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Vineland City Council adopts redevelopment, liquor-fee and industrial-property ordinances and approves budget amendment
Summary
At its June 9 meeting the Vineland City Council adopted three ordinances (2026-36, 2026-37, 2026-38), passed a budget-amendment resolution (2026-279) and approved a series of first readings for land- and utility-related ordinances; votes were recorded as unanimous where taken.
Vineland City Council on June 9 adopted three ordinances and approved a substantial amendment to the 2026 municipal budget.
The council adopted ordinance 2026-36, which amends the city’s center-city redevelopment plan for the Landis Avenue commercial district to align with the planning board’s resolution, and ordinance 2026-37, which revises annual alcoholic-beverage license fees. Both measures were adopted on final reading by unanimous roll-call votes.
Council also adopted ordinance 2026-38 authorizing the transfer of specified industrial property to the Vineland Industrial Commission under statutes cited in the ordinance. During the public hearing, attorney Peter Chicanius, representing the prospective purchaser Vineland Packaging Corporation, said his client remained “very interested” but planned standard due diligence and noted an outstanding easement issue that must be resolved.
The council took first reading on several other land- and utility-related measures and set public hearings for June 23, 2026. Those items include ordinance 2026-39 (first reading to authorize purchase of about 108 acres known as 1100 College Drive from South Jersey Health Systems), ordinance 2026-40 (release and vacation of portions of paper streets), ordinance 2026-41 (clerical corrections to a prior land-purchase ordinance), and ordinance 2026-42 (amendments to water and sewer utility code and rates).
Separately, the council adopted resolution 2026-273 to award an open-end contract to ACV Environmental Solutions, Inc. for solid and liquid waste disposal services for the municipal electric utility.
Council read and adopted resolution 2026-279, which amends the adopted 2026 municipal budget. The transcript lists multiple line-item reallocations; it specifically records an increase of $2,710,000 for “UE Authority funds industrial park phase 1.” Large portions of the numeric transcript were garbled, so the council bill and resolution numbers and the clear line-item changes above are reported as transcribed.
All final votes called in the meeting were recorded as 5-0 in favor. The council approved the consent agenda by a single roll-call vote and placed a commendation for the 80th anniversary of Karland Christian School into the record.
Mr. Chicanius said only that his client intends to proceed but must complete due diligence and resolve an easement before closing. The clerk was directed to submit adopted ordinances to the mayor for approval or disapproval, as required by law.
The council will continue hearings on the ordinances scheduled for first reading at the June 23, 2026 meeting.
