Tag: Hazlet municipal government
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Corcoran-Clark and McKay win new terms in Hazlet election
HAZLET – Republicans Tara Corcoran-Clark and James McKay have won new three-year terms on the Township Committee in Hazlet. The terms will run from January 2022 through December 2024. The 2021 general election was conducted with vote by mail ballots; with early in-person voting on nine days in late October; and with in-person voting on…
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Hazlet officials continue ban on cannabis businesses in town
HAZLET – Officials in Hazlet are maintaining a ban on the establishment of marijuana businesses in the municipality. Earlier this summer, the Township Committee adopted an ordinance that prohibits all cannabis establishments, cultivators, distributors, delivery services and medical marijuana dispensaries from operating in Hazlet by amending and supplementing the municipality’s development review ordinance. The delivery…
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Hazlet Township Committee adopts 2021 municipal budget
HAZLET – The members of the Hazlet Township Committee have adopted a $20.5 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality this year. The budget, which was adopted on July 6, will be supported by the collection of $15.2 million in taxes from Hazlet’s residential and commercial property owners. Other revenue in the spending…
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Hazlet Township Committee candidates set after June 8 primary
HAZLET – In a contested Republican primary election on June 8, incumbent Hazlet Township Committee members Tara Corcoran-Clark and James “Skip” McKay turned back a challenge from Scott Fierstein to win their political party’s nominations and earn places on the November general election ballot. Two three-year terms on the Township Committee will be on the…
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Hazlet governing body members elect Clark to serve as mayor for 2021
HAZLET – Tara Clark has been elected by her fellow members of the Township Committee to serve as the mayor of Hazlet for 2021. This marks the first time Clark will serve as mayor. Clark was elected mayor for a one-year term by her colleagues during the Jan. 5 reorganization meeting of the governing body.…
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Hazlet news briefs, Jan. 6
During the final days of 2020, members of the Hazlet Township Committee completed several items of municipal business. Final payments totaling $1.8 million were issued for improvements to local roads. Chief Financial Officer Robert Phillips was authorized to make final payments for improvements at Bethany Road and Lynn Boulevard, and at Franciscan Way and Park…
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Hazlet officials adopt $21.3 million municipal budget for 2020
HAZLET – The Hazlet Township Committee has adopted a $21.3 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2020. The budget was adopted on June 23. Hazlet’s residential and commercial property owners will pay $14.73 million in a local tax levy to support the municipal budget, according to the budget document that has…
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Hazlet pool club season and summer camp canceled for 2020
HAZLET – The summer will never began for the 2020 Hazlet pool club season and the Hazlet Recreation summer camp program. In a June 3 letter to residents, Mayor Michael Glackin announced that both programs have been canceled due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. Glackin said he was making the announcement “with great disappointment.” The…
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Hazlet officials introduce $21.3 million municipal budget for 2020
HAZLET – The Hazlet Township Committee has introduced a $21.3 million budget to fund the operation of the municipality during 2020. The budget was introduced on May 19. A public hearing on the budget has been scheduled for June 23. Committee members may adopt the budget following the public hearing. Hazlet’s residential and commercial property…
