Council _ Township of Jefferson

Jefferson Township Council adopts major zoning ordinances for shipping containers and billboards. The Council unanimously approved Ordinance 26-10, permitting temporary shipping containers for renovation projects up to 180 days in all districts while restricting permanent containers over 200 square

Jefferson Township Council adopts inclusionary overlay zones for affordable housing compliance. Council voted 3-0 under Council President Pro Tempore Melissa Senatore to adopt Ordinance 26-09, establishing nine inclusionary overlay zones requiring a minimum 20 percent affordable-housing set-aside

Jefferson Council adopts $36.04 million 2026 budget with 4.48 percent tax levy increase. The spending plan, approved unanimously by Council President Kalish and Councilmembers Schultz and Senatore (Councilman Birmingham and Vice President Garruto absent), allocates $25.52 million for municipal

Jefferson Council approves three ordinances including road vacation and budget increase. Council President Josh Kalish presided as the township approved Ordinance #26-03 vacating portions of Edgewood Road and an unnamed road for Lake Hopatcong Ventures, LLC property consolidation, with the

Jefferson Township Council opens bidding for a second retail distribution liquor license, minimum $425,000. Resolution #26-105 authorized the bidding process; successful bidders must place a 50 percent good faith deposit within five days and undergo police background investigation. Council also