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Millstone schedules second reading for conservation-easement ordinance; committee approves consent resolutions
Summary
The Millstone Township Committee moved the acceptance of a conservation easement for a property on Preston Drive to a second reading and public hearing on Aug. 19, 2026, and adopted a package of routine consent resolutions including a shared-service agreement for enhanced 911 services with Monmouth County.
The Millstone Township Committee scheduled a second reading and public hearing for Ordinance 26-14, which would accept a conservation easement for a portion of Block 38, Lot 4.01 at 3 Preston Drive, and approved a package of consent resolutions during its regular meeting.
Clerk read the ordinance’s explanatory statement and the committee voted to advance the measure for a second reading and public hearing set for Aug. 19, 2026 at 8 p.m. in the Millstone Township Meeting Room, 215 Millstone Road, Brianville. "This ordinance accepts a conservation easement for a portion of Block 38, Lot 4.01," the clerk said during the reading.
The committee also moved and approved a consent agenda containing multiple routine matters: payment of vouchers (26-157, 07/15/2026), a shared-service agreement with Monmouth County for enhanced 911 emergency telecommunication services through 2030 (26-158), approval of the Monmouth Municipal Joint Insurance Fund bylaws (26-159), a change order and supplemental agreement for the 2024/2025 roadway improvement program (26-160), appointment of a technical assistant to the construction official (26-161), an iTaxMap shared-service agreement for tax map conversion and maintenance (26-162), an emergency tree removal contract for Conover Road (26-163), execution of a developer’s agreement for BH2 Debonne Road LLC (26-164), and an extension of a one-time grace period for third-quarter 2026 taxes (26-165). The clerk recorded roll-call affirmations for members present.
Why it matters: advancing the conservation easement to a formal public hearing gives property owners and neighbors an opportunity to comment before the ordinance can be adopted. The shared-service agreement for enhanced 911 could affect how emergency calls are routed and managed in Millstone through 2030.
What happened next: The committee approved the consent agenda by roll call and filed routine department reports for June 2026, which included revenue figures such as $213,355.65 reported by the tax collector and $37,617.14 reported for recreation. The clerk announced the second reading and public hearing date for Ordinance 26-14. No substantive debate on the ordinance’s merits took place at first reading; committee members said the draft will be reviewed by legal staff ahead of the next hearing.
The committee adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
