Township Committee
Township Committee — February 24, 2026
The Committee awarded the $593,000 police department renovation, bought two police drones, settled the Volkert lawsuit tied to the former Belle Mead depot solar project, and adopted Ordinance 2026-01 on industrial-district uses.
- Government
- Litigation
- Development
- Environment
Meeting recording
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What happened
What was decided
- Consent items 1–3 and 5–14 were unanimously approved. They included:
- R-100-2026: police department renovations to BGD Contracting, $593,000, the lowest bid.
- R-94-2026: two police drones, $24,999.91, funded by a $5,000 grant and a $20,000 donation.
- R-99-2026: settlement of Volkert v. Somerset County Improvement Authority, Hillsborough et al. (SOM-L-001705-24), the suit over the former Belle Mead depot land. Per the township attorney, Hillsborough and the SCIA each pay $50,000 and the solar company pays $150,000.
- R-98-2026: a $2,000 grant application for a Willow Road green-infrastructure study.
- Adopted Ord. 2026-01 (permitted uses in the I districts, implementing the warehouse settlement) after residents asked about warehouses (roll call; no dissent recorded). Introduced Ord. 2026-02 (salary ranges), unanimously.
- Reports: fabrication of the Route 206 pedestrian bridge had begun. Residents with private wells were urged to test for PFAS.
Reopened 7:04 pm; adjourned 9:29 pm.
Records
- Agenda · Packet · Minutes
- Video on the township’s YouTube channel (2:02:13)