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Fairlawn accepts opioid settlement funds and notes $537,509 NJ Historic Trust award for Naugle House rehabilitation
Summary
Council passed consent resolutions that accept $8,449.25 in opioid‑settlement money and acknowledged a $537,509 New Jersey Historic Trust capital preservation grant toward rehabilitation of the Naugle House.
The Borough of Fairlawn Mayor and Council voted July 29 to accept settlements and grants on the meeting consent agenda, including $8,449.25 from national opioid litigation and a $537,509 New Jersey Historic Trust capital preservation award for the Naugle House rehabilitation.
During the public-comment period Pamela Coles asked how the opioid settlement funds would be used. Borough Manager Peluso told the council and residents that the settlement money is subject to strict guidelines and must be used for programs that prevent opioid misuse. Peluso said borough staff, the community police, and the chief financial officer are compiling eligible purchases and program options and that the borough must accept the funds before final decisions on specific uses are made.
Council also acknowledged the Historic Trust award. Meeting discussion and later comments from borough staff identified the grant as intended to fund rehabilitation of the Naugle House, covering interior and exterior work and matched with borough funds that had already been set aside.
The consent agenda, comprising routine resolutions placed together for a single roll‑call vote, passed unanimously. The municipal clerk read the consent resolution language; the council moved, seconded and adopted the consent agenda by roll call (Council member Salinas — Yes; Council member Krauss — Yes; Deputy Mayor Rottenstryk — Yes; Deputy Mayor Reinec — Yes; Mayor Cottone — Yes).
The borough manager and staff said they will follow the grant and settlement requirements when allocating funds and will engage community partners such as the local alliance for opioid prevention when shaping programs funded by the settlement proceeds.
The Naugle House grant moves a long‑standing preservation project forward; borough staff said the award came after a lengthy application process and that rehabilitation work will proceed in phases to address exterior conservation, interior restoration and surrounding landscape work. Specific contractors, bid schedules, and detailed project timelines will be developed in accordance with municipal procurement rules and the Historic Trust requirements.
