Some council members voted against the appointments of new service providers for the Township of Scotch Plains.
The adoption of the 2013 council rules and regulations led to a lengthy discussion by members of the council at the Jan. 29 meeting.
The following items will be discussed at the Jan. 29 Council Conference/Business Meeting.
U.S. Postal Service rates have increased by one cent on Jan. 27
A section of piping will be repaired following the summer water main break.
At the Jan. 15 Scotch Plains council business meeting the township made new appointments to the administration.
Stender joins mayors in urging congress to introduce new legislation on guns.
Resolutions in regards to leaf disposal, tree removal, Scotch Plains Day and fuel purchasing to be addressed at tonight's meeting. Also, Township Engineer, Attorney and Risk Management Consultant to be appointed.
Scotch Plains also saw a higher percentage tax increase for 2012 than the state average, while Fanwood was under the average.
Mahr along with eleven other New Jersey mayors will meet in Cranford on Monday before heading to Washington to meet with members of congress about gun control laws.
Cranford Mayor Thomas Hannen and Fanwood Mayor Colleen Mahr are among twelve mayors that will visit Washington Wednesday to force congress to act on gun violence.
On Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. the township of Scotch Plains will hold interviews with candidates for Risk Management Consultants and Township Attorney.
Beckerman was chosen to fill the vacant council seat left by new mayor Kevin Glover at the Jan. 8 council meeting. Also, the committees that the council members will serve on were announced.
The first section of Scotch Plains has been visited for debris removal, significant progress has been made in the other sections.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved an initial round of funding for the National Flood Insurance Program. Another $50 billion could come Jan. 15.
During the reorganization meeting of the Township of Scotch Plains the following meeting times were established for 2013.
The 2013 reorganization meeting marked the start of Colleen Mahr's 10th year as mayor, it also welcomed two new councilmen, Dan Levine and Jack Molenaar.
At the Jan. 1 reorganization meeting for the Township of Scotch Plains, Colleen Gialanella was sworn in as councilwoman and also named deputy mayor. Below is a copy of her statement at the meeting.
On Jan. 1, Kevin Glover and Colleen Gialanella were officially sworn in as mayor and councilwoman for the Township of Scotch Plains.
The deadline for private non-profit organizations in NJ to file for damage from Sandy is Jan. 4. Other businesses have an extended deadline of Jan. 30.
At 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 1 Scotch Plains will hold a reorganization meeting where 2013 appointments will be made.
On Dec. 31 Fanwood will hold a special meeting to sign an addendum to the Redevelopment Agreement with Elite Properties LLC.
Four of the 10 commissioners needed for the study have been chosen, two from Scotch Plains and two from Fanwood.
The Borough of Fanwood said goodbye to council members Mike Szuch and Robert Manduca, who lost in the recent election. Fanwood also honored the Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Howard Drewes for his work during Sandy.
Stender introduced legislation requiring utilities to cover the costs related to flood damage.
Jan. 30 is the new deadline to register for disaster assistance.
A resolution to increase emergency appropriation funds another $300,000 due to Hurricane Sandy will be voted on.
The Scotch Plains Office of Emergency Management Coordinator and representatives form PSE&G spoke at a Dec. 17 forum about the response to Superstorm Sandy.
The following information was provided by the Scotch Plains Democratic Committee.
Board members say goodbye at the possible last meeting with the same group of members.
Leaf pickup is currently ongoing in Fanwood, once leaf pickup is complete a second round of debris pickup will take place.
Streets that have been visited will not see another pickup.
On Dec. 4 the Scotch Plains Council discussed debris and leaf pick up as well as a possible increase in the township's emergency appropriation funding.
On Dec. 17, the township will hold a town hall meeting for residents to discuss the handing of Sandy. Representatives from PSE&G and the towns emergency responders will be present, as well as township officials.
Loans are available and there are two Disaster Recovery Centers still open.
At the Nov. 28 Planning Board meeting, the temporary construction of a T-Mobile cell tower was approved.
More than 30 members of the State General Assembly took a bus tour through Ocean County's barrier island towns.
Legislators get tour of Shore destruction
The OEM Coordinator Howard Drewes, presented the Mayor and Council with a detailed report of the Borough's response throughout Sandy.
Mayor Colleen Mahr thanks residents and town employees for their work after Sandy and wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.