Township Council Awards More Than $1.1 Million In Road Work Contracts
Contracts for more than $1 million worth of road improvements were awarded at the July 8 Township Council meeting. The funding for the projects is included in the current budget. Schifano Construction of Middlesex was awarded a $425,673 contract for the resurfacing of Smithowld, Layne, Tunnel and Tamarakc roads and Hadler Drive. Six bids were submitted […]
Township Council Buys $200K Worth Of Police Equipment
More than $200,000 in equipment purchases for the police department were approved at the July 8 Township Council meeting. The council voted to buy seven vehicles and six portable computers. Winner Ford Fleet of Cherry Hill was awarded a contract for one Ford F150 truck for $31,098. The council also voted to buy six Ford […]
More Innovations On Tap For Township Web Site
The Franklin Web site should be streaming Township Council meetings by the end of the year, according to the township’s Information Technology director. Once council meetings are streamed live, the effort will be turned to stream Planning Board and Zoning board meetings, he said. Also on tap: an interactive online directory of the township’s parks and trails. […]
$2.5 Million 2014 Road Program Bonding Approved By Township Council
The first step toward financing the township’s $2.5 million 2014 road program was taken at the June 24 Township Council meeting. The council approved on second reading a bond ordinance for about $2.4 million of the cost, which will cover 27 township roads. The work will include milling, paving overlay and resurfacing of the roads. Included in […]
Township Council Approves CDGB Applications Worth $254,000
Funding for all but one of the 14 applications submitted for the township’s 2014 Community Development Block Grant program were approved June 24 by the Township Council. The only group that received none of its requested funding was the township’s Pop Warner Football program, which asked for $10,000 to install additional lighting for its practice […]
Middlebush Residents Press Their Case Against Middlebush Park Sound System
The lobbying effort against installing a sound system at the Middlebush Park sports complex continued at the June 24 Township Council meeting, with a cadre of Middlebush residents once again showing up to press their case. An announcement by township manager Robert Vornlocker that a noise expert from Rutgers University has been asked to provide the […]
New Brunswick Road Construction Underway
Traffic on a portion of New Brunswick Road will be tied up for the next two weeks as the busy artery is given a facelift. The work on the portion of the road between John F. Kennedy Boulevard and DeMott Lane began June 9. The work will include milling and repaving the street. The Township […]
Sherman: Speaker System ‘Not Necessary’ At Middlebush Park
Township Councilwoman Roz Sherman (D-Ward 2) has entered the fray over whether a permanent sound system should be installed at the Middlebush Park football fields. “Yes, we needed the fields, yes, we were very happy to have the fields,” she said at the May 27 Township Council meeting. “Speakers are not necessary.” The park, off […]
Franklin Boulevard Water Main Break Fixed, Road Repaired
A water main break over the Memorial Day weekend has been fixed, and the damaged road repaired. Township manager Robert Vornlocker told the Township Council at its May 27 meeting that the work did not cost the $75,000 allowed in an emergency resolution it eventually passed for the repair. Vornlocker said a 16-inch pipe burst on […]
Potential Of Sound System In Middlebush Park Sparks Debate At Township Council Meeting
The potential for a sound system to be added to the athletic complex at Middlebush Park, off DeMott Lane, sparked a debate among residents at the May 13 Township Council meeting. In general, residents who live near the area were opposed to the idea, while residents connected with the various sports organizations that use it […]
