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Residents press council for more downtown trees, façade assistance and Baron Avenue paving
Summary
During public comment, residents asked Woodbridge leaders for expanded canopy tree plantings, renewal of a façade improvement match program, and an expedited repaving of Baron Avenue after recent sewer repairs; administration said a 100‑tree giveaway exists, a Woodbridge SID façade match operates, and Baron Avenue is scheduled for paving between Green and Freeman this year.
Multiple residents used the public comment period to raise streetscape and infrastructure concerns for downtown Woodbridge.
A resident asked how the township could incentivize a more tree‑lined downtown, proposing pilot funds be used for canopy plantings. Administration replied that the township replaces dozens of trees each year and currently offers a program giving 100 free trees to residents who request them.
The speaker also asked whether a downtown façade improvement subsidy could be revived; the administration said a prior Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program did not draw applicants and noted the Woodbridge Special Improvement District (SID) now runs a façade match program.
On Baron Avenue repaving, the speaker said sewer work left the street torn up and asked when full repaving would occur. The administration confirmed Baron Avenue had been moved up in the schedule and will be paved between Green and Freeman this year.
No formal action was taken; the council thanked speakers and closed public comment.
