Engineering report: Molly Ann pump-station reimbursement, road program progress, pickleball courts and Willow Field work

Borough Engineer Joseph Pomante presented the engineering report at the Jan. 15 work session, summarizing capital-project status and near-term scheduling.

NH-750 (Molly Ann Pump Station Rehabilitation) is in the reimbursement phase: final payment applications have been submitted to the state and Pomante said the project should be closed out in April or May when payments arrive. Mayor Randy George requested scheduling a time for council members to tour the new sewer plant once the project is closed out.

NH-760 (Overlook Avenue/High Mountain Road intersection improvements), funded under a 2022 NJDOT Local Aid grant, remains in the construction phase but is awaiting signal equipment; once installed there will be minor concrete touch-ups. NH-823 (2024 Passaic County Open Space grant application) is pending award amount. NH-824 (Squaw Brook Road improvements) has a pre-construction meeting scheduled for Friday. The NH-831 2024 road program requires some restoration punch-list items to be completed in spring, and the borough will evaluate and plan roads for 2025.

Recreational and field projects: pickleball courts are scheduled for completion in the spring but the municipality still needs to finalize court colors; Willow Field has had finger drains installed and further work is planned for spring.

The minutes record project statuses and timelines as reported by the borough engineer. Specific grant award amounts and final closeout dates are pending and not specified in the published work-session minutes.