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Middletown council unanimously approves senior‑center design, budget transfers, EV vendor renewal and other measures
Summary
The Common Council unanimously passed a package of resolutions including design services for senior‑center bathrooms, intra‑budget transfers for DPW and water, renewal with ChargePoint, acceptance of a $30,000 Thrall Park donation, an amendment to the Downtown Mixed Use (DMU) zoning section and intermunicipal water/wastewater agreements with Goshen.
At its Nov. 2 pre‑election meeting, the Middletown Common Council approved a set of resolutions by unanimous roll‑call votes.
Key actions included:
• Senior‑center bathroom design: A resolution sponsored by Alderman Massey authorized Clark Patterson Lee to provide professional design services to upgrade senior center bathrooms. Motion by Massey, seconded by Kleiner; roll call recorded all 'Aye' and the resolution carried.
• Budget transfers: The council authorized intra‑departmental budget transfers for the Department of Public Works (sponsored by Alderman John Francois) and within the 2025 water budget (sponsored by Alderman Witt and seconded by Alderman Johnson); both measures passed on unanimous roll calls.
• ChargePoint renewal: A resolution sponsored by Alderman Johnson authorized renewal of the city’s agreement with ChargePoint for electric vehicle charging services; the council approved the renewal unanimously.
• Thrall Park donation: Council accepted a $30,000 donation from Run for Downtown to support Thrall Park improvements; Alderman Ray sponsored the resolution and it passed unanimously.
• DMU zoning amendment: A resolution sponsored by Alderman Green amended city code section 475‑21.1 (Downtown Mixed Use District) as it pertains to parking and children’s play lots; the council approved the amendment unanimously.
• Intermunicipal agreements with Goshen: A resolution authorizing agreements with the Town of Goshen for water and wastewater services passed unanimously; city leaders said the Goshen arrangement and related projects will help fund long‑term water and sewer infrastructure investments.
• Audit/warrants: Council moved to authorize the city treasurer to issue warrants for payment and approved the audit motion by roll call.
All recorded votes in the meeting transcript show unanimous 'Aye' among the council members listed on the roll call. Several sponsors and department staff provided brief presentations or explanations before the votes, but no roll‑call opposition or abstentions were recorded in the meeting transcript.
The council did not take votes on zoning amendments beyond the DMU item advertised for a public hearing on Nov. 3; that hearing notice was read during the meeting and the matter was calendared for public comment.
