Florham Park councilman: 'No' vote was only for concession stand

FLORHAM PARK -- A Borough Council member on Monday said his opposition to introducing a $1 million bond ordinance to fix the aging municipal pool had nothing to do with the pool or even the expense.

Rather, his objection was over the concession stand.

The ordinance was introduced 5-1 during the councils Thursday, Feb. 20 meeting, with Charles Germershausen the sole council member to reject the proposal.

The ordinance is expected to be adopted following a public hearing set for 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 20.

Germershausen, however, wanted to make it clear he is not against the work needed on the pool.

Rather, We should not be putting $200,000 into a snack bar, he said.

I was OK with $800,000 for improvement at the pool.

The problem was, he explained, the snack bar cost could not be separated out for a separate vote, so it was he was forced to vote against the entire project.

Those endorsing the proposal were Council President Scott Carpenter, and Council members William Zuckerman, Thomas Michalowski, Charles Malone Jr. and Carmen Cefolo-Pane.

Once the ordinance is adopted, the borough will issue $950,000 in bond anticipation notes for the work. The remaining $50,000 will be taken from the boroughs capital improvement fund as down-payment.

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Florham Park councilman: 'No' vote was only for concession stand