Last Weekend To Vote For Your Favorite Freehold Project

FREEHOLD, NJ — You can still vote through Sunday, Sept. 25 for the town to take on the project of your choice.

A list of 10 capital improvement projects are on the ballot and three of them will be chosen to be worked on. It's all part of the borough's Participatory Budgeting program.

Residents over 14 years old, business-owners and members of organizations located in Freehold can weigh in what improvement projects the borough needs.

You can vote for up to three projects, online or in-person. There is a drop box to submit votes in the lobby of Borough Hall, 30 Mechanic St., or vote online in English or Spanish by going to the borough website.

There are 10 projects to vote on. Voters can choose three. More detailed descriptions and renderings of the projects are on the township website. These are the 10 projects, as they appear on the ballot:

• Mobile stage
• Bike repair and maintenance stations
• Splash pad - Liberty Park
• ADA-accessible fishing pier at Lake Topanemus
• Skate park at Wilson Field
• New roof on the Lewis Brothers Pavilion
• 9-hole disc golf course at Liberty Park or Wilson Park
• Portable surveillance system (camera)
• Solar-powered lights to illuminate flag poles
• Downtown refuse recycling

Participatory Budgeting is an opportunity for the public to vote on capital projects they would like to see in their hometown.

Participatory Budgeting offers residents a say in how the mayor and council allocate resources -its tagline says "Hometown Voices Speak." It also builds stronger communities, engages residents, and promotes the democratic process, the borough says on its website.

Once a project is approved by the Borough Council, it will be included in the funding for the borough's annual budget.

The Participatory Budgeting Committee is made up of the following members, with terms for one year: Mark Bravaco, Carrie Conger, Joanna Connelly, Kathy Eckhardt, Ted Eckhart, Cary Freyre and Chris Velasco. Annette Jordan is the Brough Council liaison for 2022.