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Long Branch Council approves purchase of 14 Slocum Place for public library, appropriates $400,000

Long Branch City Council · January 15, 2026
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Summary

The Long Branch City Council adopted two ordinances to acquire 14 Slocum Place for the city library and to appropriate $400,000 from the library fund, both adopted on second and final reading after no public comment; the seller is identified as 2500 Oak Street Enterprises LLC.

The Long Branch City Council voted Jan. 14 to purchase 14 Slocum Place (Block 234, Lot 6) for use by the city’s public library and to appropriate $400,000 for the acquisition.

The council read Ordinance 0-22-25, described in the transcript as “An ordinance authorizing the purchase of 14 Slocum Place, Block 234, Lot 6 in the City Of Long Branch” and opened a public hearing on that ordinance. No members of the public spoke during the hearing, and the council moved…

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