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Commissioners introduce several capital-improvement ordinances, including $500,000 for PFAS treatment plant design
Summary
On first reading the Morris County Board introduced multiple capital improvement ordinances for facility, safety and infrastructure work including $500,000 for design and construction of a central PFAS water treatment plant for the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority; introductions passed first-reading roll calls and will return for final action.
During the March 25 meeting the Morris County Board of County Commissioners introduced a series of capital improvement ordinances by title on first reading and carried the first-reading motions by roll call. The ordinances cover a range of facility, safety and infrastructure needs across county departments.
Introductions on first reading included: Ordinance 2026-26 ($200,000 for replacement and upgrades to sprinkler systems in county facilities, Employee Resources Division of Risk Management); Ordinance 2026-27 ($168,000 for fire alarm system replacements and upgrades in county facilities); Ordinance 2026-28 ($50,000 for fire alarm upgrades at Marsview Healthcare Center); Ordinance 2026-29 ($475,000 for resurfacing and roadway improvements for the Morris County Park Commission); Ordinance 2026-30 ($1,263,340 for vehicle and equipment replacement across the park system); and Ordinance 2026-31 ($500,000 for design and construction of a central water treatment plant to remove PFAS for the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA)). Each ordinance was introduced by title only, moved and seconded for first reading, and approved on a first-reading roll-call vote with no public comment recorded.
The first-reading approvals mean the ordinances will return for subsequent readings or final adoption as required by county procedures and statute. Ordinance 2026-31, addressing PFAS removal plant design and construction for the MUA, received particular attention in the title read by the clerk because it funds engineering and construction planning for contaminant removal; no public testimony was taken at introduction.
Next steps: Staff will schedule required public hearings and final-reading votes, provide summary documentation for public review (the clerk stated that advertised, approved budgets and ordinance texts are available per statute), and coordinate with the Morris County Municipal Utilities Authority on the PFAS plant design timetable if the ordinance proceeds to final adoption.
