Milltown Borough Council Meeting - 9/14/2026

The Milltown Borough Council meeting on September 14, 2026 included approval of the municipal bills-and-claims resolution (2026-235); the transcript’s stated total is garbled. Council members questioned several expenditures, including CDBG-funded work at two sites, administrative services for the borough’s housing rehabilitation program, and an $8,420 US Sports Institute recreation-program purchase order. Staff later said the sports institute amount covered basketball and tennis classes and multisport camps. A council member also asked about a $78,497 third-party oversight payment in connection with the battery energy storage project; the transcript does not clearly establish its relationship to a prior authorization.

Project and purchasing updates included the start of Foch Avenue improvements, continued commissioning and performance-acceptance testing of the battery energy storage system, and preparations to begin lead service line replacements with a contractor selected. The mayor urged residents to respond to the lead-line program. The DPW reported fall milling and paving planned for three to five roads through an interlocal arrangement with the county. The fire department reported that a used 2014 Tahoe was obtained at no cost, while officials also noted efforts to secure vehicles for the department. Council discussed potential options to retain trained electrical department employees, including exploring repayment of some training costs with labor counsel; no procurement or spending action on that idea was recorded.