Tag: Freehold Township municipal government
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Three patrol officers promoted to rank of sergeant in Freehold Township
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Three patrol officers in the Freehold Township Police Department have been promoted to sergeant. During a Township Committee meeting on Nov. 22, John Catron, Jack Mandala and Jimmy Santiago were promoted from patrol officer to the rank of sergeant. Each man was administered the oath of office to his new position in…
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Freehold Township settles litigation with utility, residential developer
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Municipal officials in Freehold Township have authorized a settlement agreement regarding the payment of electrical services at the Freehold Pointe residential development. On Nov. 22, members of the Township Committee authorized the settlement of litigation in a matter involving Freehold Township, Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L) and Centex Homes, LLC. Centex…
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Freehold Township continues to participate in shared service agreements
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The members of the Township Committee in Freehold Township have entered into numerous shared services agreements with nearby municipalities. • With Freehold Borough, Freehold Township will provide Schibanoff Road commuter parking lot permits to Freehold Borough residents; licensed treatment plant operational services for Freehold Borough’s water and sewer utilities; information technology services;…
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Freehold Township officials deem sewer main replacement project completed
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A project to replace a sewer main in Freehold Township has been deemed complete by municipal officials. During a meeting on Nov. 7, Township Committee members authorized an increase in a contract with Underground Utilities Corp. for the Elton Corner sanitary sewer force main replacement project. The contract, which was awarded by…
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Freehold Township voters appear to approve open space tax rate increase
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Voters in Freehold Township appear to have approved a public ballot question that will result in an increase in the local open space tax rate in Freehold Township by 1 cent per $100 of assessed valuation. According to unofficial results that have been posted the Monmouth County Votes website by the Monmouth…
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Freehold Township officials tap redevelopment group for former landfill
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – An entity known as Lone Pine RE Urban Renewal, LLC, has been designated by the Township Committee as the redevelopment agency for the former Lone Pine Landfill on Burke Road in Freehold Township. During a meeting on Oct. 25, committee members passed a resolution naming Lone Pine RE Urban Renewal, LLC, a…
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Freehold Township officials add small lot to open space inventory
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The members of the Township Committee in Freehold Township will purchase and preserve a small open space parcel on Siloam Road. Siloam Road (Route 527) begins at Monmouth Road (Route 537) at the border of Freehold Township, Manalapan and Millstone Township and eventually becomes Cedar Swamp Road in Jackson. During a meeting…
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News Transcript News Briefs, Oct. 5
Township Committee members in Freehold Township recently voted to enter into a shared services agreement with Monmouth County to provide tax map conversion and maintenance services through the iTax Map/Collaboration Center System. According to a resolution, the intent of the digital tax map shared services program is to reduce municipal costs in complying with the…
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Freehold Township voters deciding open space tax rate question
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Voting has begun on a public ballot question that will, if approved by voters, increase the local open space tax rate in Freehold Township by 1 cent per $100 of assessed valuation. Election Day is Nov. 8, but mail-in ballots are being filled out and returned now and in-person early voting between…
