Aidan Vanhoof, Staff Writer
Petitions were presented at the most recent Glassboro Borough Council meeting this past Tuesday.
The meeting, held on April 28, 2026, at the Glassboro Municipal Building, began promptly at 7 p.m. with routine minutes approval and committee reports.
The council progressed to approving numerous resolutions and ordinances. Resolutions R:135-26 and R:136-26, for example, approved street closures and facilities for the Glassboro Head Start Picnic, which will be held on Friday, June 12, and Community Day, which will be held on Saturday, June 13.
A handful of resolutions also authorized the borough to make multiple purchases for different reasons. For instance, Resolution R:139-26 authorized the purchase a $43,228.35 2026 Chevrolet Colorado for the Highway Department, and Resolution R:140-26 authorized a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 with a service body for the Water & Sewer Department purchased at $61,030.95; and R:141-26, which authorized a tub grinder purchase costing $662,537.
Resolutions R:142-26 and R:143-26 permit agreements between the Borough and the Gloucester County Improvement Authority (GCIA), covering family entertainment at East New Street Park and mobile stage units for an upcoming stage fair. Resolution R:151-26 pertained to library services with the Glassboro Board of Education.
Resolution R:144-26 involved $7,754.26 from the Drunk Driving Enforcement Fund; R:145-26 brought $500 for the Civil War History Day grant; R:146-26 inserted $2,000 from a Youth Services Commission grant; and Resolutions R:147-26 and R:148-26 cancelled certain improvement authorizations and refunded tax overpayments.
Resolution R:150-26 pushed through a contract with Remington & Vernick Engineers for improvements to the Ellis Street Pump Station.
Ordinance 26-15 amended dog park rule, and 26-16, which brings an improvement plan for the Nexus Glassworks site, had its first reading.
Following the “new business” portion of the meeting, the council then transitioned to opening the public portion. Tony Gillespie, a Glassboro resident, presented a petition already signed by 14 people on a project by his property.
“It’s about the project being so close to our property,” Gillespie said. “We just wanted to make sure that everything is being done the way it’s supposed to be done.”
John Wise, another Glassboro resident, expressed concerns on a pile of leaves requiring clearing. Glassboro’s mayor, John E. Wallace III, stated someone would look into it the following day.
“There’s a pile of leaves sitting on the property,” said Wise. “I’ve been here fourty-some years. I’ve never seen it look like that. I don’t know what the situation is with that property, but it’s really not looking good.”
The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m.
“I can guarantee that your voices will be heard,” said Wallace. “I encourage you to continue to participate, continue to come out.”
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Aidan Vanhoof 
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