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Borough of Madison council adopts ordinance to acquire 36 Madison Avenue for public use
Summary
At a special Nov. 26 meeting, the Borough of Madison council held a hearing and adopted Ordinance 35-2024 authorizing acquisition of a subdivided portion of property at 36 Madison Avenue (Block 3001, Lot 1); no members of the public spoke and the measure passed in a unanimous recorded vote of those present.
The Borough of Madison council on Nov. 26 adopted Ordinance 35-2024, authorizing the acquisition of a subdivided portion of real property located at 36 Madison Avenue (Block 3001, Lot 1) for public purposes.
At the start of the special meeting, the Clerk said, "In compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act, adequate notice of this meeting of the council was provided by forwarding a copy of the special meeting notice to the Madison Eagle," noting the notice was posted at the main entrance of the Hartley Dodge Memorial and filed in the clerk's office with a posting date of 11/26/2024.
Chair opened the hearing on Ordinance 35-2024 and invited public comment via Zoom. The staff member monitoring attendees reported two attendees and that no hands were raised; the Chair then closed the hearing. The Chair moved adoption of the ordinance; a second was recorded in the meeting but the transcript does not identify who seconded.
The Clerk conducted a roll-call vote. The transcript records affirmative votes from the following members: "Mister Landerken," "Mister Range," "Mister Harold Pudis," "Miss Hannahan," and "Mister Forte." Miss Ehrlich had been noted earlier as absent. After the roll call the Chair said, "I declare ordinance 35 dash 20 24 adopted and finally passed," and asked the clerk to publish notice in the newspaper and file the ordinance as required by law.
There were no public comments during the general comment period. The meeting adjourned shortly thereafter.
What happens next: the council directed the clerk to publish notice of adoption and to file the ordinance according to law; no subsequent hearings or appeals were referenced in the transcript.
