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Lakehurst council approves consent agenda, introduces $2 million stormwater bond ordinance on first reading
Summary
The Borough of Lakehurst approved a consent agenda that included several appointments and introduced a bond ordinance to appropriate $2,000,000 for stormwater-management equipment on first reading; the I-bank loan tied to stormwater work was reported as potentially 100% forgivable.
The Borough of Lakehurst Mayor and Council voted unanimously during its March 6 meeting to approve a consent agenda that included payment of bills, a 2025 temporary capital budget and several personnel appointments, and they approved on first reading a bond ordinance to fund stormwater-management equipment.
Council President Steven Oglesby moved to approve the consent agenda with Resolution #25-090 (a refund of community center rental fees) removed; the motion, seconded by Councilman Brian DiMeo, passed by roll call. The consent items approved include Resolution #25-083 (payment of bills), #25-084 (2025 temporary capital budget), #25-085 and #25-086 (appointing Michael Martin as housing inspector and zoning officer), #25-087 (appointing Michael Madera as SLEO II police officer), #25-088 (appointing an alternate public defender), and #25-089 (authorizing auction of surplus items).
Also listed for first reading under ordinances was "Bond Ordinance Providing for the Acquisition of Stormwater Management Equipment, Appropriating $2,000,000 Therefor and Authorizing the Issuance of $2,000,000 Bonds and Notes" (ordinance #2025-02), which the council approved on first reading. Council members did not debate the ordinance on the record during the open meeting.
During committee reports, Councilwoman Patricia Hodges said the borough has applied for an I-bank loan tied to the stormwater equipment and stated that the loan application is for a program she described as "100% forgiveness." Mayor Harry Robbins added that the loan would also cover soft costs such as engineering fees. The council did not provide additional documentary detail or a timeline for final adoption of the ordinance during the meeting.
Mayor Robbins also noted that Resolution #25-090 was pulled from the agenda prior to the vote; no further discussion of that item was recorded. The council adjourned without additional votes on the pulled item.
The meeting record shows the council took the consent-agenda vote and approved the first reading of the stormwater bond ordinance; no date for a second reading or final adoption was specified in the minutes provided.
