Five Things You Need to Know ... The Coming Week

1. The Township Council will meet Monday night at the municipal building.

Not including the largely ceremonial Jan. 2 reorganization meeting, it will be the first public-action session of the new Council, with newcomer Tracy Trotto and returning former councilman Sam Siler replacing Crystal Evans and Ken Garbowski.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

2. Before Council gets down to business, the Timber Creek Regional High School football team will be recognized by township officials for winning the 2011 South Jersey Group 3 title.

3. Pressure is on the township to get the audio working on its live stream, after watchdog Joshua Berry reported during last Wednesday's Council work session that there was no sound for web viewers for the Jan. 2 reorganization meeting.

All Council meetings are streamed on the official township website's GT Citizens Access page.

Republicans, specifically municipal party chairman Ray Polidoro, have been lobbying Council and Mayor David Mayer to put the meetings on cable TV for years now. The Democratic officials have balked at the idea, citing cost considerations.

4. The Township Planning Board will reorganize Tuesday night at the municipal building.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

As of last Wednesday night, there were no applications scheduled to be heard by the Planning Board, according to Ken Lechner, the township's director of development and planning.

5. There's still time to pre-register for the township's first-ever community-wide Day of Service, scheduled for Monday, Jan. 16—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. To sign up or for more information, go here, or send an email to Council Vice President Orlando Mercado at omercado@glotwp.com.