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Board approves grants, paving award and $50,640 planning contract; Green Acres funds earmarked for park bathrooms
Summary
The board authorized multiple revenue insertions and contract awards: NJDEP Green Acres $398,580 for Senior Owens Field bathrooms; NJDOT municipal aid $498,520; Clean Communities $62,561.67; awarded a CDBG paving contract for $182,289.11; and approved a professional services agreement with FAR Planning not to exceed $50,640 for land‑use evaluation.
The board approved a stack of budget‑insertion resolutions and contract authorizations at its Aug. 4 meeting, authorizing grant revenue and vendor awards for several town projects.
A resolution requested that the director of local government services approve insertion of $398,580 in revenue from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Green Acres program to fund additional bathroom fixtures at Senior Owens Field (women's room increasing from one to five fixtures and men's from two to three, per the item summary). The board also approved requests to insert $62,561.67 from the Clean Communities program and $498,520 from NJDOT municipal aid for road improvements.
For capital work the board accepted a low bid from DNL paving contractors for a 2026 CDBG roadway‑improvement project (base bid $182,289.11), subject to final funding certification by Essex County. Separately, the mayor moved and the board approved a professional services agreement with FAR Planning for land‑use evaluation of Washington Avenue, Park Avenue, Chestnut Street and East Center Street at a contract amount not to exceed $50,640; staff certified sufficient funds were available.
The board recorded affirmative votes to move these items forward; final contract execution and project start dates depend on funding certifications and subsequent procurement steps.
