Tag: Borough Council
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Spotswood council introduces ordinance for massage parlor regulations
SPOTSWOOD–The Borough Council introduced an ordinance that will add new regulations for massage parlor business owners. The introduced ordinance will add a public nuisance section to the borough code declaring that massage parlors or model studios used for purposes of lewdness, assignations or prostitution are places of public nuisance, according to the council agenda. “We…
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Spotswood to purchase communications equipment
SPOTSWOOD–The Borough Council approved a resolution to purchase radio communication equipment and accessories in the amount of $1,350,000. “Police department, Department of Public Works and Emergency Medical Services will be receiving the majority of the work. Our current equipment is dated and repair costs are high if they can even be done at all,” Mayor…
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Allentown may increase membership on Economic Development Council
ALLENTOWN – A public hearing has been scheduled for the Aug. 14 meeting of the Allentown Borough Council on an ordinance that proposes to increase the number of people who may serve on the town’s Economic Development Commission. The ordinance was introduced by the council on July 10. The ordinance proposes increasing the number of…
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Leasing of parking spaces proposed in Red Bank ordinance
Red Bank municipal officials have introduced an ordinance that would, if adopted, allow individuals and business operators to lease out parking spaces they control to anyone with whom they make an agreement. A public hearing and second reading of the ordinance has been scheduled for the July 18 meeting of the Red Bank Borough Council.…
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Allentown council declines payment of firm’s extra charges
ALLENTOWN – In a unanimous vote, the Allentown Borough Council has declined to make an additional payment to the company that completed a project at the municipal waste water treatment plant. During a meeting on July 10, council President Thomas Fritts, Councilman John A. Elder III, Councilman Rob Schmitt, Councilwoman Angela Anthony and Councilwoman Johnna…
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Vote on Red Bank pet store ordinance may come at July 18 meeting
– The Red Bank Borough Council has rescheduled a vote for July 18 on an ordinance that concerns the sale of dogs and cats from commercial breeders. A public hearing on the ordinance was held during the council’s June 27 meeting. According to the June 27 meeting agenda, the ordinance was scheduled for a public…
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Spotswood introduces ordinance to provide for street improvements
SPOTSWOOD – The Borough Council has introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, provide more than $1 million for street improvements and an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS). Spotswood Borough Administrator Dawn McDonald said Brunswick Avenue will be widened and resurfaced from Snowhill Avenue to Second Street. On Karen Street, a portion of the drainage system will…
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Red Bank council members table salary ordinance
Municipal officials in Red Bank have voted unanimously to postpone the adoption of the town’s salary ordinance for borough employees and government officials. During the May 30 meeting of the Red Bank Borough Council, members of the governing body discussed what Councilman Michael Ballard described as inconsistencies with several salary ranges. Ballard, who is new…
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Old Bridge business owner helps Spotswood police with gun repairs
To thank him for donating time, resources and funds to restore firearms for the Spotswood Police Department, Savage Cerakote owner Derek Pitera received an honorary plaque. Savage Cerakote is a federally licensed firearms dealer and full service cerakote shop located in Old Bridge. Cerakote is a polymer-ceramic composite coating that can be applied to metals,…
