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Northfield mayor flags service cost increases, drought warning; council adopts salary ordinance and approves $2.48M in bills

Northfield City Council · January 20, 2026
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Summary

Mayor Chau reported ACUA CPI-driven increases to recycling and yard-waste costs and relayed a drought advisory from New Jersey American Water. The council unanimously adopted Ordinance 1-2026 on salary ranges and approved payment of bills totaling $2,482,324.22.

Mayor Chau used the Jan. 20 council meeting to report a set of administrative and public-service updates, including higher municipal costs tied to ACUA’s CPI adjustment and a drought advisory from New Jersey American Water.

The mayor said the Atlantic County Utilities Authority notified the city of CPI-related increases that will be effective March 1: recycling costs of $184,640.37, yard-waste costs of $168,921.64, and…

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