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Lumberton Committee adopts EMS billing ordinance, introduces Route 38 redevelopment changes
Summary
The Lumberton Township Committee on July 2 adopted Ordinance 2026-08 updating emergency medical services third‑party billing and fees and introduced Ordinance 2026-09 to amend the Route 38 corridor redevelopment plan; the meeting also approved a consent agenda including a road‑program contract.
The Lumberton Township Committee on July 2 adopted Ordinance 2026-08, which rescinds and replaces parts of the township code related to Emergency Medical Services third‑party billing and associated fees, and approved a bundle of resolutions on routine municipal business.
The ordinance was read into the record by Deputy Administrator and Township Clerk Bobby Quinn and put to a public hearing; with no public commenters, the hearing was closed. Committeewoman Llaca said she reviewed the prior meeting’s materials and abstained on the executive‑session minutes; on Ordinance 2026-08 Llaca abstained, while Committeewoman Smith, Deputy Mayor Fay and Mayor Benson voted yes, carrying the adoption.
Quinn then introduced Ordinance 2026-09, an amendment to the Route 38 corridor redevelopment plan to add permitted uses and new signage standards for Redevelopment Area 3. The committee approved introduction on first reading by unanimous roll call. A second reading and public hearing were scheduled for Aug. 2, 2026.
The committee approved a consent agenda that included: tax‑exemption account adjustments, cancellation of an outstanding municipal court check, participation in a cooperative purchasing system, revenue/appropriation entries cited in the meeting as “NJSA484-87” for alcohol education/rehabilitation enforcement funds and recycling tonnage grant funds, approvals and rescissions related to alcoholic beverage control (ABC) licensing items, and a resolution authorizing award of the 2026 Lumberton Township Road Program contract to Earl Asphalt Company for Bobby’s Run Boulevard phases three and four. Committeewoman Llaca voted no on Resolution 2026-108 (the ABC license renewal) and Deputy Mayor Fay recorded an abstention on Resolution 2026-105; otherwise the consent agenda passed.
The meeting also authorized an executive session later in the evening to discuss contractual negotiations and attorney‑client matters; the committee returned from executive session with no formal action and adjourned.
The committee’s next regular meeting was announced for Aug. 6, 2026.
