Tag: Jackson municipal government

  • Jackson council members name new commissioner to utilities authority

    Jackson council members name new commissioner to utilities authority

    JACKSON – Township Council members have appointed Janet Longo to a five-year term as a commissioner on the Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority (JTMUA). Longo’s term will run from Feb. 1, 2021 through Jan. 31, 2026. Longo will succeed Vickie Rickabaugh on the JTMUA Board of Commissioners. She will join commissioners William J. Allmann, Carol…

  • Traffic roundabout planned for intersection near Jackson Liberty High School

    Traffic roundabout planned for intersection near Jackson Liberty High School

    JACKSON – In one of their first acts of business in the new year, the members of the Jackson Township Council have authorized the construction of a traffic roundabout at the intersection of North Hope Chapel Road and New Central Avenue. North Hope Chapel Road is also known as Ocean County Route 639. The location…

  • Flemming, Chisholm, Borrelli begin serving four-year terms in Jackson

    Flemming, Chisholm, Borrelli begin serving four-year terms in Jackson

    JACKSON – Martin Flemming, Steve Chisholm Jr. and Nino Borrelli were sworn in as members of the Jackson Township Council during the Jan. 5 reorganization meeting of the governing body. The three men were elected to four-year terms on the council in the Nov. 3 municipal election. Flemming and Chisholm were already serving on the…

  • Jackson officials file second complaint regarding Altice service

    Jackson officials file second complaint regarding Altice service

    JACKSON – After failing to receive a response to its initial complaint, municipal officials in Jackson have filed a second complaint with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) regarding the service being provided to residents who are customers of Altice/Optimum. The township’s initial complaint was filed on Oct. 12. On Nov. 24, the…

  • Flemming, Chisholm and Borrelli excited to begin four-year terms on Jackson council

    Flemming, Chisholm and Borrelli excited to begin four-year terms on Jackson council

    JACKSON – The three men who were elected to four-year terms on the Jackson Township Council in the Nov. 3 municipal election are looking forward to living up to residents’ expectations in 2021. Marty Flemming, Steve Chisholm Jr. and Nino Borrelli ran unopposed. According to results posted on the Ocean County Clerk’s Office website, as…

  • Jackson residents appear to have approved open space tax increase

    Jackson residents appear to have approved open space tax increase

    JACKSON – Residents in Jackson are having their say on a public question regarding a proposed increase in the township’s open space tax rate. The public question asking residents if they want to increase Jackson’s open space tax rate from 2 cents per $100 of equalized valuation to 3 cents per $100 of equalized valuation…

  • Flemming, Chisholm, Borrelli heading for wins in Jackson

    Flemming, Chisholm, Borrelli heading for wins in Jackson

    JACKSON – Martin Flemming, Steve Chisholm Jr. and Nino Borrelli are headed to victory in an uncontested race for three four-year terms on the Jackson Township Council. The three men ran unopposed in the Nov. 3 election. As of Nov. 8, results posted on the Ocean County Clerk’s Office website show Flemming with 19,812 votes,…

  • Code enforcement supervisor provides Jackson council with update of office’s activities

    Code enforcement supervisor provides Jackson council with update of office’s activities

    JACKSON – Code enforcement employees in Jackson have handed out more than 550 violations notices through the first 10 months of 2020. On Oct. 27, Code Enforcement Supervisor Andrew Cheney brought members of the Township Council up to date with a report about his department’s activities this year. Cheney reported that as of Oct. 26,…

  • Jackson officials sign off on plan to purchase 4-acre tract on Cassville Road

    Jackson officials sign off on plan to purchase 4-acre tract on Cassville Road

    JACKSON – Municipals officials in Jackson have placed their stamp of approval on a plan to purchase a 4-acre parcel on Cassville Road and to preserve the tract as open space. The 4-acre parcel to be purchased adjoins the historic Rova Farms property municipal officials previously purchased for preservation as open space. The properties are…