Tag: Allentown municipal government
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Johnson, Payson to seek office in Allentown; voters tap candidates in Millstone and Upper Freehold
Incumbent Allentown Borough Council members Martha Johnson and Dan Payson will run for new three-year terms as independent candidates in the Nov. 8 general election. Monmouth County election officials told the Examiner on June 8 that Johnson and Payson had both filed nominating petitions by the June 7 deadline to run as independent candidates. Johnson…
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Allentown Borough Council adopts 2022 municipal budget
ALLENTOWN — The members of the Allentown Borough Council have adopted a $2.87 million budget that will fund the operation of the municipality during 2022. Allentown’s residential and commercial property owners will pay a tax levy of $1.72 million to support municipal operations. Other revenue will include a $470,000 appropriation from Allentown’s surplus fund (savings),…
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Allentown mayor sets meeting to discuss regional development issues
ALLENTOWN – Mayor Thomas Fritts has scheduled a meeting to be held from 7-9 p.m. May 4 at the Newell Elementary School, High Street, during which residents of several communities and officials will discuss development in the region that surrounds Allentown. Fritts announced the May 4 event during the April 26 meeting of the mayor…
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Allentown Borough Council introduces 2022 municipal budget
ALLENTOWN — The members of the Allentown Borough Council have introduced a $2.87 million budget that will fund the operation of the municipality during 2022. Allentown’s residential and commercial property owners will pay a tax levy of $1.72 million to support municipal operations. Other revenue will include a $470,000 appropriation from Allentown’s surplus fund (savings),…
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Allentown council awards contract for next phase of streetscape upgrades
ALLENTOWN — The members of the Allentown Borough Council have awarded a contract in the amount of $846,150 to Byrd Dog Paving for the Historic Streetscape Phase IIB project. During a meeting on March 22, Borough Council President John A. Elder III, Councilman Dan Payson, Councilwoman Nikki Darling, Councilwoman Martha Johnson and Councilwoman Erica DeKranes…
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Allentown council awards contract for Phase II work at Ashby Park
ALLENTOWN — The members of the Allentown Borough Council have awarded a contract in the amount of $223,226 to Down to Earth Landscaping Inc. for Phase II improvements to Sgt. George Ashby Memorial Park. The property where Ashby Park is being developed is bounded by Hamilton, Broad and North Main streets, and is situated behind…
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Allentown mayor: School district committee will examine traffic issues
ALLENTOWN – Mayor Thomas Fritts has been appointed to a committee examining traffic concerns in Allentown that are related to the Upper Freehold Regional School District’s campus on High Street. Fritts made the announcement of his appointment during the Feb. 22 meeting of the Allentown mayor and Borough Council. Traffic issues have led to a…
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Allentown officials keeping tabs on plans for Stein property
ALLENTOWN – Mayor Thomas Fritts has confirmed what residents have been saying for some time: there is surveying activity taking place on a parcel of land in Upper Freehold Township bordering Allentown that could be a prelude to commercial development. During a meeting of the mayor and Borough Council on Feb. 22, Fritts provided an…
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Speed enforcement zones now in place in Allentown
ALLENTOWN – Borough Administrator Laurie Roth has reported that Allentown’s public works employees have installed signs warning motorists they will have to appear in municipal court if they are ticketed for speeding in designated areas of the community. The installation of the signs comes several years after Allentown officials initially began discussing the idea of…