Tag: Howell
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Howell council members adopt $54.84 million budget for 2021
HOWELL – It took two tries, but the members of the Howell Township Council, by a one-vote margin, have adopted a $54.84 million budget to fund municipal operations for 2021. A public hearing on the budget was held during the council’s May 11 meeting. Several residents voiced concern about an increase in the line item…
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Attorneys raise issues with ordinance that would limit warehouses in Howell
HOWELL – Discussion is expected to resume at the May 25 meeting of the Howell Township Council regarding an ordinance that will, if adopted, remove warehousing and distribution as a permitted use in Howell’s Special Economic Development (SED) zone. A public hearing on the ordinance began during the council’s May 11 meeting. If the ordinance…
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Your Turn: Police cannot continue to treat minorities as inferior
Recently, the world witnessed a murder trial involving former police officer Derek Chauvin who was witnessed by the world as he knelt on the neck of a Black male suspect who was accused of allegedly passing off a counterfeit currency. The act that was committed lends itself to much other police brutality where officers have…
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Howell school board puts $118 million budget in place for 2021-22
HOWELL – The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a $118.1 million budget that will fund the operation of the school district during the 2021-22 school year. The budget will be supported by a tax levy of $82.04 million to be paid by Howell’s residential and commercial property owners. Board members Albert…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, May 12
A Howell business owner has been sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison for tax evasion and failure to pay the IRS more than $540,000 in employment taxes, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced on May 6. Wilson Salas-Molina, 41, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Peter G. Sheridan to an…
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Howell grad Hill excited to take reins of Rebels football program
HOWELL – A year ago, Bill Hill received a phone call from Frank Edgerly, the former Red Bank Catholic High School football coach who had just taken over as the head coach at Howell High School. Edgerly asked Hill to return to his alma mater and join him on the Rebels’ coaching staff. At the…
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Howell restaurants could receive federal funding
HOWELL – Local restaurant owners could be awarded funding through the Restaurant Revitalization Program. On April 28, the Howell Business Recovery Task Force sent a message to the township’s restaurant owners about funding that may be available. The task force is a public-private partnership that is working to increase economic activity in a safe and…
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Howell resident adds voice to issue of former councilman’s comments
HOWELL – A resident has called the integrity of the Howell Township Council into question and seconded another resident’s previous call for an investigation into how a former councilman was able to ask specific questions about the 2021 municipal budget before the document had been released to the public. Resident Sheri Reavis has been a…
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Howell council will consider warehouse ordinance May 11
HOWELL – An ordinance that will, if adopted, remove warehousing and distribution as a permitted use in Howell’s Special Economic Development (SED) zone is expected to be considered for passage during the May 11 meeting of the Township Council. The ordinance was introduced on April 13. Mayor Theresa Berger, Deputy Mayor Thomas Russo, Councilman John…
