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Stockton council adopts noise and penalties ordinances, approves resolutions including VA access and developer agreement
Summary
The council adopted a noise ordinance and a general-penalties ordinance, approved a set of resolutions including support for a Hunterdon County VA Community Access Point, authorization to file PFAS claims, a developer’s agreement for the Stockton Inn, and a bill list payment totaling $213,713.88.
At the July 15, 2024 Stockton Borough Council meeting the council approved two local ordinances and a slate of resolutions addressing veterans’ access, municipal payments, developer matters and litigation-authority for PFAS claims.
On ordinances, the council reviewed a revised noise ordinance and a general penalties ordinance. Borough Attorney Lisa Maddox said the previous noise language (from a 2011 ordinance) had discrepancies and that the revised penalties section now specifies fine amounts. Maddox summarized the change: "the penalty provisions didn't actually have a dollar amount for the fines," and the new draft brings the code in line with standard nuisance practice. Roll calls recorded during the meeting show the measures advanced with recorded votes of Ayes:5, Nays:0 on the readings and adoption shown in the transcript.
The council also approved the following resolutions (all votes recorded in the transcript as passing with Ayes:5, Nays:0 where a roll call is shown):
- Resolution 2024-66: Expressing support for the Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners’ request that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs create a Community Access Point (CAP) in Hunterdon County to reduce travel burdens for local veterans; the resolution directs sending copies to Congressman Tom Kean and U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Robert Menendez.
- Resolution 2024-67: Authorization to pay municipal obligations per the approved bill list in the amount of $213,713.88.
- Resolution 24-68: Endorsement of RevolutionNJ and authorization to form a committee to plan local participation in the 250th‑anniversary commemorations.
- Resolution 2024-69: Approval of a developer’s agreement with Stockton Partners, LLC for 4 North Main Street to allow the Stockton Inn project (13‑room hotel, restaurant/bar and event venue); mayor and clerk authorized to execute the agreement on the borough’s behalf.
- Resolution 24-70: Authorization for the mayor or his designee to execute documents necessary to file the borough’s claims in pending PFAS MDL settlements (against entities including 3M and DuPont), noting filing deadlines.
- Resolution 24-71: Authorization for the Qualified Purchasing Agent to award an engineering services agreement for the Worman Road project (described in the separate article) up to the local bid threshold.
Each action recorded in the transcript included the motion, second and roll-call language as part of the meeting record. Where the transcript lists votes, the recorded roll calls show 5 ayes and 0 nays for the votes cited; the transcript also records Councilperson Ken Kozuhowski as absent for portions of the meeting.
The meeting concluded with routine committee reports and a public‑comment period on agenda items, and the council set its next regular meeting for Aug. 19, 2024.
