Tag: Jackson municipal government

  • Jackson officials file complaint with utility board regarding Altice services

    Jackson officials file complaint with utility board regarding Altice services

    JACKSON – Municipal officials have filed a complaint with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) against Altice (also known as Optimum) in regard to service the company is providing to its customers in Jackson. Township Council members announced the action during a meeting on Oct. 13. “The town has formally filed a complaint…

  • Jackson council members approve open space purchase

    Jackson council members approve open space purchase

    JACKSON – Members of the Jackson Township Council will purchase a 4-acre parcel on Cassville Road in the Cassville section of the municipality and preserve the tract as open space. The parcel to be purchased adjoins the historic Rova Farms property municipal officials purchased for preservation as open space. During a meeting on Oct. 13,…

  • Flemming, Chisholm and Borrelli seek Township Council seats in Jackson

    Flemming, Chisholm and Borrelli seek Township Council seats in Jackson

    JACKSON – Three men are running unopposed for three four-year terms on the Jackson Township Council in the Nov. 3 general election. All three candidates said they want to acquire and preserve additional open space in the municipality. The candidates are Martin Flemming, Steve Chisholm Jr. and Nino Borrelli. Flemming and Chisholm are current members…

  • Jackson council approves sale of ambulances to first aid squad

    Jackson council approves sale of ambulances to first aid squad

    JACKSON- The Township Council has authorized the sale of four ambulances to the Jackson Township First Aid Squad at the cost of $1. Council President Alexander Sauickie, Vice President Andrew Kern, Councilman Ken Bressi, Councilman Stephen Chisholm and Councilman Martin Flemming voted to authorize the sale of the vehicles during the Sept. 8 council meeting.…

  • Jackson council eyes purchase of tract for open space preservation

    Jackson council eyes purchase of tract for open space preservation

    JACKSON – Municipal officials are seeking to purchase a 48-acre parcel in the Cassville section of Jackson and preserve the land as open space. If officials follow through with the plan, a development of 16 homes that was approved in 2018 by the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment will not be constructed at the site.…

  • Flemming, Chisholm, Borrelli run unopposed for council seats in Jackson

    Flemming, Chisholm, Borrelli run unopposed for council seats in Jackson

    JACKSON – Martin Flemming, Steve Chisholm Jr. and Nino Borrelli are running unopposed for three four-year terms on the Jackson Township Council in the Nov. 3 general election. Flemming and Chisholm are current members of the Township Council and Borrelli is a current member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Councilman Ken Bressi is not…

  • Jackson officials honor former council president for service to community

    Jackson officials honor former council president for service to community

    JACKSON – The members of the Jackson Township Council honored Barry Calogero, a former council president, during a recent meeting. Calogero resigned from the council on May 13 in his seventh year of service on the governing body. He said his job as the executive director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency…

  • Jackson to install handicap accessible doors at municipal buildings

    Jackson to install handicap accessible doors at municipal buildings

    JACKSON – Municipal officials will accept bids for a project to construct handicapped accessible entrances at certain public buildings in Jackson. During a meeting on Aug. 25, Township Council President Alex Sauickie, Vice President Andrew Kern, Councilman Ken Bressi and Councilman Martin Flemming authorized the acceptance of bids for the construction of handicapped accessible doors…

  • Jackson accepting bids for solar project at former landfill

    Jackson accepting bids for solar project at former landfill

    JACKSON – The Township Council will seek bids for a project known as Legler Solar II. The 135-acre Legler property is off Dorathys Lane and Lakehurst Avenue in Jackson. For a number of years, Jackson officials have tried to have a solar energy array constructed at the former landfill. Officials have said they are hoping…