At its meeting on Tuesday, September 26, the Livingston Township Council approved a number of resolutions, including adding revenue items to the municipal budget and awarding contracts. Also approved was a resolution establishing fees for the use of municipal car charging stations.At the conclusion of the meeting, public comment touched on the Bottle King development and an allegation of sexual harassment involving the Livingston Police Department.Speed BumpsIn the conference meeting, prior to the regular meeting, the Council discussed potentially adding speed bumps to the area of Arden Road and Sherbrooke Parkway. A substantial housing development in that area has been the topic of discussion for several months, and some nearby residents have pointed to the safety on nearby roadways as one of their main concerns with the project. Some of those residents have specifically asked for speed bumps to be added to those roads.While speed bumps create issues for snow plows, township manager Barry Lewis said, there are other designs that are easier to plow over and could be explored. These include speed waves and tables.Lewis said that town officials would explore conducting studies on the feasibility of adding some form of speed bumps to the area.AnnietoberAt the start of the meeting, the Council recognized October as “Annietober,” in honor of Annie Eisner, who tragically and suddenly died in August from complications of leukemiaold. Next month, several businesses in the community will hold events in her honor.Annie’s parents, Jodi and Andrew Eisner hope Annietober will raise funds to fight rare cancers.“Which, we are finding, are not very rare at all,” Jodi Eisner said.A calendar of Annietober events may be found elsewhere in this edition of the Tribune.Adding Items of RevenueFive resolutions authorize the insertion of special items of revenue in the municipal budget. These include $7,000 for the “Click It or Ticket” program; $68,050.33 for the NJDEPClean Communities Program; $24,056.31 for the National Opioid Settlement Fund; $15,000 for the Spotted Lanternfly Program-2023 Chemical Control Treatment Grant; and $15,000 for the Stormwater Assistance Grant.Contracts AwardedThe Council authorized several contracts.Suburban Consulting Engineers, Inc. was awarded a contract, not to exceed $85,930, to provide professional engineering services for the design and development of construction documents for West Oakwood Avenue water main improvements.Acontract, not to exceed $36,600, was awarded to Community Grants, Planning and Housing, LLC to provide professional affordable housing services and rehabilitation services.A 24 month contract was awarded to Agra Environmental Service,
