Tag: municipal improvements
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Bond ordinance for $4.95 million falls one vote short in Hazlet
A bond ordinance appropriating $4.95 million for a road restoration program and capital improvements has been placed on hold after it failed to garner the four votes it needed for passage from members of the Hazlet Township Committee. “We will try to reintroduce (the bond ordinance) in some other format,” Committeeman Michael Glackin said in…
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Jackson adopts bond ordinances for capital improvements
JACKSON – The Jackson Township Council has adopted two bond ordinances providing for capital improvements throughout the municipality. Council President Ken Bressi, Vice President Rob Nixon and council members Barry Calogero, Scott Martin and Ann Updegrave voted to adopt the ordinances at the Sept. 11 meeting. The first bond ordinance provides for capital improvements and…
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Middletown officials put funding in place for capital improvements
MIDDLETOWN – Capital improvements will be carried out throughout Middletown following the adoption of a $5.21 million bond ordinance by the Township Committee in July. On July 16, committee members voted unanimously to appropriate funds that will be used to finance improvements, the acquisition of equipment, and upgrades to existing technology. Bonds or notes in…
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Renovated Mary Moss playground opens in Princeton
Long before the politicians showed up for the official ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 8, Lloyd Banks leaned against a black railing of the renovated Mary Moss playground in Princeton. Banks, 84, stood under the shade of a large tree that was around when on hot summer days like this one, he would come to…
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Allentown officials seek support for state grant application
ALLENTOWN – Municipal officials are asking residents who want to see children get to and from school in a safe manner to support a current effort that is seeking state funding. According to Allentown officials, the borough is preparing a grant application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) for Safe Routes to School…
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Howell council approves capital improvements, pump station repairs
HOWELL – The Howell Township Council has adopted a bond ordinance that will fund capital improvements and a capital ordinance authorizing sewer improvements. Deputy Mayor Robert Nicastro, Councilman Bob Walsh, Councilwoman Evelyn O’Donnell and Councilwoman Pauline Smith took the action during a July 17 meeting at the municipal building. Mayor Theresa Berger was absent. The…
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Emergency repairs cost Freehold Township $78K
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Township Committee has authorized an additional $78,320 to Freehold Township’s well maintenance and motor repairs contractor for work performed during an emergency. On July 10, committee members authorized the payment to be added to a contract with A.C. Schultes Inc., Woodbury Heights, for emergency repairs of well No. 14 at the…
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After years of planning, Howell debuts restored Aldrich Lake
HOWELL – Municipal officials celebrated the grand re-opening of a revitalized Aldrich Lake, Addison Road, Howell, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 19. The project to dredge the lake and create a new recreation dock began in October 2017 and was completed in June. The cost of the project was $2.4 million. Jim Herrman,…
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Howell council will vote on capital improvements
HOWELL – The Township Council has introduced a bond ordinance that will, if adopted, fund capital improvements in Howell. The ordinance appropriates $4.3 million and authorizes the issuance of $4.085 million in bonds and notes. The remaining costs will be covered by a $215,000 down payment from Howell. A public hearing on the ordinance is…