The Borough Council introduced Ordinances 09-2016 and 10-2016 at the Council meeting held on May 24, 2016. Ordinance 9-2016, which can be read here, allows the Governing Body to make an adjustment to the budget to fund the revision of the Master Plan. Ordinance 10-2016, which can be read here, revised the code for the Shade Tree Commission to create two alternate positions.
At the same Council meeting, the Governing Body passed a resolution, which can be read here, that states they are planning on filing an appeal of the school apportionment rate with the New Jersey Tax Courts. The Governing Body objects to the following:
- The short sampling period used to formulate the Director’s Table of Equalized Evaluation because of the Borough’s involvement in the Monmouth County Assessment Demonstration Program.
- The small number of housed used to formulate the Director’s Table of Equalized Evaluation.
- That one of the houses used in the sampling period should have been thrown out by the local Tax Assessor and was not.
- That one of the houses used in the sampling period should have been thrown out by the State Division of Taxation and was not.
- That an increase of more than 10% of school taxes over this year is a huge financial burden to senior citizens, young families, and those on fixed incomes.
- That an increase to $533 per average household in school taxes may force some residents to move out of our community.
The Governing Body feels that the above circumstances warrants a review by the New Jersey Division of Taxation for some financial relief during the 2016-2017 school year.
The annual Allentown Lions Club Memorial Day parade kicks off this Monday, May 30th at 10:30AM. Staging begins at 9:30AM on Allen Drive. Main Street will be closed beginning at 10:15AM. Follow the parade to the Newell Elementary School for special presentations. Should the weather become a factor, a parade cancellation notice will be posted at https://www.facebook.com/allentownlionsclub. A reminder that Borough Hall will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day.
Second quarter sewer bills are due on June 1st. There is a thirty day grace period and then interest is charged. Shut offs for the March 1st sewer bills will occur in mid-June. If you haven’t paid your bill in full, please contact Borough Hall at 609-259-3151 to make arrangements for a payment plan to avoid having your water shut off.
The Upper Freehold- Allentown Municipal Alliance is planning two events in June. Bike Night is on June 8th from 5:30PM to 9:00PM at the Cream Ridge Golf Club. Full details can be found here. Car Show for Prevention is on June 22nd from 5:30PM to 9:00PM at the Cream Ridge Golf Course. Full details can be found here. Both events help the Municipal Alliance prevent alcoholism and drug abuse in our communities. Both events are free. We hope to see you there.
Here is your meeting schedule for June:
- Senior Citizen Ad Hoc Committee meets on 6/01/16 at 10AM.
- Economic Development Commission meets on 6/01/16 at 7PM.
- Municipal Court is on 6/09/16 at 4:30PM at the Plumsted Municipal Building.
- Shade Tree Commission meets on 6/09/16 at 7:30PM.
- Planning Board meets on 6/13/16 at 7:00PM.
- Environmental Commission meets on 6/13/16 at 7:30PM.
- Tax Assessor’s office hours are on 6/14/16 at 5:00PM.
- Council meeting on 6/14/16 at 7:00PM.
- Historic Preservation Review Commission meets on 6/16/16 at 7PM.
- Municipal Alliance meets on 6/21/16 at 7PM.
- Municipal Court is on 6/23/16 at 430PM at the Plumsted Municipal Building.
- Tax Assessor’s office hours are on 6/28/16 at 5PM.
- Council meeting on 6/28/16 at 7PM.
All meetings are held at the Allentown Borough Hall unless otherwise noted.