[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township
of Franklin 10-9-2018 by Ord. No.
4245-18. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Township of Franklin hereby establishes an "online exchange
zone" for conducting in-person private transactions involving a Township
resident that have been facilitated through online marketplaces, to
be located in an area of the Municipal Parking Lot of the Municipal
Complex located at 495 DeMott Lane, Somerset, New Jersey, to be designated
the "Exchange Zone."
Township officials will not provide police personnel or Township
staff to witness any transaction in person, but the video surveillance
by and in proximity to police personnel is meant to increase the public's
peace of mind when engaging in such transactions with unfamiliar individuals
in the Exchange Zone.
The Township of Franklin makes no guarantees, assurances, or
promises with respect to the condition or authenticity of any items
exchanged between private parties.
The Township of Franklin makes no guarantees, assurances, or
promises as to the safety or security of any in-person transactions
that may take place on Township property.
The Township of Franklin makes no guarantees, assurances, or
promises as to availability of the Exchange Zone at any particular
date or time.
The Township encourages all persons to engage in such transactions
in daylight hours, only; to bring a cell phone along in case of an
emergency: to notify friends and/or family of the intention to meet
to conduct such a transaction; to never invite strangers to the home
or agree to meet at a stranger's home: and to reconsider any
transactions with someone who refuses to meet at the Municipal Complex.
