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Stanhope pursues congressional grant for police/municipal complex; schedules lights, hydrant flushing and spring collections
Summary
Administrator James McNeilly said Senator Booker submitted Stanhope's police/municipal complex project for Congressional Directed Spending consideration (a $2.5 million request that could be reduced to $1 million), and the Borough reported imminent Main Street light installations, hydrant flushing, an April 25 E‑Waste/Shredding Day and May 4–8 leaf/brush pickup.
Administrator James McNeilly told the Mayor and Council on April 14 that Senator Booker’s office has included the Borough’s police/municipal complex renovation and expansion project among 21 New Jersey projects being sent to the Senate Appropriations Committee for consideration under Congressional Directed Spending via USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Grants.
McNeilly said the Borough requested $2.5 million for the project but that an award could be reduced to $1 million, which would require the project to be completed in phases. He said a decision is expected near the end of the summer and noted that a previous submission for this project reached the table before being denied.
On operational items, McNeilly reported that new Main Street light globes would be delivered the following day and installed as soon as possible; a globe near Church Street fell but did not shatter and in-house supplies can replace the broken bottom. Spring hydrant flushing will be completed this week, and E-Waste & Shredding Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 25; town-wide leaf and brush pickup will run May 4–8. He also described ongoing road restorations by NJ Natural Gas following gas-main installation: most streets will receive single-lane restorations per past agreements, while certain streets (Laura Court, King Street, Canfield Avenue, Lower Plain Street) are slated for full-width restorations; the Borough will negotiate credits and potential additional milling and paving restorations for other streets.
McNeilly also noted household connection slowdown to the gas system and said condominium developments that are all-electric (for example, Stonegate) may face installation challenges if residents seek to add gas heating.
Why it matters: the grant, if awarded, could help fund a major municipal facility project; the operational items affect daily town services and schedules for residents and contractors.
