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North Haledon council reviews department reports, lists budget and multiple capital projects ahead of regular meeting
Summary
At its May 20 work session, the North Haledon Borough Council reviewed departmental reports (tax collections, building permits, public-safety calls), noted the municipal budget public hearing set for the regular meeting, and reviewed an agenda that includes multiple engineering contracts, grant-funded road work and a $710,400 playground project funded by Passaic County Open Space Trust Fund. Several procedural motions passed unanimously; no public comments were made.
The North Haledon Borough Council used its May 20, 2026 work session to review department reports, outline capital projects and confirm a slate of consent-agenda items to be acted on at the borough’s regular meeting.
Municipal financial reports showed April receipts of $2,890.11 for the clerk (primarily licensing) and $15,985.68 received by municipal court in April. The Tax Collector reported $1,797,271.82 collected in April and $1,511,668.90 in property taxes for April 1–30. The treasurer’s bills list for the May 20 meeting totaled $11,091,842.63, which appears on the regular-meeting agenda for approval.
Council discussed capital and engineering work in progress. The borough purchased 535 High Mountain Road to house municipal offices, the court, the police department and library. The finance summary lists bonds to be issued in the amount of $1,737,465 to fund road improvements on Split Rock Road, Hartwig Place, Columbia Court and Glenwood Drive. North Haledon received a $386,225 NJDOT grant for Highland Road improvements, representing half of the project’s estimated cost. The borough has also been awarded $710,400 from the Passaic County Open Space Trust Fund to replace the High Mountain School playground; work is underway in three phases, with equipment installation beginning May 18 and rubberized safety surfacing scheduled for late May/early June.
Engineering updates included the Overlook Avenue/High Mountain Road intersection closeout, Manchester Avenue rehabilitation (NJDOT-funded; bid awarded to New Prince Concrete Construction Co.), and Highland Road improvements (bids received May 6; award phase pending). The planning board was reported to have reviewed a minor subdivision for First Presbyterian Church related to daycare centers and a proposal for a six-unit townhouse development at 214 High Mountain Road that would include one affordable unit as required by state regulations.
The work session reviewed the regular-meeting agenda items but did not take final action on most listed contracts and resolutions. Agenda items listed for the regular meeting include authorization to mail estimated tax bills; acceptance of Boswell Engineering proposals for surveys and municipal-aid grant preparation; an award of contract for Highland Road (La Forza Construction listed); interlocal agreements for school resource officers; contract increases; a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of not-to-exceed $9,724,386 bond anticipation notes; and other routine items.
Several procedural motions recorded in the work-session minutes passed unanimously: the deviation from the regular order of business to present the ALS proclamation and Youth Week recognition (motion by Council Member Donna Puglisi, second by Council Member Rocco Luisi); reconvening the adjourned work session at 8:15 p.m. and concurring with Youth Week actions (motion by Puglisi, second by Bruce O. Iacobelli); opening and immediately closing the public-comment period when no residents stepped forward (motions by Puglisi with seconds by Iacobelli and Roscio); and adjourning the meeting (motion by Puglisi, second by Luisi). Mayor Randy George declared the work session adjourned at 8:16 p.m.
The minutes note upcoming community events including a Memorial Day ceremony on May 23, the borough’s 125th anniversary celebrations and North Haledon Day on Sept. 26.
