Thursday, May 9, 2013
The township budget, a total of $669,416, will increase the municipal tax bill by 5.2 percent after the committee approval Tuesday night.
The Holmdel Township Committee and township administrators said had it not been for Sandy expenses and tax appeals, Holmdel's tax rate wouldn't have increased. The township budget, a total increase of $669,416 from last year, will increase the municipal tax bill by 5.2 percent after the committee approval Tuesday night. But administrators said the tax appeal process continues to dig Holmdel in a hole. Tax appeals A tax appeal won by a resident includes a full refund of the difference. However, the township must pay that full amount despite every tax bill being made up of county, school and municipal rates. "The Board of Education skates and the county skates," Mayor Patrick Impreveduto said. "We get caught with it." Tax appeals cost the …
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Governor tells New York Post that Lap-Band procedure was done at the urging of his family. An NYU doctor made house calls to Christie's Mendham home to not draw attention to the surgery.
Gov. Chris Christie underwent stomach-shrinking Lap-Band surgery in February, he confirmed to the New York Post on Monday night while refuting speculation that he was slimming down for a White House run in 2016. Christie quietly had the Lap-Band -- or laparoscopic adjustable gastric binding -- procedure done in a New York hospital, telling the paper that he agreed to the surgery at the urging of his family after turning 50 in September. The governor insisted that the Lap-Band was not inserted to help him lose weight in the run-up to 2016. "I know it sounds crazy to say that running for president is minor, but in the grand scheme of things, it was looking at Mary Pat and the kids and going, 'I have to do this for them, even if I don’t …
The Township Committee is holding a public hearing tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Holmdel residents could see a total tax increase of $669,416, an approximately 5 percent increase for Holmdel taxpayers, in addition to county and school taxes. Township CFO Jeanette M. Larrison said an average residential home assessment of $617,061 will see an increase of $111 on their bill. The budget increase equals $669,416 for a total budget of $20,607,850 according to Larrison. Of that budget, $15,785,916 is considered under the statutory 2 percent cap. Expenses allowed over the cap include salary, benefits and emergency expenses such as those related to Hurricane Sandy. Larrison said the township spent $3 million on Sandy cleanup. Budget documents show an expected $600,000 FEMA reimbursement. The budget calls for $13,818,805 to be…
Monday, May 6, 2013
The surplus auction has 100 items up for bid, including a fleet of seized or surplus cars
In the market for a new car? How about a lawn mower or construction trailer? These items could be yours if the price is right. Monmouth County is holding an online auction of items from the county’s Fleet Services, Bridge Division, Buildings and Grounds, Park System and Reclamation Center, as well as seized and surplus property from the Prosecutor’s Office. The items are being made available in two USGovBid.com auctions: one featuring 99 items and ending Wednesday, May 8 and one featuring a construction trailer ending Wednesday, May 15. The cars up for auction include a 2005 Cadillac CTS, a 2013 Ford Explorer and a 2003 Mercedes Benz CL55 AMG. Office equipment such as copy machines and computer parts are also available, as are lawn mowers…
Holmdel's residential developments are providing the best ratables we could have and our tax rate should fall through 2020 and property values should increase without more Commercial development.
League of Municipalities backs measure to ban 'terminal leave'
Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande has introduced a bill that would rein in the use of accrued sick days by retiring public employees. The bill, A-1943, is backed by the League of Municipalities, according to a release. “Sick leave is for sick employees, they are not meant to allow public employees to remain on a public payroll and take an early retirement,” Casagrande, R-Monmouth, said in the release. As an example, Princeton Township arranged to pay the long-time municipal administrator and police chief for nine months after they left their posts, collecting their regular salaries along with all their benefits and pension contributions, according to the release. More recently, the since-merged Princeton has sanctioned allowing its police …
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Some municipalities, such as Sea Bright, desperately need the additional funds from Community Disaster Loan applications.
The impact of Superstorm Sandy continues to be felt by the State of New Jersey as it embarks on its first fiscal year following one of the biggest storms in state history. For various reasons, many towns have been forced into a holding pattern, waiting as the state approves their budgets. Indeed, 32 towns impacted by the storm have applied for Community Disaster Loans, which are reviewed by officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and must ultimately be approved by the state Department of Community Affairs' Division of Local Government Services. Some towns, such as Sea Bright in Monmouth County, see this loan as an absolute must. The borough applied for about $1.25 million in the loan, and has not even introduced its budget …
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Monmouth County Department of Public Works, Sheriff's Department beneficiaries in latest dole
The Monmouth County Department of Public Works and the Sheriff’s Department will share in $9.4 million in federal recovery money to reimburse those agencies for money spent during Hurricane Sandy, officials said. Tuesday. U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg and Robert Menendez, both D-NJ, announced a total of nearly $9.4 million in federal funding to reimburse New Jersey communities for their response and recovery work following the storm. The county Public Works department will receive $3,714,294 as partial reimbursement for its pre- and post-storm efforts, according to the release. The Sheriff’s Department will receive $1,291,688 for the department’s efforts in providing security at shelters as well as its search and rescue operations…
Monday, April 29, 2013
Highlands Council president hopes funding will get residents back in homes and businesses open
New Jersey’s disaster recovery plan calls for $1.83 billion to support a variety of housing, infrastructure and business programs, Gov. Chris Christie and U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced Monday, six months after Hurricane Sandy devasted areas of the state's coast. Before a crowd of more than 50 at Moby’s Restaurant in Highlands, Donovan announced HUD’s approval of the disaster recovery plan to help homeowners’ and businesses following Hurricane Sandy. The $1.83 billion will be funded through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. “Today we take another important step toward recovery and healing for hard-hit communities in New Jersey,” said Donovan, who chairs President Barack …
Sunday, April 28, 2013
The doors of the fascinating Seabrook-Wilson House, formerly known as the "Spy House," will open to the public beginning April 28.
The Seabrook-Wilson House on Port Monmouth Road in Middletown will open the doors for Sunday afternoon public tours beginning April 28 through Oct. 27. The house, informally known as "The Spy House," dates back to the 1720 when it was a small cabin. Over the years the house was expanded and altered. By 1896, the house had grown to its present size and appearance. At different times, it has been a farmhouse, an inn in the early 1900s, a tavern and a museum. The Middletown Township Historical Society and, later, the Spy House Museum Corporation, operated the house as a local history museum for 20 years. Acquired by the Park System in 1998, the building underwent a restoration and is now used for Park System offices, programs and …
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Kaitlyn Anness
8:20 am on Monday, May 13, 2013
Mike, according to the budget document on sheet 10, the 2012 realized revenue from the project was $274,015.42 and the anticipated revenue for the township is $165,000 in 2013. http://www.holmdeltownship-nj.com/2013%20Budget%20Introduction.pdf more ›