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Public works and recreation updates: Lakehurst council hears sanitation truck, meter replacements, generator trouble and upcoming events
Summary
Councilwoman Patricia Hodges reported a new sanitation truck is ordered (delivery expected in November), meter replacements and NJDOT grant work planned for Myrtle Street; she also flagged an inoperable generator at the EMC and a possible change to uniform-cleaning compensation. Councilman Brian DiMeo announced upcoming community events.
At the March 6 meeting Councilwoman Patricia Hodges provided multiple public works and utilities updates for Lakehurst.
Hodges said the borough has ordered a new sanitation truck with expected delivery in November and that Public Works is exploring a "piggyback" purchase with another municipality to reduce the cost of garbage receptacles. She reported the borough applied for an I-bank loan tied to stormwater equipment (described on the record as potentially 100% forgivable) and said the NJDOT grant for 2025 will cover the west side of Myrtle Street. Hodges also reported that the emergency management center generator is not working properly and that Public Works Superintendent Dave Winton will investigate repairs.
Hodges said Public Works will replace a lost truck by placing a 2015 Jeep that had been impounded into service and that employees are renovating the shop, lunchroom and locker room using materials on hand. She noted a contractual uniform-cleaning service exists under AFSCME but that employees have agreed to clean uniforms themselves; the committee discussed compensating employees instead of maintaining the cleaning service, and Council President Oglesby said the chief financial officer believes compensating employees would be less expensive than the outside cleaning service.
Hodges also said Water and Sewer Utilities Superintendent Bryan LeVance has replaced three residential and one commercial water meter, performed manhole maintenance and is compiling materials for the capital improvement plan while attending continuing-education training. Separately, Councilman Brian DiMeo announced the Easter Egg Hunt is set and the Youth and Recreation Committee will host Family Game Night on March 14 at the Lakehurst Community Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The council did not take formal action on these operational updates during the meeting; items will feed into budget and committee work in the coming weeks.
