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

Good morning, Hunterdon County.

It's a light week on the calendar: none of the towns County Brief tracks had posted an agenda for the week of October 12 as of Thursday. The bigger story is behind us. The County Commissioners took up $851,250 in historic preservation grants, Clinton Town brought two West Main Street properties and a police building renovation to public hearing, and East Amwell put a parking lot repaving job back to the drawing board. Here's the rundown.

Meetings ahead

No Hunterdon municipal or county agendas for October 12 through 16 were posted on the sites we follow as of Thursday. Many governing bodies post late in the week before they meet, so check your town's page on the County Brief government hub before you go.

Monday, October 12: West Amwell announced its municipal offices will be closed for Indigenous Peoples' Day. Check with your own town hall before making a trip.
Coming up: the county is holding a "Mr. Fix-It" appliance repair day for seniors on October 23 (see News), and the Commissioners' October 6 agenda included approving the Whitehouse Wind Symphony's request to play a free public concert at the Historic Courthouse in Flemington on Sunday, November 15.

Decisions behind

County Commissioners: preservation money for Readington, Holland and Raritan

The Board of County Commissioners' October 6 agenda carried three historic preservation grants: up to $276,250 to Readington Township to restore Taylor's Mill, up to $75,000 to Holland Township for the Riegel Ridge grandstands, and up to $500,000 to the Hunterdon Land Trust in Raritan Township. Also on the agenda:

Introduction of a capital ordinance for roadway and drainage improvements.
Year three of the contract with Easton Coach Company to run The LINK, the county's transportation system.
About $276,000 in 2027 state EMS (LINCS) grant money and a $75,000 OFRT grant inserted into the county budget.
Salary adjustments for non-contractual county employees, effective October 12, and temporary early voting workers and site supervisors hired by the Board of Elections.
Change Order #7, a $1,690.56 increase, on the Echo Hill Pond Dam rehabilitation.
Proclamations for the Spirit of Hunterdon Award honorees, including the Flemington Ice Arena, and the 100th anniversary of Frenchtown Elementary School.

Clinton Town: two West Main Street properties and the police building

The Mayor and Council's September 23 meeting held public hearings on Ordinance 2026-14 to acquire 19 West Main Street, Ordinance 2026-15 to accept a donation of 23 West Main Street, Bond Ordinance 2026-16 to finance the acquisition, and Bond Ordinance 2026-17 to rehabilitate the police building. Resolution 138-26 declared an emergency and waived the usual 20-day waiting period on Bond Ordinance 2026-16. The agenda also listed next spring's Mid Jersey Orthopaedics Run O'Mill 5K, set for March 13, 2027.

East Amwell: parking lot bids rejected

East Amwell's October 8 agenda included Resolution 2026-137, rejecting all bids for the municipal building parking lot resurfacing (Bid #26-06). The committee also had stormwater and capital projects updates, the appointment of Jessica Kurylow to the Agricultural Advisory Committee, and Resolution 2026-135 naming Christopher Wilt as the township's NJ Homes designee.

West Amwell: Frontage Road grant extension

At its October 7 meeting, the Township Committee's agenda carried Resolution #117-2026, asking for an extension of the grant contract for the Frontage Road improvement project, plus a Regional Resilience Grant application, redevelopment agreements, and a request to sponsor a teen safe driving event. The committee's correspondence noted a public hearing on a bicycle plan scheduled for October 22.

Clinton Township: a new tax assessor and a school resource officer

The Township Council's September 23 agenda included Resolution 2026-198 appointing Aaron Wilson as tax assessor, a shared services agreement with the Clinton Township Board of Education for a school resource officer, and Resolution 2026-192 awarding a support agreement to Edmunds GovTech. Two ordinances were also listed: amendments to the land use regulations and one defining computer and data processing centers.

Around the rest of the county

Tewksbury: the Township Committee's September 24 agenda included Resolution 103-2026, a contract with Micro Pave Systems for crack sealing on township roads.
Califon: the Borough Council on October 6 had on its consent agenda Resolution R-64-26, a social affairs permit for the Califon Fire Company at Sunday's Califon Street Fair.
Bloomsbury: the Borough Council's September 22 agenda included Resolution #52-26 urging Trenton to repeal the gas tax escalator, a review of bids for trash and recycling collection, and the appointment of Travis Meador to the Planning Board.
Holland: the Township Committee's October 6 meeting handled minutes and bills.

In the news

Readington approved an ordinance on mailbox repairs in winter, and is looking at contracting out its IT work.
Frenchtown advanced an aging-in-place ordinance meant to make home modifications easier.
Flemington awarded a contract for a sallyport at its police station.

Find these stories in the Politics and Business sections of the dashboard.

Where we're still filling in

Flemington, Lambertville and Bethlehem Township post meeting videos, which you can find on their town pages, but not packets we can summarize yet. Raritan Township, Readington and several smaller boroughs aren't online with us yet. More towns are added as their records come online.