The Board of County Commissioners of Sussex County on the evening voted to finally adopt Ordinance 25-05, a capital ordinance appropriating $4,660,345 from a New Jersey Department of Transportation grant for various county roadway and bridge improvements. The board opened and closed a public hearing on the ordinance and then adopted it by roll-call vote.

The public hearing on Ordinance 25-05 was opened by motion from Commissioner Henderson and seconded by Deputy Director Space. After no members of the public spoke, Commissioner DeGroot moved to close the hearing. The board then took the final adoption motion and approved the ordinance.

Why this matters: the ordinance directs state grant funding toward county transportation projects that the county says are needed to maintain and improve roadways and bridges across Sussex County.

Board action and votes: the board adopted a resolution to advertise the ordinance as finally adopted and to post notice on the County Administrative Center bulletin board. Roll-call votes recorded Commissioner Henderson, Deputy Director Space, Director Carney and Commissioner DeGroot voting yes; Commissioner Hayden was absent. The ordinance was advertised in the New Jersey Herald with a public hearing notice dated July 2, 2025, and the board introduced the first reading on June 25, 2025.

Supporting details and next steps: county staff will post the final-adoption notice as directed by the clerk. No amendments to the ordinance were recorded at the meeting. The board handled the adoption by voice votes for the hearings and by a roll-call vote for the final adoption; recorded votes show four affirmative votes and one absence.

Background: the ordinance was described in the meeting as a capital appropriation to pay for multiple roadway and bridge improvements in Sussex County and relies on a grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation to fund the work.