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Capital Budget and Road Funding

Summary

Two road paving contracts totaling about $2.18 million were awarded — Phase III of the 2023 program and Phase I of the 2025 program.

At a glance

Total mentions
7
Last 30 days
1

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 26, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

$2,177,433.50 combined from capital accounts.

✅Who benefits

Residents on newly paved roads get smoother, safer streets.

⚠️Who could be affected

Homeowners whose properties may be taken and Kenneth Avenue residents who would absorb detoured traffic.

Mentions & discussions (7)

MeetingOct 26, 2026

Sayreville Borough Council — 2026-10-26

The borough hasn't finalized its capital budget with only two meetings left this year. About $13 million is available, and roads funding was cut from $6.4 million to $3 million — Novak wants to bump it back up.

MeetingAug 17, 2026

Sayreville Borough Council — 2026-08-17

Novak and Colaci want the council to formally object to the DOT's intersection design, which a resident said is only "80% safe" and will take private property. Members were urged to write letters to the DOT.

MeetingJul 20, 2026

Sayreville Borough Council — 2026-07-20

Two road paving contracts totaling about $2.18 million were awarded — Phase III of the 2023 program and Phase I of the 2025 program.

MeetingJun 15, 2026

Sayreville Borough Council — 2026-06-15

Bids came in for the 2023 and 2025 road paving phases, change orders for Kennedy Park walkway and 2024 paving, and a 2027 state road aid grant application.

MeetingMay 26, 2026

Sayreville Borough Council — 2026-05-26

The budget still hasn't passed — the council is on a temporary budget after failing to get a second vote last meeting. They've ordered the administrator and CFO to cut line by line, having already shaved the tax rate from 25.5 cents down by 9 cents.

MeetingApr 27, 2026

Sayreville Borough Council — 2026-04-27

NJDOT's redesign of the Bordentown Avenue interchange may require taking homes, including resident Edward Hamlin's, and would detour traffic onto narrow Kenneth Avenue. The mayor promised a Saturday meeting with DOT engineers and said state legislators are working to remove properties from the plan.

MeetingJan 29, 2026

Sayreville Borough Council — 2026-01-29

A $1.1 million NJDOT Municipal Aid grant would fund Phase 2 reconstruction of Pulses Lane.

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