Tag: Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders
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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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Hopewell Valley Golf and Country Club now open
Hopewell Valley Golf Course is now open. The Mercer County Park Commission and county officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of the golf course, a newly acquired property of the Park Commission, according to a press release through the Park Commission before Memorial Day. This 186-acre, 18-hole course includes a clubhouse,…
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Sollami served seven terms as Mercer County freeholder
A seven-time Mercer County freeholder has passed away. “It is with great sadness that I learned today of the passing of Freeholder Paul Sollami, Jr. He was a tremendous public servant who dedicated his life to helping others and improving the lives of Trenton area residents as an elected member of Mercer County government, an…
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Mercer County moves away from title of freeholder
The Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders will now go by the term county commissioners, since the members of the board officially adopted the title change in its last meeting of 2020. Through an ordinance adopted on Dec. 17, the county’s governing body amended the administrative code changing all references of freeholder to the new…
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Mercer County freeholders embrace name change to county commissioner
Mercer County Freeholders will officially be known as county commissioners come 2021, after Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed state legislation (S855) eliminating the title. State officials had signaled the potential elimination of the term freeholder since July with Murphy making the phasing out of the term official on Aug. 21. Mercer County’s title of freeholder…
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Joint Effort Safe Streets gathers local officials to discuss 2020 general election
With the general election just three months away, Mercer County officials gathered virtually to deliver remarks about the importance of the 2020 election. The event on Aug. 8 was part of week of programming organized by Joint Effort Princeton Witherspoon-Jackson Safe Streets. Joint Effort Safe Streets organizes an annual summer program that celebrates the history…
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Mercer County freeholders will acquire, maintain Hopewell Valley Golf and Country Club
The Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders have approved the acquisition of the Hopewell Valley Golf and Country Club in Hopewell Township. The Hopewell Valley Golf and Country Club is located on Pennington-Hopewell Road and abuts the Stony Brook. The property contains an 18-hole golf course, clubhouse, tennis and a pool. In 2016, the club…
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Mercer County freeholders adopt $325 million budget for county operations in 2020
The Mercer County Board of Freeholders have adopted a $325.7 million budget to fund the operation of the county during 2020. Freeholder Chairman Andrew Koontz, Vice Chairman Samuel Frisby and Freeholders John Cimino, Ann Cannon, Lucylle Walter, and Nina Melker voted “yes” on the budget’s adoption on June 11. Freeholder Pasquale Colavita was absent for…
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Mercer County freeholders continue work on 2020 county budget
The Mercer County Board of Freeholders have furthered discussions on whether to adopt a $332.7 million budget to fund the operation of the county during 2020. After a continued introduction of the budget on April 23, freeholders voted unanimously to recess the introduction for an end-of-May public hearing on the budget’s potential adoption. Freeholder Chairman…