Atlantic County Town Hall: Week of Oct. 12, 2026

Good morning, Atlantic County. One town has a meeting on the calendar this week, and several others wrapped up busy sessions last week. Galloway's council takes up a change to the township's hotel and motel rules on Tuesday. Behind us: Egg Harbor Township's agenda included a pause on data center applications, Brigantine endorsed its Master Plan, and Ventnor took up a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes deal.

Meetings ahead

Galloway Township Council — Tuesday, Oct. 13

Ordinance 2175-2026 is up for introduction. It amends Chapter 224 of the township code, the section on hotels and motels.
Ordinance 2174-2026 gets its public hearing. It would vacate a portion of Garfield Avenue.
Also on the agenda: payment of bills totaling $6,732,312.06 and the purchase of six tablets for the police department. The meeting ends with public comment and a closed session.

Galloway agenda details

Decisions behind

Egg Harbor Township Committee — Oct. 7

The posted agenda included a resolution putting a temporary moratorium on new land use applications for data centers through Dec. 31, 2026. Equipment that is incidental to an otherwise lawful use, such as ordinary office servers, is excluded.
The committee took up employment agreements with Police Chief Frederick A. Spano and Captains Cherie Burgan, Michael Finnerty and Brian Keane.
Ordinance No. 25 rescinds and replaces an earlier ordinance on the private sale of township-owned land at Block 8405, Lot 12. A public hearing is set for Ordinance No. 26, which authorizes the private sale of Block 2715, Lot 11.
The committee recognized Finn MacKenzie for his quick action during a family emergency.

Egg Harbor Township meeting details

Brigantine City Council — Oct. 7

Council endorsed the city's Master Plan.
Ordinance 16 of 2026, a bond ordinance for the East Shore Drive Playground, had its public hearing. It appropriates $754,000 and authorizes $188,500 in bonds.
Council also authorized contracts for improvements at the Brigantine Golf Links and honored the Beach Patrol for a rescue.

Brigantine meeting details

Ventnor City Board of Commissioners — Oct. 8

Ordinance 2026-013 was up for public hearing and adoption. It authorizes a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Ventnor Holdings Urban Renewal LLC.
Marc A. Franco Jr. was sworn in as police lieutenant.
The consent agenda covered tax sale fees, emergency repairs and the hiring of a part-time school traffic guard.

Ventnor meeting details

Weymouth Township Committee — Oct. 7

Second reading of Ordinance 629-2026, the township salary ordinance.
Resolution 81-2026 awarded a contract to DA Nolt, Inc. Resolution 89-2026 appointed a housing officer, and Resolution 90-2026 amended the salary resolution.

Weymouth meeting details

Also worth knowing

Hammonton (Sept. 28): Council held the public hearing on Ordinance #014-2026 for Lake Park upgrades. The agenda included a Green Acres agreement for Jake's Law Playground at Hammonton Lake Park with a $248,334 local match, plus approval of Halloween trick-or-treat hours, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 31. Details
Mullica (Sept. 22): The committee introduced Ordinance 10-2026 to change speed limits on Railroad Avenue. The engineer's report listed Shorelands Construction as the low bidder for the new police building. The next meeting is Oct. 27. Details
Atlantic City (Sept. 24): The Zoning Board heard an Atlantic City Electric use variance for properties on Ontario Avenue. It also heard a Redenia Homes plan, part of the 2026 Mayor's Housing Lottery, for six single-family homes on Maryland and Arctic avenues. Details
Northfield (Oct. 6): The council work session discussed changes to road opening permit fees. Details

Agendas and recaps for every town we track are on the Atlantic County government page. Meeting summaries are drawn from official packets; check the original documents linked on each page for the full record.