Tag: Colts Neck municipal government

  • Colts Neck officials make plans to construct new municipal building

    Colts Neck officials make plans to construct new municipal building

    COLTS NECK – The Colts Neck Township Committee has announced plans to construct a new municipal building that will house the police department, a large public meeting room and administrative departments. The new building will total about 16,000 square feet and will be constructed on the site of the current police/municipal court building in the…

  • Rizzuto will serve as Colts Neck mayor during 2020

    Rizzuto will serve as Colts Neck mayor during 2020

    COLTS NECK – Township Committeeman Frank Rizzuto will serve as Colts Neck’s mayor for 2020 following his election to that position during the Jan. 4 reorganization meeting of the governing body. In Colts Neck’s form of government, residents do not directly elect the mayor. Each January, the committee members select one person on the governing…

  • Macnow concludes service on Colts Neck Township Committee

    Macnow concludes service on Colts Neck Township Committee

    COLTS NECK – Russell Macnow has concluded nine years of service on the Colts Neck Township Committee. Macnow has served three three-year terms on the governing body. The Colts Neck Republican Party, which has maintained a 5-0 majority on the Township Committee for many years, has adhered to a policy under which no member of…

  • Colts Neck officials will address feeding deer, hunting with two ordinances

    Colts Neck officials will address feeding deer, hunting with two ordinances

    COLTS NECK – Public hearings on ordinances that will, if adopted, update Colts Neck’s municipal code regarding the hunting and feeding of white-tailed deer are expected to be held during the Nov. 13 meeting of the Township Committee. Residents may comment on and ask questions about the ordinances during the public hearings. Committee members may…

  • Fitzpatrick seeks Township Committee seat in Colts Neck

    Fitzpatrick seeks Township Committee seat in Colts Neck

    COLTS NECK – Republican Sue Fitzpatrick is running unopposed for a three-year term on the Colts Neck Township Committee in the Nov. 5 general election. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. No Democrats or independent candidates filed to run for the available seat on the township’s governing body. Republicans will maintain…

  • Colts Neck officials eye possible change in hunting regulations

    Colts Neck officials eye possible change in hunting regulations

    COLTS NECK – Township Committee members may amend the municipal code in a manner that would permit hunting on more public property in Colts Neck. During a recent meeting, members of the township’s governing body said the Colts Neck Wildlife Committee has recommended amending the municipal code to permit bow hunting 150 feet from an…

  • Colts Neck salutes police retirees, announces promotions, new hires

    Colts Neck salutes police retirees, announces promotions, new hires

    COLTS NECK – Two police officers who have retired, four who have been promoted and three who have just been hired by the Colts Neck Police Department were recognized during a recent Township Committee meeting. The June 10 meeting began with comments from Police Chief Paul Santucci, who said, “Tonight we observe three of the…

  • Colts Neck honors retiring municipal clerk

    Colts Neck honors retiring municipal clerk

    COLTS NECK – The members of the Colts Neck Township Committee have honored municipal clerk Beth Kara as she prepares to retire from her position. Kara has worked for the township for 14 years. A proclamation recognizing Kara for her service to the municipality was read by Township Administrator Kathleen Capristo on behalf of the…

  • Colts Neck officials limit locations where smoking is prohibited in town

    Colts Neck officials limit locations where smoking is prohibited in town

    COLTS NECK – The Township Committee has adopted an ordinance that will limit smoking in areas around Colts Neck. The ordinance was unanimously adopted during the committee’s June 26 meeting following a public hearing. The new section of the municipal code will prohibit smoking or vaping on or at all municipal properties, including parks and…