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Jun 26, 2026
June 25 2026 Ventnor City Commission Meeting
The commission introduced Ordinance 2026-012 to fund phase one of the Winchester Avenue sanitary sewer main replacement and adopted Resolution 2026-186 to apply for a short-term construction loan from the New Jersey I-Bank to finance it. Public commenters raised two items: a request to provide or sell UPF protective shirts (for beach taggers/badge checkers) and a complaint about new banners placed at boardwalk ramp light poles obstructing residents' views.
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June 11 2026 Ventnor City Commission Meeting
The commission honored and accepted the retirement of long-time police chief/dispatcher Gerald J. Schaefer and handled routine municipal business: introduction of a bond ordinance for fire department equipment, several construction and procurement resolutions (including a Winchester Avenue water main contract), personnel hires, and renewals of liquor licenses. Bills and payroll were approved and there was extended public comment about street parking and Vassar-related parking permit concerns.
Read source-linked summaryMay 15, 2026
May 14 2026 Ventnor City Commission Meeting
The commission swore in and unanimously promoted four Ventnor City Beach Patrol members, introduced water and sewer rate increases and adopted a $1.5M bond ordinance to fund Winchester Avenue water main replacement. The meeting also approved multiple resolutions (property auctions, hires, refunds, seasonal staff, a drainage change order), passed bills/payroll, and discussed derelict boats and boardwalk/snow-fence issues raised by residents.
Read source-linked summaryMay 8, 2026
May 7 2026 Ventnor City Commission Meeting
The commission held a special meeting to review bids for the city's food and beverage concession and awarded the contract to Pier Shack (variously transcribed) as the most responsive and advantageous bidder. The approved deal includes a $10,000 base rent in 2026 with $1,000 annual increases and a 10% commission on pizza sales; bidders' documents are available for public review.
Read source-linked summaryApr 27, 2026
April 23 2026 Ventnor City Commission Meeting
The commission introduced and adopted the 2026 municipal budget (public hearing set for May 28) and reviewed key financial details including debt, surplus, and a recommended $75 annual flat increase to water/sewer flat fees. Staff also presented a decade of grant funding (~$92M) and pending grant applications for infrastructure and resiliency projects; multiple routine personnel, contract, and project resolutions (A–W) were adopted by consent.
Read source-linked summaryMar 30, 2026
March 26 2026 Ventnor City Commission Meeting
The commission swore in new police and fire personnel, discussed and approved a slate of resolutions (095–106) covering parking, budgets, infrastructure, personnel moves, and building projects, and approved minutes and bills/payroll. Public comment included a lengthy presentation by former mayor Tim Crusher about Green Acres, redevelopment language, and governance, plus resident concerns about beach tents, fishing access, boardwalk biking, and snow/sidewalk clearing.
Read source-linked summaryMar 13, 2026
March 12 2026 Ventnor City Commission Meeting
The commission adopted a $900,000 bond ordinance for school capital equipment and enacted an affordable housing package (ordinance creating Chapter 102 plus companion resolutions and appointment of a municipal housing liaison). They also approved a $115,000 contract for non‑invasive lead service line testing and passed several routine resolutions, bills and payroll. No members of the public spoke during the public comment periods.
Read source-linked summaryFeb 13, 2026
February 12 2026 Ventnor City Commission Meeting
The commission adopted three ordinances updating the lifeguard pension and 2026 salary ranges (including a separate lifeguard wage ordinance) and approved a package of consent resolutions covering retirements, event road closures, waste services, a signalization grant submittal, and other routine items. Major discussion items included storm response and DPW impacts, a master plan re-examination contract, a revocable license request for 22 North Martindale (to return for approval), and upcoming lead service line public outreach.
Read source-linked summaryDec 19, 2025
December 18 2025 Ventnor City Commission Meeting
The commission opened with three promotions (fire lieutenant, police lieutenant, police sergeant) and swore the appointees in. The meeting then reviewed and adopted a large batch of resolutions covering the 2026 meeting schedule, no‑parking enforcement, project change orders, engineering contracts, a water emergency repair, park court reconstruction, and finally approved collective bargaining memoranda of agreement with Teamsters Local 929 units.
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Ventnor City Planning Board Meeting 6-30-25
The Planning Board held a special meeting to adopt a Housing Element and Fair Share Plan required under New Jersey's fourth-round affordable housing rules, with the goal of obtaining state protection from builder's remedy suits. The board adopted the plan by resolution before the June 30 deadline and discussed using rehab credits, vacant-land analysis, an overlay zoning option, and a local development fee to address remaining unmet need.
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January 8 2026 Ventnor City Commission Meeting & Workshop
This was Ventnor's January 8, 2026 reorganization meeting: the commission introduced one ordinance, adopted resolutions 001–043 by consent (routine reappointments, professional appointments, and annual housekeeping), and approved bills/payroll. A major grant award (about $960,000) for Dorset Avenue streetscape was announced, and a long public discussion focused on parking and traffic impacts around the Troy Avenue redevelopment.
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February 26 2026 Ventnor City Commission Meeting
The commission adopted a resolution naming August as Veterans Appreciation Month, introduced a school bond ordinance and two affordable-housing–related ordinances (including creation of a municipal housing liaison), approved several consent resolutions (including two police hires and grant/license matters), and discussed capital planning and storm response work. Public comment included a request to explore opening the south side of the pier for surfing and a heated comment about the prior administration's replacement of the ice rink with a library expansion and alleged Green Acres issues.
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Ventnor City Special Commission Meeting June 30 2025
The commission held a special meeting to adopt three resolutions related to professional services and affordable housing compliance. They approved a contract for a planner, adopted the Housing Element & Fair Share Plan to meet Mount Laurel obligations, and approved the municipal housing trust fund spending plan to use non-residential development fees for affordable housing programs.
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Sept 11 2025 Ventnor City Commission Meeting
The commission swore in multiple public safety hires, approved hiring Christopher Hernandez (police) and moved numerous consent resolutions including a four-year PBA memorandum of agreement. The meeting included a developer presentation for a redevelopment project (34 townhome units, three parking spaces per unit) found generally consistent with the redevelopment plan, several grant awards for infrastructure design, and discussion of code updates for storefront appearance and a tax-abatement renewal to be introduced Sept. 25.
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January 22 2026 Ventnor City Commission Meeting
The commission introduced three salary/pension ordinances (lifeguard pension, general salary ranges, and beach patrol salaries), approved a routine budget cap-bank ordinance and a suite of consent resolutions, and handled several operational updates including grant applications, engineering work for a water-main project, and communications services. Public comments included a request to dedicate August to veterans and complaints about abandoned/sunken boats in the back bay; staff said they are pursuing title/search and legal steps to remove the boats.
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May 28 2026 Ventnor City Commission Meeting
The commission held and adopted the 2026 municipal budget (with a small net-zero line-item amendment) and approved multiple consent resolutions. Major discussion items included capital requests (notably a $1.1M fire engine with a multiyear purchase timeline and a proposed bond package for public works equipment), and a contentious public debate that led to adjusting the seasonal pickleball membership fee (seniors discounted) before final vote.
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