10/14/ 2026 Council Meeting

The Perth Amboy City Council meeting was held October 14, 2026. The council approved a consent agenda that included procurement and funding actions: awarding a bid to NJMF Investment for Home Improvement Program contracting services, listed in the transcript as not to exceed $22,214,000; change orders for Sadowski Parkway resurfacing and road improvements and for the Veterans Memorial Youth League Complex Fieldhouse renovation (the latter amount is transcribed as $8,111.83); and the sale of municipal property for $157,000. The consent agenda also included FEMA grants reported as $68,000 and $177,000 for emergency and port-security purposes, with a $44,250 cost match noted for the port-security grant. The council also accepted a state highway-safety grant, though no amount was specified. These items were approved as part of the consent agenda; resolutions R371 and R377 were pulled or removed, and R385 was removed.

The council adopted a bond ordinance to finance replacement of lead service lines. It carried a handicapped-parking ordinance public hearing to October 28 because of an unresolved payment/measurement issue. Several ordinances received first-reading approval, including amendments affecting the DPW site and redevelopment plans for First Street; the council clarified that the First Street designation did not itself establish a specific project or zoning. Public comments raised concerns about park security, parking, e-bikes, taxes, and business impacts, but no related spending decisions were made during the discussion.