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Lambertville council introduces 2025 budget, approves infrastructure and personnel resolutions, and advances cannabis‑hours proposal
Summary
The council introduced the 2025 municipal budget (estimated municipal tax rate reported at 0.454), unanimously approved resolutions allowing an LMUA pump‑station permit endorsement and a police‑training agreement, and scheduled a cannabis‑hours ordinance for April 17 limited to the central business district.
At its meeting the Lambertville City Council introduced the 2025 municipal budget, approved two administrative resolutions and advanced several ordinances for future readings.
Budget: The mayor introduced the 2025 municipal budget and explained key drivers, thanking the finance team and council reviewers. He said the estimated municipal tax rate for 2025 is 0.454 (up from 0.446 last year) and that the local increase on the average home value will be about $39 annually. The budget will be posted to the city website and the public hearing is scheduled for May 1.
Resolutions and voting: The council unanimously approved Resolution 74‑2025 authorizing the city endorsement/signature on an NJDEP Treatment Works Approval application for the Lambertville Municipal Utilities Authority’s pump‑station project on Corl Street, which will elevate the pump station above flood level. The council also unanimously approved Resolution 75‑2025 authorizing the police chief to sign a law‑enforcement training agreement with Ocean County for two recruits currently at the police academy.
Ordinances and other business: Council members introduced an ordinance to allow established cannabis retail operations in the central business district (CBD) — those operating 12 consecutive months in good standing — to expand hours; the mayor said the proposal will be on the April 17 agenda and applies only to the CBD. The council also reviewed a modest construction‑fee update (mostly fee increases under 5%) and received announcements about a proposed Sunday farmers market and a forthcoming city sidewalk‑repair notification program.
Provenance: Budget and ordinance introductions and votes are recorded in the meeting transcript (budget intro SEG 1768–1878; LMUA resolution SEG 1712–1736; police training SEG 1748–1760; cannabis ordinance discussion SEG 1628–1676).
