A grant to the township from the state Department of Transportation will pay for a little more than half the cost of repaving part of DeMott Lane next year. The $348,000 grant was announced on October 26. It was part of more than $161 million in municipal aid grants given out to 541 towns. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said the …
Read More »Township Council Preserves 12 Acres On Coppermine Road
An ordinance to purchase development rights to an 11.74-acre farm on Coppermine Road was adopted by the Township Council at its October 12 meeting. The Township will pay $311,057 for the rights, which essentially preserves the property, known as the Peacos Farm.
Read More »Official: Ida Debris Pickup ‘Going Well’
The township-wide pickup of items destroyed and damaged in Tropical Storm Ida should be completed by September 26, a Township official said. Pickups of household debris damaged and destroyed by Tropical Storm Ida are “going well” and should be finished by September 26, the Township Manager said. Manager Robert Vornlocker said in a September 21 email that the company doing …
Read More »Snow Plowing, Road Paving, New Equipment On Township’s Shopping List
The Township Council on September 14 approved more than $1.2 million in contracts for various goods and services. The Council approved two contracts worth $600,000 for snow plowing services. The first, worth $200,000, was awarded to Snow Systems of Wheeling Illinois and covers plowing the municipal complex. The contract is extendable for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons at the same …
Read More »Council Sets Aside $800,000 For Ida Cleanup, Other Costs
The pickup of household items damaged by Tropical Storm Ida has begun. Although the Township Manager said he doesn’t expect it will all be used, the Township Council on September 14 voted to set aside $800,000 for costs related to Tropical Storm Ida and its cleanup. Of that total, $200,000 has been earmarked for salaries for police, dispatchers, public works …
Read More »Curbside Pickup Of Ida Debris Could Begin September 13
Household items destroyed by Tropical Storm Ida could be picked up starting as early as September 13. Update: The cost for the pickup will be more than $290,000. The Township Council on September 13 will vote on an emergency resolution allocating $223,350 to AshBritt for the pickup, and $69,622.68 to Tetra Tech for the monitoring. Curbside pickup of household items …
Read More »Township Council Votes To Replace Middlebush Park Skate Park
Township Councilman spoke in favor of replacing the skate park. Work on a new skate park in Middlebush Park will probably start in the Spring of 2022, now that the Township Council awarded a $308,000 contract for its design and construction at its August 10 meeting. And once the park is open, the township ordinance regarding wearing safety equipment while …
Read More »Township Council Purchases Nearly $2 Million In Goods and Services
Contracts totaling nearly $2 million for goods and services were awarded at the July 13 Township Council meeting. Included in that amount was $678,572 for the purchase of vehicles and software: A contract worth $77,966 for two 2022 Ford F350 4×4 regular cab pick ups and plows was awarded to Winner Ford of Cherry Hill.A contract worth $16,998 for a …
Read More »More Than $680,000 In Playground Equipment Purchased By Township Council
Three township parks’ playgrounds will get new equipment and playground surfaces under a series of contracts awarded by the Township Council at its June 22 virtual meeting. The playgrounds are in the Rutgers Heights, Kingston School, and Dunham Lebed parks. Rutgers Heights playground is getting more than $184,000 in new playground equipment, as well as a $109,402 rubber playground surface. …
Read More »Updated: Slight Tax Decrease In Proposed Township 2021 Budget
The Township Council introduced its proposed 2021 budget at its April 13 meeting. Update: The Township Council adopted the budget, with a slight modification, at its May 25 meeting. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker said that the township anticipated being able to use $581,000 of a federal CARES grant to offset losses in revenue from hotel taxes. The problem, Vornlocker said, …
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