By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
A three-year contract for the Bradley Beach police chief was tabled at Tuesday nights meeting.
Mayor Julie Schreck said she and Chief Leonard Guida were still negotiating.
The chief and I are still negotiating, but we have not dotted our is and crossed our ts yet, she said.
At last months council meeting a move to rescind a contract Guida entered into with former Mayor Stephen Schueler was tabled as well. At that meeting a contingent of police officers attended the meeting as a show of support for Guida.
Council said no to a request from Scotts Bait and Tackle on Main Street to purchase a small parcel of land behind its building. Council members said the borough is already short on space and may want to use the property, which borders the public works yard, for recycling efforts.
As hopes grow for recycling grow, I wouldnt want to sell it, Schreck said.
Council approved a proposal from Councilwoman Lori Marchak-Ortiz to post signage at all borough parks with closing times in an effort to prevent vandalism.
Public Works Supervisor Richard Bianchi said the standard for most parks and a requirement for Green Acres parks is that they are open from dawn to dusk.
Guida said implementing the new guidelines would not be difficult and would not require physically locking the parks.
We dont need them to be locked to enforce it, he said.
In other park related news, council agreed to apply for a grant from the county for improvements to the borough parks.
If approved, the borough would have to match the funding by 50 percent.
The town now has $20,000 collected in donations for improvements to Lake Terrace Park.
Marchak-Ortiz said that a stipulation was made by those making the donations that they would be involved in the design.
Councilman George Bachar proposed introducing an ordinance requiring neighbors to be notified of any construction being done on adjacent residences.
Currently neighbors only have to be notified if variances are needed for the construction.
Borough Attorney Patrick Diegnan said it may be difficult to enforce the requirement.
Council agreed to look into the matter. A state statute already mandates that property owners tell neighbors when a house is being demolished.
Also at the meeting Donna Hernandez presented the governing body with a painting she did of the Fifth Avenue Gazebo.
The beautifully framed picture will also be available in lithographs for a charge of $30.
Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Malysko said the emergency siren located on Main Street has been lowered by 50 percent following some complaints by residents.
Malysko said volunteers in town are adamant about having the siren system, but he said they will try the lowered volume for a few days to see if it is effective.
Council also voted to eliminate the bus stop at Evergreen Avenue and Main Street because it is within only 100 feet of the stop in front of the recreation center.
The state, council recently learned, was under the assumption that one of the stops was on the other side of Main Street.
Bachar reported to council that the mosquito population in the area has dramatically increased with an aggressive form of the insect called the Asian Tiger.
They can breed in a candy wrapper, Bachar said.
He handed out door knob hangers from the county as part of their program to prevent the mosquitoes from hatching.
The door hangers will be available at borough hall and throughout the town.
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