Tag: Holmdel municipal government
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Holmdel Township Committee introduces ordinance to record, live stream meetings
HOLMDEL – Members of the Holmdel Township Committee are planning to video record and live stream their meetings. To put that plan into motion, the committee members at a meeting on Jan. 14 introduced an ordinance directing video recording and live streaming of public meetings of the Township Committee. A public hearing on the ordinance…
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Holmdel officials elect Buontempo to serve as mayor during 2020
Republican Township Committeeman Gregory Buontempo will serve as Holmdel’s mayor and independent Township Committeewoman Kathy Weber will serve as deputy mayor in 2020. Buontempo and Weber were elected to those positions by their fellow members of the Township Committee during the municipality’s 2020 reorganization meeting on Jan. 2 at Bell Works, Holmdel. In Holmdel’s form…
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Holmdel Township Committee censures mayor in flap over turf field
Municipal officials have censured Holmdel Mayor Eric Hinds after an allegation arose that Hinds authorized the construction of a synthetic turf athletic field without Township Committee approval. In August, Committeeman Rocco Pascucci asked representatives of T&M Associates to submit bills related to the proposed installation of a synthetic turf field at the Holmdel Swim Club.…
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Holmdel Township Committee selects Rountree as new administrator
HOLMDEL – A member of the Township Committee has called Cherron Rountree, the municipality’s new administrator, “a breath of fresh air for this town.” Prior to the appointment of Holmdel’s new administrator during a meeting on Oct. 22, Committeeman Greg Buontempo said Government Strategy Group, a management consulting firm, solicited resumes from individuals inside and…
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Former Holmdel administrator addresses issues involving turf field
Donna Vieiro, Holmdel’s former township administrator, said she became “a pawn in a political fight” after an allegation arose that she authorized the work necessary to install a synthetic turf athletic field without Township Committee approval. “I did not by any means tell (T&M Associates) to do this work. Under oath, I am telling you…
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Holmdel officials to publicly question former administrator
Holmdel Township Committee members will publicly question Donna Vieiro, Holmdel’s former township administrator, during a special meeting on Sept. 23. During a meeting on Sept. 12, members of the governing body publicly investigated and questioned Township Engineer Frances Mullan of T&M Associates, and Victor Stevens, Holmdel’s director of infrastructure, after Committeeman Rocco Pascucci said unexpected…
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Holmdel officials take action on ordinances related to administrator’s position
Members of the Holmdel Township Committee have adopted an ordinance, which restricts the appointment of a person to the position of township administrator if that individual has violated ethics laws. Mayor Eric Hinds, Deputy Mayor Michael Nikolis, and committeemen Tom Critelli, Greg Buontempo and Rocco Pascucci voted unanimously to take the action during a meeting…
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Holmdel officials table ordinaces to rezone properties for affordable housing
Municipal officials in Holmdel have tabled two ordinances that would, if adopted, create zoning overlays on certain properties to accommodate the construction of affordable housing. During a meeting on Aug. 13, no member of the Township Committee seconded a motion made by Mayor Eric Hinds to introduce the first of two ordinances that would create…
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Holmdel officials slate special meeting to seek answers about town expenditures
HOLMDEL – Municipal officials in Holmdel have scheduled a special meeting for Sept. 12 to discuss who could have authorized the approval of synthetic turf athletic fields without the consent or approval of the Township Committee. The special meeting will be held in the municipal building. During a meeting on Aug. 13, Committeeman Rocco Pascucci…
