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Williams Field secures more than half of lighting funds; borough will need to bond around $258,000 to finish
Summary
Borough officials said Williams Field has received $194,000 from Bergen County Open Space and $148,000 from NJ Green Acres toward a roughly $600,000 lighting project; the administrator said the borough will need to bond about $258,000 to complete construction and professional fees.
Borough staff told the mayor and council that Williams Field has secured more than half the funding needed for a long‑planned lighting upgrade, but the project will require borrowing to finish.
"We received $194,000 from Bergen County Open Space toward the lighting project at Williams Field. This is in addition to the $148,000 that we received from NJ Green Acres," the Williams Field administrator reported, summarizing grant awards that together total $342,000.
The administrator said the total project cost, including professional fees and construction, is "estimated to be approximately $600,000," and that the borough "will still need to bond $258,000 to move forward with this project." The administrator described the grants as covering more than half the project and thanked residents who responded to surveys used in the grant application process.
Officials said the planned lighting work would complete installations across borough fields. The administrator did not provide a construction schedule in the recorded meeting; council members asked no substantive follow-up questions on timing during the discussion recorded in the transcript.
Next steps set out in the meeting record: staff will proceed with project planning that assumes bonding for the remaining balance; details of solicitation and construction timing were not specified on the record.
