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Township Council Wraps Up Budget Hearings

Township Council Wraps Up Budget Hearings

The final municipal departments made their 2023 budget requests to the Township Council at a special March 21 budget hearing. As is the norm, Township Manager Robert Vornlocker presented the departments’ proposed budgets with respective representatives on hand to answer any questions the Council might have had. The Council has to introduce its budget by […]

Girl Scouts Honored By Township Council

Girl Scouts Honored By Township Council

Local Girl Scouts, and Girl Scout Week, were honored at the March 14 Township Council Meeting. Citations commemorating individual and group efforts were awarded by Mayor Phil Kramer. Molly H. of Troop 60607 (the girls’ last names were not used due to privacy concerns) was commended for achieving the Girl Scouts’ Gold Award, the highest […]

Expanded Film-Making Schedule Approved By Council; Franklin Deemed ‘Film Ready’

Expanded Film-Making Schedule Approved By Council; Franklin Deemed ‘Film Ready’

Fresh on the heels of Franklin being designated one of the first “Film Ready Communities” in the state, the Township Council on March 14 extended the time period when film crews can work in the Eight Villages. The Council at the meeting gave final approval to an amendment to the Township’s filming ordinance, allowing for […]

Council Moves To Raise Water Rates, Impose New Fee

Council Moves To Raise Water Rates, Impose New Fee

An ordinance amendment that calls for a 15 percent increase in water rates was introduced on first reading at the March 14 Township Council meeting. The hike would be the first such increase in about a decade, and caps a conversation started at least six years ago. Township water customers pay a minimum charge of […]

Township Council Begins 2023 Budget Hearings

Township Council Begins 2023 Budget Hearings

Budget requests for a number of township departments were heard at a special March 13 Township Council hearing. The hearing was one of two that will be held before the township’s 2023 budget is introduced, which is expected to happen during the Council’s second meeting on March 28. The next budget hearing is set for […]

Township Democrats Pick Kramer, Francois, Anbarasan And Newcomer Kharazi For Mayor, Council Primary

Township Democrats Pick Kramer, Francois, Anbarasan And Newcomer Kharazi For Mayor, Council Primary

A political newcomer and three incumbents will carry the banner for township Democrats in the June 6 primaries for Mayor and At-Large Township Council members. Leading the ticket will be Mayor Phil Kramer, who is seeking his third term. He is joined by current Council members Kimberly Francois and Sivaraman “Ram” Anbarasan. Francois is seeking […]

Councilwoman Pruitt Will Not Seek Re-Election

Councilwoman Pruitt Will Not Seek Re-Election

Citing the travel demands of her job as the reason behind her decision, Township Councilwoman Crystal Pruitt announced February 28 that she would not run for re-election this November. Pruitt, a Democrat holding an At-Large seat, was appointed to the Council in January 2019 to fill the one-year unexpired seat of Shanel Robinson, who had […]

Hamilton Street Developer Claims Politics Is Behind Plan To Scuttle Apartment Complex

Hamilton Street Developer Claims Politics Is Behind Plan To Scuttle Apartment Complex

A Hamilton Street developer is suing the Township over claims that political pressure scuttled an apartment building project targeted for the Hamilton Business District. The developer, John Park, claims in the suit that after township officials became aware of his project – comprised of two four-story buildings holding 233 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and […]

Updated: Council Passes Ban On New Warehouse Development

Updated: Council Passes Ban On New Warehouse Development

Update: The Township had to re-do the ordinance’s public hearing on February 14 because the notice advertising the first hearing did not include the Municipal Building’s address, making it defective. No new arguments were presented either for or against the ordinance during the second public hearing, and the Township Council once again passed the ordinance […]

Ordinance Banning Warehouses Will Need Public Hearing Re-Do

Ordinance Banning Warehouses Will Need Public Hearing Re-Do

A mistake in the public notice about the January 24 public hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance amendments banning new warehouse development in the township requires a second public hearing, a township official said on February 1. The initial public hearing notice left out the hearing’s location, which was the Township Council Chamber in the […]