Tag: Howell municipal government
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Howell Republicans put objections to waste transfer facility on the record
HOWELL – The three Republican members of the Howell Township Council have restated their opposition to a company’s proposal to establish a solid waste transfer station at 34 Randolph Road and to have that facility included in Monmouth County’s Solid Waste Management Plan. The proposal from Resource Engineering has been and remains under review at…
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Howell council tables introduction of new noise ordinance
HOWELL – The Howell Township Council has tabled an ordinance that would, if introduced and adopted, repeal an existing noise ordinance based on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) model ordinance and replace it with the state model ordinance. The ordinance was scheduled to be introduced at the council’s Jan. 21 meeting, but…
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Howell council tables action on concession building at Soldier Memorial Park
HOWELL – Members of the Howell Township Council have indicated they will continue to discuss a plan to appropriate $1.2 million for the construction of a concession building at Soldier Memorial Park, which is located on Lakewood-Farmingdale Road. Municipal officials are also discussing the possibility of scaling back plans for the building. An ordinance that…
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Former Howell mayor Bob Walsh passes after battle with cancer
HOWELL- Bob Walsh, who served as a Howell mayor and councilman for more than a decade, has died at the age of 61 after battling brain cancer. Walsh died at home on Jan. 23, according to information provided by the Clayton and McGirr Funeral Home, Freehold Township. Walsh was born in Jersey City and had…
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Howell mayor: Residents should press county for project details
HOWELL – Mayor Theresa Berger is encouraging Howell residents to ask Monmouth County officials for information about a proposed solid waste transfer station and a plan to have the facility added to the county’s Solid Waste Management Plan. Resource Engineering has proposed constructing a solid waste transfer station at 34 Randolph Road and having the…
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Howell councilman wants to address next round of affordable housing
HOWELL – Township Councilman John Bonevich believes the members of the Howell Township Council need to begin thinking about 2026, which will mark the start of the next round of the municipality’s affordable housing obligation. Affordable housing is defined as housing that is sold or rented at below market rates to individuals and families whose…
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Howell council reorganizes for 2020, makes appointments to town boards
HOWELL – The five members of the Howell Township Council held their reorganization meeting on Jan. 7 in the municipal building and looked forward to the business of a new year. Howell’s governing body consists of Mayor Theresa Berger, Councilwoman Evelyn O’Donnell, Councilman John Bonevich, Councilwoman Pamela Richmond and Councilman Thomas Russo. Berger is serving…
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Howell authorizes shared services agreement for utilities services
HOWELL – The Township Council has authorized the execution a shared services agreement with Freehold Township for licensed operational services for Howell’s water and sewer utilities. Deputy Mayor Evelyn O’Donnell, Councilwoman Pamela Richmond and Councilman Thomas Russo voted to authorize the agreement at the Dec. 10 council meeting. Mayor Theresa Berger and Councilman John Bonevich…
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Howell officials put out call for volunteers to serve on boards, committees
HOWELL – The Township Council is seeking interested citizens to volunteer and serve on Howell boards, commissions and committees, and as representatives/liaisons, during 2020. Current vacant representative/liaison appointments include the township’s Monmouth County Board of Freeholders representative and the township’s Metedeconk Watershed Protection Alliance representative, according to municipal officials. Vacancies exist on the following boards…
