Madison approves $24.2 million Drew Forest purchase
Madison's Mayor and Council unanimously approved a $24.2 million ordinance for Drew Forest and Madison House. Acting Mayor John J. Forte and Council Members Robert Landrigan, Eric P. Range, Melissa Honohan, and Debra Coen (Council Member Thomas Haralampoudis absent) backed the acquisition, which
Mayor & Council · Meeting of February 9, 2026
NJ MADISON — Madison's Mayor and Council unanimously approved a $24.2 million ordinance for Drew Forest and Madison House. Acting Mayor John J. Forte and Council Members Robert Landrigan, Eric P.
Range, Melissa Honohan, and Debra Coen (Council Member Thomas Haralampoudis absent) backed the acquisition, which resolved litigation with Drew University over environmentally sensitive property serving as a sole-source aquifer recharge zone and endangered Indiana bat habitat. The council unanimously adopted four additional ordinances totaling $700,000 for Hartley Dodge Memorial renovations and Rosedale Field improvements. The council also approved 13 resolutions, including a $250,000 grant application to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for Madison Community Pool water leak repairs.
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Source: the Mayor & Council meeting of February 9, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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