Tag: Holmdel municipal government
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Holmdel officials may seek voters’ views on open space tax rate increase
HOLMDEL – When Holmdel residents go to the polls on Nov. 2, they may be asked by the Township Committee if they want the tax rate that supports the Holmdel Open Space, Recreation, Floodplain Protection and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund to be increased from 2.5 cents per $100 of equalized valuation to 3.5…
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Charter study commission question may appear on Holmdel ballot
HOLMDEL – When residents go to the polls on Nov. 2, they may be asked by the Township Committee if they want to create a charter study commission whose members would examine Holmdel’s current form of government and possibly recommend changes in the township’s form of government. On July 13, committee members voted 5-0 to…
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Charter study commission question may appear on Holmdel ballot
HOLMDEL – When residents go to the polls on Nov. 2, they may be asked by the Township Committee if they want to create a charter study commission whose members would examine Holmdel’s current form of government and possibly recommend changes in the township’s form of government. On July 13, committee members voted 5-0 to…
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Holmdel bond ordinance falls short of votes needed for adoption
HOLMDEL – The Township Committee needed four “yes” votes to adopt a bond ordinance during its meeting on July 13, but only mustered three affirmative votes and saw the proposed ordinance go down to defeat. The ordinance before the governing body proposed appropriating $2.81 million for capital improvements and authorizing the issuance of $2.67 million…
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Holmdel officials propose banning all cannabis businesses in township
HOLMDEL – The Holmdel Township Committee has introduced Ordinance 2021-25A which, if adopted, will prohibit all cannabis businesses from operating in the township. The ordinance was introduced during a meeting on July 13. Voting “yes” on a motion to introduce the ordinance were Mayor Greg Buontempo, Deputy Mayor Cathy Weber, Committeeman Prakash Santhana, Committeeman Tom…
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Holmdel officials express concern about public safety at arts center, in town
HOLMDEL – Members of the Holmdel Township Committee have expressed “grave concerns … about public safety at the PNC Bank Arts Center and across Holmdel due to the new laws signed by Gov. (Phil) Murphy that reduce the penalties for underage drinking to written warnings and restrict the ability of law enforcement to enforce” those…
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Holmdel Township Committee adopts $26 million budget for 2021
HOLMDEL – Members of the Township Committee have adopted a 2021 municipal budget that totals $26.01 million and will be supported by the collection of $14.85 million in taxes from Holmdel’s residential and commercial property owners. During a meeting on May 11, Mayor Greg Buontempo, Deputy Mayor Cathy Weber, Committeeman Prakash Santhana and Committeeman D.J.…
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Committee on human relations will not issue final report in Holmdel
HOLMDEL – The Holmdel Ad Hoc Committee on Human Relations will not issue a final report containing recommendations for members of the Township Committee to consider. Speaking during the April 27 meeting of the governing body, Deputy Mayor Cathy Weber, who served on the ad hoc committee, reported that the group’s members met, but could…
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Holmdel Township Committee introduces $26 million budget for 2021
HOLMDEL – Members of the Township Committee have introduced a 2021 municipal budget that totals $25.96 million and will be supported by the collection of $14.87 million in taxes from Holmdel’s residential and commercial property owners. Mayor Greg Buontempo, Deputy Mayor Cathy Weber, Committeeman Prakash Santhana, Committeeman Tom Critelli and Committeeman D.J. Luccarelli voted “yes”…
