Hillsdale Applies For $1.3 Million in Grants

Hillsdale officials voted to apply for almost $1.3 million in grants for proposed projects in the borough during their last meeting.

The majority of the applications are for grants for road work from the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The borough as asking for:

• $245,500 for Oakland Street
• $237,970 for Baylor Avenue and Kent Road
• $499,000 for a bikeway construction project
• $219,310 for intersection safety improvements

The NJDOT recently for work on Central Avenue and Cross Street.

"If we can get grant money through state or county means, we're going to take advantage of it," Mayor Max Arnowitz previously told Patch.

The borough is also asking for two Community Development Block Grants to make ADA upgrades at Stonybrook Swim Club and Borough Hall.

Officials also voted to join a pricing co-op with the Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission. Joining the co-op does not cost anything, but could lead to future savings, according to borough administrator Jonathan DeJoseph.

The Hillsdale Council's next meeting is Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

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