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New Milford council adopts series of ordinances to fund road, sewer, cemetery and technology projects
Summary
At its March 9 work session the New Milford Mayor and Council approved multiple ordinances including road and sewer projects, a cemetery headstone restoration appropriation, and a $53,000 capital purchase for a new finance system; several first readings were set for March 23.
The Borough of New Milford on March 9 adopted a package of ordinances funding local infrastructure, historic preservation and municipal technology improvements.
The council approved a payments-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement ordinance for redevelopment at Block 501, Lots 9 and 10 (listed in the meeting as 814 River Road Urban Renewal LLC), describing a project with 160 residential units including 32 low- and moderate-income units and about 12,500 square feet of retail space. Mayor Michael J. Petrino opened the public hearing on the ordinance, closed it with no speakers, and the council adopted the ordinance on final reading by roll call.
Council members also adopted a capital appropriation of $50,000 to restore headstones at the historic French Huguenot Cemetery, with $25,000 to come from a Bergen County preservation grant and…
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