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Sayreville council votes to withhold JCP&L payment starting Oct. 1 over prolonged streetlight outages
Summary
Council motioned, seconded, and approved a plan to withhold payment to Jersey Central Power & Light beginning Oct. 1, 2025, pending improved response to widely reported streetlight outages; the borough attorney warned the municipality could still be obligated to pay and might face interest or litigation.
Sayreville — The Mayor and Borough Council voted at their September 2025 meeting to withhold payment to Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) beginning Oct. 1, 2025, and to link future payments to the utility’s performance in repairing long‑standing streetlight outages.
Council members raised specific problem areas including Wilshire Boulevard and Sheffield Mews, where speakers said most lights are out. During discussion a council member moved that the borough stop sending JCP&L a check beginning Oct. 1; the motion was seconded and carried in a roll‑call…
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