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Borough of Highlands council approves first reading to cut continued‑occupancy fee
Summary
On Oct. 1, 2025, the Borough of Highlands council introduced and passed on first reading Ordinance 02523 to reduce the continued‑occupancy fee from $175 to $30 and set a public hearing for Oct. 15, 2025.
The Borough of Highlands council introduced Ordinance 02523 on Oct. 1, 2025, to amend Chapter 10 (Buildings and Housing), Section 10‑2 (fees) by reducing the continued‑occupancy fee from $175 to $30. The council passed the ordinance on first reading and scheduled a public hearing for Oct. 15, 2025.
Council members said the change is intended to give tenants a break on occupancy fees. The ordinance text was presented as an amendment to the borough code and moved and seconded for first reading; the motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote.
The first reading does not adopt the fee change as final law. The council set the October 15 hearing for members of the public to comment before a second reading or final adoption. No public testimony on this ordinance was recorded at the Oct. 1 meeting.
What happens next: the council will hold the public hearing on Oct. 15, 2025; any oral comments or submitted materials at that hearing will be part of the public record and may be considered before a final vote.
