Tag: Allentown municipal government
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Allentown mayor appoints residents to borough positions
ALLENTOWN – Mayor Thomas Fritts has named residents to serve on Allentown’s boards and commissions. He made the appointments during the 2020 reorganization meeting of the borough’s governing body on Jan. 7 in Borough Hall. Named to the Board of Recreation Commissioners were Dianna Bamford, Barbara Pleva, Michael Pleva, Craig Rondinone and Joe Sensi for…
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Fritts takes oath of office as Allentown mayor; Johnson, Payson join council
ALLENTOWN – Thomas Fritts has begun serving his first four-year term as the mayor of Allentown. Municipal clerk Laurie Roth administered the oath of office to Fritts during the Jan. 7 reorganization meeting of the borough’s governing body. Fritts completed his first three-year term on the Borough Council in December and moved into the mayor’s…
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Allentown will hold reorganization meeting on Jan. 7
ALLENTOWN – Two residents will begin serving three-year terms as council members when the Allentown Borough Council holds its 2020 reorganization meeting at 7 p.m. on Jan. 7 at Borough Hall. That evening, Martha Johnson and Daniel Payson, who were the winners in the Nov. 5 election, will take their seats at the council table…
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Allentown wants to work with Robbinsville to preserve Stein parcel
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials in Allentown want to team up with their counterparts in neighboring Robbinsville to preserve an open space parcel. During the Dec. 10 meeting of the Borough Council, officials passed a resolution supporting Allentown’s New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Green Acres Planning Incentive Program (PIP) grant application with Robbinsville for…
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Monmouth County approves grant for Ashby park work
ALLENTOWN – In one of his final acts as Allentown’s mayor, Greg Westfall, whose term ended on Dec. 31, announced that the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has approved funding for the first phase of development for the Sgt. George Ashby Memorial Park. The park is bounded by Hamilton, Broad and North Main streets and…
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Allentown council awards contracts for trash, recycling collection
ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has awarded contracts to two firms for the collection of solid waste and recyclable materials in Allentown. Municipal officials took the action during a meeting on Dec. 10. A contract was awarded to Waste Management Inc., Ewing Township, for solid waste collection services once a week, non-automated. The collection will…
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Allentown will file action against firm for failure to move equipment
ALLENTOWN – A project that was supposed to include painting the exterior of Allentown’s water storage tank has stalled because a private company has not moved its equipment off the structure, according to municipal officials. In the face of the ongoing delay, Borough Council members voted to authorize the borough attorney to file a motion…
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Allentown mayor offers remarks at final meeting
Editor’s note: Allentown Mayor Greg Westfall delivered the following remarks during the Dec. 10 meeting of the mayor and Borough Council. The meeting marked the final one for Westfall, whose term will end this month. It has been my honor and pleasure to serve Allentownians as your mayor. I have and will continue to enjoy…
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Allentown council establishes advisory committee for parks, public spaces
ALLENTOWN – Members of the Allentown Borough Council have voted to create a Parks and Public Spaces Advisory Committee. Municipal officials took the action during a meeting on Dec. 10. According to the ordinance which created the advisory committee, the panel’s purpose will be to study and advise the council about issues affecting the development…
