# Linden City Council Meeting – October 20th, 2026 (Live Stream)

The Linden City Council’s October 20, 2026 meeting included several procurement- and spending-related actions. The council approved Ordinance 70-55, appropriating $775,500 for Public Works capital equipment, with $736,725 in bonds or notes to finance part of the cost; the listed purchases were four plow-equipped trucks. It also approved Ordinance 70-56, appropriating $44,000 for a Board of Health SUV, financed in part by $41,800 in bonds or notes. The council approved payment of bills totaling $3,288,469.38. The mayor reported that the city had reached a tentative agreement to purchase the former Nunos property at 308 Roselle Street for affordable housing, with paperwork being prepared; no purchase price was stated. He also described a grant-supported baseball field project at Saint Mark’s/Dorothy Ford Park, without giving a project cost.

The council introduced, but did not finally approve, Ordinance 70-64 for $1.76 million in Engineering capital improvements, including $1.672 million in proposed bond or note financing, and Ordinance 70-65 for $2,150,030 in Police Department capital improvements, with $1,021,278 in proposed financing. Ordinance 70-53, prohibiting data centers in all zoning districts, and Ordinance 70-58, removing data centers as a permitted use in a redevelopment plan, both passed. Ordinance 70-57 adopting the state model noise-control language also passed. The mayor reported preliminary and final site-plan approval for a privately developed warehouse project of more than 850,000 square feet at 4701 Tremley Point Road; the city was analyzing its potential budget and employment impacts. No vendor selections or contract awards were identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 20, 2026

### Sources
- [Linden City Council Meeting – October 20th, 2026 (Live Stream)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icQ55yoV47A) - Linden NJ tv