Tag: Monmouth County Board of Freeholders
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Monmouth freeholders will add two properties to open space holdings
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will add two small parcels of land to the county’s open space inventory. During a meeting on Feb. 13, the freeholders authorized the acquisition of land in Howell and in Freehold Township. Together, the two parcels to be acquired total 6.5 acres. First, the freeholders authorized the acquisition of…
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Monmouth freeholders plan to add parcel to Metedeconk Greenway
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is adding land to the Metedeconk Greenway. The 457-acre greenway protects water quality and wildlife habitat along the Metedeconk River, a natural border between Monmouth and Ocean counties, according to the Monmouth County Park System. The greenway helps protect and buffer floodplains from adjacent land use and development. The…
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Arnone and Kiley will lead Monmouth freeholders in 2020
Monmouth County Freeholder Thomas A. Arnone and Freeholder Susan M. Kiley were appointed as director and deputy director, respectively, at the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders’ 2020 reorganization meeting on Jan. 7 at Biotechnology High School, Freehold Township. “I cannot thank my fellow freeholders enough for their belief in me to serve once again as…
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Monmouth County will add small parcel to Crosswicks Creek Park
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has authorized the acquisition of property in Upper Freehold Township for an addition to Crosswicks Creek Park. During a meeting on Dec. 19, the freeholders passed a resolution which authorizes the purchase of a 3-acre parcel that is commonly known as the Schmitt, et al. property on Emleys Hill…
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Monmouth County freeholders will seek funding for Siloam Road improvements
A Monmouth County road that has been the scene of several fatal accidents over the years may be in line for improvements. During a meeting on Dec. 19, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders authorized the submission of an application for federal funding assistance for road improvements and resurfacing on Siloam Road in Freehold Township.…
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Monmouth County approves grant for Ashby park work
ALLENTOWN – In one of his final acts as Allentown’s mayor, Greg Westfall, whose term ended on Dec. 31, announced that the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has approved funding for the first phase of development for the Sgt. George Ashby Memorial Park. The park is bounded by Hamilton, Broad and North Main streets and…
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Freeholders eye 2022 start for Tennent Road improvements in Manalapan
MANALAPAN – Plans for improvements to a 3-mile-long corridor on Main Street/Tennent Road in Manalapan are continuing to take shape, but work on the project is not expected to begin prior to 2022. The project was discussed during the Nov. 26 meeting of the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders in Freehold Borough. Main Street/Tennent Road…
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Monmouth County plans to install traffic light at Hance and Sycamore avenues
TINTON FALLS – A traffic light is expected to be operational at the busy intersection of Hance and Sycamore avenues in Tinton Falls in early 2020. Sycamore Avenue (Route 13A) and Hance Avenue (Route 51) are both county roads. The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders is planning improvements at the intersection. During a meeting on…
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Freeholders continue to seek attorney to challenge immigration directive
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders will try again to hire an attorney or a law firm to represent the county in an anticipated action against the state that will challenge the legality of a directive that was issued by the attorney general. During a meeting on Nov. 26, the freeholders declined to make appointments…
