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The Township Council heard the first round of budget requests at a special March 7 virtual meeting. Requests for equipment and new hires highlighted the Township Council’s first budget hearing on March 7. The budget hearings, the second of which will be held on March 15, are the Council’s chances to hear what the various department heads say they need …

Approval for the purchase of eight vehicles for the Franklin Township Police Department was approved at the February 22 Township Council meeting. Resolutions to purchase seven 2022 Ford Explorer SUVs, for a total price of $237,500, and one 2021 Ford Expedition SUV, for a cost of $39,358 were approved.

The Township Council on December 14 approved minor stipend increases for some Fire District Commissioners for 2022. Approved were increases from $7,500 to $7,650 for commissioners in Fire District 2 and increases from $7,584 to $7,750 for commissioners in Fire District 3.

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.

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.

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …