GIVING THANKS – David Carcieri, CEO of the Greater Somerset County YMCA, expresses his thanks for the $750,000 allocated by the state and distributed by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen for the construction of a Y in Franklin. The fundraising campaign for a township-based YMCA branch got a large boost from the state on September 24. State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) …
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The Township has released an update on the status for various road resurfacing projects. Projects that are complete are:
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The Board of Education at its August 22 meeting approved contracts for more than $372,000 in goods and services. The Board approved:
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The Township Council at its August 13 meeting approved $2,713,737.06 in contracts for various goods and services. The contracts awarded were:
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FIRE COMMISSIONER – Sherrod Middleton, chairman of the Fire District 3 Board of Commissioners, at the August 13 meeting. The Township government may step in if a contract impasse between East Franklin Volunteer Fire Department and the Fire District 3 Commissioners is not broken by the new September 30 deadline. That was the word on August 13 from Mayor Phil …
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FTSA Executive Director Joe Danielsen. The Franklin Township Sewerage authority approved its $17 million 2024-25 budget at its August 6 virtual meeting. The Authority is expecting to bring in $17,016,784 in revenue, with $16,365,901 in appropriations, leaving a $650,883 surplus.
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The Township has provided the following update on the various road work projects being conducted throughout Franklin.
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Contracts for nearly $700,000 in goods and services were awarded July 9 by the Township Council. The Council approved five contracts totaling $696,588.10.
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More than $3 million in road reconstruction contracts were approved July 9 by the Township Council. The five contracts total $3,248,933.94.
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ON THE HOT SEAT – Members of the Fire District 3 Board of Commissioners at the July 9 Commission meeting. Representatives of the east Franklin Volunteer Fire Department and the Fire District 3 Commissioners will meet before the end of July to try to iron out a fire service contract that has been in dispute for months. That was the …
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