Ogdensburg council adopts $750,000 bond ordinance for road improvements

The Mayor and Council of the Borough of Ogdensburg adopted Bond Ordinance 01-2025 on April 28, 2025, authorizing the appropriation of $750,000 to pay for various road improvement projects, to appropriate state grants, and to issue bonds and bond anticipation notes to finance the appropriation.

Councilman DeMeo moved to adopt the bond ordinance and Councilwoman Cowdrick seconded. Mayor George P. Hutnick opened the floor for public comment before final passage. Resident Kathy Stevens asked whether the projects listed in the ordinance were the only road improvements planned for the spring; Hutnick replied routine maintenance such as pothole repairs would continue and that the bond funds are intended for larger projects supported by grants.

Under the ordinance’s terms the Borough may appropriate state grants and authorize the issuance of bonds and bond anticipation notes. The ordinance text, as read at the meeting, also describes project financing and appropriation mechanics; the council recorded a roll-call vote after comments were closed.

Final vote on Ordinance 01-2025 was recorded as: Yeas — Cowdrick, DeMeo, Gandarinho, Lame, Ruitenberg; Abstain — Ciasullo; Nays — none. The ordinance was adopted.

The council did not specify a detailed list of the individual road segments to be repaved at the meeting beyond what is contained in the ordinance cover language; project-level scheduling and contractor selection were not finalized during the April 28 session. Next procedural steps include implementation planning tied to awarded state grants and scheduling of the work with DPW and the borough’s engineering consultants.

The item was taken up as part of the regular meeting at Borough Hall, 14 Highland Ave., Ogdensburg.