Salem County Town Hall: Week of Oct. 12, 2026 Meetings and Decisions

Good morning, Salem County. Monday is Columbus Day, and it's a quiet week on the public calendar. Salem City Council takes up its budget amendment Tuesday, the county commissioners meet next Wednesday, and Quinton's land auction follows on Oct. 27. Below that: what towns decided over the past two weeks, from Mannington's rezoning to Quinton's new sewer connection fee.

Meetings ahead

Salem City Common Council — Tuesday, Oct. 13, 5:30 p.m.

The council has scheduled the second reading and public hearing on its 2026 budget amendment (Resolution 2026-242). The city has been pushing back on a state-mandated tax increase: its Sept. 21 agenda carried Resolution 2026-239, asking for an in-person meeting with Gov. Mikie Sherrill or her representative about it. Oct. 5 meeting details

Salem County Board of County Commissioners — Wednesday, Oct. 21

The commissioners' next regular meeting. Agendas are posted on the county website ahead of each meeting. County government page

Quinton Township public land auction — Tuesday, Oct. 27

Quinton is auctioning two properties it no longer needs for public use, 10 Cottage Ave. and 114 Telegraph Road, with minimum bids set at the Oct. 6 meeting. Meeting details

Decisions behind

Mannington votes on dropping its Conservation Zoning District

On Oct. 5 the Township Committee held public hearings on Ordinance 26-07, which removes the Conservation Zoning District from Chapter 70 of the township code and redraws the neighboring districts, and Ordinance 26-08, which authorizes an exchange of land rights. Both were up for adoption. The agenda also included certification of the 2025 annual audit and a change order for the Warner Road resurfacing. Meeting details

Quinton sets a sewer connection fee

The Oct. 6 agenda included adoption of Ordinance 2026-10, which sets the township's 2026 sewer connection fee, along with purchases for stormwater and sewer utility work and the reappointment of the municipal construction official. The committee also honored Skyy Wisnieski for passing the National EMT exam. Meeting details

Salem City moves to ban data centers

Ordinance 26-19, which prohibits data centers in all of the city's zoning districts, was up for second reading and adoption Sept. 28, along with Ordinance 26-20 (historic preservation) and Ordinance 26-21 (sale of city-owned lots). On Oct. 5 the council introduced Ordinance 26-22, creating a handicapped parking space on Gibbon Street. Sept. 28 meeting details

Salem County Commissioners

At the Oct. 7 meeting at the Historic Courthouse, the agenda included appointments to the Salem Community College Board of Trustees, contracts for roadway materials and construction services, grant amendments for the Prosecutor's Office, the return of a donated flagpole to American Legion Post 75 and a proclamation naming October Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Meeting details

Pennsville

The Oct. 1 agenda included Resolutions 282-2026 through 291-2026, among them the 2025 annual audit, trash reimbursement payments to apartment complexes and new part-time hires for the ambulance department and finance office. The committee also introduced an ordinance on the maximum height of accessory structures. Meeting details

Elsewhere

Pilesgrove scheduled a Sept. 22 hearing on Ordinance 26-13, changing the hours for alcohol sales, and reviewed a special event application from Bullhide Brewery. Details
Oldmans opened work on its 2027 budget at a Sept. 28 workshop covering public works, roads, the Pedricktown First Aid Squad and the Auburn and Logan fire companies. Details
Carneys Point met Oct. 7; the agenda is posted, but no recap is available yet. Details

Every agenda, minutes file and recap we track is on the Salem County government page. Have a good week, Salem County.