The Glassboro Town Council met for their second meeting of the month this past Tuesday.

At the start of the meeting, a public hearing was held in regards to two ordinances, one that involved the acceptance of a donation of the Parish Hall property owned by the Bethlehem United Church of Christ, and the other involving the adoption of a redevelopment plan for Block 18.01, located on 300 Rowan Blvd. Nobody from the public stepped up to address these specific ordinances, and the council then proceeded to adopt them.

The council made sure to take the time to acknowledge the Glassboro Police Department, the Glassboro Fire Department, as well as firefighters from other nearby towns who responded quickly and efficiently to the brush fires from last Thursday.

“The outside fire departments should be commended as well. Pitman experienced the brunt of the damage during that incident, for there were a number of houses that were beginning to catch on fire and commercial structures, one commercial business which houses hazardous materials that’s part of production processes. I know the Pitman firefighters, some Washington Township, and some others were really valiant with a very rapid response to that location and were able to stop that from becoming a major problem throughout here. Thank you very much,” said Edward Malandro III, the Borough Administrator.

Though there was no unfinished business for the council to discuss, there was a topic of new business that came to light in the form of authorizing the Borough Clerk, Karen Cosgrove, to bid on uniforms for the police and fire departments.

The council mentioned several Glassboro events that would be coming up over the next couple of months, including the borough’s 35th Annual Golf Tournament as well as the Memorial Day Parade, that residents can begin to sign up for.

The engineer’s report provided several updates on construction work throughout the town, with minor progress being made involving the Borough’s townhouse projects, the East High Street estates, and Joseph L. Bowe Boulevard.

“First and foremost, public safety is at the top of our list for any and all people that come to Glassboro and reside here, and we take it so seriously,” said John E. Wallace III, the mayor of Glassboro.

Out of the resolutions approved by the council from the solicitor’s report, among the biggest were the adoption of the 2025 Borough of Glassboro Budget, which was approved by the council back at their meeting on March 25, as well as several resolutions authorizing the Shared Services Agreement between the Gloucester County Improvement Authority and the Borough of Glassboro regarding the usage of stage units for town events later on in the year such as the Car Show & Food Truck Festival, the Art Walk, the Italian Festival, and Community Day.

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