Taxes at Work

ROAD WORK GRANT – Work on New Brunswick Road between Willow Road and Cedar Grove Lane – except the bridge over Al’s Creek – is scheduled to begin in the Spring. The Township will receive more than $300,000 from a state grant program for work on a section of New Brunswick Road. The $316,190 grant from the municipal aid grant …

FINALLY FINISHED – Cars pass over the newly opened New Brunswick Road bridge over Al’s Creek on November 14. The bridge replacement work was completed about a month-and-a-half later than originally estimated. A construction job on New Brunswick Road that was originally expected to take 33 days is finally done, nearly 90 days later. Replacement of the bridge over Al’s …

The 2025 road resurfacing program has been completed. Sebring Rd Area Resurfacing – COMPLETED Sebring Rd – PAVED Annapolis St – THIS STREET HAS BEEN PULLED FROM THE PROJECT. WILL BE ON FOR NEXT YEAR.  Lexington Rd -PAVED Phillips Rd – PAVED Francis St – PAVED Link Rd -PAVED School Ave -PAVED Lewis St – PAVED Clinton St -PAVED Blake …

Contracts totaling $1.7 million were approved by the Township Council at its October 28 meeting. The contracts awarded were: A 2-year contract worth $800,000 per year for water department supplies to Core & Main of Edison. A 4-year contract worth $5,520 in total to Ricoh USA of Parsippany for a copier lease for the Franklin Township Police Department’s Community Relations …

UNDER CONSIDERATION – The Eagle HD Portable Bariatric Power Wheelchair is one of three mobility devices under consideration for purchase by the County Parks Commission. The Somerset County Park Commission is looking for the public’s input on the planned purchase of an all-terrain wheelchair or other power-driven mobility device. The device would be used to help visitors enjoy trails and other …

IN THE HOME STRETCH? – Work on the New Brunswick Road bridge is now expected to be finished in mid-November, six weeks past its original completion estimation. The estimated completion date for the New Brunswick Road bridge repair has been extended to around November 14. An October 22 post on the Somerset County web site states that “Various roadway construction …

Contracts for goods and services worth more than $1 million were approved by the Township Council at its October 14 meeting. The contracts approved were: Two contracts worth $90,000 combined to Pyramid Consulting Group of East Hanover and Sockler Realty Services Group of Hightstown for appraisal services as needed. Six contracts worth $500,000 total for Boswell Engineering of South Hackensack, …

LOOKING FOR COST SAVINGS – Open Space Advisory Committee member Arnold Schmidt raised several questions about the costs associated with the full-blown Catalpa Park plan. The Open Space Advisory Committee on October 21 voted to recommend a scaled-down version of Catalpa Park to the Township Council. The Committee had earlier narrowly defeated a motion to recommend the full version of …

The following are the latest updates in the Township’s 2025 street resurfacing program: Sebring Rd Area Resurfacing – COMPLETED Sebring Rd – PAVED Annapolis St – THIS STREET HAS BEEN PULLED FROM THE PROJECT. WILL BE ON FOR NEXT YEAR.  Lexington Rd -PAVED Phillips Rd – PAVED Francis St – PAVED Link Rd -PAVED School Ave -PAVED Lewis St – …

COUNCIL BUYS LAND – The Township Council on October 14 approved nearly $4 million in open space purchases. The Township Council approved the purchase of nearly $4 million for two open space parcels at its October 14 meeting. The Council approved spending $3,067,000 from the Franklin Open Space Trust Fund to buy a roughly 50-acre parcel at 3995 Route 27, also …