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Votes at a glance: township committee adopts property purchase, easement and flood‑control bond ordinances
Summary
At its Feb. 2 meeting the Middletown Township Committee adopted ordinances including a $224,000 property purchase to donate to Habitat for Humanity, acceptance of a utilities easement, and a $775,000 bond ordinance for Port Monmouth flood‑control easement acquisition; several ordinance introductions and a consent agenda were also approved.
The Middletown Township Committee on Feb. 2 adopted multiple ordinances and approved a consent agenda during routine business.
Ordinance 2026‑3492: The committee voted to adopt an ordinance authorizing purchase of Block 67, Lot 7.01 from the Middletown First Aid Squad for $224,000. The township explained the property includes a dilapidated house adjacent to the squad’s parking lot; the plan is to acquire the lot and donate it to Habitat for Humanity for construction of an affordable housing unit.
Ordinance 2026‑3493: The committee adopted an ordinance authorizing acceptance of a DW utilities easement on a portion of Block 805, Lot 72 (1264 Highway 35). There were no public speakers on the easement.
Ordinance 2026‑3494: The committee adopted a bond ordinance providing an appropriation of $775,000 for acquisition of easements for the Port Monmouth flood control project and authorized issuance of $736,250 in bonds or notes to finance part of the appropriation.
Introductions and consent agenda: The committee introduced three ordinances on first reading (2026‑3495, 2026‑3496 and 2026‑3497) and set public hearings for Feb. 17, 2026. The committee also approved the consent agenda (resolutions 26‑69 through 26‑77), and approved minutes for Jan. 4 and Jan. 20, 2026.
All motions and ordinance adoptions were recorded as carried in the meeting transcript; the transcript does not list a full roll‑call name for each vote on the audio excerpt provided, but the clerk recorded each motion as adopted.
