00] aren't doing what they have to do. We're following the law. I can assure you

[33:02] that. >> Okay. Well, no one's seeing any

[33:06] difference. It's insane. This lady continues to post. You guys do nothing

[33:09] about it. You're doing nothing about it. It's going to continue to happen.

[33:12] » The first part of your comment. >> I'm sorry.

[33:16] » Continues to post online. >> Yeah,

[33:19] that's what it said. That's that's all >> you are you asking to go online, look

[33:23] for these sites >> and they continue to come every week and

[33:27] you guys keep on putting a sticker up and nothing happens. Nothing's going to

[33:30] continue to happen. This is a joke. You're going to get an officer really

[33:34] hurt. Everyone's living in fear. This is insane. Why are we paying taxes? You

[33:39] guys do nothing. This is insane. >> I got police have been up there. The

[33:43] code people have been there. I don't know what else you expect us to do.

[33:46] » Okay. >> Um

[33:47] » you and I have had this conversation the other night.

[33:49] » Um listen, so here here's what I'll say. And

[33:53] he's frustrated. You know what I mean? We all are.

[33:56] » I understand that. >> Yeah. I mean, I do get what he's saying

[33:58] when it comes to our safety. I I mean I for hours last Tuesday night, you know,

[34:04] my daughter's scared. She's in the house saying, "I'm scared." My wife is looking

[34:09] at me like, "Do not go outside." Like, "We're we're we're scared." Cars are

[34:15] circling my culde-sac. They're screaming at our houses, you know. Um I want to

[34:22] make it very clear that I have nothing but respect for the police officers.

[34:26] They did a great job for what they had to work with, you know. They weren't

[34:31] expecting 200 people on the street, you know. So, we're not holding that against

[34:36] them. We're not We think they did a great job. We have nothing but respect

[34:40] for them. Um we're just kind of concerned. And and the one thing that I

[34:45] really want to bring up here is so she has two sick stickers on her window

[34:49] right now. Um I [clears throat] don't know when the second sticker was posted.

[34:54] I'm assuming maybe the day after. I don't know for sure. Uh not really

[34:58] important. My point is her continuing. So I I heard you earlier say we're going

[35:04] to, you know, have police officers there when we can when we can, but you know,

[35:08] obviously we we are not expecting police.

[35:10] » Well, they will come out directly if you call 911.

[35:13] » Oh, absolutely. Yeah. And I want to say >> we can have them I can have

[35:18] » Yeah. And I want to say they were there within you know

[35:21] » I'm sorry I don't mean to talk over you. I apologize.

[35:23] » No, you go ahead. Yeah, I I'm saying I I want to say when we call them, they're

[35:26] there within minutes. Like we have no complaints about the police. We want to

[35:31] make make that very clear. I think Am I speaking for everybody else here? Right.

[35:35] Okay. >> My my concern here is and I heard you

[35:39] earlier say, "Hey, we'll try to get people to, you know, police to drive by

[35:43] and keep an eye out, make sure nobody gives in the house." My concern are the

[35:47] posts online. Shouldn't she be fined for every additional post that she has put

[35:54] up since those stickers went up? >> So,

[35:58] this is going to feel like a like a distinction without a difference to you,

[36:02] but unfortunately the raw law recognizes a difference. Um, you know,

[36:08] posting is still protected by the First Amendment. Um, it's when it's the action

[36:14] of of actually renting or or following through with the violation, right? Um,

[36:20] so we can't cite her for the posts and I I get it. I I do. But

[36:26] » Okay. Yeah. I'm just curious. I I I'm we're all just curious like what we need

[36:31] to do here. And And you know, we're not trying to lose our cool. We're just

[36:34] upset, that's all. Um we a lot of us have kids. Um

[36:42] There's a lot of kids on the street. Uh it's it's um it's concerning. I I was I

[36:48] listen I'm 37 years old. I don't typically get scared of crowds, but that

[36:52] was something else. I don't know if you've seen video or if anybody's

[36:55] provided it to you. Um >> I've never seen anything like it. Yeah.

[37:01] And and and listen, I have nothing but respect for you guys. I appreciate your

[37:04] time. I just wanted to share everything with you. And

[37:07] » and Mike, a question for you, a legal question. So with these different sites,

[37:12] I'm sure there's all kinds of fine print, you know, from their lawyers, but

[37:16] are there things we can do in terms of cease and desist or highlight them in

[37:20] terms of the >> We did the cease and assist.

