Stanhope schedules July 28 hearings on New Street bond and affordable-housing zoning

Stanhope Borough Council has scheduled July 28 public hearings on two proposed ordinances that could affect local infrastructure financing and how affordable-housing development is handled in the borough.

Ordinance 2026-14 concerns improvements to New Street. The proposal would appropriate $125,000 for the project and authorize $41,170 in bonds or notes toward that appropriation.

Ordinance 2026-15 would revise Section 100-102, the borough provision concerning its affordable-housing overlay zone. The available agenda and legal notices do not provide the final text of that zoning revision, so the records do not establish exactly how the proposed changes would affect development or affordable-housing obligations.

Public hearing scheduled for July 28

Both ordinances are listed for public hearings on July 28, 2026. Stanhope’s 2026 meeting schedule identifies that date as a 6 p.m. regular business meeting.

The borough’s preliminary Mayor and Council meeting agenda lists the New Street bond ordinance and the affordable-housing overlay-zone revision together with the hearing date. Stanhope’s legal-notice page also posts notices for the pending bond ordinance and the overlay-zone revision.

The hearing gives residents an opportunity to address the proposed measures before any final action. The approved records establish that the hearings were scheduled, but they do not confirm whether either ordinance was ultimately adopted.

What the proposals could mean

The New Street measure would create the legal authorization for the stated appropriation and for $41,170 in bonds or notes. The available sources do not include the project’s detailed engineering scope or a repayment schedule. They also do not establish that the proposal would increase property taxes.

The zoning measure could affect how Stanhope applies its affordable-housing overlay zone and handles related development proposals. It does not, based on the available records, approve a specific housing project.

Stanhope’s Land Use Board is responsible for reviewing proposed development and zoning matters, making the overlay-zone revision relevant to the borough’s land-use review process. The available packet does not identify a particular application or project tied to Ordinance 2026-15.

Next known step

The next listed step is the July 28, 2026, 6 p.m. Borough Council meeting and public hearings. Final adoption, if considered, would need to be confirmed through the meeting minutes or adopted ordinances; the current agenda and legal notices alone do not establish that either proposal became law.