Politics & Government
Public Hearing Thursday on Land Sale Ordinance, Fire Hydrants
The public portion of the meeting begins at 7:00 pm at the senior/community center next to Town Hall. The venue was changed on Thursday afternoon in order to better accommodate the public.
- When the Holmdel Township Committee meets Thursday night, the five members will hold a public hearing and take a final vote on whether to pass local legislation authorizing the potential sale of two different pieces of open land. A land sale may become an option to help close a $2.5 million budget gap, township officials say, if an April voter referendum to raise taxes fails.
- Hydrants, and their maintenance, is also on the agenda. There will be a public hearing on an ordinance requiring residents to be responsible for clearing them of snow and ice within 12 hours of a storm, if they are located on their property. Also, the township's two water companies, Shorelands and New Jersey American Water, would be required to paint the caps a fluorescent white, and their nozzle caps different colors to indicate their gallons-per-minute capacities. A painted letter H in the roadway will mark them. Between Oct. 15-April 15, they would be affixed with 48" rods with reflective flags. The idea came from Freeholder Serena DiMaso, who learned of a similar maintenance program in Howell. Holmdel Township pays $775,000 a year to the water companies for hydrants, or $1,400 each. (A copy of the ordinance is attached to this article.)
- The mayor may also appoint a new commissioner to the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority in Union Beach, the entity that handles the raw sewage of eight towns, including Holmdel. Commissioner John Coligas is not seeking another term. Resident Edward Hinds, who was once mentioned as a replacement, has withdrawn his candidacy. The new member would join Holmdel Commissioner David Cohen on the six-member board in time for its scheduled reorganization Feb. 27, and receive a $2,000 annual salary. This is the 40th anniversary of the BRSA, and an important one as the BRSA continues its quest to build a 260-foot tall wind turbine on its property that it says will save energy costs, and debt service dating back to the creation of the BRSA is finally retired.
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