GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP COUNCIL MEETING July 12, 2010 ...

Mr. Ray Polidoro of Erial stated that he does not live in Terrestria but he stated that he understands
their problem. He also stated that people are unable to hear in the back of the room.
Tanya Brown stated that the picture she handed out was making a point. She feels that she has been
disrespected.
Sarah Jones of 612 Jaegar Court stated that she has pictures of the actual damage and what the
people are suffering
Maureen McLaughlin of 125 Empire Avenue asked Mr. Bianchini why the Township has not got
together with the GTMUA Mr. Bianchini stated that there have been meetings set up in the past.
Mr. Bianchini stated that the township paid for an assessment to look at the lines. He stated that the
GTMUA had the lines on camera. It was stated that the HOA did not want to take any
responsibility. Mr. Bianchini stated that he has asked the MUA solicitor to reach out to the HOA
and Mr. Long told him that he got no response from the HOA. Ms. Evans asked Council to suspend
the peoples payment to the GTMUA. Mr. Bianchini stated that the GTMUA is a separate entity. Mr.
Bianchini stated that it will be brought back to the boards. Ms. McLaughlin stated that there has to
be some responsibility. She stated that the HOA is not representing the homeowners and that the
HOA has not stepped up.
A resident of 315 Byron Court stated that this is all about money, who owns it and who it belongs
to. She asked who approved the system originally. She stated that if this road collapses it will be a
major problem.
Mr. Hutchison stated that he doesn’t have an answer but he is looking at the situation. He stated
that all council members want this situation fixed. He stated that at this time there seems to be a
dispute; he asked does the Council have the authority to spend the taxpayer’s money on something
that may not be a problem of their doing He stated that the GTMUA started to map the pipes. He
stated that we need to find out who the pipes belong to. Mr. Hutchison stated that the two groups
need to come together and at least discuss the situation and repairs.
Mr. Bianchini asked the Solicitor and the Clerk to sift through any old documents pertaining to this
development. It was stated that it was built in the 1970’s.
Theresa Garvey stated that she had put in an OPRA request and was told that there were no records.
Mr. Bianchini also asked the solicitor to work with the MUA. Mr. Mercado asked what position the
HOA takes on this problem. It was stated that the HOA said that to the best of their knowledge it
was a public system and has historically been taken care of by the MUA.
Mr. Hutchison stated that the council also needs to ask if the township should absorb this
financially to address this situation. Mr. Hutchison stated that before the town does this, they may
have to wait for a decision to come down.
Mrs. Evans asked who is responsible for the pipes and she thinks that this needs a major
investigation and the DEP, EPA and BPU should be called. She stated that she would rather see the
MUA’s money go to a new sewer line as opposed to a new building.
A resident stated that she feels this will eventually happen to all pipes in the development. She
stated that if Terrestria is responsible, why are they paying sewer bills
Mr. McLaughlin stated that the files should be kept forever. He stated that the Township should be
looking at the Attorney’s office as well as the Engineer at the time. He also stated that the MUA
should have the records.
A resident stated that she hopes the township sleeps well, and another resident stated that she sold
these houses at the time, and they had public sewer and public water.
Kristin Jackson of 15 Fox Meadow asked what will be done to help Mrs. Evans stated that she
would like to get to the bottom of this. She stated that someone should OPRA all of the GTMUA
records.