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Kearny submits $7.82 million lead-service replacement loan application to New Jersey Infrastructure Bank
Summary
The Town of Kearny approved applications to the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank for a $7,819,754.40 lead service line replacement project and a $645,952 green infrastructure clean-water project; town officials said the lead work will precede roadway repaving and require homeowner sign-offs.
The Town of Kearny voted on April 22 to submit two loan applications to the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank (NJIB): a $7,819,754.40 loan for a lead service line replacement project and a $645,952 loan for a clean-water green-infrastructure project.
The applications were listed among resolutions on the council agenda and moved through the consent agenda without separate recorded roll-call debate. David, a town staff member, described the status and sequence for the projects, saying the town’s initial application “went into the state I bank program ... back in November of 2024” and that the town’s submission is split into two separate loan requests for the NJIB review.
Why it matters: the lead-service program is the larger of the two and will fund the replacement of lead water services and follow-up roadway restoration. Officials…
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