Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Taxy levy up by about 3 percent
The Tinton Falls Council adopted the 2013 municipal budget during its Tuesday night meeting. The municipal budget totals $22.7 million, down about $200,000 from 2012. Of that $22.7 million $12,514,968 will be raised by local taxes, an increase of about 3 percent from 2012. The owner of an average-priced Tinton Falls home valued at $305,951, will see a $38 increase in their tax bill. Mayor Michael Skudera recently said the borough's tax increase is "partially due to higher costs for goods and services, reduced revenues such as interests on investments, flat State aid funding, contractual salary increases and a 10% State-mandated increase in employee health benefits. "Additionally, we are experiencing a spike in tax appeal judgments that …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Borough will pay $5 million to acquire property
The Tinton Falls Council took final necessary step to make the largest open space acquisition in the borough's history during Tuesday night's meeting by adopting an ordinance authorizing its purchase. The borough purchased about 80 acres of land in the southern portion of town that had been slated for the development of a 273-unit community with a clubhouse and a swimming pool. The land is located on Wardell Road between Mount Run and Fox Chase Drive. "If this land is developed it would most certainly require the construction of a new school at a cost of tens of millions of dollars to the taxpayers of Tinton Falls," Tinton Falls Mayor Michael Skudera has said. The borough paid $5 million to acquire the property. Previously approved open …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Site was originally going to be a 273-unit development
The Tinton Falls Council took one of the final steps needed to make the largest open space acquisition in the borough's history during Tuesday night's meeting by introducing an ordinance authorizing its purchase. The borough is purchasing about 80 acres of land in the southern portion of town that had been slated for the development of a 273-unit community with a clubhouse and a swimming pool. The land is located on Wardell Road between Mount Run and Fox Chase Drive. "If this land is developed it would most certainly require the construction of a new school at a cost of tens of millions of dollars to the taxpayers of Tinton Falls," Tinton Falls Mayor Michael Skudera has said. The borough will have to pay $5 million to acquire the property…
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Council introduces ordinance that allows PILOT program for Oceanport business
The Tinton Falls Council is taking the steps needed to bring CommVault from Oceanport to the Tinton Falls section of Fort Monmouth. CommVault is a data protection firm located at 2 Crescent Place in Oceanport that will be moving to parcel E in Tinton Falls. The parcel was once the site of Army housing, but a resolution passed by the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA) in April will allow the company to build a new facility to house its 500 Oceanport employees. The Tinton Falls Council introduced an ordinance during its Tuesday night meeting that will finalize a financial agreement between CommVault and the borough that will incorporate a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) program for the business. A PILOT is money a …
Mayor Michael Skudera will go before Board of Public Utilities with resolution
The Tinton Falls Council has passed a resolution that lists ten ways for Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) to improve its service to customers and towns. The resolution stems from comments and suggestions made by various Monmouth mayors and officials at a regional summit held in Tinton Falls last month to discuss how JCP&L handled Hurricane Sandy. Officials at the meeting criticized JCP&L's lack of communication and information with their towns and agreed that the utility company should make some changes. Some of the suggested changes include smaller, regional calls between mayors and JCP&L, proactive tree trimming, better intra-utility communication and a detail of JCP&L's capital plan. For a full list of suggested changes, click here…
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Site was originally going to be a 273-unit development
The Tinton Falls Council took one of the final steps needed to make the largest open space acquisition in the borough's history. The borough is purchasing about 75 acres of land in the southern portion of town that had been slated for the development of a 273-unit community with a clubhouse and a swimming pool. "If this land is developed it would most certainly require the construction of a new school at a cost of tens of millions of dollars to the taxpayers of Tinton Falls," Mayor Michael Skudera said. The borough is using general appropriations, green acres funds and its open space trust fund to purchase site, which is located on Wardell Road between Mount Run and Fox Chase Drive. "A portion of the financing will come through general …
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Borough is looking to find problem spots in system and improve communication
The Tinton Falls Council will soon be focusing its attention on the borough's sewers as a study could soon be conducted to identify some problem areas and to look at the possibility of increasing hookup fees. Mayor Michael Skudera said there have been failures in the sewer system over the last few months that have required emergency funding to fix. "We are at a point where things are getting older," Mayor Skudera said. "We want to do a 10-year projection to be proactive. I would like to see a study done and look at the sewer connection fees." Mayor Skudera said the borough has not raised sewer hookup fees for new residents in ten years. Borough Administrator Gerald Turning said the current hookup fee is $2,156. "Just for comparison's …
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Council adopts $1.9 million bond ordinance for project
Several borough roads will see significant improvements under the 2012 Road Program approved by the Tinton Falls Council on Tuesday night. The council adopted a $1.9 million bond ordinance for the program, which is slated to begin this fall, according to Tinton Falls Borough Engineer David Marks. Mayor Michael Skudera, who has explained the program at length and pledged his support for it, thanked the council for passing the ordinance. While the total cost of the project is $1.9 million, there are funds available that will help lower the amount that would be bonded for the project. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) awarded the borough $225,000 for the Heritage Boulevard Phase II project. There is about $300,000 …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Council introduced a $1.9 million bond ordinance for project
The Tinton Falls Council has decided to move ahead with its 2012 road program. The council introduced a $1.9 million bond ordinance during Tuesday night's meeting. While the total cost of the project is $1.9 million, there are funds available that will help lower the amount that would be bonded for the project. The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) awarded the borough $225,000 for the Heritage Boulevard Phase II project. There is about $300,000 available from the 2010 road program bond ordinance, $100,000 from the 2012 budget line item and $25,000 available from the borough's Sidewalk Trust Account. Therefore, the issuance of new bonds would be about $990,234 for the 2012 road program. The following projects will be part of…
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
New revenue will help lower borough trim tax levy
The Tinton Falls Council municipal budget has already been introduced, but it may still see some changes that should please residents. Tinton Falls Mayor Michael Skudera said the borough is anticipating new revenue that will help lower the municipal tax levy increase from 3.19 percent o 1.89 percent. This change would amount to a $2 per month increase for the average homeowner's monthly property tax bill. Mayor Skudera said recently received a FEMA grant for snowstorm and hurricane relief in the amount of $85,086 that will be applied as revenue in the 2012 budget. The FEMA grant combined with a $60,000 increase in uniform construction code fee revenue and a $7,000 revenue increase for the municipal hotel tax will help lower the tax levy…
Jayne Flynn
10:51 am on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Good for Tinton Falls! At least the animals will still have their habitat more ›