Tag: Red Bank Borough Council
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Red Bank to study downtown parking
Parking issues in downtown Red Bank will soon be addressed. Restarting its quest to improve its downtown area, the borough will send out a Request For Proposal for a parking study. Councilman Erik Yngstrom said the major portion of the study will be the Special Improvement District, which is the downtown area from the train…
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Red Bank approves lease for police impound yard
The Red Bank Borough Council adopted an ordinance approving a one-year lease agreement for a 5,000-square-foot fenced-in property for the purpose of a police impound yard. Mayor Pasquale Menna said the police department previously used Tinton Falls’s impound yard; however, in 2017 the borough was notified that it could no longer use the impound yard…
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Red Bank wants music to end earlier
RED BANK Responding to residents’ complaints about late night noise, the Borough Council adopted an ordinance amending the borough code pertaining to noise disturbances. According to the council, any place of public accommodation that plays any music, whether pre-recorded or live, for the entertainment of its guests or invitees, must close all windows, doors and…
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Red Bank grapples with plans for parking lot
RED BANK – The struggle over providing adequate parking in the borough continues. The borough is being sued by a group called Residents for Responsible Development over its current redevelopment plan for the municipal parking lot located on 75-79 White St., according to council Democrats. The redevelopment plan calls for a parking garage to be built…
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Red Bank council approves area in need of rehabilitation
RED BANK The Borough Council approved a resolution designating portions of the borough as an Area In Need of Rehabilitation under state law. According to a map provided by the borough, the area is bordered by the Navesink River on the north, English Plaza on the east, parts of Oakland Street and Monmouth Street to the south,…
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Red Bank council introduces housing ordinance
The Red Bank Borough Council introduced an ordinance, which if eventually passed, will amend the borough code to allow any non-conforming structure damaged due to a natural incident to be rebuilt without a variance. “Briefly, what prompted the ordinance is that a resident’s house recently burned down. The house was in an industrial zone. Under the current…
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Mayor breaks tie on ‘inclusiveness’ in Red Bank
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer After discussing their views and hearing the opinions of the public, members of the Red Bank Borough Council passed the 2017 Inclusive Community Resolution in a 4-3 vote with Mayor Pasquale Menna delivering the tie-breaking vote. The 2017 resolution urges all members of the community to be open, welcoming and…
