Edison Mayor Delivers 2026 Budget To Town Council: See Details

EDISON, NJ — Edison Mayor Sam Joshi recently delivered the 2026 Municipal Budget and the 2026-27 Sanitation Budget to the Township Council at their Wednesday night meeting.

According to a news release from the Mayor’s Office, the municipal budget “fully funds all township services, programs, and capital improvements,” while navigating external year-over-year increases, including:

• Inflated fuel costs: Exceeding $500,000
• Already spent in 2026 storms: $813,000
• Increased energy and utility costs: Exceeding $600,000
• Increased heating expenses: Exceeding $300,000

Administration carefully considered these expenses while ensuring that the township continues to improve public safety, senior citizen services, youth services, road and infrastructure maintenance and more.

According to the Mayor’s Office, the administration was fiscally responsible by reducing 40 out of 92 line items and keeping 15 line items flat.

“My administration has carefully considered this year’s budget to reflect improvements and maintenance of our township services for all residents,” Mayor Sam Joshi said. “Including public safety, senior services, road and infrastructure maintenance and more.”

“While navigating external factors, including inflated fuel costs, overtime costs for our diligent crews during the toughest weekend and holiday storms we have seen in years, heightened energy and utility costs, and rising healthcare costs, we have worked tirelessly to ensure that this year’s budget remains in the best interest of residents throughout all neighborhoods in Edison,” he continued.

In addition to presenting the 2026 Municipal Budget, the Mayor also introduced the 2026-27 Sanitation Budget, which he said “reflects the needs of Edison’s growing community.”

Per state law, no budget should be adopted until a public hearing has been held and residents are given an opportunity to present objections.

Such a hearing requires an interval of at least 28 days after introduction before the budget can be formally adopted.

To see the full agenda for Wednesday night’s council meeting, you can click here.

Editor's Note: This article previously stated that state law requires a budget to be adopted within 30 days. This story has since been updated to correct that. Patch regrets the error.