A MEETING of the Planning Board of the Township of Belleville will be held on February 11, 2021 beginning at 7:00 PM. The meeting will be conducted by electronic means in accordance with the “Senator Byron M. Baer Open Public Meetings Act” of 2020 which explicitly permits a public body to conduct a meeting electronically during a state of emergency.  Governor Murphy issued Executive Orders 103 and 107 declaring a “Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency” and has directed residents to quarantine and practice social distancing.

VIRTUAL MEETING ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS

The Belleville Planning Board is utilizing the Zoom service to conduct regular meetings in compliance with the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act.  If you wish to participate during the public comment or question portion, then you must join the meeting using:

a. “Zoom Meeting” link at: https://zoom.us/j/5809001461?pwd=bmZVdlIvQXpaZGtiUWM3clpWZW9CZz09  OR
b. Zoom dial-in phone numbers:646-558-8656, 301-715-8592, 312-626-6799, 669-900-9128, 253-215-8782, 346-248-7799

The Meeting ID is 580 900 1461, and the Password is 180602

Zoom attendees wishing to participate or contribute during the Public Comment/Question portion of each agenda item must click the “raise hand” button in order to indicate to the Board Chair, Secretary or Attorney the attendee’s desire to speak. Phone attendees will be permitted to contribute by having their connection unmuted after announcement of their phone number.

Upon having a “raised hand” acknowledged (in the case of Zoom attendees) or having a connection unmuted (in the case of phone attendees), attendees will be allowed to give comments or ask questions and may be sworn in.

The Board retains discretion to reasonably curtail each commenter’s opportunity to speak and will mute the speaking attendee’s connection at the end of their time.  You cannot participate in public comment unless you are attending the virtual meeting.

All microphones of public users will be muted, except as set forth above, during the public comment portion of each agenda item.

You can test out the functionality of Zoom, including speaker/microphone on your computer or other internet connected device at https://zoom.us/test.

Any questions can be directed to the Planning Board Secretary, Corrine D'Angelo at cdangelo@bellevillenj.org or (973) 450-3410.  All application documents and exhibits may be viewed on the Township website at www.bellevillenj.org.

View Official Notice Here