Borough residents remained silent March 24 as Ship Bottom officials advanced two bonding ordinances, totaling more than $1 million, to fund improvement projects above and below ground.

“This, and our next one, are part of our project that we started years ago to restore the pipes and the things you don’t see in town,” Mayor William Huelsenbeck said prior to separate public hearings on Ordinances 2026-02 and 2026-03. “And we’ve been moving right along year after year.