Politics & Government

Council to Talk Heavenly Farms Concession Stand

The Township Council will discuss who should operate the "comfort station" at Heavenly Farms, tonight.

After more than five months the Township Council will once again talk about who will run the “comfort station” located at the athletic complex in Heavenly Farms.

The topic is on the agenda for the Township Council meeting scheduled for tonight, Monday, March 26, at 8 p.m.

. At the time,  the East Brunswick Soccer Club was running the operation. The club was chosen after the township asked athletic groups that use the fields to submit proposals. Mayor David Stahl said that just two of the groups that use the nearby turf fields submitted proposals.

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Representatives from the East Brunswick Soccer Club are expected to attend tonight's meeting.

While the soccer club used the stand several times during the fall, the building was noticeably closed over the weekend, when the club opened its spring recreation season. The club uses volunteers from its membership to run snack stands when needed. The stand at Heavenly Farms has no cooking or heating elements in it.

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In Heavenly Farms, the turf fields are used for soccer, football and lacrosse and are owned by the township. To help build the nearby fields, the soccer club donated $300,000 “seed money” to help cover costs, said Mayor Stahl.

Mayor Stahl said that donation shows EBSC is a responsible entity and able to run the stand efficiently and responsibly. At the time, Wendell said the “donation” should not give the soccer club exclusive rights to run the stand.

In October, Wendell said the township should solicit bids to find a vendor to run the snack stand, which council members said should be open seven days a week. (The soccer club holds games on weekends, and practices during the week at the nearby turf fields).

Mayor Stahl said a decision to go out to bid would mean the township would need to do the same thing for similar township owned facilities, including the stands used and run by the and .


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