Tag: Freehold Township
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Pedestrian bridge will be constructed at Lake Topanemus Park
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Members of the Planning Board have given a thumbs up to the construction of a pedestrian bridge at Lake Topanemus Park, Pond Road, Freehold Township. An application proposing the bridge was unveiled to the board on April 19 by attorney Kerry Higgins and engineer William Wentzien, representing Freehold Borough. Lake Topanemus is…
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Tighe park slated to receive improvements during 2018
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has awarded a $178,532 contract to a firm that will make improvements to one of the community’s parks. On April 10, committee members passed a resolution awarding the contract to Shore Top Construction Corp. for upgrades to Michael J. Tighe Park, Georgia Road, for this year. Other bids were…
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Freehold Township will provide services to Millstone in shared services deal
Officials in Freehold Township and Millstone Township have authorized a mutual aid agreement for a building inspector/building sub-code official and for fire sub-code official inspections and plan review. The Township Committee in Freehold Township passed a resolution authorizing the mutual aid agreement on April 10 and the Township Committee in Millstone Township passed a resolution…
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Firm seeks approval for solar panels over CentraState parking lots
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Testimony is expected to resume at 7 p.m. April 19 on an application that proposes the construction of a solar panel array over the parking lots at CentraState Medical Center, West Main Street. Attorney Keith A. Davis represented the applicant, KDC Solar CSCP, LLC, at the March 15 meeting of the Freehold…
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Township Committee reduces tax levy for Freehold Township Fire District No. 1
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has reduced the Freehold Township Fire District No. 1 Board of Fire Commissioners’ proposed 2018 tax levy by $525,750. The fire commissioners proposed a 2018 budget that totaled $1.3 million and called for the entire amount to be collected in taxes from the fire district’s residential and commercial property…
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Diner construction plans stall with denial of waiver by county panel
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Nine months after the owner of a Freehold Township diner received municipal approval to reconstruct the business that was destroyed by a fire in 2016, the restaurant remains a charred shell. A Monmouth County freeholder said this week a county body has denied the owner a waiver from a required site plan…
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Freehold Township introduces $40.4M municipal budget for 2018
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has introduced a $40.4 million budget to fund the operation of Freehold Township this year. The 2018 municipal budget was introduced by committee members on March 26. A public hearing on the budget will be held at 8 p.m. April 24 at the municipal building. The committee may adopt…
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State association presents award to Tighe park’s ‘My Playground’
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – A playground in Freehold Township that allows children of all abilities to enjoy its amenities has been presented with an award from a state organization. The New Jersey Recreation and Park Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting parks and recreation, presented the Excellence in Design Award to Freehold Township Recreation for…
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Freehold Township Committee recommends reduction in fire district tax levy
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Members of the Township Committee have proposed reducing the Fire District No. 1 Board of Fire Commissioners’ proposed 2018 tax levy by $525,750. Committee members reviewed the board’s 2018 budget on March 13 after voters rejected the proposed tax levy in the annual fire district vote in February. The fire commissioners proposed…
