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Middletown council approves slate of resolutions, OKs $1.5 million bond for water protection
Summary
The Middletown Common Council unanimously approved a package of resolutions — including appointments, budget transfers, code updates, grants and $1.5 million in serial bonds to acquire land intended to protect the city's water supply.
The Middletown Common Council approved a series of resolutions at its recent meeting, moving forward on appointments, budget adjustments, code changes and projects intended to support public safety, recreation and the city's water supply.
Among the measures the council carried were: moving the March meeting date from March 17 to March 16; appointing Dan Higbee and Norris Gibson to the Recreation Commission; confirming and extending terms for Recreation Commission members; authorizing an agreement with Orange-Ulster BOCES for English-as-a-Second-Language classes at the recreation center; a $7,800 budget transfer to purchase police event equipment; an update to the city's investment policy; and the retirement and transfer of city police K9 Storm to Sergeant Jordan McInerney.
The council also approved acceptance of Orange County UPRF funding for 2026 youth programs and adopted a code amendment to eliminate an administrative towing fee under Chapter 4-40. Members voted to place the senior center under the supervision of the superintendent of recreation and the Recreation Commission, and authorized a contract/grant with CPL for the Middletown & New Jersey railroad station renovation project.
Budget action included a $56,000 transfer for snowblower spare parts and a $7,800 transfer for police event equipment. On a larger funding item, the council authorized $1,500,000 in serial bonds for additional land acquisition aimed at protecting the city's water supply; council members recorded the motion and carried it on a roll-call vote.
The council also issued a proclamation recognizing February 2026 as National Black History Month, advanced two local-law requests (a stop sign at Wisner Place/Wisner Avenue and a no-parking/no-standing restriction along part of Lowell Avenue to accommodate construction at the O & W building), and introduced a local law to transfer supervision of public parks from the superintendent of recreation to the commissioner of public works.
All listed resolutions were moved, seconded and carried by roll call as recorded in the meeting minutes.
