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Supervisors adopt Small Business Saturday proclamation; staff update on courthouse, Hunterdale and broadband projects
Summary
The board unanimously adopted a Small Business Saturday proclamation and heard staff updates that courthouse end users have moved in, pay applications are included in the packet (amounts in the transcript are unclear), Hunterdale Elementary is in renovation, and broadband work continues with additional passings planned under a new program.
On Nov. 19 the Southampton County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution proclaiming Nov. 30, 2024, as Small Business Saturday and urged residents to support local merchants.
County staff also updated the board on several ongoing projects: courthouse renovation end users moved in in September and pay applications are included in the board packet; the transcript contains inconsistent, garbled numeric statements about cumulative payments and should not be relied on — staff confirmed pay applications are attached and will provide verified figures. Staff said Hunterdale Elementary is undergoing deconstruction/renovation and remains school property. On broadband, staff reported that prior programs have completed thousands of passings and that a newer program (referred to in the transcript as BEAD/BEED‑like) will attempt to cover remaining unserved passings; staff said Spectrum had resolved at least one citizen complaint.
The board also discussed a business‑ready sites grant and an expected contract with Timmons Group to begin site work on the BO Farm, and staff reminded the board of an upcoming Chamber of Commerce business expo.
What happens next: staff will provide verified pay‑application figures to the board and continue coordinating broadband and economic development work, and the Small Business Saturday proclamation will be posted as adopted.
