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Woodbridge council adopts amended FY25 budget, approves vacate ordinance and passes consent resolutions
Summary
At a special meeting the Woodbridge Township Council adopted an amended fiscal year 2025 budget, approved a street-vacation ordinance on second and third reading, introduced four ordinances on first reading, and passed multiple resolutions by consent including a 10-year community benefits grant tied to a Hackensack Meridian project.
The Woodbridge Township Council held a special meeting on amendments to the fiscal year 2025 budget and adopted the amended budget by voice vote after opening and closing a public hearing that drew no public comment.
Municipal Clerk Mitchell read and the council approved a resolution waiving the formal reading of the budget amendment as the notice and the amendment had been published in accordance with law; the council then opened a public hearing on the amendment, recorded no public comment, and voted to adopt the amendment.
Council members then proceeded with regular business. On second and third reading the council adopted an ordinance vacating a portion of West Kelly Street in the Bella Park Terrace section of the township; the public hearing on that ordinance drew no public comment before the council voted to adopt and forward it to the mayor for approval.
The council also took up four ordinances on first reading (listed as items b, c, d and e) and ordered them published in the Home News Tribune with public hearings set for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025, at 6 p.m.
By consent the council approved a package of resolutions (numbered 1 through 28 on the agenda). Council discussion highlighted resolution 7, a community benefits funding package associated with a redevelopment project and a hospital partner. Councilman McCarra said the Aspire program through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority will bring a $350,000 annual community-benefits grant to the township for 10 years — $3,500,000 over a decade — to support local health needs and services; the council urged residents to participate in the Hackensack Meridian community health needs assessment that will inform how those funds are spent.
Remarks from Mayor John McCormick and Council President Corey Spiller praised the administration, finance staff and department heads for their work drafting the budget amid state delays. The mayor singled out longtime finance staff for their role shepherding the budget and said the adopted plan includes a minimal tax increase, debt paydown and capital project funding.
No roll-call tallies were recorded on the public record for the voice votes taken during the special budget votes and ordinance readings; the meeting minutes will reflect the council’s voice votes and the clerk’s certification that legal public-notice requirements were met.
