Tag: Allentown municipal government
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Allentown council introduces $2.48M municipal budget for 2019
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Borough Council has introduced a $2.48 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2019. Council President Thomas Fritts, Councilwoman Angela Anthony, Councilman Rob Schmitt, Councilman Michael Drennan, Councilman John A. Elder III and Councilman Robert Strovinsky voted to introduce the budget during a meeting on March 26. A…
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Allentown officials press county to address traffic issues
ALLENTOWN – The mayor and Borough Council members are continuing to press Monmouth County officials to address traffic concerns in Allentown. In a March 20 letter to Monmouth County Engineer Joseph Ettore, Mayor Greg Westfall noted that they met in April 2016 and on subsequent dates to discuss traffic conditions on county roads in Allentown.…
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Allentown will continue to opt out of county’s assessment program
ALLENTOWN – Members of the Borough Council have voted unanimously to continue to opt out of the Monmouth County Assessment Demonstration Program (ADP). Council members made the decision during a meeting on March 26. They had been given a deadline of April 1 to notify the county if they wanted to rejoin the program. According…
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Allentown council makes another push to address abandoned properties
ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has taken two new actions in its ongoing effort to clean up vacant and abandoned properties in Allentown. During a meeting on March 12, council members passed a resolution authorizing the issuance of a request for proposals from qualified rehabilitation entities interested in renovating vacant and abandoned properties in Allentown.…
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Allentown will seek bids for improvements to water tank
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Borough Council has passed a resolution authorizing the Roberts Engineering Group to seek bids for a water tank project. Council President Thomas Fritts, Councilman John A. Elder III, Councilman Rob Schmitt, Councilman Robert Strovinsky, Councilwoman Angela Anthony and Councilman Michael Drennan voted to pass the resolution during the March 12 meeting…
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Allentown council faces decision on property assessment program
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials have been given a deadline of April 1 to decide if they want to rejoin the Monmouth County Assessment Demonstration Program (ADP). According to the Monmouth County website, “While there are several components of the ADP, the overarching goal is to annually provide more accurate and uniform property assessments for fairer…
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Allentown council rejects fire company’s request for water
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Borough Council has unanimously rejected a request from the Hope Fire Company, Upper Freehold Township, to provide 95,000 gallons of water for a free community event. The event was expected to be held at the end of the 2018-19 school year, but now it will not take place, according to a…
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Allentown council holds off on seeking bids for water tower project
ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has declined to pass a resolution that would have authorized the Roberts Engineering Group to advertise for bids for a water tower improvement project. Allentown’s council members took the action during a recent meeting. According to the resolution before the council, the borough “received a letter authorizing the municipality to…
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Allentown resident questions need for additional DPW employee
ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council’s plan to hire a part-time laborer who would work for the Allentown Department of Public Works drew questions from a former councilwoman during the Feb. 26 meeting of the governing body. Margaret Rose, a former member of the council, asked why officials want to hire a 29-hour per week employee…
