Tag: Marlboro municipal government
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Audit of Marlboro’s municipal finances uncovers no issues
MARLBORO – The accounting firm, Wiss & Company, LLP, has released its independent audit report for the year ending Dec. 31, 2018 and for the seventh consecutive year, the auditors reported there were no findings or recommendations regarding Marlboro’s municipal finances. Upon receiving the results of the audit, Mayor Jonathan Hornik said, “I am pleased…
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Marlboro council appropriates funds for streambank stabilization project
MARLBORO – Members of the Marlboro Township Council have adopted an ordinance that appropriates a $420,236 grant for the Pleasant Valley streambank project. Council members adopted the ordinance on Aug. 15 following a public hearing. The grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will provide funds for a streambank stabilization project on Pleasant Valley…
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Project expected to stabilize streambank on Pleasant Valley Road
MARLBORO – The Marlboro Township Council has introduced an ordinance that would, if adopted, appropriate a $420,236 grant for a Pleasant Valley streambank project. Council members introduced the ordinance on July 11 and set Aug. 15 as the date for a public hearing on the proposal. The grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)…
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Work advancing to transform hospital parcel to county park
MARLBORO – Municipal and state officials have offered an update on the Route 520 property that previously housed the Marlboro State Psychiatric Hospital. The parcel fronts on Route 520, which is a Monmouth County road, and is bordered by Conover Road to the east. The 410-acre property housed the psychiatric hospital from 1931 until 1998,…
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Marlboro council will continue to provide officers in schools
MARLBORO – Municipal officials have agreed to extend shared services agreements with the Freehold Regional High School District and the Marlboro K-8 School District and will continue to provide School Resource Officers (SRO) and Class III special law enforcement officers in schools in Marlboro. The township will provide an SRO and two Class III officers…
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Marlboro council introduces $39 million municipal budget
MARLBORO – The Township Council has set April 11 as the date for a public hearing on a $39.06 million budget that will fund the operation of Marlboro in 2019. The budget was introduced by the council on March 7. To support the budget, Marlboro’s residential and commercial property owners will pay a total of…
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Marlboro council adopts bond ordinances to provide local improvements
MARLBORO – The Marlboro Township Council has adopted three bond ordinances to fund a series of capital improvement projects. The bond ordinances were adopted in a 4-0 vote during the council’s Feb. 21 meeting. Council President Scott Metzger, Vice President Carol Mazzola, Councilman Jeff Cantor and Councilman Michael Scalea voted “yes.” Councilwoman Randi Marder was…
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Marlboro council proposes capital improvements for 2019
MARLBORO – The Marlboro Township Council will hold public hearings on three bond ordinances during its 7 p.m. Feb. 21 meeting at Town Hall. Residents will have the oppor The bond ordinances are for general capital improvements, water utility improvements and improvements to the recreation department in regard to the Marlboro Swim Club. The first…
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Marlboro mayor, council condemn congresswoman’s remarks
MARLBORO – The township’s elected officials have condemned remarks made by a Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota that were described as being anti-Semitic. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who is serving her first two-year term in the House of Representatives, asserted in a tweet on Feb. 10 that support for Israel in Congress is predicated on monetary support…