[37:22] » All right. >> You're talking about for to the sites

[37:25] who are who she's posting on. I don't think so. Um I think we can notify them

[37:30] that there's a problem, there's a violation, and ask them to take it down,

[37:34] but I don't think we can force the issue.

[37:36] » Can Can I bring up one other thing, too? and and and I'm not trying to challenge

[37:41] you or anything like that, but earlier you made a comment about all the fines

[37:45] that she's facing right now, >> and it seemed like you're kind of uh

[37:49] sympathetic towards them. >> Um

[37:52] » if that's the imp like I I'm not sure what uh you mean by sympathetic. I gave

[37:57] you the impression that I have an ounce of sympathy for this person who's not uh

[38:02] » what I'm saying is earlier you said that she's facing a lot of fines and she uh

[38:06] is going to have a lot of trouble paying those fines.

[38:09] » Yeah. So, so let's be contextual, okay? Um because I think Danielle asked the

[38:15] question, she's allowed to she's allowed to keep renting this. She's making a

[38:18] profit, that sort of thing. And I just wanted to point out that she's probably

[38:22] going to have more fines than she is profit.

[38:26] Let me and I understand that gives you no satisfaction whatsoever, but I was

[38:30] trying to answer one particular question.

[38:31] » Okay. So, let me point out one thing too. So, for Mike, you guys don't have

[38:35] as much experience with Mike being a solicitor for the board, but just

[38:38] personalitywise, Mike is a just the facts guy. So, I I think from everybody

[38:43] up here, you know, Mike's it's Mike's ward. Obviously, he's the closest to it.

[38:47] I don't think there's anybody on this board, if you pull us right now, that

[38:50] that have much sympathy for for this woman. It's not somebody I've ever met.

[38:54] I don't know anything about her. Um, but I don't but trust me, don't please don't

[38:58] walk away with that impression. Mike is just his job as a lawyer and the way he

[39:03] carries that is just just the facts, provide the advice. That's all he's

[39:06] doing. >> And and I want to make it very clear,

[39:08] I'm not upset with you with what you just said earlier. Uh, it's it's a

[39:12] matter of it sounded kind of like, oh, well, we'll try to let her make some

[39:16] money to make up for it. That's kind of how it came off.

[39:20] » I'm sorry if it came across that way. It certainly wasn't intended that way, you

[39:24] know. >> Yeah, that's that's all I just like I I

[39:27] don't I I think this woman has done enough to uh prove that she is wrong in

[39:32] every single way. >> So, I don't think there's Oh, yeah. I I

[39:36] don't I don't think I don't think we should give her any room here. That's

[39:42] just my opinion. >> Zero.

[39:45] » I think that we we have done everything within the law to try to stop this. And

[39:50] it's it's just like that when somebody doesn't cut their grass and it gets too

[39:54] high. The first time they get a warning, then if they don't do it, say within

[39:58] making a couple a week, then they get a written notice that if it isn't done by

[40:02] another date, you'll go to court. Okay? And the same thing applies to

[40:08] all uh illegal activities like this. You have to go unfortunately you have to go

[40:13] through a process, you know, before you can get the results. And and

[40:17] unfortunately uh I probably shouldn't say this. Criminals have rights too or

[40:21] illegal people doing illegal actions have rights.

[40:24] » Yeah. >> So one more one more question and I know

[40:27] um somebody mentioned videos and I understand that that we've collected

[40:32] some videos off of social media. I I when I heard videos I thought maybe

[40:37] there were doorbell cameras and things like that too. If you have any videos

[40:41] that aren't out on social media that we couldn't have come across, if you could

[40:46] get those to the administration, it'd be useful.

[40:49] » So, everything

[40:52] you've sent already, we've got, but if there's anything you haven't sent, I I'd

[40:57] like to have it. >> Yeah. I I mean, that's it for me. I I

[41:02] really do I I I'm not trying to rub anybody the wrong way. I'm just trying

[41:05] to get our points across. And >> we appreciate what you had to say.

[41:08] » Thank you very much. Thank you. >> Is anybody else um looking to come up?

