Millville cancels June 8 Planning Board meeting, next session set for July 13
Millville’s June 8 Planning Board meeting was canceled for lack of business, delaying any land-use action until July 13 at the Culver Center.
Residents waiting on land-use action in Millville got a pause instead of a vote: the city canceled the Planning Board meeting set for June 8 because there was no board business on the agenda.
The notice means no applications, hearings or formal decisions were expected at that session, a practical hold for neighbors watching zoning or redevelopment issues and for developers, engineers and attorneys who may have been preparing to appear. Millville also posted work-session Zoom information on the same public-notices page, keeping meeting access front and center even as the regular agenda went quiet.
The next regular Planning Board meeting was set for Monday, July 13, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at the Culver Center, 110 N. 3rd St., Millville. That date matters because the board normally meets on the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m., and the city’s 2026 schedule had listed June 8 as the regular June meeting before the cancellation notice was posted.
The board’s current lineup includes Chairman Stephen R. Dupnock, Vice-Chairman Jared Carll, Mayor Dan Dixon, Commissioner Carole Cossaboon, Kristine Garton, Larry Malone, Nicholas Makos and Rachel Green, along with two vacant Class IV seats and vacant alternates. Lou Garty, Esq. is listed as solicitor and Dawn Grossman as secretary.
The cancellation came just weeks after Millville took a major step on one of its most closely watched land-use fights. On May 19, the Board of Commissioners adopted Ordinance No. 48-2026, amending Chapter 30 of the city code to prohibit data centers. The ordinance described those facilities as high-demand uses with heavy electricity consumption, substantial cooling and water needs, increased noise and heat, and potential strain on the grid.
Millville had also said a publishing error in its notification software delayed the second-reading hearing until the legally required public notice could be properly advertised. Once that notice was corrected, the board moved ahead with the vote and later adopted the ordinance.
The ban effectively blocked a proposed 66-acre, 2.6-million-square-foot data-center project that had drawn sustained opposition. Climate Revolution Action Network said it spent months organizing residents against the proposal, and the fight underscored how planning and public-notice procedures can shape whether large projects move forward at all.
For Millville, the June cancellation was not just an empty calendar slot. It marked a temporary stop in a standing monthly process that now resumes July 13, when the public gets its next chance to weigh in on land-use decisions at the Culver Center.
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