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Allendale council introduces three ordinances including $349,000 capital appropriation; property maintenance rules broadened
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Summary
Council introduced three ordinances on March 12 — Ordinance 26-08 on salaries/positions, Ordinance 26-09 a $349,000 capital appropriation from the capital improvement fund, and Ordinance 26-10 updating downtown property maintenance (expanding 'repainting' to 'all surfaces' and adding awning/mold language). All are scheduled for further consideration on March 26.
The Allendale mayor and council on March 12 introduced three ordinances for further consideration at the March 26 meeting.
Clerk Linda read Ordinance 26-08, an amendment to Chapter 53 of the borough code addressing officers and employees that includes adding a new lobby/food-station position to greet visitors during the dispatch transition. The motion to introduce the ordinance passed on first reading and the ordinance will be posted on the borough website and taken up for final consideration on March 26 at 7 p.m.
Ordinance 26-09 is a capital ordinance appropriating $349,000 from the borough’s capital improvement fund for various public improvements and vehicle purchases for the police department. The clerk read the ordinance title and the council moved and seconded its introduction; final passage is scheduled for the March 26 meeting.
Ordinance 26-10 proposes changes to the borough’s property maintenance rules for downtown. Council President Lovasolo described the amendment as a narrow, practical tweak to existing code: replacing language that required repainting of "metal and wood" with "all surfaces" to reflect stucco and brick facades and explicitly adding provisions on awnings and mold to encourage property owners and landlords to maintain downtown storefronts. "We love all of our businesses in town," the council president said, adding the revision is intended to encourage upkeep and reflect how downtown buildings are constructed.
Why this matters: The ordinances affect personnel structure, capital spending and downtown maintenance standards. The capital ordinance sets a $349,000 appropriation from the capital improvement fund; the property maintenance amendment will change enforcement language to cover more building materials and add awning/mold language.
What’s next: Each ordinance was introduced on first reading and is scheduled for further consideration and final passage at the mayor-and-council meeting on March 26, 2026 at 7 p.m.
