Tag: Sayreville Borough Council
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Sayreville to review affordable housing ordinance
SAYREVILLE – Two ordinances intended to assist Sayreville in reaching its necessary amount of affordable units are scheduled to be introduced by the Borough Council on Sept. 11. An ordinance that will amend the borough’s affordable housing ordinance and an ordinance that will permit projects that have affordable units in their zone were considered by…
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Sayreville sets special hearing on actions of Planning Board chairman
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville Borough Council has scheduled a hearing that may result in the chairman of the borough’s Planning Board being removed from his position. The council voted 4-2 on Aug. 21 to hold a special hearing on Thomas Tighe’s future on Sept. 11 prior to the start of the regular council meeting. With…
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Sayreville mulls affordable housing plan recommendation
SAYREVILLE – Ordinances intended to assist Sayreville in meeting its affordable housing obligations have been recommended to the Borough Council by the Planning Board amid continued concerns from residents over their potential impact. On Aug. 2, the Planning Board recommended an ordinance to the council that would amend the borough’s affordable housing ordinance and an…
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Sayreville council looking into actions of Planning Board chairman
SAYREVILLE – The Sayreville Borough Council has taken action that may result in the chairman of the borough’s Planning Board being removed from his position. Council members approved a motion on July 24 to hold a hearing on Thomas Tighe’s future as chairman of the Planning Board at their Aug. 21 meeting. With cause, the…
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Friends, colleagues remember fallen Sayreville firefighter
SAYREVILLE – Officials in Sayreville are mourning the death of a borough firefighter and employee. Officials paid tribute to Matt Winston, a member of Sayreville Engine Co. No. 1 of the Sayreville Fire Department, during the June 12 council meeting. According to an obituary posted on the fire department’s Facebook page, Winston died on June…
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Sayreville school board president named to lead national organization
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – A longtime member of the Sayreville Board of Education (BOE) will serve as president of a national education organization. Board member Kevin Ciak will serve as president of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) for 2017-18. The NSBA announced his position on March 27. Ciak has been a…
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Republicans to challenge Democrat incumbents in Sayreville
By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer SAYREVILLE – Two Democrats and two Republicans have announced their intention to seek a pair of three-year terms on the Borough Council in Sayreville this year. Republicans Paul Campagna and David Pawski will seek the seats that are currently held by Democrats Victoria Kilpatrick and Mary Novak. Kilpatrick and Novak will…
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Sayreville needs better options for affordable housing
Like many communities, Sayreville needs to respond to the Supreme Court decision concerning affordable housing. Unlike some other communities, the Planning Board’s answer is to build 2,000 more homes/apartments on top of the 2,000 planned for The Pointe in order to achieve the required 795 affordable units. Affordable housing is a laudable goal, and providing…
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Sayreville yet to appoint borough attorney
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Who the Borough Council attorney will be for 2017 is still undecided. Despite a seeming split between Democrat Steven Grillo and the rest of the council Democrats, Council President Daniel Buchanan said he felt the 2017 reorganization meeting on Jan. 1 “may have been the smoothest reorganization this borough…