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Middletown Common Council approves slate of routine resolutions including CDBG action plan and zoning changes
Summary
The Middletown Common Council unanimously approved a package of routine resolutions on June council agenda, including the 2026 Community Development Block Grant action plan, several zoning code amendments and budget adjustments; roll calls recorded affirmative votes on each item.
The Middletown Common Council voted unanimously on a series of routine resolutions at its recent meeting, approving the city’s 2026 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Action Plan, multiple zoning amendments, budget adjustments and several procurement and acceptance items.
The council approved the 2026 CDBG Action Plan, which the economic development office had prepared for submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Maria Bruni, the city’s economic development director, told the council the plan is completed and “ready for the mayor to sign all the certifications and for us to submit to HUD.” The council recorded an affirmative roll call on the plan.
Other actions carried on unanimous roll calls included: authorization of a block party on Boca Avenue (sponsored by Alderman Witt); a zoning-code amendment to limit or regulate used-car sales in the I‑1 and I‑2 industrial districts (sponsored by Alderman Green); a change to the date of the first common-council meeting in August; a resolution calling for a public hearing on allowing outdoor vehicle storage in the I‑2 district; an adjustment to the 2026 senior center budget; acceptance of a scholarship donation from the Middletown Lions Club; acceptance of Department of Justice/NARCO/ATF task-force reimbursement; authorization to contract with Canon USA for municipal copier equipment and services; and a transfer within the fire department budget.
Council members identified as present in roll calls included Rodriguez, Jean Francois, Johnson, Ray, Gomez, Green, Witt and Massey; each recorded votes of “Aye” on the listed resolutions. Where motions and second sponsors were recorded in the agenda items, the transcript notes the sponsor and seconder (for example, the block-party resolution was sponsored by Alderman Witt and seconded by Alderman Green). The clerk conducted each roll call and announced the results.
A separate resolution declared lead‑agency status for the proposed rezoning of 205–207 Monhagen Avenue from a C‑2 limited business district to a C‑3A limited general business district; that item also carried on a unanimous roll call. Where the transcript recorded no public comment on rezoning or zoning amendments, the council closed the public hearings on motions recorded in the meeting minutes.
The council also moved to audit accounts and authorize the treasurer to receive warrants for payment before adjourning.
The decisions are procedural approvals that allow staff to proceed with next steps (CDBG certification, implementation of approved contracts and scheduling of public hearings where required). No vote recorded in the transcript failed or was tabled; all recorded roll calls announced passage.
