The shoot took place in the spring for a song called "IDK" by New Jersey performer Elite Motivated - now Dread Marley. Watch video
HIGHTSTOWN -- Hightstown will not take any action against its fire chief in connection with a hip hop video shot at the borough's firehouse recently, the mayor said Tuesday.
Mayor Lawrence Quattrone said the matter was settled at a borough council meeting Monday night. The mayor declined to offer any other comment, saying it was a non issue.
The video shoot took place in the spring for a song called "IDK" by New Jersey performer Elite Motivated - now known as Dread Marley.
Hightstown Fire Chief Scott Jenkins arranged for two of the volunteer fire company's trucks to be pulled to the front of the station and have their emergency lights activated for director Patrick Byas, who is from Hightstown.
Resident Douglas Mair, who ran for mayor in 2014, filed a complaint after seeing the video, questioning whether Jenkins should have allowed the shoot, and if permits and insurance were needed or other permissions.
And Mair also took issue with the video's content, saying the borough was not represented in a good light.
Mair said Tuesday he was not surprised the borough took no action against Jenkins. He was not at the meeting Monday, he said.
Resident takes issue with rap video shot at firehouse
Jenkins, a volunteer chief, expressed satisfaction Tuesday, saying he knew he did nothing wrong, but was working and declined further comment.
Byas, who is also an television actor, also was pleased that Jenkins won't be disciplined. "I am just happy he's not going to lose his job," Byas said.
As for Mair, Byas posted a video response on YouTube July 15 titled "Doug you're not the Mair of Hightstown!"
In the video, Byas said again he's a all about positivity and "representing" Hightstown in his work.
He also talks about growing up in the South Bronx neighborhood of New York City and moving to Hightstown, where he later graduated from Hightstown High School.
To Mair, he said: "I would suggest you focus more on building a good rep for yourself and connecting more with the people in town."
With a smile on his face, Byas said he'd even put Mair in one of his videos.
Of the video response, Mair said Tuesday: "I'm thrilled that I made such an impression on Mr. Byas that he would take time out of his day to acknowledge me."
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