Middletown is one step closer to finalizing it’s 8+ months over due budget. It looks like the Township’s hearing in front of the Department of Community Affairs Local Finance Board has been rescheduled for August 26th, two weeks after the original date was cancelled for the lack of a quorum on the part of the [...]

The “It’s Your Town” newsletter which covers the Middletown Township Committee meeting for July 19, 2010 is now available. This newsletter is a good one. The Committee meeting was heavily attended, mainly people came to address the budget and the 13% increase to the municipal tax rate. According to the newsletter,the mayor now wants to [...]

The “It’s Your Town” newsletter which covers the Middletown Township Committee meeting for July 19, 2010 is now available. This newsletter is a good one. The Committee meeting was heavily attended, mainly people came to address the budget and the 13% increase to the municipal tax rate. According to the newsletter,the mayor now wants to [...]

By Virginia Amend – Lincroft Village News There is no way to put a good face on a 13.9% increase on the $64,979,576 municipal budget. As one citizen said to Mayor Scharfenberger and the Republican majority of Pamela Brightbill, Anthony Fiore and Steve Massell, “The Republican majority owns this budget.” That may be only partly [...]

Middletown, It’s your Town Hall Newsletter is now available for reading. This latest edition covers the Township Committee meeting that took place on Monday, April 19. There area resolutions attached to the newsletter that includes the bill list for the period of March and April, which makes this edition of the newsletter rather lengthy, it [...]

One of the more interesting pieces of information to come out of last Monday nights Middletown Township Committee meeting was the fact that the Middletown can’t pay its bills. Resolution No.09-263 which passed unanimously, authorized the borrowing of approx. $1.5 million to pay the interest on a $10 million Tax Anticipation Note. This emergency appropriation [...]

Last week Middletown special financial consultant Bob Roth re-introduced the FY 2009 budget to the Township Committee. The budget, which seems as though it was put together by the use of smoke and a mirror will be voted on and approved tonight. The budget relays on 1 shot gimmicks such as reducing the surplus reserve [...]

Now that the proposed FY 2009 Middletown budget has be amended and re-introduced to residents by former CFO Bob Roth, who the township committee hired on May 18 as a consultant, to assist the township as it prepared its 2009 budget after Township CFO Richard Wright went on sick leave, comes word that Richard Wright [...]

Last night Middletown re-introduced the FY 2009 budget and to summed up in very plain and simple language, it is a MESS !! The budget has been put together by the use of smoke and mirrors – no cost reductions or spending cuts of any kind to speak of. Here is a quick synopsis of [...]

Last night Middletown re-introduced the FY 2009 budget and to summed up in very plain and simple language, it is a MESS !! The budget has been put together by the use of smoke and mirrors – no cost reductions or spending cuts of any kind to speak of. Here is a quick synopsis of [...]