Archive for August, 2008
Opinion - State Police Funding
Small towns plan big revolt on State Police fees
Posted by cjrothma August 07, 2008 06:00AM
Here’s today’s brain-teaser from the age of Corzine:
Suppose a small-town mayor decides that his constituents can’t afford the big tax hikes needed to pay the fees the Corzine administration wants to impose for State Police service.
Who’s going to come and arrest [...]
Special Planning Board Meeting - Pizzo and Pizzo
Last night at the municipal building, we held a special planning board meeting. After many years and many meetings the Pizzo and Pizzo property known now as Presidential Place at Lebanon has been finalized and approved.
The property will be located on Cokebury Road across from the Kay-Bee Toy distribution facility (Lots 1 and 3, [...]
Council Meeting - Preparation
In preparation for the upcoming work session, I am proposing 2 Resolutions to the governing Body.
Resolution authorizing Hampton Borough to be the lead agency for a shared service feasability study for police coverage.
Resolution in support of NJDEP legislation for unmuffled engine braking (Jake Braking).
The feasibility study is being led by Mayor Rob Walton of Hampton [...]
In the News - COAH and Highlands Council
Who didn’t see this coming??????????’
Affordable-housing pledge clashes with Highlands Act
Lawmakers and preservationists must decide how to reconcile competing goals
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
BY PAULA SAHA
Star-Ledger Staff
As many officials in northern New Jersey see it, the Highlands Act and the state’s affordable-housing laws are two noble causes that appear to be on a collision course.
On the one [...]
In the News - Public Safety
Trooper fees mount while towns think
Thursday, July 31, 2008
By Warren Cooper
Towns that don’t have full-time police forces are beginning to get serious about how they’ll react to the idea of paying for heretofore free State Police rural coverage. As of today, many towns owe the state an as-yet-unspecified amount of money for their first month [...]
