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Orange council approves $20 million bond for lead service line replacement
Summary
The City of Orange Township Council unanimously adopted a $20 million bond ordinance to fund a lead service line replacement project, voting 7–0 on Ordinance 65-2025. The council also adopted several routine ordinances and set a Dec. 2 final reading for an emergency appropriation introduced on first reading.
The City of Orange Township Council voted unanimously on Nov. 17 to adopt Ordinance 65-2025, a bond ordinance that appropriates $20,000,000 to finance a lead service line replacement project across the city. The ordinance passed on a roll-call vote recorded as seven ayes.
Council President Adrienne Wooten presided over the vote. The ordinance was described in the meeting as a capital bond measure to pay for the city’s lead service-line replacement work; council minutes show the ordinance text appropriates $20,000,000 and authorizes issuance of bonds or notes to finance the cost.
Why it matters: Replacing lead service lines is a public-health and infrastructure priority that typically involves extensive excavation, coordination with water utilities, and capital financing. The bond provides a dedicated funding source to begin or accelerate replacement work in affected neighborhoods.
Other votes at the meeting: The council also adopted Ordinance 63-2025 (traffic schedule changes at stop intersections) and amended public-works fee language in Ordinance 606-2025; both passed on recorded roll-call votes. The council introduced Ordinance 71-2025 (a special emergency appropriation not to exceed $860,000) on first reading and set its final reading for Dec. 2.
What’s next: The council adopted the bond ordinance at the Nov. 17 regular meeting, so implementation depends on subsequent administrative steps — project scoping, procurement and coordination with contractors and utilities. The meeting record gives no implementation timetable.
Votes at a glance: Ordinance 65-2025 (lead service line replacement) — adopted, roll-call vote 7 ayes; Ordinance 63-2025 (traffic schedule) — adopted, 7 ayes; Ordinance 606-2025 (DPW fees) — adopted, 7 yeas; Ordinance 71-2025 (special emergency appropriation) — introduced on first reading, final reading Dec. 2; Ordinance 67-2025 (refunding bonds) — public hearing held, vote postponed to Dec. 16 pending Local Finance Board approval.
The council meeting record does not provide a project schedule or contractor names for the lead replacement work; those details are to be provided by the administration as the project moves toward procurement and construction.
