Howie Bauer
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- Total speaking time
- 4:29
- Avg per meeting
- 0:45
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- 97
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Top issues during term (20)
Avenel Street Paving Project
Partial state funding offsets the cost to township taxpayers.
Dissolution of Keasbey Fire District 4 and merger with Fords Fire District 7
The administration says the average Fords-area homeowner will save about $1,000 a year in fire district taxes compared to Keasbey rates.
Flock License Plate Camera Surveillance Contract
Taxpayer dollars fund the Flock camera contract, though the specific contract amount was not stated at this meeting.
Rail Traffic in Sewaren
Fords Corner Inclusive Playground
Property Tax Relief Deadlines
About $12 million in state property tax relief captured by township seniors this year.
Vacant 73 Main Street building and former bowling alley site
Short-term taxpayer outlay to acquire properties, expected to be recovered on resale per the mayor.
Digital Billboard Conversion on Blair Road
Overweight Trucks on Local Streets
Superior Officers Association Contract
Contract terms weren't detailed publicly, so the cost to taxpayers wasn't stated.
Route 35 Railroad Crossing Closure
Drivers will waste time and gas sitting in detours while local businesses near the closure might see a drop in customers.
Office Expansion at 90 Woodbridge Center Drive
The $6 million land purchase and subsequent massive construction project will inject substantial private investment into the local economy and likely boost future tax revenues.
First Navratri Garba street festival on Oak Tree Road
$1.2 Million Bond for Eminent Domain Acquisition of 73 Main Street
Potential litigation and acquisition costs if eminent domain proceeds.
Affordable Housing Obligation Rules
$4.7 million township investment ($700K CDBG + $4M affordable housing trust fund).
small business grants
The city is injecting $125,000 total into local storefronts to boost neighborhood commerce.
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Eminent domain land acquisition bond
A $1.2 million appropriation financed by bonds or bond anticipation notes.
Alleged developer land grab at 420 Smith Street
A developer's acquisition of the firehouse parcel could enable two warehouses on 22 acres of the former Keasbey redevelopment area.
$33.4 million in sewer and housing bonds
$25.86 million in sewer utility debt and $7.5 million in housing debt dated October 1, 2026.
Decisions during term (256)
Recorded while Bauer was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Second Reading — Stop Intersections Ordinance (Chapter 7, Section 7-20)
Second Reading — Overweight Vehicles Ordinance (Chapter 7, new Section 7-25)
Second Reading — Keasbey Fire District Number Four Deletion (Chapter 24)
First Reading — Bond Ordinance Amendment (Ord. 2023-39, $8,340,000)
First Reading — Reversion to Calendar Fiscal Year
Resolutions 1–16 by Consent
Resolution No. 18 — Superior Officers Association Contract
Adoption of handicapped parking ordinance – South Grant Street
Adoption of typographical error correction – Police Regulations
Adoption of utility/notification ordinance – Streets and Sidewalks
Consent agenda – Resolutions 1 through 29
Resolution No. 31 – settlement agreement
Block Parties.
Resolution approving the request of Oak Tree Navrati LLC to host Navrati Open-Air Garba on Thursday, October 15, 2026 and Friday, October 16, 2026 (Rain Date - October 23, 2026) beginning at 7:00 PM and ending at 10:00 PM.
Resolution approving the request of Pennsylvania Avenue School #27 PTO to host a Trunk or Treat on Friday, October 23, 2026 (Rain Date – Thursday, October 29, 2026) from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
Resolution approving the request of the Woodbridge Police Department (Community Affairs) to hold a Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 beginning at 5:30 PM and ending at 7:00 P.M.
Resolution approving the request of the Township of Woodbridge Recreation Department to hold a Veterans’ Parade on Sunday, November 8, 2026 from 1:30 PM until 3:00 PM.
Resolution approving the request of the Township of Woodbridge Recreation Department to hold the Woodbridge Holiday Stroll on Saturday, November 28, 2026 starting at 3:30 PM and ending at 6:00 PM.
Resolution approving the request of the Township of Woodbridge Recreation Department to hold their Woodbridge Holiday Parade on Saturday, November 28, 2026 from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Resolution authorizing the request of BART PROPERTIES, LLC, for waiver of requirements for the installation of Sidewalks, for Block 525.03, Lots: 98 & 100.02, 25 St. Joseph’s Terrace, Woodbridge, New Jersey.
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