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Residents press council on alleged affordable-housing conflict and waterfront pollution; mayor pledges follow-up
Summary
During public comment at the November meeting, a resident alleged the borough attorney's firm represented both the borough and a property owner central to the affordable-housing plan, and another speaker asked the council to drop a trespassing charge and investigate alleged pollution tied to a waterfront vessel. The borough attorney said the office would recuse from matters involving that property; staff agreed to follow up and involve NJDEP if appropriate.
At the public-comment portion of the November 2025 Sayreville mayor and borough council meeting, two residents raised separate but consequential concerns: a potential conflict of interest involving the borough's attorney and allegations of selective enforcement and pollution at a waterfront property.
Jim Robinson, who identified himself as a Parlin resident, asked whether a settlement conference with the Fair Share Coalition occurred and repeatedly pushed for disclosure of who represented the borough. Robinson asserted that the law firm serving as borough counsel also represented property owner Peter Mocco and said that Mocco's 40 acres are central to the borough's affordable-housing plan. "We were told there would be a recusal. We were lied…
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