Tag: Freehold Township municipal government
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Freehold Township officials moving forward with open space purchase
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Municipal officials in Freehold Township are moving forward with the purchase of a 54-acre parcel on Route 33 with the goal of preventing the property from ever being developed. On Feb. 11 the Township Committee introduced an ordinance that, if adopted, will authorize the acquisition of the development rights and a development…
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Emergency generator will be replaced at Freehold Township police headquarters
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A contract has been awarded by the Township Committee to a firm that will install a new emergency generator at the Freehold Township Police Department. Township Administrator Peter Valesi said the current generator at police headquarters will be replaced because it is beyond its useful life, not functioning reliably and not responding…
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Freehold Township officials tap Walker for Township Committee seat
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Members of the Township Committee have appointed Alan Walker to fill a vacant seat on Freehold Township’s governing body. Committee members during their meeting on Jan. 28 appointed Walker to fill the opening that was created when David Salkin resigned from the governing body in January after accepting a position with Monmouth…
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Baumann promoted to chief of Freehold Township Police Department
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – With the retirement of the Freehold Township Police Department’s chief after two decades of leadership and four decades of service, a veteran of the department has been selected to direct law enforcement efforts in the municipality. During a Jan. 28 meeting, Township Committee members appointed George Baumann as police chief. Following that…
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Freehold Township funds emergency notification system
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A $19,750 contract has been awarded by the Township Committee for an emergency notification system in Freehold Township. On Jan. 14, committee members awarded the contract for the emergency notification system to Everbridge Inc. The anticipated term of the contract is one year, according to a resolution. In other business, the committee…
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Freehold Township officials award contracts for professional services
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Professional services contracts have been authorized by the Township Committee in Freehold Township for 2020. For township attorney and labor counsel services, a $270,000 general contract was awarded to Davison, Eastman, Munoz, Paone, P.A. For financial adviser services, a $41,000 general contract was awarded to Acacia Financial Group Inc. For insurance broker…
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Preston will serve as Freehold Township mayor during 2020
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Committeeman Lester A. Preston Jr. has been elected by his colleagues on the Township Committee to lead Freehold Township as mayor for 2020. Preston joined the governing body in 2015 and will serve as mayor for the second time, having previously held the position in 2017. Committeeman Thomas Cook was elected by…
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McMorrow concludes lengthy career in public service
After three decades of service to two municipalities and to Monmouth County, a longtime public official’s career in government has concluded. Dec. 17 marked the final regular meeting for Barbara McMorrow as a member of the Township Committee in Freehold Township. McMorrow, a retired educator, did not seek re-election in 2019. In addition to serving…
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Salkin to leave Township Committee for position with Monmouth County
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The longest-serving member of Freehold Township’s governing body will leave his position during the first week of 2020. At a Dec. 17 meeting, Republican Committeeman David Salkin announced that he will leave the Township Committee at the 2020 reorganization meeting on Jan. 3. Salkin’s departure follows his hiring as the Monmouth County…