Tag: Englishtown municipal government
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Englishtown council leaves fire district tax levy unchanged
ENGLISHTOWN – No changes have been made to the defeated 2022 Englishtown Fire District budget by the Borough Council, which maintained the $512,000 tax levy that will support the Englishtown Fire Department this year. Earlier this year, the fire commissioners who oversee the fire district proposed a 2022 budget that totaled $625,297 and was supported…
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Englishtown official’s gun lawsuit stayed pending Supreme Court ruling
ENGLISHTOWN – Pending an ongoing U.S. Supreme Court case, a federal judge has stayed an Englishtown councilman’s complaint against the borough’s police chief over being denied a permit to carry a handgun. In August 2021, a complaint was filed in U.S. District Court opposing New Jersey’s firearm laws which require an individual to demonstrate a…
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Englishtown ordinance establishes cost of garbage collection
ENGLISHTOWN – The Borough Council has adopted an ordinance that establishes a cost of about $268 for Englishtown property owners who receive solid waste collection services in 2022 through the municipality’s new solid waste utility. The ordinance was adopted by the governing body on March 23. Council President Greg Wojyn and council members Eric Mann,…
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Englishtown officials propose keeping twice-a-week garbage collection
ENGLISHTOWN – The Borough Council has introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, set a cost of about $268 for Englishtown property owners who receive solid waste collection services in 2022 through the municipality’s new solid waste utility. The ordinance was introduced during a special meeting of the mayor and council on March 9. Council…
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Englishtown mayor breaks council tie; borough creates solid waste utility
ENGLISHTOWN – With a tie-breaking vote cast by Mayor Thomas Reynolds, municipal officials have established a solid waste utility that will handle the collection and disposal of garbage in Englishtown. During the Borough Council’s Feb. 23 meeting, an ordinance that creates a solid waste utility and establishes a method of the calculation and collection of…
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Englishtown officials report municipal website has been restored
ENGLISHTOWN – After being down for more than a week, the Englishtown municipal website has gone back online. The borough’s website (http://www.englishtownnj.com/) was restored on Feb. 5 after going offline on Jan. 24. According to Borough Councilman Dan Marter, who is the co-chairman of the Technology Committee, the website was hosted by Amazon Web Services…
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Englishtown council signs off on emergency water main repair
ENGLISHTOWN – The members of the Borough Council have authorized an emergency contract that was issued in December so repairs to a water main in Englishtown could be completed immediately. On Jan. 26, council members passed a resolution awarding an emergency procurement of a water main repair by B&W Construction Co., South River. The repair…
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Englishtown officials consider solid waste utility as garbage issue looms
ENGLISHTOWN – Municipal officials have proposed the establishment of a solid waste utility that would handle the collection and disposal of garbage and recyclable materials in Englishtown. On Jan. 26, Borough Council members voted 4-2 to introduce an ordinance that will, if adopted, create the solid waste utility. Council President Gregory Wojyn and council members…
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Englishtown municipal website remains down
ENGLISHTOWN – Officials in Englishtown are working to restore the municipal website after it went offline. The status of the borough’s website (http://www.englishtownnj.com/) was discussed during a recent Borough Council meeting. According to Councilman Dan Marter, the municipal website has been down since Jan. 24. At the time, the website was hosted by Amazon Web…