Township Council Meeting — Agenda

In a March 12, 2019 resolution, the planning board noted HGA had been "engaged to conduct a study and make recommendations as to whether the [library] met the criteria as an area in need of redevelopment." The planning board's resolution further stated HGA "conduct[ed] a study and prepare[d] a report dated February 6, 2019," and that, based on the report and testimony provided by Susan Gruel, the planning board recommended the Township Council designate the library as an area in need of development. One week later, the Township Council adopted a March 19, 2019 resolution explaining it had directed the planning board to conduct a preliminary investigation as to whether the library was an area in need of redevelopment and finding HGA had presented its study to the planning board "for its consideration in determining whether the [library] should be designated an [a]rea in [n]eed of [d]evelopment." The Township Council's March 19, 2019 resolution further stated the planning board had completed its investigation, conducted a hearing, and recommended the Township Council find the library was an area in need of redevelopment, and that the Township Council accepted the planning board's recommendation. perform its function of considering, and making a recommendation, whether the library was an area in need of redevelopment. A-2287-19 5 Pa005