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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. …

Purchases of goods and services worth nearly $1.5 million were approved Aug. 12 by the Township Council. The purchases covered items ranging from equipment for the Police Department to professional financial services. Highland Park-based Hodulik & Morrison was awarded a two-year contract worth $830,000 for financial and grant administrative services. The contract is worth $385,000 per year for the financial services, and …

The cost of having Somerset County act as the township’s health department will increase more than $37,000 over the next three years. The department’s 2013 annual report and new three-year contract was presented to the Township Council at its Aug. 12 meeting. The council acts as the township’s Board of Health. The township will p[ay $604,682 for the county’s services …

A proposal to install a speaker system in the Middlebush Park sports complex will likely be defeated on Sept. 9 when it is scheduled to be up for a vote by the Township Council. All six council members who attended the Aug. 12 meeting said they would not vote for a system which includes external speakers, with some expressing support for a so-called …

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 for the contract, according to …

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 Interceptor police vehicles for $165,289. …