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Robert Bianchini
Council Member2026-2029 Ward 1 (Councilman-Elect oath item at Jan 1 2026 ReOrg agenda, CivicClerk event 542, fileId 956 agenda packet; Ward 1 per Patch 2025 coverage; Nov 2025 Ocean County certified canvass not retrieved). Faulkner Act mayor-council plan, text read in NJ DCA Optional Municipal Charter Law: N.J.S.A. 40:69A-34.1(b) November general election with term beginning January 1 next following; 40:69A-33 and 40:69A-34 four-year terms, so term ends December 31 before the successor's January 1 start; Jan 1 start also corroborated by Toms River reorganization minutes
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Top issues during term (2)(Zoning)
critical→Jun 2026[24]
Fourth round affordable housing compliance and use of the affordable housing trust fund
Could satisfy the township's affordable housing obligation without giving away township land or spending taxpayer dollars.
high↓Jul 2026[2]
Downtown towers dispute and mayoral veto threat
The downtown project carried roughly $5.6 million in street and flood improvement grants and a prior $3.2 million motel acquisition, per the council president.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Bianchini was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Zoning.
Voting record (0)(Zoning)
No votes found matching Zoning.