Tag: Colts Neck Township Committee
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Viola elected to serve as Colts Neck mayor for 2021; Buss joins governing body
COLTS NECK – Township Committeeman Michael Viola will serve as Colts Neck’s mayor for 2021 following his election to that one-year position during the Jan. 2 reorganization meeting of the governing body. In Colts Neck’s form of government, residents do not directly elect a mayor. Each January, the Township Committee members select one person on…
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Colts Neck Township Committee approves affordable housing settlement
COLTS NECK – Township Committee members have agreed to settle issues with the Fair Share Housing Center that are related to Colts Neck’s obligation to provide opportunities for the development of affordable housing in the community. Affordable housing is defined as housing that is sold or rented at below market prices to individuals and families…
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Colts Neck ordinances focus on hunting, feeding deer
COLTS NECK – Two ordinances have been adopted by the Township Committee that amend the municipal code regarding the hunting and feeding of white-tailed deer in Colts Neck. One ordinance will remove language from the municipal code that limits the discharge of a weapon or firearm on parcels 3 acres or larger for the purposes…
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Two incumbents, newcomer win seats on Colts Neck school board
COLTS NECK – Kimberly Raymond, Kevin O’Connor and Marci Klein have been elected to the Colts Neck K-8 School District Board of Education. Raymond and O’Connor, both of whom currently serve on the board, and Marci Klein, a newcomer, won three-year terms in the Nov. 6 election. The new terms will begin on Jan. 3. According…
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Colts Neck enacts ‘catch and release’ policy
COLTS NECK – Individuals who fish in Colts Neck’s ponds are now required to release any wildlife they catch following the Township Committee’s adoption of a “catch and release” ordinance. The ordinance was unanimously adopted by committee members on Sept. 26. No one from the public commented on the ordinance, which amends an existing law…
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Colts Neck officials ban sale of marijuana by business operators
COLTS NECK – The Township Committee has adopted an ordinance that bans business operators from selling medical marijuana and so-called recreational/adult use marijuana in Colts Neck. The ordinance was adopted on Aug. 8 in a 4-0 vote. Mayor J.P. Bartolomeo and committeemen Russell Macnow, Frank Rizzuto and Michael Viola voted “yes” on a motion to…
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Colts Neck will continue public hearing on marijuana ordinance
COLTS NECK – A public hearing concerning an ordinance that will, if adopted, ban business operators from selling medical marijuana and so-called recreational marijuana will continue at the Aug. 8 meeting of the Colts Neck Township Committee. During the committee’s July 19 meeting, a public hearing on the ordinance was opened. No one from the…
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Colts Neck officials consider banning growth, sale of marijuana
COLTS NECK – Municipal officials are weighing the adoption of an ordinance that would make the sale of marijuana and/or associated paraphernalia, as well as the growth and manufacture of marijuana, illegal in Colts Neck. Residents will have their say on the issue when a public hearing on the ordinance is held at the Township…
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Colts Neck officials OK improvements, purchases
COLTS NECK – The Township Committee has adopted an ordinance that will fund purchases and improvements in Colts Neck. Members of the governing body unanimously adopted the ordinance on May 30. No one from the public spoke during the public hearing. The ordinance appropriates $417,050 from the township’s capital improvement fund to several departments. According…