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Ridgewood council adopts $4.0 million bond ordinance for treatment plants and reviews capital purchases
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Summary
Council adopted bond ordinance 40‑95, providing a $4,000,000 supplemental appropriation for construction of new treatment‑plant work; council also reviewed recommended capital purchases including a yard‑waste disposal contract ($80,000), a new signal truck (not to exceed $164,800) and a new street sweeper (not to exceed $335,707).
The Ridgewood Village Council adopted ordinance 40‑95 on second reading Tuesday, approving a supplemental appropriation of $4,000,000 to finance construction of new treatment‑plant work, a measure the council said supports ongoing PFAS and water‑system upgrades.
The clerk read the bond ordinance title and opened a public hearing; there were no public comments and the council adopted the ordinance on second reading by roll call (Mortimer, Perrin, Weitz and Winograd voted yes; Mayor Vagianos was absent for the vote). Council members said the appropriation builds on prior capital planning and is intended to advance the village’s water‑treatment capacity.
Separately, during the budget portion of the meeting staff presented three capital procurement items for council consideration: a recommendation to award the 2026 yard‑waste disposal contract to RBH Mulch (quote of $23 per cubic yard; recommended award amount $80,000), the planned purchase of a replacement signs/signal truck (not to exceed $164,800) and the purchase of a new street sweeper (not to exceed $335,707). Managers noted disposal constraints (transport to contractor yard outside the county) and vehicle‑replacement timing; council discussion acknowledged operational needs but did not finalize funding beyond the bond ordinance and capital plan conversation.
The bond ordinance and the procurement items were presented as part of routine capital planning and budgeting; if additional appropriations are required beyond grant matches or existing capital lines, staff said they will return to council with detailed budget requests.
