Woodlynne Archives

Below is the audio recording from the Borough Council meeting held this month (8/13/2020) via Zoom. Apologies in advance if children and/or dogs are heard in the background.

Below is the audio recording from the Borough Council meeting held last night (7/9/2020) via Zoom. Apologies in advance if children and/or dogs are heard in the background. There are a few things that I need to point out before you get to the audio. The first is that in spite of how the Borough…

The Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA), or the Sunshine Law, as it’s commonly known, is a very important piece of legislature, in that it guarantees the rights of the public to attend all meetings of governing bodies, with a few explicitly defined exceptions (such as for a closed session). This Act also guarantees the right…

In addition to the technical difficulties that we had during the last meeting, it must also be noted that Mayor Chukwueke ended the meeting prior to allowing every member of the public that wished to speak the opportunity to. I sent him an email the following morning, because I did have things to discuss at…

In light of recent events, we were approached a few nights ago by Councilman Cook, who has asked for our help in getting his story out. He has provided us with the currently available bodycam footage, police reports, and a recording of the 911 call that started everything. He and his family feel that it…

Update (6/11/2020): Woodlynne Officer Ryan Dubiel has been charged with two counts of simple assault, and to the best of our knowledge is still just suspended without pay. The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office has released the Officer Dubiel’s body camera footage, as well as the 911 call that brought them in the first place, which…

Below is the audio recording from the Borough Council meeting held last night (5/14/2020) via Zoom. Apologies in advance if children and/or dogs are heard in the background. Please take note that last night showed a larger number of residents attending than usual. Thank you for that. I know that a lot of you were…

Update (taken from the Public Notice published in the Courier-Post on 5/12): Members of the public may participate in the Zoom electronic meeting by telephone and dialing 1-929-205-6099 to enter the meeting that has been assigned the following Meeting ID Number: 819 5711 2371 and Password 047700. Original: On April 9th, 2020, in a meeting…

As many of you know, we make a point of providing these meetings to the public with as little editing as possible. In fact, the only editing that we do to these files is to boost the audio, since hearing them speak in the Borough Hall can sometimes be a challenge. That said, nothing gets…