Middlesex County commissioners introduced several bond ordinances to finance capital improvements for county education facilities, with public hearings set for November.

Commissioner Leslie Coppell, speaking at the meeting, said the ordinances will fund projects at Middlesex College and the Middlesex Magnet School. Meeting materials described one ordinance appropriating $2,750,000 for certain Middlesex College facilities and authorizing the issuance of $2,750,000 in bonds or notes and setting a public hearing for Nov. 17, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. Another ordinance appropriates $7,000,000 for various improvements to the Middlesex Magnet School and authorizes issuance of $7,000,000 in bonds or notes with the same Nov. 17, 2025, 6:30 p.m. public hearing time.

Coppell outlined sample projects covered by the ordinances: upgrades to electrical infrastructure in Edison Hall, music and media equipment for the performing arts center, new furniture for Chambers Hall, parking lot and HVAC work, electrical upgrades and telecommunications replacement at the magnet school.

A third ordinance in the meeting materials appropriated $2,000,000 and authorized issuance of $1,904,761 in bonds or notes for additional county projects; the public hearing time for that item was listed with materials as Thursday in November at 7:30 p.m., with a 6:30 p.m. start noted in the agenda language.

Clerk read the ordinance numbers during the meeting and commissioners called for first‑reading approval. The ordinances were introduced on first reading and set for public hearing as noted in the meeting announcements. The transcript shows motions to put the ordinances on first reading and calls for public hearings on the specified November dates.