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Middlesex County opens public hearing on $87.6 million bond ordinance for capital projects
Summary
The county opened a public hearing on Ordinance No. 478, a proposed $87.6 million bond authorization intended to fund bridges, roads, historic site repairs and a 2025 Housing First Fund, county staff said.
Middlesex County opened a public hearing on Ordinance No. 478, a proposed authorization of $87.6 million in bonds to support capital improvements across the county, county officials said at the Board of Commissioners meeting.
County staff described the ordinance as a general capital appropriation that would fund bridges and culverts, road projects and intersection work, park system upgrades, building improvements and vehicles. The presentation named specific anticipated appropriations including renovations to the adult corrections training center (wellness area and gymnasium), site repairs to East Jersey, Overtown Village, the Cornelius Lehl (Lehi) House, the Rodney House and the Indian Queen Tavern, and the formation of a 2025 Housing First Fund to create permanent, affordable and accessible housing for people experiencing homelessness.
A member of the public, Charlie Prattville of New Brunswick, asked what the $87.6 million would be used for; county staff replied that the ordinance is the county’s regular capital‑improvement authorization and that the listed projects are examples of uses. The director noted the ordinance ties to the county’s 2025 capital improvement plan and the county’s debt‑service trajectory.
The public hearing was opened and members of the public were invited to speak. No final vote on the ordinance was recorded in the meeting transcript excerpt; the item remained in the public‑hearing stage.
Other departmental reports presented at the meeting included announcements from the Department of Economic Development (Sandy Pastor will serve on a life sciences summit panel) and the Office of Workforce and Career Development (award of $890,000 from the New Jersey Department of Labor TANF Innovation Grant for supportive services and job‑readiness programming). The Middlesex Regional Medical Examiner's Office (MRMEO), which serves Middlesex, Mercer and Monmouth counties, was reported recommended for continued full accreditation by the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) on Feb. 10, 2025.
County staff posted a schedule of recycling, solid‑waste and environmental events; the first household hazardous waste collection of 2025 was announced for March 16 at Middlesex County College, 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The public hearing on Ordinance No. 478 remained open at the close of the excerpt.
