Township Committee
Township Committee — July 28, 2026
A 27-item consent agenda passed unanimously: $695,616.65 for the 2026 road paving program, $253,070 for Flemming Drive sidewalks, and $78,967.50 to demolish the old municipal building. About 24 residents spoke, the most of the year, including opposition to chip-sealing roads.
- Infrastructure
- Housing
- Government
Meeting recording
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What happened
What was decided
- The 27-item consent agenda was unanimously approved. It included:
- R-234-2026: Top Line Construction, $695,616.65, for 2026 capital road paving (the lowest of five bids).
- R-232-2026: Cedar Contracting, $253,070, for Flemming Drive Phase 2 sidewalks (the lowest of seven bids).
- R-237-2026: demolition of the old municipal building, $78,967.50, to Frank Galbraith & Son (the lowest of six bids; the others ran from $118,631 to $178,890.50).
- R-230-2026: a memorandum of understanding for Arrive Together, a mental-health crisis-response program.
- R-233-2026: the township’s consent to the sewer (treatment works) application for Sherman Tract Phase II, 88 affordable rental homes.
- R-239-2026: brush grinding at the Auten Road site. R-242-2026: furniture for the police expansion.
- Grants accepted: Safe & Secure $45,150, Recycling Tonnage $41,549, Clean Communities $116,317.88, County Trails $100,000 and BPU Community Energy Plan $10,000.
- Introduced Ord. 2026-08, a $43,000 capital ordinance for a new phone system, unanimously.
- Reports: the ribbon cutting for the Route 206 pedestrian bridge.
Public comment
About 24 people spoke, the most of any meeting this year. Topics included a possible settlement of the Homestead Road warehouse lawsuit, and opposition to chip-sealing roads from a Montgomery Road resident and the Sourland Conservancy’s executive director.
Executive session 6:31–7:27 pm; adjourned 9:22 pm.
Records
- Agenda · Packet · Minutes
- Video on the township’s YouTube channel (1:50:18)