Tag: Monroe Township Council
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Planning Board approves Master Plan to guide Monroe for the next 10 years
The Monroe Township Planning Board has adopted the township’s 2022 Master Plan – an outlook for the next 10 years – after more than a year of discussions and public input. Planning Board Chairman Marc Gaffrey, and members David Rothman, John Riggs, Karen Polidoro, Roslyn Brodsky, Kevin McGowan, Oruj Qureshi, Councilman Terence Van Dzura, and…
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Monroe Township approves enforcement of state traffic laws in Renaissance at Monroe
MONROE – Monroe Township police officers will now be able to enforce state traffic laws in Renaissance at Monroe, an adult community, following the adoption of an ordinance amending township code. Council President Miriam Cohen, Council Vice President Terence Van Dzura, Ward 1 Councilwoman Elizabeth Schneider, Ward 2 Councilwoman Rupa Siegel, and Ward 3 Councilman…
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Monroe remembers sacrifices made on 21st anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks
Monroe Township joined communities across the nation to honor the nearly 3,000 people lost from the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil. The township remembered 21 years late at Memorial Tree Park on Prospect Plains Road on Sept. 11. “On this National Day of Service and remembrance we honor the 9/11 victims, survivors and those…
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Monroe to receive $1 million in state funding for flood mitigation efforts for Rossmoor community
MONROE – Monroe Township will receive $1 million in state funding to address flood mitigation programs for the Rossmoor adult living community, which was devastated by Tropical Storm Henri in August 2021. The funding has been set aside in the state’s 2023 fiscal budget, according to information provided by the township. “This grant is a…
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New garden at Monroe Public Library honors lives of late mayor, his wife
MONROE – A new pergola and butterfly garden adorn the grounds of the Monroe Township Public Library in honor of the late Monroe Mayor Gerald Tamburro and his wife. “I want to thank the family for thinking of the library as a place to honor both their parents. I cannot think of a better way…
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Monroe maintains services with adoption of 2022 municipal budget
MONROE – Monroe Township’s 2022 municipal budget maintains services and keeps the tax rate flat for property owners in the township. The Township Council adopted the $66.99 million spending plan earlier this month on June 1. The budget was introduced on May 2. Council President Miriam Cohen, Vice Council President Terence Van Dzura, Ward 1…
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Monroe introduces flat tax rate for 2022 municipal budget; school budget includes 19 new instructional/support staff
MONROE – The 2022 Monroe calendar year municipal budget takes on a “theme of affordability and property tax relief.” That is what Mayor Stephen Dalina said as he presented the proposed $66.99 million budget at a Township Council meeting on May 2. “Between the impacts of COVID-19, and some economic uncertainty, many residents have tightened…
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Monroe Township Police Department swears in nine new officers, promotes two to sergeant; hires first Asian Indian officer
MONROE – The Monroe Township Police Department swore in its first police officer of Asian Indian descent. “I am extremely proud that Officer [Ritik] Bedi is choosing to serve the community in which he was raised,” Mayor Stephen Dalina said in a press release on March 16. “We are thankful for the many Asian Indian…
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Monroe mayor says teamwork is key to the successes of last year; will continue on same path in 2022
MONROE – It’s all about teamwork as Mayor Stephen Dalina enters his second year as mayor. “Never was it so prevalent to know that I had everybody with me on [the Township Council] to be the best mayor I could the day I was appointed,” Dalina said. Dalina was appointed interim mayor on Jan. 20,…
