Middletown, NJ Planning Board
Sundays tracks every public Planning Board meeting in Middletown, NJ and summarizes what was decided — master-plan re-examinations, redevelopment areas, rezonings and land-use ordinances. Land-use items are kept off the weekly Sundays email (they're a specialist read), but every one is archived here and verified against the official meeting record. 4 items on file; most recent October 5, 2026.
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Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items: Teacher Recognition, Class Size/Zoning, Advertising, AI Input, and Scoreboard Revenue
Multiple speakers thanked the Board for a positive meeting tone, praised district communications, honored a retiring teacher, urged inclusion of special needs in zoning/class size discussions, suggested rethinking athletic advertising approaches, requested broader public input on AI policy, and asked clarifying questions about scoreboard lease costs and advertising revenue.
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Curriculum Committee Report
The committee reported on reviving the homework committee, launching an AI committee, convening an elementary scheduling committee, beginning curriculum writing work for 2026–2027, planning October 12 professional development, reviewing class sizes and zoning discussions, and approving two field trips on the agenda.
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Establishing data centers as a prohibited use in zoning districts
Ordinance 2026-3536 was introduced on first reading to prohibit data centers as a use in zoning districts. A public hearing was scheduled for September 21, 2026.
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Public comment on AI data centers and “Flock” cameras (privacy/data concerns)
A resident suggested the township consider an ordinance or memorandum addressing AI data centers and “Flock” cameras, citing environmental impacts and concerns about data management and facial recognition. The Mayor stated he would not vote to place Flock cameras in Middletown and expressed concerns about unanswered questions and information sharing.