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Roxbury details $1.8M paving plan, $400K for sidewalks and local projects
Summary
At the May 19 neighborhood meeting, DPW Director Steve Senese outlined a $1.8 million paving allocation and $400,000 for sidewalk repairs in the 2026 budget; the township also noted HSL facility upgrades, war memorial plaque additions and donated landscaping work.
At a neighborhood meeting of the Township Council of Roxbury on May 19, 2026 at the HSL Senior Center, DPW Director Steve Senese outlined the township's public works priorities for 2026, saying the adopted budget includes $1.8 million for paving and $400,000 to address sidewalk repairs and replacements.
The 2026 sidewalk program will proceed in two phases — scarifying followed by rip-out and replacement — and Senese said three rounds of street sweeping will continue to meet state mandates. He also reported that the Kiwanis tennis and pickleball courts are expected to open between June and July 2026. In response to a resident inquiry, Senese confirmed that Holly Drive and Whitegate Road appear on the preliminary paving list.
Township Manager J.J. Murphy described planned upgrades to the HSL facilities and noted other community investments: seven names were added to the Gulf War plaque under "Global War on Terrorism," with engraving services donated by Mark Beesley of MB Manufacturing Inc., and Home Depot donated landscaping materials to improve the Horseshoe Lake Park memorial. Murphy also described a time capsule project being planned with the Roxbury School District and the Roxbury Rotary Club for the America 250th celebrations.
No formal ordinances or budget votes were taken at this meeting beyond routine procedural items. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m. on a voice vote after a motion by Councilman Jim Rilee, seconded by Councilman Thomas Carey; the adjournment was recorded as carried unanimously, 6 to 0. A line in the minutes records that the minutes were "approved by council: May 26, 2026," but the transcript's roll-call lines for that approval are ambiguously formatted and do not provide a clearly parseable yes/abstain mapping.
Clarifying details recorded in the meeting: the paving allocation is $1.8 million; sidewalk funding authorized is $400,000; seven names were added to the war memorial plaque; Kiwanis courts expected opening is June–July 2026; approximately 23 members of the public attended. The transcript does not include verbatim quotations for these items; statements are reported as paraphrases of the officials recorded in the meeting minutes.
Next steps noted at the meeting include the continuation of scheduled paving and sidewalk work under the 2026 budget and further coordination on the HSL facility upgrades and the time capsule schedule for the America 250th celebrations.
