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Boonton council moves multiple bond ordinances forward, questions about vehicle replacements raised
Summary
At its June 1 meeting the Boonton council opened and moved forward a series of bond and capital ordinances covering roads, water, sewer and equipment; a resident asked whether vehicle purchases replace or add to the department fleet.
The Boonton Mayor and Town Council on June 1 opened public hearings and moved forward several bond and capital ordinances to finance infrastructure and equipment projects, with unanimous roll‑call votes recorded in the meeting transcript.
Ordinance highlights recorded in the meeting: - Ordinance 12‑26: bond ordinance appropriating $3,174,500 for various town improvements; the ordinance’s text included an item listing acquisition of two police vehicles and one pickup truck. Pamela Vodka of 410 Lincoln Street asked whether any existing vehicles would be retired when the new vehicles are acquired. - Ordinance 13‑26: bond ordinance authorizing improvements to the town’s water supply and distribution system; transcript reads an appropriation of $1,293,800 and authorization of $1,000,000 in bonds. - Ordinance 14‑26: bond ordinance for sanitary sewer improvements (amounts read into the record); no public comment recorded. - Ordinance 15‑26: a larger water treatment/well project was read (transcript references a $6 million appropriation) and councilors discussed that a portion of funding may be covered by the I‑Bank with potential forgiveness. - Ordinance 16‑26: appropriation of $242,700 from the general capital fund balance to acquire equipment.
Each ordinance was moved forward with unanimous roll‑call votes recorded in the meeting transcript. For Ordinance 12‑26 the public comment by Pamela Vodka asked specifically whether older police vehicles would be retired or repurposed; the council replied that vehicles are typically cycled and older vehicles may be used by other town divisions.
Note on figures and transcript clarity: several numeric values in the meeting transcript appear inconsistent or contain typographical errors (for example, one read number for bond authorization is unusually large relative to the appropriation line as spoken). The town clerk’s official ordinance text and the published agenda should be consulted for authoritative appropriation and bond‑issuance amounts.
Quote from public comment: “Are we getting rid of any of the vehicles and getting new ones?” asked Pamela Vodka, who sought clarification on fleet turnover related to the proposed purchases.
Ending: The ordinances were advanced by unanimous vote at the June 1 meeting; further procedural steps (final adoption dates, contract awards and precise funding sources) will be documented in ordinance language and future agendas.
