Tag: Millstone Township

  • Millstone officials OK technology and safety improvements

    Millstone officials OK technology and safety improvements

    MILLSTONE – The Township Committee has adopted a $185,000 bond ordinance to provide for technology and safety improvements in Millstone Township. The ordinance, which was adopted on April 17, authorizes the issuance of $175,750 in bonds or notes to finance part of the $185,000 appropriation. The remaining costs are covered by a down payment of…

  • Board members put spending plan in place for Millstone schools

    Board members put spending plan in place for Millstone schools

    MILLSTONE – The Millstone Township K-8 School District Board of Education has adopted a $39.6 million budget that will fund the operation of the district during the 2019-20 school year. The budget, which was adopted on April 29, will be supported by a tax levy of $32.2 million to be paid by the township’s residential…

  • Millstone governing body adopts $6.4M budget for 2019

    Millstone governing body adopts $6.4M budget for 2019

    MILLSTONE – The Township Committee has adopted a $6.41 million budget to fund the operation of Millstone Township this year. Committee members adopted the budget during a meeting on May 1. The $6.41 million budget will be supported by the collection of $3.13 million in taxes from Millstone Township’s residential and commercial property owners. Other…

  • Volunteers haul away debris in Millstone Township

    Volunteers haul away debris in Millstone Township

    About 13,000 pounds of trash were removed from local rivers and streams by 690 volunteers during Earth Day celebrations on April 6 and April 13 in The Watershed Institute’s 13th annual Stream Cleanup. The Watershed Institute, based in Pennington, is dedicated to keeping central New Jersey’s water clean, safe and healthy. Founded in 1949, The…

  • Ferro will seek full term on Millstone governing body

    Ferro will seek full term on Millstone governing body

    MILLSTONE – An incumbent member of the Township Committee in Millstone Township will seek a full three-year term this year. The new term will run from Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2022. According to the municipal clerk’s office, Republican Al Ferro has filed a nominating petition to retain his seat on the governing body.…

  • Millstone committee sets May 1 for public hearing on $6.4M budget

    Millstone committee sets May 1 for public hearing on $6.4M budget

    MILLSTONE – The Township Committee has introduced a $6.41 million budget to fund the operation of Millstone Township this year. The 2019 municipal budget was introduced by committee members on April 3. A public hearing on the budget will be held at 8 p.m. on May 1 at the municipal building. The committee may adopt…

  • Three towns to receive funding for road improvements

    Three towns to receive funding for road improvements

    State officials have announced that 95 percent of New Jersey municipalities – including Allentown, Millstone Township and Upper Freehold Township – will receive Municipal Aid grant awards totaling $161.25 million this year. A total of 537 municipalities across the state are receiving grants to advance road, bridge, safety and quality-of-life improvements in an effort to…

  • Staib named business administrator in Millstone Township

    Staib named business administrator in Millstone Township

    MILLSTONE – Roger Staib, who served on the Township Committee in the late 1990s, has been named Millstone Township’s business administrator. Staib was appointed acting business administrator on Jan. 30. His appointment became effective on Feb. 4 and his first meeting on the dais with the governing body was on March 6. Staib’s appointment followed…

  • Millstone officials revise road work contract

    Millstone officials revise road work contract

    MILLSTONE – The Township Committee has approved an increase in a contract for improvements to township roads because of work that was performed on an additional road. On March 6, committee members approved a $37,614 change order in a contract with Meco Inc. for Millstone Township’s 2018 road improvement project. The change order  increased the…