Tag: Millstone Township

  • Construction code official hired in Millstone Township

    Construction code official hired in Millstone Township

    MILLSTONE – The Township Committee has appointed Dennis Gibson as Millstone Township’s construction code official. Gibson previously worked as the temporary construction code official. He is also Millstone Township’s plumbing inspector and plumbing subcode official. According to a resolution, his position as the construction code official began on April 6. The annual salary for the…

  • Millstone Township seeks county funds for Phase 2 work at new park

    Millstone Township seeks county funds for Phase 2 work at new park

    MILLSTONE – Municipal officials in Millstone Township are seeking $250,000 from Monmouth County to help fund Phase 2 work at the new Millstone Park. On March 18, Township Committee members authorized the submission of an application to the Monmouth County Open Space Grant Program. The township is seeking $250,000 from the Open Space Trust Fund.…

  • Former Millstone Township elected official dies at 66

    Former Millstone Township elected official dies at 66

    MILLSTONE – Roger Staib, a former member of the Township Committee who later served as Millstone Township’s business administrator, has died. According to his obituary, Staib, 66, died on April 4 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Staib was born in Manhattan and resided in Irvington, Essex County, and Warren, Somerset County, before…

  • Millstone Township officials designate three sites for affordable housing

    Millstone Township officials designate three sites for affordable housing

    MILLSTONE – Three agreements have been authorized by the Township Committee that will clear the way for a trio of projects that will help Millstone Township meet its obligation to provide opportunities for the construction of affordable housing in the community. The obligation to provide affordable housing has been mandated by New Jersey’s courts, which…

  • Millstone Township officials adopt affordable housing ordinances

    Millstone Township officials adopt affordable housing ordinances

    MILLSTONE – Six ordinances have been adopted by the Township Committee to help Millstone Township meet its affordable housing obligation and to prepare for a proposed residential development that would include affordable housing units and market rate units. New Jersey municipalities are under a court mandate to provide opportunities for the development of affordable housing…

  • Millstone fire budget vote moved to November general election

    Millstone fire budget vote moved to November general election

    MILLSTONE – The annual public vote on a budget that supports the operation of the Millstone Township Fire District will now be held in November. In a Facebook post, representatives of the fire district said residents will vote on the 2020 budget on Nov. 3. Prior to this year, the public vote on the fire…

  • Millstone Township buildings, parks closed to the public

    Millstone Township buildings, parks closed to the public

    MILLSTONE – Beginning today, March 19, all Millstone Township buildings and parks will be closed to the public during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The closures include the municipal building, the municipal courthouse, Wagner Park, the Thomas Baird Homestead, the community center, the Clarksburg Cultural Center, Abate, Brandywine parks and Rocky Brook, according to a press…

  • Millstone school board introduces $39.9M budget for 2020-21

    Millstone school board introduces $39.9M budget for 2020-21

    MILLSTONE – The Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education has introduced a $39.9 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2020-21 school year. Following a discussion among district administrators and board members, the budget was introduced on March 9. A public hearing is scheduled for April 27. The…

  • Millstone officials adjust contract for development of new park

    Millstone officials adjust contract for development of new park

    MILLSTONE – The Township Committee has approved several change orders in connection with the first phase of work at Millstone Park, a 186-acre recreation facility that is being developed on Red Valley Road. In 2016, committee members awarded a contract to Meco Inc. for $3.43 million for the phase one work at Millstone Township’s newest…