Tag: Allentown
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Allentown expands membership on Economic Development Commission
ALLENTOWN – The Allentown Borough Council has adopted an ordinance that will increase the number of people who may serve on the town’s Economic Development Commission (EDC). The ordinance was introduced by the council on July 10 and adopted on Aug. 14 in a unanimous vote by members of the governing body. The ordinance will…
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Independent candidates file to run for Allentown Borough Council
ALLENTOWN – There will be a contested election for two three-year terms on the Allentown Borough Council on Nov. 6. Although no political parties will be represented in the race on Election Day, four residents have filed nominating petitions to run as independent candidates for the two available seats on the governing body. According to…
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Allentown officials plan to install new water meters in 700 homes
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials are continuing to work on a project that will eventually see a new water meter installed in 700 homes in Allentown. Councilman Rob Schmitt provided an update on the project during a recent meeting of the Borough Council. Asked why officials are undertaking the water meter replacement program now, Schmitt said…
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Allentown council rejects bids for waste water treatment plant project
ALLENTOWN – During a special meeting on May 31, members of the Allentown Borough Council voted to reject a pair of bids that had been submitted by companies seeking a contract to upgrade Allentown’s waste water treatment plant. Municipal Clerk Laurie Gavin reported the council’s action on June 1. She said after the governing body…
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Allentown officials attempt to resolve issues at two Green Acres locations
ALLENTOWN – State funding Allentown was expecting to receive for the acquisition of open space parcels could be in jeopardy if borough officials cannot correct two issues that deal with the private use of public land. During the May 22 meeting of the Borough Council, resident Alice Wikoff asked officials to comment on a May…
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School district representatives describe revised referendum for Allentown officials
ALLENTOWN – Representatives of the Upper Freehold Regional School District have formally notified Allentown’s mayor and Borough Council that a school referendum to be placed before voters on Nov. 6 is $2.31 million less than a referendum voters rejected on Sept. 26, 2017. Board of Education President Patricia Hogan, Business Administrator Margaret Hom and Acting…
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Allentown residents may comment on master plan
ALLENTOWN – During its regular meeting at 7 p.m. June 4, the Allentown Planning Board will hold a public hearing on the borough’s proposed master plan. The master plan has been prepared for the board by Thomas A. Thomas and T. Andrew Thomas of Thomas Planning Associates, the board’s planners. The public hearing will be…
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Allentown officials concerned about relationship among firefighters
ALLENTOWN – Borough officials are working with their counterparts in neighboring Upper Freehold Township to address what they said is an ongoing issue in the Hope Fire Company. The Hope Fire Company, with headquarters on Route 526 in Upper Freehold, serves both municipalities. The organization’s firefighters are a combination of volunteer firefighters and paid firefighters,…
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Engineering firm will handle work on Allentown projects
ALLENTOWN – Roberts Engineering Group, which is Allentown’s municipal engineering firm, was awarded contracts totaling $220,100 by the Borough Council during the Feb. 13 meeting of the governing body. The company will complete multiple tasks, as outlined in the meeting agenda. The largest contract, in the amount of $130,000, will fund the engineering firm’s design…