MILLSTONE – The Township Committee in Millstone Township has approved the execution of two grant agreements with the state for a pair of road improvement projects estimated to total $1,125,000 and anticipated to receive $600,000 in state funding.
On Oct. 17, committee members approved the submission of a grant application and a grant agreement with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) for improvements to Nurko Road between Route 571 and Imalystown Road in East Windsor, Mercer County.
The committee passed a separate resolution authorizing the submission of a grant application and the execution of a grant agreement with the DOT for improvements to Disbrow Hill Road from Perrineville Road to North Disbrow Hill Road in Monroe Township, Middlesex County.
Regarding the Nurko Road improvements, the total construction estimate for the project is $575,000. Officials said $300,000 in state funds are anticipated and Millstone will pay the remaining $275,000 toward the construction, along with administrative and engineering costs.
The total construction estimate for the Disbrow Hill Road improvements is $550,000, with state funds anticipated at $300,000 and Millstone paying the remaining $250,000 toward the construction and administrative and engineering costs.
And, committee members entered into an agreement with the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders for services from the Special Citizen Area Transportation (SCAT) program for 2019.
According to a resolution, the SCAT program is operated by the Monmouth County Division of Transportation and is for senior citizens and disabled residents of the county. Under the terms of the contract, the program also provides food shopping transportation with municipalities in the county.
Millstone officials have previously entered into SCAT agreements and intend to renew the contract for 2019, according to the resolution.
Finally, Mayor Gary Dorfman appointed Committeeman Al Ferro to serve as the mayor’s designee on the Planning Board. The term will expire on Dec. 31. One seat on the board is to be held by the mayor or a designee of the mayor.
Ferro was serving as an alternate member of the Planning Board but he had to leave that position when he was recently appointed to the governing body to fill a vacancy. Dorfman’s appointment of Ferro as the mayor’s designee will return Ferro to the board.