Tag: Allentown
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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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Texas student’s project honors Allentown Green Beret
ALLENTOWN – The life of a Green Beret from Allentown who served and died during the Vietnam War has been commemorated through a Texas high school student’s project. At Westlake High School in Austin, Texas, junior Amanda Li was assigned to research Lt. Paul Potter, a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets)…
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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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Former Allentown councilman calls on residents to get involved with state legislation
ALLENTOWN – A former member of the Allentown Borough Council is calling on residents to get involved with legislation that has been proposed on the state level. Wil Borkowski, a former councilman, addressed Allentown’s elected officials and members of the public during the July 9 meeting of the governing body. “I would like to speak…
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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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Allentown asks Upper Freehold Township for cooperation on development
There has been much discussion regarding the Upper Freehold Township Planning Board public hearing that took place on June 13. The board adopted a Housing Plan Element and Fair Share Plan. This affordable housing plan is required by the state. Members of the Allentown governing body, including Mayor Greg Westfall, Borough Council President Thomas Fritts…
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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…
