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Dumont advances Sunnyside/Shadyside resurfacing and PSE&G paving; Washington Ave. grant study draws resident concern
Summary
Engineer and administrators told the council the CDBG application for Sunnyside/Shadyside was submitted and PSE&G‑related milling and paving will begin in July; a resident raised concerns that a Washington Avenue improvement could narrow sidewalks and affect property frontage, and officials said county approval and utility relocation costs will determine feasibility.
Dumont officials told the borough council that resurfacing projects funded by a CDBG grant and PSE&G repairs are moving forward, while a preliminary Washington Avenue Municipal Aid grant application prompted questions from residents about sidewalk and parking impacts.
Mateo, the borough engineer, said the borough provided authorization to prepare plans and specifications for the CDBG Sunnyside and Shadyside resurfacing grant and that the application met the June 30 deadline; the office anticipates advertising bids and hopes construction will occur in the fall pending funding and weather. "We were able to submit in time," Mateo said.
Administrator Janine and the engineer also described PSE&G‑related road work: milling will begin July 9 and paving will begin July 21, with a roughly three‑week window to complete paving of streets where gas main work occurred last year.
The council discussed a separate effort to submit a 2027 NJDOT Municipal Aid application for Washington Avenue improvements. Resident Judy Parker asked whether the plan to widen Washington Avenue between East Quackenbush and Dumont Avenue would narrow sidewalks in front of four properties and whether property owners would be notified. She also said parking congestion downtown was being caused by a particular business and worried parallel parking in front of her tenant’s storefront would be taken by others.
Officials described the Washington Avenue idea as preliminary. "They've drawn up the specs. I mean, there is adequate room. They looked into it," Janine said, while also warning that the county’s approval and the cost of moving utilities could make the project infeasible. Councilman Kelly and others said the borough is exploring other downtown parking options and will keep property owners informed as any grant proposal is refined.
Engineer Mateo said the borough prepared construction management proposals to oversee PSE&G paving and submitted documents to a grant writer for the Washington Avenue Municipal Aid application; officials emphasized further design, county review and utility estimates are needed before work would be scheduled.
Next procedural steps include advertising bids for CDBG resurfacing and continuing utility cost estimates and county coordination for the Washington Avenue grant effort.
