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Council introduces $1.87 million bond ordinance for road, IT and traffic-signal projects
Summary
The Long Branch City Council on Aug. 27 introduced Ordinance 10-25, a bond ordinance appropriating $1,870,000 for 2025 capital acquisitions and improvements — including roadway reconstruction, IT server purchases and replacement of three intersection traffic lights — and set a public hearing for Sept. 10, 2025.
The Long Branch City Council on Aug. 27 introduced Ordinance 10‑25, a bond ordinance appropriating $1,870,000 for 2025 capital acquisitions and improvements and set a public hearing for Sept. 10, 2025.
The ordinance, read into the record at the council meeting, appropriates $1,870,000 for projects that the city described as (1) roadway reconstruction on various city streets, including Oakwood Avenue and Seaview Avenue as applicable; (2) purchase of IT server equipment; and (3) replacement of three intersection traffic signals at locations within the city. The ordinance text as read into the record notes a New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) grant of $750,000 toward the appropriation and authorizes the issuance of $1,095,500 in bonds or notes to finance part of the cost.
Under council procedure, the ordinance was introduced on first reading, with a motion to advertise and post according to law and to set the public hearing for Sept. 10, 2025. The motion carried on a roll-call vote with three members voting yes and two members recorded absent. The council did not adopt the ordinance at the meeting; first-reading introductions establish the text for public notice and a subsequent hearing and adoption vote.
The council’s action establishes the public process and formalizes the city’s plan to seek part of the project funding from NJDOT while bonding for the remainder. A public hearing on the ordinance will allow residents and other stakeholders to comment before the council considers final adoption.
No additional details on project timelines, specific intersection locations beyond the description in the ordinance, or departmental implementation assignments were provided at the Aug. 27 meeting. The ordinance summary read at the meeting supplied the appropriation amount, the NJDOT grant figure and the authorized bond/note amount; other budget breakdowns and schedules were not specified.
