A quorum at the Barnegat Light Borough Council meeting was possible because two members were connected by phone to make a total of five out of seven members, so the meeting proceeded Jan. 12 in Borough Hall.

Masks were more prevalent than at recent meetings that had been held in the more spacious fire hall before the post-holiday spike in cases of COVID or other illnesses. Winter meetings are typically sparsely attended; a number of taxpayers are in Florida.