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A bond ordinance earmarking $18,500 for a 9/11 memorial was introduced Feb. 3 by the Township Council. The money is left over from a 2004 bond ordinance. A site near the township library has been targeted for the memorial. “It’s high time” the memorial was built, said Township Councilman Rajiv Prasad, (D-At Large). “I thank the township manager for getting …

[wpgmappity id=”17″]   Resurfacing of another portion of Canal Road is on the Township Council’s to-do list this year. Councilman Ted Chase, (D-Ward 1) said at the Feb. 3 meeting that money to resurface the road from Route 518 to Griggstown would be included in the 2015 capital budget. The project has been delayed, Chase said, by the state’s plan …

The architects of the township’s July 4 celebration are looking to expand the kind of entertainment offered to residents. Township Councilman Carl R.A. Wright (D-Ward 4), a member of the planing committee, said at the Feb. 3 council meeting that the group has “a  lot on the agenda.” “We’re looking at a $17,000 budget,” he said. “It’s not an inexpensive proposition. …

The township will soon accept bids for a new plenary retail consumption liquor license. Based on the last census which showed there are 62,300 people in the township, state regulations allow the township to issue five of the liquor licenses, which are used by bars and taverns. Th minimum bid for the license will be set at $200,000, according to a …

In a move that was met with a standing ovation and cries of “thank you,” the Township Council Sept. 22 voted to prohibit any type of sound system in Middlebush Park. The vote was not unanimous. Township Councilman Carl R.A. Wright and Deputy Mayor Brian Regan voted against the proposal, while Mayor Brian Levine sided with the remaining Democrats in …

Contracts calling for salary increases of between 1 percent and 2 percent for township police officers and supervisors were approved by the Township Council Sept. 9. The contracts fall under the state-mandated 2 percent CAP increases, said township manager Bob Vornlocker. Both contracts are for five years, retroactive to Jan.1 , 2014, Vornlocker said. The previous contracts expired on Dec. …

In a party line vote on Sept. 9, the Township Council directed the start of a program to install sidewalks on streets that do not have them. The first priority will be streets used by school children who must walk to their schools. Township manager Bob Vornlocker said that a priority list was created several years ago, and that streets …

A New Brunswick-based activist Web site’s contention that a change in who runs the New Brunswick water utility will affect what the township pays for its water is not correct, a township official said Aug. 26. That’s because the township buys water from New Brunswick in bulk, under a contract that is in effect through the end of 2026, said township manager …

Changes to four construction jobs have resulted in a net $81,846 increase in their cost. The Township Council approved the changes at its Aug. 12 meeting. The biggest change – $118,503.56 – was for the New Brunswick Road repaving project conducted in the Spring. The increase was due to additional asphalt being needed to pave DeMott Lane between New Brunswick …

Two ordinances allocating a total of $481,350 for open space purchases were introduced at the Aug. 12 Township Council meeting. The first would appropriate $222,000 from the Open Space Trust Fund for the purchase of lots 3, 4 and 5 on Belmar Street. A second ordinance would appropriate $259,350 from the trust fund for the purchase of 334 Skillmans Lane. …