Tag: Hopewell Borough
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Hopewell Borough Council adopts opt-out ordinance for cannabis businesses
Hopewell Borough Council members have given the governing body time to determine if any classes of the cannabis business will be accepted in the borough. The council adopted an opt-out ordinance to prohibit all classes of the business on May 6. However, there will not be any limits to the borough to opt-in by choosing…
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Hopewell Borough Council adopts $3.54M budget for municipal operations in 2021
Members of the Hopewell Borough Council adopted a $3.54 million municipal budget to fund the borough’s municipal operations for 2021. Council President Charles Schuyler Morehouse, Councilman Chris Fossel, Councilman David Mackie and Councilwoman Samara McAuliffe voted “yes” on the budget’s adoption during a virtual council meeting on May 6. Councilman Ryan Kennedy and Councilwoman Debra…
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Planning board asked to determine if Reed Road property is an area in need of redevelopment
The Hopewell Township Committee has approved a resolution directing the planning board to determine if the property site adjacent to the Zaitz Tract properties qualifies as an area in need redevelopment. The property site location is at 1646 Reed Road and is near the intersection of Reed and Diverty Roads. The properties the make up…
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Mercer County, local officials come together to discuss use of American Rescue Plan federal funds
State legislators, Mercer County commissioners, Mercer County mayors and administrators gathered virtually to discuss their aspirations for federal funds from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. Organized by the Capital City Area Black Caucus, the discussion on April 24 centered on how Mercer County government and municipal officials would hope and plan to utilize…
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School district to implement five days a week of full-day in-person learning by mid-May
Before the 2020-21 school year comes to a close, Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD) students and teachers will experience the return of full-day in-person learning for five days a week. The school district announced the decision in a districtwide message on April 22, as the new schedule is set to begin on May 17.…
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Board of Education adopts $94.9M budget to fund school district operations in the Valley for 2021-22 academic year
Hopewell Valley Regional School District Board of Education members have adopted a $94.9 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2021-22 school year. Board President Deborah Linthorst, Vice President Jessica Grillo and board members Adam Sawicki, Anita Williams Galiano, John Mason, Jenny Long and William Herbert voted “yes” on the…
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Hopewell Borough Council will hold public hearing on $3.54M municipal budget in early May
A scheduled public hearing is set to take place for the Hopewell Borough 2021 municipal budget on May 6. Borough Council members introduced the $3.54 million budget earlier this month on April 8. Council President Charles Schuyler Morehouse, Councilman Chris Fossel, Councilman Ryan Kennedy, Councilman David Mackie, Councilwoman Samara McAuliffe and Councilwoman Debra Stuhler voted…
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First community outreach meeting completed for new Hopewell Valley community center
Community stakeholders gathered virtually for the first in what will be a series of outreach meetings on a future Hopewell Valley senior and community center project. The center would be for residents of Hopewell Township, Pennington and Hopewell Borough. The virtual discussion took place on April 13 and is part of the very early stages…
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Hopewell Borough to hold public hearing on opt-out ordinance prohibiting cannabis businesses in May
Members of the Hopewell Borough Council have introduced an opt-out ordinance to prohibit all classes of the cannabis businesses in the borough. A public hearing is scheduled for May 6, after the ordinance was introduced on April 8 at a virtual Borough Council meeting. “This is what we are commonly calling the opt-out ordinance as…
