Tag: participatory budgeting
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Freehold Borough officials take action to fund municipal projects
FREEHOLD – The Borough Council has appropriated $100,000 to fund three municipal projects that were selected by Freehold Borough’s stakeholders during this year’s participatory budgeting initiative. On Dec. 6, council members adopted a bond ordinance that will provide $100,000 for capital improvements and the acquisition of capital equipment. The ordinance authorizes the issuance of $95,000…
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Freehold Borough officials will fund projects picked in participatory budgeting
FREEHOLD – The Borough Council is appropriating $100,000 to fund three municipal projects that were selected by Freehold Borough’s stakeholders during this year’s participatory budgeting initiative. On Nov. 15, council members introduced a bond ordinance that will, if adopted, provide $100,000 for capital improvements and the acquisition of capital equipment. The ordinance authorizes the issuance…
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Three projects in Freehold Borough selected to receive municipal funding
FREEHOLD – Residents and property owners in Freehold Borough have selected three projects to receive municipal funding through the town’s the third annual participatory budgeting initiative. There were 13 potential projects that could have been funded with an appropriation of $200,000 from the 2021 municipal budget. The projects that have been selected by voters to…
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Freehold Borough officials award contracts for lights at baseball complex
FREEHOLD – Two contracts that total $162,821 have been awarded by the Borough Council for a project that will result in the installation of lights at the Little League baseball complex on Otterson Road in Freehold Borough. On Dec. 2, council members awarded a $93,421 contract to Musco Sports Lighting, Oskaloosa, Iowa, to purchase the…
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Freehold Borough projects picked in participatory budgeting program
FREEHOLD – Residents and property owners in Freehold Borough have selected four projects to receive municipal funding through the town’s the third annual participatory budgeting initiative. Of seven potential projects that could have been funded with $200,000 from the 2019 municipal budget, the projects selected by voters were the following: placing lights at Lake Topanemus;…
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Freehold Borough officials adjust contract for sidewalk repairs
FREEHOLD – The Borough Council in Freehold Borough has approved an increase in a contract for the construction of sidewalks that is part of a project that was selected by residents and business owners to receive municipal funding. During a recent meeting, council members approved an increase of $1,416 in the contract that was previously…
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Voters select baseball field lights, firehouse repairs in Freehold Borough
FREEHOLD – Residents and business owners in Freehold Borough have selected two projects to receive municipal funding through the town’s second participatory budgeting initiative. Of the 11 potential projects that could have been funded with $200,000 from the 2018 municipal budget, the projects selected by voters were placing lights at a Little League baseball field…
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Firm hired to repair sidewalks after residents select projects for Freehold Borough
FREEHOLD – The Borough Council has awarded a $182,416 contract to a firm that will repair sidewalks in Freehold Borough. The project was selected by residents as one of several projects that will receive municipal funding. On Sept. 17, council members awarded the contract to MNC Concrete, Waretown. The firm was determined to be lowest…
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Residents may submit proposals for local projects
FREEHOLD – The deadline to submit ideas to the Freehold Borough participatory budgeting program has been extended to Sept. 30. According to a Sept. 21 statement from Councilman Ron Griffiths and Committeeman Kevin Kane, the participatory budgeting committee was made aware of several organizations and individuals who were still preparing their proposals. The program allows…