Egg Harbor Township officials on the evening’s agenda reviewed the township’s road program and scheduled milling and paving across several neighborhoods, while a resident asked the committee to expedite repairs on a deteriorating stretch of Ridge Avenue.

Engineer and road‑program staff told the committee that South State Construction completed paving on Kathy and Camelot and on a two‑thousand‑foot section of Pine north of Dogwood South, and that crews will mill and pave Schoolhouse, Riga and the Keith’s intersection in coming days. Work on Squalls Lane and Old Stage also is scheduled; staff said detours, police traffic control and advance signage will be used during two‑day operations and that driveway aprons will be repaired in the weeks after resurfacing. Mitchell Avenue, where a storm pipe was replaced today, must wait 30 days before being paved, staff said.

During public comment, resident Jim Babacic of 7106 George Avenue told the committee he has spent nine months reporting potholes and delivering photographs and letters to township offices without a lasting repair. “Temporary patches failed within 48 hours,” Babacic said, describing “spiderweb cracks,” a 40–50‑foot eroded shoulder on both sides of the road, and groundwater now entering his crawl space after what he described as “0.03 inches of rainfall.” He said heavy school‑bus traffic — which he estimated at 91 buses a day — worsens the roadway’s condition and creates safety risks for pedestrians forced into the travel lane.

The mayor and engineer acknowledged the problems and pledged to coordinate with the municipal utility authority to determine whether a missing or failing storm culvert is contributing to the failures. The engineer said he will inspect the location and confer with the MUA and the township administrator to report back.

The committee also discussed signage for the paving projects and said police would staff key detour points. Officials encouraged residents to report urgent hazards and said the full 2026 road program will be finalized next year.