Council President Joe Coyle declined to discuss the personnel matter. "We knew the system was broken and we didn't do anything," Brescher said earlier this week, adding he wants to know what the township is doing about the other issues with the building.Īt Wednesday's meeting one resident questioned how much money would be needed to fix the senior center and another resident asked whether the suspension of the fire chief is related to the issues at the senior citizen building. The fire department deemed the building a hazard and it was closed.īrescher said the issues with leaks in the sprinkler system and the pipes had not been addressed for years. Local: Appeal filed in Edison zoning approval of Charlie Brown's redevelopment On Wednesday the Township Council approved an emergency $115,000 contract for Allied Fire and Safety to replace the building's fire suppression system.Ĭouncilman Richard Brescher has said a recent reinspection by the Edison Fire Department also uncovered emergency lights that were not working, problems with exit signs, missing components on the fire alarm panel and the sprinkler system turned off. The building was closed for all in-person activities on July 29. The Edison Senior Center closed nearly a month ago after a bathroom renovation project revealed that the connection to the fire suppression system had deteriorated to the point that it needed to be replaced. We are restructuring where the services are being offered," she said. She said it will take a couple of months for the building to reopen. The holdup could be the availability of supplies for the work.īusiness Administrator Sonia Alves-Viveiros said the contract awarded Wednesday to Allied Fire and Safety based in Neptune will move the project forward, but she hasn't been given a timeline because of the availability of supplies. Watch Video: Data.M圜: Search millions of NJ, US public recordsĮDISON – Plans to reopen the Edison Senior Center on Woodbridge Avenue appear to remain uncertain, though the Township Council awarded an emergency contract for a new fire suppression system in the building.
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