Tag: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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Levels of harmful algae found in Lake Papaianni Park
EDISON – Officials are warning the public not to drink or have contact with water at Lake Papaianni Park on Municipal Boulevard due to levels of harmful algae found in the lake. Red warning signs have been posted at access points to Lake Papaianni until such time as the algae levels no longer exceed…
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Clean Communities Grant helps keep Monroe free of litter
MONROE – Monroe has received a $94,380.34 Clean Communities grant from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Solid Waste Division. Clean Communities grants are intended to help municipalities and counties across New Jersey promote volunteer and paid clean-up events, purchase equipment, support enforcement activities and education. “Monroe Township prides itself on being a…
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Bordentown City officials shift focus of reported lead exceedances to inside the home
As the Bordentown City municipality works to address the concern of lead exceedances found in multiple homeowners’ drinking water throughout the area, city officials are beginning to shift focus to linking the issue with interior plumbing. When the Bordentown City Board of Commissioners held a July 24 public hearing at the Carslake Community Center to…
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Hillsborough completes first phase of 2019 road paving program
Hillsborough Township recently announced the completion of the first phase of their road paving program. Municipal officials announced on June 11 that road paving on Clawson Avenue and Riverside Drive had been completed and that final striping is to follow. “We will move forward with the next set of roads in the coming weeks,” Hillsborough…
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Howell, Jackson will receive Clean Communities grants
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is awarding $21.5 million in annual Clean Communities grants to help municipalities and counties conduct litter cleanups that improve the quality of life in New Jersey’s communities. The DEP is awarding $19.1 million to eligible municipalities and $2.4 million to the state’s 21 counties. This is a…
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Edison continuing due diligence phase in proposed public-private partnership with Suez
EDISON – With many questions and concerns remaining about the proposed $811.3 million, 40-year, proposed public-private partnership with Suez North America, township officials are continuing their due diligence to digest some 758 pages plus a DVD of the proposal. A meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on May 2 at Town Hall to continue…
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Monroe Zoning Board denies application for 206 apartments, retail citing bald eagle and congestion concerns
MONROE – Citing concerns of a bald eagle’s nest and an already congested area, the Zoning Board of Adjustment denied an application to bring 206 apartments including 43 affordable housing units and retail to the area on Route 33 between Applegarth Road in Monroe and the East Windsor border. More than 200 residents filled the…
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First of several public hearings held on Edison’s proposed ‘robust’ new public-private partnership with Suez
EDISON – Edison’s water and sewer infrastructure has not been upgraded in 60 to 70 years and needs to be replaced. That is what is known. What is not known is if the proposed $811.3 million new public-private partnership with Suez North America, a Paramus-based water and wastewater company, is the right fit for the…
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Edison mayor proposes new public-private partnership with Suez North America to manage water and sewer systems
EDISON – When Mayor Thomas Lankey came into office in 2014, one of his first initiatives was to conduct a water, sewer infrastructure analysis of the township. “The condition [of the infrastructure] was horrendous … nothing had been improved post 1950s and 1960s,” he said. Fast forward five years, the focal point on infrastructure has…
