Tag: Keyport municipal government
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Keyport Borough Council members adopt $10.8M budget for 2021
KEYPORT – The Borough Council has adopted a $10.8 million budget to fund the operation of Keyport during 2021. The budget will be supported by the collection of $7 million in taxes from Keyport’s residential and commercial property owners. Other revenue includes the receipt of $714,473 in state aid and the appropriation of $1.12 million…
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Keyport Borough Council sets public hearing on $10.8M budget
KEYPORT – The Borough Council has introduced a $10.8 million budget to fund the operation of Keyport this year. During a meeting on April 6, council members Dennis Fotopoulos, Matthew Goode, Delia Sosa McDermott, Victoria Pacheco, Lori Ann Davidson and Kathleen McNamara voted “yes” on a motion to introduce the budget. A public hearing on…
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Keyport council approves change order for water treatment plant project
KEYPORT – Members of the Keyport Borough Council have authorized an increase in a contract through which upgrades are being completed at the borough’s water treatment plant. On April 6, council members authorized a $52,500 increase to a $564,000 contract that was awarded to Mott MacDonald in 2016 for upgrades to the Perry Street water…
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Keyport offers additional assistance to businesses impacted by COVID
KEYPORT – Members of the Keyport Borough Council have authorized a second round of funding to assist businesses that have been affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total distribution of funds to $228,818. On Jan. 19, council members passed a resolution authorizing the awarding of grants to 35 businesses in the Keyport Neighborhood…
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Keyport council members tap Goode to serve as president during 2021
KEYPORT – Councilman Matthew Goode has been elected by his fellow members of the governing body to serve as president of the Borough Council in Keyport for 2021. The borough’s annual reorganization meeting on Jan. 1 was held in a virtual manner due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As the meeting began, new council members…
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Davidson, McNamara win terms on Borough Council in Keyport
KEYPORT – Republican Lori Davidson and Democrat Kathleen McNamara have won three-year terms on the Keyport Borough Council. In the Nov. 3 municipal election, Davidson and McNamara emerged as the top vote-getters for two available three-year terms. They will succeed Democratic councilmen Isaiah Cooper and Joseph Sheridan, who did not seek re-election. According to results…
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Annual audit reveals no issues with Keyport’s financial records
KEYPORT – No recommendations for corrective action were made in the 2019 audit of Keyport’s municipal finances. During a recent Borough Council meeting, the members of the governing body passed a resolution to adopt the audit. According to state law, the governing body of every municipality must conduct an annual audit of its books, accounts…
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Keyport council members approve shared services agreements
KEYPORT – Two Keyport employees will also provide their services to neighboring Union Beach. During a recent Borough Council meeting, members of the governing body authorized a shared services agreement with Union Beach through which Keyport will provide registrar and deputy registrar of vital statistics services to its neighbor. According to a resolution, Union Beach…
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Keyport officials distribute grants to help businesses impacted by virus
KEYPORT – The Keyport Borough Council has authorized the distribution of $136,000 to assist businesses that have been affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. On Nov. 2, council members held a special meeting to authorize grants to businesses in the Keyport Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) district. Funding was provided through the Neighborhood Preservation Program COVID-19…