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Edison Council cancels two decades‑old bond appropriations, moves leftover funds to capital surplus
Summary
The Edison Township Council voted to cancel long‑closed bond appropriations totaling roughly $577,976 and transfer the balances to a capital surplus account for future appropriation. Residents pressed for clarity about whether leftover funds could pay down debt or be returned to specific road projects.
The Edison Township Council on Aug. 28 approved ordinances cancelling two leftover bond appropriations — $178,979.41 and $398,996.63 — and transferring the amounts into a capital surplus account intended for future, council‑approved uses.
At a public hearing on ordinance 2,228, resident Nick Fagan asked bluntly, “Where is the money going?” Business Administrator Sonia replied that the balances represent past bond authorizations no longer usable for their original projects and that the cancellations are an accounting cleanup: “these are…
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