FREEHOLD - Monmouth County officials are holding off on approving a $453 million budget to see if they can give taxpayers a break by using some of the county s share of a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package.
Monmouth County commissioners were set Thursday to approve the budget, which includes a $6.1 million tax increase, but are holding off until their next meeting in two weeks or possibly the following meeting to approve the budget. According the House Oversight Committee, Monmouth County is due to get $120 million from the federal government.
Commissioner Director Tom Arnone said they are waiting to get the details to see whether the county s share of the pandemic relief package could be used to offset the tax increase.
County to buy land in Howell for addition to Metedeconk River Greenway
County to buy land in Howell for addition to Metedeconk River Greenway
Monmouth County’s governing body is planning to purchase land in Howell and add the parcel to the Metedeconk River Greenway.
The 498-acre Metedeconk River Greenway protects water quality and wildlife habitat along the Metedeconk River, a natural border between Monmouth and Ocean counties. The greenway helps protect and buffer floodplains from adjacent land use and development.
The Monmouth County Park System is preserving land along the Metedeconk stream corridor in conjunction with similar efforts in the Ocean County portion of the watershed, according to information posted on the park system’s website.
How will widening of Route 34, 537 impact Monmouth County traffic?
Published: January 18, 2021
Left to right: Commissioner Ross F. Licitra, Commissioner Nick DiRocco, Colts Neck Committeeman Frank Rizzuto, Colts Neck Committeewoman Sue Fitzpatrick, Colts Neck Deputy Mayor J.P. Bartolomeo, Colts Neck Mayor Michael Viola, Commissioner Lillian G. Burry, Colts Neck Committeewoman Tara Torchia Buss, Congressman Chris Smith and Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone. (Monmouth County Government)
The widening of Routes 34 and 537 in Monmouth County as well as updating the traffic signals are just some of the roadwork that has concluded, but the true test of its effectiveness may come around Memorial Day and beyond with more drivers on the road.
Health officials roll out plans for vaccinations
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Jan 01, 2021, 7:07am EST
Health officials across the
state are announcing procedures to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
Staff and residents at one
West Orange nursing facility will kick off the New Year by getting the
coronavirus vaccine. Shots will be given out at Daughters of Israel at 10:30
a.m.
The
Monmouth County Health Department began distributing vaccinations this week
with a focus on mobile sites in the days to come. Already several hundred
people meeting the criteria in Group 1-A received shots at the Monmouth County
Health Department. Starting next week, a mobile vaccination program will