Author: MARK ROSMAN, Managing Editor
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Township Committee introduces bond ordinance for improvements in Manalapan
MANALAPAN – The Township Committee has introduced a bond ordinance that will, if adopted, appropriate $3.24 million for improvements in Manalapan. The ordinance was introduced on May 13. A public hearing on the ordinance has been scheduled for the committee’s June 10 meeting. Four votes from the five-member governing body are required to adopt a…
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Allentown council adopts bond ordinance to fund borough improvements
ALLENTOWN – The members of the Allentown Borough Council have appropriated $1 million for capital improvements and the acquisition of capital equipment. Council President Robert Strovinsky, Councilman Michael Drennan, Councilwoman Angela Anthony, Councilman Dan Payson, Councilwoman Martha Johnson and Councilman John A. Elder III voted “yes” on a motion to adopt a bond ordinance during…
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Hazlet officials introduce $21.3 million municipal budget for 2020
HAZLET – The Hazlet Township Committee has introduced a $21.3 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2020. The budget was introduced on May 19. A public hearing on the budget has been scheduled for June 23. Committee members may adopt the budget following the public hearing. Hazlet’s residential and commercial property…
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Hazlet school board adopts $59.9M budget for 2020-21
HAZLET – The Hazlet Township Public Schools Board of Education has adopted a $59.97 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2020-21 school year. The budget was adopted on May 4. The $59.97 million budget for 2020-21 will be funded in part through the collection of $43.68 million in property…
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Mayor honors resident for decades of service to Allentown
ALLENTOWN – Mayor Thomas Fritts has paid tribute to a lifelong resident who spent decades serving the community in volunteer positions with the Allentown First Aid Squad and the Hope Fire Company. During the May 26 meeting of the Allentown Borough Council, Fritts spoke about Carol Floyd, who died at the age of 69 on…
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Tinton Falls council adopts $26.6M municipal budget for 2020
TINTON FALLS – The Tinton Falls Borough Council has adopted a $26.59 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2020. The budget was adopted during a meeting on May 19. According to a presentation, the $26.59 million budget will be supported through the collection of $16.15 million in taxes from the borough’s…
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Manalapan officials set to vote on Route 33 affordable housing zone
MANALAPAN – Market rate housing and affordable housing would be permitted to be constructed at a location in Manalapan under the terms of an ordinance that is expected to be considered for adoption at the May 27 meeting of the Township Committee. During a meeting on May 13, committee members conducted a public hearing on…
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Public hearing on Eatontown municipal budget scheduled for June 10
EATONTOWN – The Eatontown Borough Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed 2020 municipal budget on June 10. Council members introduced the $27.34 million budget on May 13 and may vote to adopt it following the public hearing. Eatontown’s residential and commercial property owners will pay $18.49 million in a local tax levy…
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Middletown committee holds off on adoption of 2020 municipal budget
MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee has delayed the adoption of a proposed $83.45 million budget to fund the operation of Middletown in 2020, and the members of the governing body are asking state officials to provide guidance on financial matters. A public hearing on the budget was held during the committee’s meeting on May 18.…
