Tag: Hopewell Borough Council
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Hopewell Borough adopts $3.99 million municipal budget with tax rate increase
Hopewell Borough property owners will see a tax rate increase after the Borough Council unanimously voted to adopt a $3.99 million municipal budget to fund borough operations in 2022. Council President Sky Morehouse, Councilman Ryan Kennedy, Councilwoman Debra Stuhler, Councilman Chris Fossel, and Councilwoman Samara McAuliffe voted “yes” to adopt the municipal budget at a…
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Hopewell Borough introduces $3.98M municipal budget for 2022
Members of the Hopewell Borough Council have introduced a $3.98 million budget to fund borough operations for 2022. The 2022 municipal budget was introduced on April 7. A public hearing is scheduled for the council’s May 5 meeting. “In this we are preparing for the cost increases as everybody does in their budgets right now.…
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Borough Council would permit cannabis retail, delivery services with new ordinance
The Hopewell Borough Council has introduced an ordinance that would allow for cannabis retail and delivery service businesses to operate in the borough. The council introduced the ordinance on April 7. Now, the Planning Board must review the ordinance and determine its consistency with the Master Plan before the ordinance heads back to the Borough…
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Council continues discussion to determine which cannabis licenses will be allowed in Hopewell Borough
Hopewell Borough’s discussion on allowing one or more of the six class licenses of recreational cannabis is progressing as borough professionals are tasked with creating a draft ordinance. At a March 3 Borough Council meeting, borough professionals were asked to craft a reasonable ordinance regarding the allowance of licenses within the borough. The draft ordinance…
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Hopewell Borough to discuss options on cannabis business licenses at March meeting
Hopewell Borough Council members are continuing their discussion on whether the governing body will permit any cannabis business class licenses in the borough. The council held a discussion on the topic at its Feb. 3 meeting but no action was taken on next steps. Council members will continue to discuss options at the council’s next…
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Hopewell Borough Council re-elects Morehouse as council president
The Hopewell Borough Council will continue to be led by Charles Morehouse after his election by members of the council. Morehouse, who has served as council president since 2013, was nominated to serve as council president for 2022 by Councilman David Mackie at the Borough Council’s reorganization meeting, which took place Jan. 4. The reorganization…
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Year in Review: Hopewell Borough addresses building projects and cannabis
The start of 2022 arrives on Jan. 1 and with the New Year arriving this week much has taken place during 2021 in Hopewell Borough. Here is a year in review of stories covered by the Hopewell Valley News on Hopewell Borough in 2021. Hopewell Borough takes a pause on the operation of recreational cannabis…
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Hopewell Borough Council approves creation of safety advisory committee
Members of the Hopewell Borough Council have established a Pedestrian, Bicycle and Safety Advisory Committee (PBSAC) for the borough. After adopting an ordinance at the governing body’s Dec. 2 meeting, the new advisory committee will be tasked with proposing initiatives and recommendations to the council regarding pedestrian, bicycle and traffic safety. Council President Charles Morehouse,…
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Certified results confirm winners in contested races for Hopewell Township Committee, Hopewell valley school board
Throughout Hopewell Valley, there were only two contested races, both for seats representing Hopewell Township on the Township Committee and Hopewell Valley school board, in the Nov. 2 General Election. Races in the General Election were for seats on the Hopewell Township Committee, Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education, Pennington’s mayoral race, Pennington Council seats,…
