Tag: municipal government
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Allentown council will create Green Team to study sustainability issues
ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council was expected to take action at its meeting on Dec. 11 to adopt an ordinance establishing a Green Team Advisory Committee. The advisory committee, which is generally referred to as the Green Team, will study and advise borough officials on issues of environmental and energy sustainability and meeting the goals…
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Freehold Township to continue shared services agreements with other communities
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has entered into a series of shared services agreements with nearby municipalities. With Freehold Borough, Freehold Township will continue to provide information technology services, licensed treatment plant operational services for Freehold Borough water/sewer utilities, and Schibanoff Road commuter parking lot permits to Freehold Borough residents. With Manalapan, Freehold Township…
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NJ Transit reps: Suspension of Dinky train line will remain in place
By Philip Sean Curran Staff Writer Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert was rebuffed on Nov. 20 in her bid to get New Jersey Transit officials to restore the suspended Dinky train service immediately or sooner than the mid-January timeframe the transportation agency has in mind to run the train again. Lempert appealed directly to NJ Transit…
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Shrewsbury Borough address affordable housing obligation in ordinance
Municipal officials in Shrewsbury Borough have introduced an ordinance that would, if adopted, amend the municipality’s land use and development code to include mandatory set-aside language which would pertain to future affordable housing obligations. During a meeting of the Shrewsbury Borough Council on Nov. 19, members of the governing body introduced an ordinance which states…
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Towns will share costs of repairing Disbrow Hill Road
MILLSTONE – The Township Committee in Millstone Township has authorized a shared services agreement with neighboring Monroe Township for improvements to a road that borders both municipalities. On Nov. 7, committee members authorized the agreement with Monroe Township for improvements to Disbrow Hill Road. The resolution states that Disbrow Hill Road is in need of…
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Middletown mayor ‘dismayed’ scratching Stevenson Park plan wasn’t enough for residents
Municipal officials in Middletown have denied a proposal advocated by residents to place a conservation easement on the Stevenson Park property deed. The proposal residents made during a Middletown Township Committee meeting on Nov. 19 prompted Mayor Kevin Settembrino to say he was “dismayed” that scratching an initial concept plan to develop the property with…
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Allentown council revises duties of Economic Development Commission
ALLENTOWN – With an eye on Allentown’s business community, the Borough Council has adopted an ordinance that revises the powers and duties of the town’s Economic Development Commission (EDC). Council members adopted the ordinance on Nov. 13. Prior to the adoption of the amended ordinance, the EDC had the following powers and duties: • To…
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Allentown council supports fire company’s bid for $128K grant
ALLENTOWN – In a unanimous vote, the members of the Allentown Borough Council have passed a resolution supporting the Hope Fire Company’s grant application seeking funding for the purchase of personal protective equipment. Council members took the action on Nov. 13. The Hope Fire Company, which is based in Upper Freehold Township, serves a 48-square-mile…
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Landscape architect will design Ashby Park in Allentown
ALLENTOWN — The Allentown Borough Council has voted unanimously to hire E&LP Associates as the landscape architect for the planned Sgt. George Ashby Memorial Park. E&LP Associates was selected from a group of eight companies that responded to a request for proposals that was issued by Allentown, according to a resolution council members passed on…
