Tag: Allentown municipal government
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Allentown receives state grant for sidewalk improvements
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials announced that Allentown has received a $375,000 municipal aid grant from the state for sidewalk improvements and a pedestrian safety program. The grant application was completed and submitted by the Roberts Engineering Group, which is the borough’s enginer. The application includes proposals for the replacement of all non-compliant handicap ramps, the…
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Allentown council takes first step in creating administrator’s position
ALLENTOWN – Members of the Allentown Borough Council have introduced an ordinance that, if adopted, will create the new position of borough administrator. Council President Rob Strovinsky, Councilman John A. Elder III, Councilman Michael Drennan, Councilwoman Martha Johnson and Councilman Dan Payson voted “yes” on a motion to introduce the ordinance during a meeting that…
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Stuck trucks continue to vex Allentown residents
ALLENTOWN – Susan Jones’ level of frustration is rising each day as she watches large tractor-trailers from her home at the corner of Church Street and Johnson Drive in Allentown. She said turning trucks have caused damage to her property and she said she worries about the safety of pedestrians and children riding bicycles. Jones,…
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Allentown council meetings will remain remote through December
ALLENTOWN – Meetings of the Allentown mayor and Borough Council will continue to be conducted in a remote manner at least through December. Councilman John A. Elder III, in a report to the mayor and council on Oct. 27, said that because the coronavirus pandemic is continuing in New Jersey, the borough’s governing body will…
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Allentown council awards contract for Pondview Drive upgrades
ALLENTOWN – Long-awaited improvements to Pondview Drive will be completed following the awarding of a contract to a Monmouth County firm by the Allentown Borough Council. During a meeting on Oct. 13, council members awarded a construction contract for the Pondview Drive improvement project to the Earle Asphalt Company, Wall Township. According to a resolution,…
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Allentown officials working out details of traffic initiatives
ALLENTOWN – Mayor Thomas Fritts said he is committed to making 2021 “the year of traffic enforcement” in Allentown. During the Oct. 13 meeting of the mayor and Borough Council, Fritts discussed two traffic enforcement initiatives municipal officials have been attempting to advance in recent years. One initiative involves local speed enforcement zones and the…
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Four candidates in race for two seats on Borough Council in Allentown
ALLENTOWN – Four residents of Allentown are seeking two three-year terms on the Borough Council in the 2020 election. The residents running for office are Democrat Robert H. Schmitt Jr. and independent candidates John A. Elder III, Linda Cotte and Erica Torsiello. Cotte has lived in Allentown for 22 years and ran for a council…
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Officials: Work at Allentown treatment plant remains on schedule
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials reported this week that the construction of Allentown’s new waste water treatment plant on Breza Road remains on schedule. The news comes several weeks after Borough Council members authorized the latest payments for work that has been completed on the project by Pact Two, LLC. Regarding the ongoing construction, officials said…
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Allentown mayor: County will develop ideas for intersection improvements
ALLENTOWN – Mayor Thomas Fritts has reported a meeting that was held with the Monmouth County engineer to discuss a busy intersection in Allentown resulted in a measure of progress. During a meeting of the mayor and Borough Council on Sept. 22, Fritts said he and other Allentown representatives met with county engineer Joseph Ettore…
