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High Bridge council approves consent agenda, introduces ordinances on animals, lead service-line replacement and construction fees
Summary
Council approved a six-item consent agenda that included contractor appointment and utility-rate updates, introduced three ordinances (animals, lead-service-line replacement, construction fees), and approved a $2,454,429.02 bill list; public comments focused on road repairs and drainage.
At the April 24 meeting the High Bridge Borough Council approved a six-item consent agenda and completed several routine actions and introductions relevant to municipal administration and operations.
The consent agenda — approved by a single motion and roll-call vote (6 yes) — included Resolution 145-2024 appointing Lew Environmental Svcs. as the lead-safe certification contractor, Resolution 146-2024 authorizing the borough to conduct a self-examination of the 2024 budget, Resolution 147-2024 awarding the bid for the Center Street Improvement Project, Resolution 148-2024 updating golf rates, Resolution 149-2024 requesting an NJDOT extension for Central Avenue, Union Avenue and Hart Street improvement projects, and Resolution 150-2024 updating utility rates and fees. Councilmembers approved the consent agenda without separate debate on each listed item.
Council introduced three new ordinances for later public hearings: Ordinance 2024-013 (amending Borough Code Chapter 120 — Animals), Ordinance 2024-014 (adding Article IV for replacement of lead service lines to Chapter 275 — Property Maintenance), and Ordinance 2024-015 (setting construction fees). Each introduction passed by roll-call vote (6 yes); Mayor Lee said each ordinance will be published in the Hunterdon Review and/or the Hunterdon County Democrat and noted public hearings on May 9, 2024.
The council also approved the bill payment list as presented; the minutes record a total amount of $2,454,429.02. During a later public-comment period residents raised paving and drainage concerns for Dennis Avenue, and a resident urged better communication about road-repair timelines. Council thanked volunteers and noted ongoing recruitment for committees and Fire Department volunteers.
Other informational reports at the meeting covered golf events and statistics, emergency-services recruiting, recreation events (including pump track and flow-trail openings), historical-committee volunteer needs, environmental cleanup events, DPW activities including dog-park maintenance, and onboarding of Borough Hall staff.
