Tag: hopewell township committee
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Striking a balance
Food truck popularity increased during pandemic Hopewell Township Committee discussing regulating food trucks An ordinance regulating food trucks is on the table in Hopewell Township. The Hopewell Township Committee held a work session led by Mayor Michael Ruger on the topic of the food truck ordinance at the governing body’s March 20 meeting. “Our goal here…
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Mercer County reduces speed limits on Bear Tavern Road
With county support, the speed limit on a section of Bear Tavern Road will reduce from 45 to 35 miles per hour. The Mercer County Board of Commissioners adopted an ordinance that lowers the speed from 1,000 feet north of Maddock Road to Washington Crossing-Pennington Road [County Route 546] at a meeting on Feb. 9. “Our residents…
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Longtime Hopewell Township municipal clerk retires
Longtime Hopewell Township Municipal Clerk Laurie Gompf retired on Jan. 31 after 16 years of service to the township in the Clerk’s office. Elected officials and current and former co-workers gathered to celebrate Gompf and her years of commitment to the township and its residents. Township Committee members David Chait and Kevin Kuchinski read a…
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Ruger to serve as mayor in Hopewell Township
Hopewell Township has a new mayor. The five-member Hopewell Township Committee unanimously selected Michael Ruger to serve as mayor during 2023 at the Committee’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 3. “To my fellow Committee members, thank you for your vote of confidence. While there is a lot of work ahead of us, there is a lot…
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Hopewell Township Police Chief: Traffic mitigation on East Welling Avenue not necessary at this time
The “majority of drivers” are driving within the 25 miles per hour speed limit on East Welling Avenue, according to results of a speed study conducted through the Hopewell Township Police Department. Police Chief James Rosso briefed the Hopewell Township Committee and public on Dec. 5 of the most recent study from the beginning of October, which…
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Hopewell Township ordinance keeps cannabis retail applications before Planning Board
The Hopewell Township Committee has limited conditional use standards for cannabis retailers through an adoption of a new ordinance. The ordinance, which was first introduced on Nov. 14 and adopted on Dec. 19, moves multiple conditional use requirements to development standards for cannabis retailers, which will help keep the applicants before the Planning Board. “The…
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Hopewell Township’s public hearing on amended cannabis ordinance moved to December
Hopewell Township has delayed a public hearing to amend an ordinance that moves some conditional requirements to development standards for cannabis retailers. The Township Committee was set to hold the public hearing on Nov. 28, but the hearing was moved to Dec. 19, after the Planning Board cancelled its Nov. 17 meeting and could not…
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Incumbent mayor, committeeman win seats in general election to remain on Hopewell Township Committee
Democratic Mayor Courtney Peters-Manning and Committeeman David Chait are returning to their seats on the Township Committee after defeating their Republican challengers in the general election. Peters-Manning and Chait have each earned one, three-year term on the Township Committee. They faced Republican candidates, Jennifer DiDonato and Daniel Hanley Jr. during the Nov. 8 general election.…
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Hopewell Township receives revenue boost from construction, real estate company Lennar
Hopewell Township has secured $2.3 million in incremental one-time payment revenues required from Lennar, a home construction and real estate company, which is building two new inclusionary neighborhoods as a part of the township’s 2017 bipartisan affordable housing settlement. Township officials said, “these payments are separate from the revenue that is anticipated under the PILOT…