[41:15] Ma'am,

[41:18] » name and address, please. >> Claire Writer. R I G H T E R. Um I'm at

[41:27] 108 But Lane. I live right across the street and I see all the activity. My

[41:34] concern is the owner has multiple vehicles with multiple

[41:41] different state license plates. So you can't monitor

[41:46] who is going in there. She has Maryland tags. She has Delaware tags. She has New

[41:54] Jersey tags. And she has Pennsylvania tags. Every time she arrives, she's in a

[42:00] different vehicle. So, I'm concerned for my neighbors

[42:06] because I'm going to be away this weekend that

[42:10] my eyes aren't on that house cuz I'm the one that saw them going in

[42:16] last Tuesday and I'm the one saw them going in this Monday.

[42:22] So, I appreciate your vigilance. Um, I have my own feeling of what number

[42:29] different license plates is, but I'm not going to state it here because I'm not

[42:32] going to wind up getting >> I have my ideas, too.

[42:36] » Yeah. >> Would you and I I I appreciate

[42:41] everything you're saying. Whoever thinks maybe that I don't, they don't know me.

[42:45] And uh I do care. It's frustrating for me. It's

[42:49] » Sure. It's your community, too. I mean, she's bringing our community down. But,

[42:53] you know, don't worry about me. We're worried about you guys. We're concerned

[42:57] when you have 80 people there or 100 people and they're they're hollering

[43:00] obscenities and they're climbing trees and throwing beer cans at police and all

[43:04] that. Uh, running around half naked, right?

[43:07] » Okay. We certainly don't think that's great. That doesn't happen in an or in a

[43:12] country like this. It shouldn't happen, you know. And we'll do everything we can

[43:16] within the law to stop it. That may not please everybody, but with we're doing

[43:20] what we can do at this point. >> I'm just concerned

[43:26] » like with the It's summertime. It's people go away on the weekend. Who's

[43:31] watching that house? Who's watching? Who's going in and out of the house?

[43:35] » I I understand. Well, well said. >> Thank you.

[43:39] » Anybody else would be interested?

[43:45] Hi, >> my name is Maryanne McColen,

[43:48] » MC CN. I live at 118 Schubrook Lane.

[43:54] » Shub S H U B R O Okay. I have a question. I know that she has an FHA

[43:59] loan on that home, which means it should be her primary residence.

[44:02] » How are you, Mary? >> From what I hear, she does not live in

[44:05] that home. Is that not a direct violation right there? And under FHA,

[44:11] is she allowed to rent the home? >> Well, I can't answer the part, is she

[44:14] allowed to to be not be there, but he he can, you know,

[44:19] » can enforce the Fair Housing Act. That's not us. Um, you're talking about an FHA

[44:26] loan, right? Yeah. I mean, >> I guess we could try to find a lender

[44:30] and, you know, notify him that there's been these problems, but

[44:33] » I know who that is. [laughter]

[44:37] » Yeah. I mean, we could go to courthouse. You said Janelle already.

[44:40] » Yeah, >> it's on the It's on the uh county uh

[44:43] real estate page. I think it's Core Logic. I think

[44:46] » it's who? >> I think it's Core Logic.

[44:48] » No. >> No. Okay. That's what I saw there, but

[44:52] » um I forget. I don't know it off the top of my head, but that's not it. Um but it

[44:56] says she should live in the home, but from what I hear from everybody, I don't

[44:59] live I don't live there to see the comingings and goings, but from what I

[45:02] heard, she does not live there. And under FHA, she should live in that home.

[45:08] And the woman that does live, the woman that is there apparently occasionally

[45:12] » is the grandmother. >> Yeah, I heard that.

[45:15] » Okay. And the one thing that concerns me, I had heard this from the neighbor

[45:18] who rescued the little boy out of the pool. That little boy was staying with

[45:22] four men in the basement. If that is not a red flag today, I don't know what is.

[45:28] So, someone should be looking into that. Who's she renting? Who's she renting to?

[45:32] Four grown men and a six-year-old little boy who drowned in the pool.

[45:36] That's a concern. So, it sounds like she's bringing

[45:40] nothing good to our neighborhood.

[45:46] So, that's it. I'm just I don't know a lot about FHA. I just wanted to I

[45:50] thought maybe you could maybe shed some light on it.

[45:53] So, but that's all I got.

[45:57] » Thank you. >> Thank you.

[46:01] » Anybody else? >> I'm not ma'am.

