MONTVALE— The Borough Council has introduced a $2.1 million capital bond ordinance that includes nearly $1 million in planned improvements to Memorial Drive, along with funding for police, fire and public works equipment.
The ordinance, introduced April 28, appropriates $2,113,250 for a range of capital improvements and authorizes the issuance of $1,517,087 in bonds or notes. A public hearing is scheduled for May 14.
The largest single project is $950,000 for improvements to Memorial Drive, supported in part by a $538,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation. The borough is also allocating $400,000 for engineering related to its annual road improvement program.
Other planned expenditures include $165,000 for new police vehicles, $100,000 for police radios, $90,000 for fire department radios, and $66,000 for self-contained breathing apparatus cylinders. The ordinance also includes $130,000 for new gasoline storage tanks for Tri-Boro Fuel and $212,250 for a heavy-duty truck for the Department of Public Works.
The remaining costs will be covered through the DOT grant and required bond down payments.
In other business
The council also introduced an ordinance appropriating $90,000 for improvements to the Kinderkamack Road and Magnolia Avenue intersection under a shared-services agreement with Bergen County. Montvale’s share would not exceed $55,000, with the county contributing up to $35,000. A public hearing is also set for May 14.
Another ordinance updates salary ranges for 79 municipal positions, including administrative, court and police roles. The ranges reflect a 3% annual increment for 2026, according to Borough Administrator Joe Voytus.
Separately, the council approved a resolution at its March 31 meeting increasing the contract with special affordable housing counsel Michael Collins of King Moench & Collins LLP to a not-to-exceed amount of $600,000.
The firm represents Montvale and 28 other municipalities in a regional legal challenge to the state’s fourth round of affordable housing obligations. Participating municipalities were asked to contribute $20,000 each to the legal effort.