Bridgewater Town Council Talks Roads and Chocolate
The Bridgewater town council held one of the legislative body’s last scheduled meetings for the year on Oct. 19.
It was also the final meeting before the general election, in which two members of the council, Christine Henderson-Rose and Matthew Moench, were up for re-election.
The meeting opened with a number of comments about what was going on around town from various council members, mostly regarding the new Lindt Chocolate Shop in the Bridgewater Commons Mall.
“The dark chocolate is delicious for anyone who likes chocolate,” said Councilman Howard Norgalis.
Councilman Felipe Pedroso had a slightly different focus when mentioning the new boutique.
“The chocolate was a plus, but we certainly welcome any new business to the Bridgewater Commons Mall,” he said.
Moench declined to mention the new store in his comments, but did mention bringing his young children to an event at Arbor Glen.
“I think a couple of folks would have run away with either of them, but they did bring fun,” he said.
Once the commentary on local events was completed, the council members spent the majority of the remaining time focusing on the state of the roads in town.
Major construction projects have taken place this year on several prominent and heavily traveled roads in Bridgewater, including Vossler Avenue, Chimney Rock Road, Gilbride Road, Steele Gap Road and Country Club Road, among others.
“This particular section of about 200 feet in from Vossler really blew up last year,” said James Naples, the town administrator, in justifying the construction on Gilbride.
Because of these projects, these particular stretches of each road will no longer be on the list of potential construction sites for the town for several years, barring an unforeseen problem, such as a natural disaster.
“For five years, it can only be emergency stuff,” said Norgalis, in regards to any possibility of repaving the same roads.
The meeting concluded with a handful of ordinance votes, all of which passed unanimously. These included the purchase of a Ford Explorer for town use and awarding several construction contracts for future projects.
For a record of the live tweets, see https://storify.com/CMGabbett/bridgewater
