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Middletown council approves package of grants, budget transfers and code changes
Summary
The Common Council approved multiple grants and budget transfers — including three state/federally connected grants and a code change on public property camping — and scheduled a public hearing on a street conversion. One grant vote recorded a single abstention.
The Middletown Common Council on Monday voted to accept several grants, approve budget transfers and adopt amendments to city rules in a single package of routine business.
Council members unanimously approved acceptance of a $3,429 child passenger safety grant from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and a $16,720 grant for police traffic services from the New York State Governor's Traffic Safety Committee. The council also accepted a $52,000 donation routed through the office of Senator Skoufis to buy 12 sets of personal protective equipment for the fire department; that vote recorded a single abstention by Alderman Green.
Other approved measures included a $30,000 transfer within the water treatment plant budget to cover overtime, an internal transfer to increase an employee's pay, a $15,000 transfer to fund a citywide mailing about winter parking rule changes, temporary borrowing from the general fund for capital projects, and a $30,000 transfer from the general fund balance for remaining costs at the railroad station project on East Main Street.
The council authorized a public hearing on converting Prospect Street to one‑way traffic heading west from North Street to Beacon Street and approved a date change for the November meeting from Nov. 5 to Nov. 4 in observance of Election Day.
Several of the measures were sponsored by Alderman Tobin, with others introduced by Aldermen John Francois, Johnson, Massey, Green, Kleiner and Witt. Votes were taken by roll call and carried as presented, with the single abstention noted above.
The council’s actions were framed as routine administration and did not include extended debate; several items were described as supported by outside funding or as transfers that keep projects within budget. The city clerk told residents to check the municipal website for details on new winter parking alerts and early voting information.
The council moved on after the votes to remaining agenda items; formal minutes will record the full roll calls and the city clerk said residents would receive a mailing explaining the winter parking procedure.
