Tag: Allentown municipal government
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Allentown council bans large trucks from borough streets
ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has adopted an ordinance that bans trucks that weigh more than 4 tons from certain streets in Allentown. The ordinance was introduced on July 9 and adopted during the council’s Aug. 20 meeting at Borough Hall. Council President Thomas Fritts, Councilwoman Angela Anthony, Councilman Robert Strovinsky, Councilman Michael Drennan, Councilman…
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Bids exceed estimate for Allentown waste water treatment project
ALLENTOWN – The four companies that submitted bids to construct new waste water treatment infrastructure in Allentown all proposed undertaking the job at a cost significantly higher than the borough engineer’s estimate for the work. The bids were opened in the municipal building on Aug. 2, according to Mayor Greg Westfall. During a Allentown Borough…
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Allentown council seeks to prohibit large trucks on borough roads
ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, ban trucks that weigh more than 4 tons from certain streets in Allentown. The ordinance was introduced on July 9. A public hearing on the ordinance will be held during the council’s Aug. 20 meeting at Borough Hall. Several years ago, council…
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Allentown council expresses support for Path to Progress recommendations
ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council is on board with and supports recommendations that have been made by the New Jersey Economic and Fiscal Policy Workgroup. The workgroups’s report is known as the Path to Progress recommendations. According to the website http://pathtoprogressnj.org/the-process, the workgroup “held its initial organizational meeting on Jan. 30, 2018. Over the course…
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Ashby Park committee will seek funding for first phase of park’s development
ALLENTOWN – Borough Council members have expressed their support for the Ashby Park committee as the panel begins the task of seeking funding that would be used to develop the planned Sgt. George Ashby Memorial Park in Allentown. During a meeting on July 9, council members passed two resolutions that were introduced and voted on…
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Board chairmen ask Allentown officials to create a park committee
ALLENTOWN – The residents who lead four committees in Allentown are asking the town’s elected officials to create a new body that would be responsible for the development and improvement of all borough-designated parklands. Nancy Tindall, who chairs the Allentown Environmental Commission, wrote on behalf of Jan Meerwarth, the chairman of the Historic Preservation Commission,…
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Allentown waits for contractors’ bids on waste water treatment plant
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials may know in early August how many companies want the job of constructing new waste water treatment infrastructure in Allentown. During a presentation to the mayor and Borough Council on June 11, Borough Engineer Carmela Roberts said more than a dozen entities picked up plans and specifications for the project when…
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Four candidates will seek two Borough Council seats in Allentown
ALLENTOWN – Four residents are running for two three-year terms on the Allentown Borough Council in the Nov. 5 general election. In April, Democratic Councilman Rob Schmitt filed a nominating petition to seek re-election to a third term. Schmitt’s nomination was confirmed in the June 4 primary. He is the only candidate running with a…
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Allentown council awards contract for water tank improvements
ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has awarded a contract for improvements to Allentown’s elevated water storage tank to Guimar General Contractor, Newark. The award of the contract is pending approval from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, according to a resolution that was passed by council members on May 14. Six bids were received…
