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Fairhaven council adopts multiple ordinances, approves consent agenda and shifts calendar policy
Summary
At its March 9 meeting the Fairhaven Borough Council adopted several ordinances including changes to the affordable‑housing code and overlay, approved separated consent‑agenda items, and voted to move the town calendar primarily online while keeping printed copies available on request.
The Fairhaven Borough Council on March 9 adopted a package of ordinances and approved a reorganized consent agenda while directing staff to shift the borough calendar to a primarily digital format with printed copies available on request.
The council opened and adopted ordinances in sequence, including 2026‑2004 (reintroduction regarding Cambridge Avenue), 2026‑05 (a full replacement of the borough’s affordable‑housing code, Chapter 30‑15), 2026‑06 (an affordable‑housing overlay for HO‑5, the Methodist Church site), and 2026‑07 (amendments to Table AHS subsection 30‑5.1). Each ordinance was opened for public comment (no members of the public spoke) and then approved on roll call. The clerk recorded the roll calls after motions to approve were made and seconded.
Council also introduced ordinance 2026‑08, a COLA index rate ordinance, during new business and advanced it for further action. The council then considered a consent agenda covering multiple line items; items 2026‑076 and 2026‑077 were pulled for separate votes. Item 2026‑076 passed with recorded abstentions; item 2026‑077 was approved on roll call.
Separately, the council voted to change how the borough publishes its annual calendar to save printing and postage costs estimated at roughly $6,000. Council members and members of the public raised concerns about access for older residents; staff proposed printing a modest supply of paper calendars to keep at Burrell Hall and mailing printed copies on request. A motion to rely primarily on the digital calendar while maintaining printed copies on demand passed by voice/roll call vote.
Mayor (speaker 1) opened each ordinance and called for roll call votes; Allison (the clerk) recorded the results. The records in the meeting transcript show the motions carried as described above. Where the transcript records only a roll‑call 'Yes' or 'No' without naming every voter, this article reports the recorded outcome rather than individual vote attributions.
Next steps: ordinances adopted at the March 9 meeting will be processed according to municipal procedures; the COLA ordinance was introduced for future consideration. The borough will implement the revised calendar policy and publish instructions for residents wanting printed copies.
