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North Haledon council advances $1.15 million bond ordinance for road repairs to final hearing
Summary
The Borough Council voted to advance a $1,152,336 bond ordinance for various road and drainage improvements — authorizing up to $1,097,450 in bonds/notes — to final hearing July 15; Councilwoman Donna Puglisi recorded an abstention on first reading.
The North Haledon Borough Council on June 17 advanced a bond ordinance that would appropriate $1,152,336 for roadway and drainage improvements across the borough and authorize the issuance of $1,097,450 in bonds or notes to finance part of the work.
The ordinance identifies projects including work on the High Mountain School parking lot, the Recreation Field walking path, Split Rock Road, Juniper Drive (including parking stalls), Spruce Run (including parking stalls) and Pointe View Drive. The scope includes milling, reconstruction, resurfacing, drainage improvements, inlet and manhole replacements, installation of driveway aprons and barrier-free ramps, traffic striping, signage and sidewalk and curb work.
Council Member George Pomianek moved to introduce the bond ordinance on first reading; Council Member Rocco Luisi seconded the motion. The motion carried on a roll call with all members voting in the affirmative except Council Member Donna Puglisi, who abstained. The ordinance will be considered for final passage at the Regular Meeting on July 15, 2026, when members of the public may comment.
The ordinance states that a $54,886 down payment is provided from appropriations already available and declares the borough's intent to issue bonds or notes of up to $1,097,450 under the Local Bond Law (N.J.S.A. 40A:2-1 et seq.) to finance the balance.
Chief Financial Officer Christopher Battaglia is authorized by the ordinance to determine details of bond anticipation notes and to report sales of notes to the governing body; the ordinance also includes standard clauses pledging the borough's full faith and credit and stating a 10-year average period of usefulness for the improvements.
Next steps: the council set a final public hearing and vote for July 15, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.; if approved, the ordinance will allow the borough to begin procurement and project planning described in the ordinance.