[46:06] My name is Linda Dalvo. D I S A L V O 120 Shoe Brook Lane. So I kind of corner

[46:15] up to butt Raymond and Shoe Brook. Now my ring camera went nuts for the one

[46:21] event that dispersed everybody in the street. Okay, I couldn't get clear

[46:26] video, but obviously I heard later that there was opportunity to ask them to

[46:31] leave from the Waw Wa. So for me and thank you all who are looking into this.

[46:36] I want to know it's a quality of life issue and obviously we're very concerned

[46:41] » is a quality of life is >> you know clearly and simply I want to

[46:44] grow old and die here. I want people to raise their children

[46:48] here and not have to be in fear of what's going on on their block. I have

[46:54] stepped up and tried to support the butt uh lane folks by just simply walking

[47:00] around. see something, say something. So, obviously they have seen me. And if

[47:05] they haven't, look out every once in a while and you will see me sometimes with

[47:09] my green umbrella, you know, and you can just give me a hey or whatever. My

[47:14] name's Linda. But I just want to know that all due diligence is being done to

[47:20] rid this. I am been in that home 56 years. Okay. We also left an area

[47:28] because of urban blight. I know what it feels like to try to have

[47:32] a better quality of life. I don't want to see Aston succumb,

[47:38] okay, to the very ills that a lot of people 65 and older who migrated to

[47:44] Aston Township know exactly what I'm talking about. I'm in fear.

[47:50] I think all of us can understand that. I grew up off of Ninth Street in Chester

[47:56] and obviously there was many quality of life issues that my parents felt it was

[48:01] time for us to leave. We're witnessing some of the same things

[48:05] with this kind of party going on. And from what I hear that at one point, I

[48:10] don't know, and I can't substantiate it, they were saying that Aston is their

[48:14] town now. >> That was a comment that was made

[48:18] mentioned that. So I I I would think not. So I ask you to put all your

[48:24] efforts and all your good works to support a healthy and wonderful quality

[48:29] of life before you start seeing sales signs go up and because you know people

[48:35] get scared they they make irrational decisions. Some that will regret them

[48:40] others but we don't want that to happen a mass exodus. Okay. So, I thank you for

[48:46] your time and I trust that you'll have the good intentions of our neighborhood

[48:50] in and and in your heart [clears throat] and and I'll keep looking out for

[48:59] » we we we share your everything you said we share.

[49:03] » Okay. Would someone else want to come up or speak?

[49:10] » Okay. Are you speaking, Michael?

[49:15] » [laughter]

[49:20] » I just ask that you guys just keep our kids in mind since Nicole Michelle.

[49:30] » Danielle, can you can you come up? I'm not picking up everything you're saying.

[49:34] I've got some upper respiratory congestion here.

[49:39] I just want you guys to keep our kids in your thought when you guys are figuring

[49:44] out how to fix this or whatever it's going to be because that is I think I

[49:48] can say for everyone our biggest concern. We have young kids and they

[49:52] like to be outside and lately they can't be outside sometimes and I don't think

[49:57] that's fair to any of them. So please please just imagine your kids little

[50:02] kids in this situation and seeing what they saw the other night.

[50:06] » Right. And I just want to make one point. I I forget who I was speaking to

[50:10] about this because I've I've had some uh comments. Claire, it might have been

[50:13] your husband, but about if you see something, don't just keep to yourself.

[50:19] Say something if you see something. And I encourage everybody to do that. Even

[50:23] if it's if you call 911, a police officer will show up at your door. They

[50:27] have to. Okay? Uh if you're worried about the person that you're going

[50:32] after, one of the people in the house for example, knowing who you are, the

[50:36] police the police will know who you are, but they will respect your wishes if

[50:40] they don't want your name used. I'm just >> This woman might not know our names, but

[50:44] she knows it's all of us at this point. But it's just sad when a 9-year-old kid

[50:48] says, "Can we go outside or there going to be people bothering us?" That is what

[50:53] is her in this whole situation is our kids that are growing up here. I get it.

[50:58] It's life, but it's not in our neighborhood. This is not what we moved

[51:01] here for and grew up here with. So, that's all I'm asking is just think of

[51:05] these little kids in this neighborhood and what they've seen thus far.

