Tag: Allentown municipal government
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Allentown council will seek bids for initial work on Ashby Park
ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has taken another step forward in the planned creation of Sgt. George Ashby Memorial Park in Allentown. During a meeting on June 9, council members voted to authorize E&LP Associates, the firm with which they are working to develop Ashby Park, to seek bids from contractors who wish to perform…
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Allentown council adopts bond ordinance to fund borough improvements
ALLENTOWN – The members of the Allentown Borough Council have appropriated $1 million for capital improvements and the acquisition of capital equipment. Council President Robert Strovinsky, Councilman Michael Drennan, Councilwoman Angela Anthony, Councilman Dan Payson, Councilwoman Martha Johnson and Councilman John A. Elder III voted “yes” on a motion to adopt a bond ordinance during…
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Allentown council will consider adoption of $1M bond ordinance
ALLENTOWN – The members of the Allentown Borough Council will consider the adoption of a $1 million appropriation for capital improvements and the acquisition of capital equipment when they meet on May 26. As they have been doing since the onset of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in early March, the council members will practice social…
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Allentown council adopts 2020 municipal budget
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Borough Council has adopted a $2.98 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2020. The budget that was adopted during the council’s April 21 meeting does not include an increase in the municipal tax levy from 2019 to 2020. Council President Robert Strovinsky, Councilwoman Angela Anthony, Councilwoman Martha…
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Allentown adjusts surplus policy during health crisis
ALLENTOWN – With the coronavirus pandemic continuing in New Jersey and certain costs as yet undetermined, the Borough Council has suspended Allentown’s established surplus policy to better help the borough respond appropriately. In a resolution the council members passed on April 7, officials said that “as soon as it is practical, the borough will resume…
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Allentown makes first payment for treatment plant project
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Borough Council has made its first payment to the company that is constructing improvements to the town’s waste water treatment plant on Breza Road. During a meeting on April 7, council members authorized payment No. 1 to Pact Two, LLC, Ringoes. The payment is for an amount not to exceed $196,000,…
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Allentown council introduces 2020 municipal budget
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Borough Council has introduced a $2.98 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2020. The budget that was introduced during the council’s March 24 meeting does not include an increase in the municipal tax levy from 2019 to 2020. The council meeting was live-streamed as the coronavirus outbreak…
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Allentown mayor: Borough dealing with impact of crisis
ALLENTOWN – Mayor Thomas Fritts sought to reassure Allentown residents that the borough’s elected officials, employees and first responders are taking all of the steps that are necessary to protect the community during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. Fritts made his comments during the March 24 meeting of the Borough Council, which was live-streamed on Facebook…
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Allentown environmental panel will investigate options for possible plastics ban
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Environmental Commission will begin to research how borough officials may eventually adopt an ordinance that would ban single-use plastic items in the community. Three members of the commission, Chairwoman Nancy Tindall, Vice Chairman Bill Cotte and Secretary Patricia Brown, appeared before the mayor and Borough Council on March 10 to seek…
