Tag: Lawrence Township Council
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Friends, colleagues remember former Lawrence mayor, Mercer County commissioner Pat Colavita Jr.
Pat Colavita Jr. was “a Lawrence Township treasure, a man who lit up the room when he entered it and a natural leader.” That’s how Colavita’s friends and colleagues described the lifelong Lawrence resident. Colavita, who was a former Lawrence mayor, a former Lawrence school board member and a former Mercer County commissioner, died Sept.…
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Lawrence Township Council awards contract for Hero Dog Park
A Bayville-based contractor will build Hero Dog Park at Hamnett Park on Ohio Avenue. The Lawrence Township Council awarded the contract to TC Landscape Construction Group to build the dog park at its Sept. 20 meeting. Its bid at $496,740 was the lower of two bids submitted for the job. The second contractor offered a…
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‘Hero Dog Park’ on track in south Lawrence despite not winning nationwide grant contest
The south side of Lawrence Township is still on track to get a dog park despite not winning the PetSafe-sponsored grant contest Residents tried and voted often in support for the $25,000 grant, but it was not enough when the results were revealed Sept. 2. The winners of PetSafe’s “Bark for Your Park” nationwide grant…
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Four Lawrence Township streets to get a fresh coat of asphalt
Four Lawrence Township streets will get a fresh coat of asphalt. The Lawrence Township Council awarded a contract bid of $608,447 to the Richard T. Barrett Paving Co. at its Aug. 23 meeting. The Trenton-based paving contractor came in as the lowest bidder among five bidders for the job. The streets to be repaved include…
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Lawrence Township Council endorses proposed state reparations task force for descendants of slaves
The Lawrence Township Council has endorsed proposed legislation to establish a state-level task force to study making reparations to African Americans living in New Jersey who are descendants of slaves. The Council adopted a resolution in support of state Senate Bill S-386 and its companion state Assembly Bill A-938 at its July 19 meeting. The…
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Road improvement projects expected to enhance Cold Soil Road in Lawrence
Two road improvement projects will enhance Cold Soil Road. The Lawrence Township Council awarded two contracts at a meeting on June 21. Meco Inc., Clarksburg, Monmouth County, submitted a bid of $761,171.21 to repave part of Cold Soil Road. The township received a $550,000 local aid grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation toward…
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Lawrence Township Council adopts 2022 municipal budget
The Lawrence Township Council quietly approved the proposed $52.7 million municipal budget for 2022, following a public hearing that did not draw any public comment, at its April 19 meeting. The newly adopted budget carries a municipal property tax rate increase of 3 cents, from 60 cents per $100 of assessed value to 63 cents.…
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Ryan to serve as mayor of Lawrence Township for 2022
There were smiles all around as two Lawrence Township Councilmen-elect were sworn into office for four-year terms and a new mayor was selected at the council’s annual reorganization meeting Jan. 1. Township Councilman-elect Christopher Bobbitt was sworn into office for his second full term, and Township Councilman-elect James Kownacki was sworn into office for his…
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Incumbents re-elected to Lawrence Township Council
Incumbent Lawrence Township Councilmen Christopher Bobbitt and James Kownacki will return to the governing body for four-year terms following the Nov. 2 General Election. The final vote tallies for Bobbitt and Kownacki, who ran unopposed, were 7,500 votes and 7,478 votes, respectively. The vote tallies were certified by Mercer County officials and released Nov. 19.…