[51:10] » I don't know who's in tomorrow, but one of the things I was thinking about

[51:13] actually today before I came up here was that we need to con convene another

[51:18] meeting with uh we would have Michael Rogeri, Mr. come and uh Michael might be

[51:25] Michael the solicitor might be on the phone uh and the rest of us will be in

[51:28] the conference room. will have code there and uh you know we'll we'll look

[51:32] and see uh some of the things were mentioned here about the uh the website

[51:37] or that wherever that's on I don't know if it's Facebook or social media of some

[51:41] kind discuss that is there anything that that we missed you know I

[51:46] [clears throat] just want to make sure that we do this right but do it within

[51:48] the law >> right

[51:50] » uh you know we don't do it within the law and a person takes us to court then

[51:54] we're lose >> right and and again to the police they

[51:58] have been wonderful. I have nothing but wonderful things to say about them from

[52:02] the night on national night out. They handled that situation with grace. And

[52:07] let me tell you something, being a standby or watching them, I would have

[52:11] lost my [ __ ] if I was one of them. The way they kept theirelves together, I

[52:16] give them all the credit in the world for what they're doing.

[52:20] » Okay. Thank you very much. Um, I appreciate all your comments tonight.

[52:25] may have not have answered them exactly the way you want, but we're trying to

[52:29] act within the law and we don't have any choice. So, um, just stay tuned, please,

[52:36] you know, >> and if something goes down, call the

[52:39] police first. If you want to if you want to and then contact code if it's night

[52:43] time, call me. If I'm home, you'll you'll see my face in a couple minutes.

[52:49] Okay. So,

[52:54] all right. So, we're going to move on to other

[52:58] Mr. Tinsley. Thanks, Mike Higgins. Um, no, no other

[53:03] comments. Okay.

[53:07] Mr. Bur, >> no comments. I just advise everybody to

[53:12] call 911.

[53:16] » Never a mistake. Call 911. And I'd just like to say to everybody,

[53:20] we are very concerned about this. Uh we had a police committee meeting the other

[53:25] day and believe me, the chief is really upset about this and so is the whole

[53:29] board. I just want to think like he said, call 911.

[53:35] » Yeah, we all share your anger. We really do, but as um everyone said, we have to

[53:40] stay within the law. Uh, I'll say this and probably I probably shouldn't say

[53:44] this, but I've been a police commissioner for 7 8 years now. And u I

[53:48] think one of the failings of our our whole system is the bad guys have all

[53:51] the rights. They really do. It's I've heard from my residents, well, what

[53:55] about my quality of life? My peaceful I just want to, you know, live peacefully.

[54:00] Bad guys don't care. And the courts care what they say, not what you say. So I I

[54:05] that hurts that hurts to say that, but it's just it's the truth. Uh on happier

[54:09] news, uh wish everyone a great rest of your summer, uh great Labor Day, and

[54:13] please try to join us at our Thursday afternoon, Thursday evening concerts. I

[54:16] think we have one or two left. All right, take care.

[54:19] » Commissioner Mc Commissioner Bowden, please.

[54:22] » Well, you probably don't want me to say anything, but most of you out there know

[54:26] who I am. You know, when I say something, I do something. You know this

[54:32] board and this administration, and I'm telling you the gospel, honest truth.

[54:38] They're doing everything with the wonderful cooperation of our police

[54:42] department. You know I don't lie. You know I get things done and I've been

[54:47] doing it for years in this town. Trust me, they're doing everything they can.

[54:54] The police are on top of it. Believe me. 911. And if not, call me. I'll call 911.

[55:02] I have no problem. I've offered to go sit over there, but I've been asked not

[55:06] to. But let me just say this to you. Trust the police department. They're on

[55:11] it. Seriously. >> Thanks,

[55:16] » Commissioner McIn. >> Yeah, just one correction for

[55:19] Commissioner Bowden. Don't call her. We don't need her going out with her Batman

[55:22] costume or Spider-Man. She might have just saw Spider-Man the other week. I

[55:26] think everybody in America did. So, don't do anything crazy, Nancy. No, but

[55:29] in all seriousness, I you know, I think folks here, you can I see the

[55:33] frustration anytime you're going to take time out of your day, right? we're

[55:35] [clears throat] in the middle of an afternoon to to come do this. Um, you

[55:39] know, it it it reaches a boiling point, you know what I mean? And so, um, I

[55:44] think everybody up here has family, has kids at different ages, you know, their

[55:47] kids are as young as yours right now. They were at one point, um, and don't

