Archive for April, 2007

I-78 Corridor Transit Study

I will be attending the I-78 Corridor Transit Study meeting tonight with Councilwoman Bross. The study is in response to the increasing level of vehicular traffic along I-78 between Lehigh Valley, PA to the West and Somerset County, NJ to the East.
More information available here: I-78 Corridor Transit Study
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2nd Lebanon Borough Mayors Open House

This Saturday is the 2nd Mayors Open House that my wife and I are hosting.Please join us for the second in a series of special open house events to improve accessibility and promote open communication.
Residents of Lebanon Borough are invited to the second Mayors Open House to be held on Saturday, May 5, 2007 from [...]


PTA Sponsored Ladies’ Nite Out - Follow-Up

OK, I did not know what to expect at the PTA Ladies’ Night Out  - WHAT A GREAT TIME!  I have to commend ALL the members of the PTA on such a successful event.  There were so many baskets to bid on that it was hard to narrow down the selections.  I am not sure [...]


Hunterdon County Veterans Service Office

The grand opening celebration scheduled for Wednesday, May 2 for the new Hunterdon County Veterans Service office is turning into quite the must attend event.
We just got confirmation from Hunterdon Central High School that the jazz choir under the direction of Hillary Colton will be singing the National Anthem!
The Marine Corps League Hunterdon County Bulldogs [...]


PTA Sponsored Ladies’ Nite Out

Be sure to check out the Lebanon Borough PTA sponsored Ladies’ Nite Out at the Lebanon Borough Elementary School tonight.
Please join the Lebanon Borough School PTA on April 27th for their Tricky Tray Basket Auction Ladies Night Out Fundraiser.  It will be held in the Lebanon Borough School All-purpose room beginning at 7:00 [...]


Planning Board meeting last night

We had our rescheduled Planning Board/Board or Adjustment meeting last night. Unfortunately, we did not get to memorialize the Pizzo and Pizzo development due to further review and modifications.
We did memorialize the Camelot Ridge (Heights of Lebanon) resolution which allowed the minor subdivision of 374 square feet owned by John Lotito of the Lebanon Cheese [...]


WDVR Radio Program - Veterans Service Office

I have been invited by Division Head Mary Ann Rodenberger to participate in the WDVR radio program Stepping Stones hosted by Hilary Murray on Tuesday, May 1, 2007 from 5-6PM.  The purpose is to communicate the grand opening of the veterans service office on May 2.
What a great opportunity!
WDVR Radio station can be found here [...]


Veterans Service Office - GRAND OPENING

The new Hunterdon County Veterans Service office will be holding a grand opening celebration on Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at Noon. Location is at the Hunterdon County Department of Senior Services Building - link and directions here - Veterans Service Office
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Annual Park Clean-Up - Saturday, April 28, 2007

The annual park clean-up sponsored by the Recreation Commission will be this Saturday at the Holjes-Sheppard Memorial Park starting at 8AM.
Bring your shovels and other garden tools and help make the park a pleasure for all to enjoy.
For more information, contact Karen Romano at (908) 236-2425
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Planning/Board of Adjustment Meeting Tonight

Tonight at 7PM at Borough Hall is the rescheduled Planning/Board of Adjustment meeting.  Items on the agenda include -

Pizzo and Pizzo (memorialize resolution)
Camelot Ridge (memorialize resolution)
Country Square (memorialize resolution)

A special presentation from the architectural firm of SSP regarding the proposed Municipal building renovation and review/recommendations from the Planning Board.
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RELUCTANT TO RENOVATE - Interesting Article

A very interesting and timely article from Governing magazine this month -
 
Governing Magazine/April 2007
GLIMPSE -RELUCTANT TO RENOVATE
Policy makers are wary of how citizens will react to capital improvements.

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Heights of Lebanon

Things are progressing at the Heights of Lebanon. Check out the web site from Kaplan that describes these latest offerings here in the Borough of Lebanon.
Heights of Lebanon
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Clinton Twp - Billboard

A few days ago I posted about a proposed billboard that was to be erected at the Raceweld Welding facility on the outskirts of Lebanon Borough.  Last night was the Clinton Twp Zoning Board meeting where expert witnesses were called to testify how and why the billboard should be placed there.
Coastal (the company erecting the [...]


Washington D.C. Weekend

I am back from a very memorable weekend in Washington D.C. with my sister-in law, niece and wife Rhonda.
The weather was beautiful with the temperatures reaching above 80 degrees. A far cry from the cold and wet weather we have been having here in New Jersey for the past few weeks.
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PART I - What is COAH?

The Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) was created by the Fair Housing Act of 1985 as the State Legislature’s response to a series of New Jersey Supreme Court cases known as the Mount Laurel decisions. The Supreme Court established a constitutional obligation for each of the 566 municipalities in the state [...]