[55:51] want that thing. And even if you don't have kids, you don't want you don't want

[55:54] that in your neighborhood. So, um, certainly appreciate, you know, the

[55:58] comments and, you know, I'm I'm hopeful, uh, we have a great police department

[56:02] and, uh, some great folks that'll take a look at this and I'm hopeful that they

[56:06] can solve it. It's, uh, something that's kind of new and unique because of, you

[56:11] know, the internet, social media, right, with people being able to do this. I saw

[56:16] something recently, I guess it was in, I think it was in New Town Square, a

[56:19] similar issue. So, um, you know, maybe there'll be some tools that can be

[56:23] thought of that can, you know, help not just Aston, but, um, you know, other

[56:27] municipalities make sure this gets nipped in the bud and that it doesn't

[56:30] pop up somewhere else, right? Um, in the township or somewhere else. So, that

[56:35] said, that one other thing I just have to say, um, you know, because it's a

[56:40] cool moment and embarrass him a little, but a proud Aston boy, Joe Vuso, who's

[56:45] our engineer, wrote a book, Who Killed the American Dream? Um, so Joe, for

[56:50] those that don't know him, Joe's been um the township engineer probably as long

[56:55] as as I've been alive or or longer. Um, you know, he is a a guy that grew up in

[57:00] Aston, did really well for himself, educated masters at Villanova, and um

[57:06] has more knowledge and experience than anybody I've I've probably ever come

[57:11] across in terms of municipal engineering. And so he took some time to

[57:16] kind of put some together talking about, you know, what it is to be in the

[57:19] suburbs. And, you know, everybody here, sure, a lot of you are either, you know,

[57:23] own your homes or renting and hoping to own, but that's kind of what the book's

[57:26] about. Like, hey, what do we how do we how do we make this work, right? Whether

[57:30] it's for us, we own, but you know, our children or others. So, um, I'm only a

[57:35] little bit through it so far, but, uh, um, you know, Joe, and I don't mean this

[57:40] just cuz he's an engineer, cuz usually the engineering science guys aren't the

[57:43] best writers. I mean, just in general, you know, it's it's very well written.

[57:48] So, um, I just wanted to to mention that, you know, for all the all the

[57:52] years of service Joe's put in township and everywhere else, really proud and

[57:56] very cool to to see him uh, write and publish this book.

[57:59] » Thanks, Joe. >> Thank you, Joe.

[58:03] Wait, I had to pay for mine. >> Miss Pippen, have anything you'd like to

[58:08] add? Mr. >> Yeah, I just have to remind people that

[58:12] uh Maryanne Bowen could not be here tonight this afternoon, but uh she

[58:16] wanted me to mention that community day is Saturday, October 3rd, and that she

[58:21] needs volunteers. If anybody's interested, reach out to her. Also want

[58:26] to mention that the wall that heals is coming to Aston Township. Um, it arrives

[58:31] on October the 6th. It's going to be a uh open from October the 8th through

[58:36] October 11th, which is Thursday, October 8th through Sunday, October 11th. We

[58:41] have plenty of activities. There's information on our website if anybody

[58:44] wants to go on to the website. There's volunteer opportunities. It's going to

[58:48] be a very solemn occasion, but it's going to be a real celebration for those

[58:53] who uh gave their life for our country. So, uh, in case you don't know what the

[58:58] wall that heals is, it's the Vietnam War wall that heals, it's a replica of the

[59:03] one that's in Washington DC. And we are one of 31 cities, towns in the United

[59:09] States that are honored to have that wall here in October. So, just want to

[59:14] mention both of those. Go to our website. There's more information on the

[59:17] website. There's forms out there. There's also a tenative schedule of

[59:20] activities for those days. So, thank you everyone.

[59:25] Mr. Excuso, professional engineer. >> Thank you. Uh, Michael Solicitor.

[59:33] Thank you. Um, I echo what everybody else said up here. Um, this is not a

[59:38] joke. Uh, we do care about it. It's it's just getting there and that's the

[59:43] difficult part. So, um, I will be staying in here. They are going back to

[59:48] another meeting. I think I'll be out here if anybody would like to bend my

[59:52] ear. Did we do

[1:00:02] » So with that I asked motion for adjournment.

[1:00:07] Thank you. Thank you everybody.

Aston Township Commissioners Meeting - August 2026

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