Adopted Hunterdon Budget Holds
Tax Rate Steady
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Hunterdon County’s Freeholder Board adopted the 2019 County budget on May 6
th
, that keeps the County tax rate at 31.5 cents per $100 of property valuation, the same rate as in 2018.
Freeholder Board Director Suzanne Lagay, the presiding member of the Board’s Budget Committee, stated, “The 2019 budget of $88,491,725 is $330,000 less than the 2013 budget ($88,826,025) that Freeholder John Lanza and I inherited when we joined the Board. What else in anyone’s life is less costly now than it was six years ago?”
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Hunterdon County Celebrates the 147th Arbor Day With Ceremonial Tree Planting At Heron Glen
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Hunterdon County Freeholders, Shade Tree Commission members, and other County officials joined together to recognize the 147
th
anniversary of Arbor Day, by planting a red maple tree at a ceremony at the Heron Glen Golf Course, that also marked the County Shade Tree Commission’s 20
th
Annual Arbor Day Ceremony, on April 26
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.
Freeholder Director Suzanne Lagay said, “Our county is home to a diverse number of trees from the American Holly to the Flowering Dogwood. The beautiful, natural environment that we have all worked hard to preserve through open space preservation demonstrates our commitment to an enhanced quality of life for present and future generations."
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Hunterdon Sheriff Brown and Team Honored For Support Of Employees Serving In National Guard
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Hunterdon County Sheriff Fred W. Brown, and his Office’s senior leadership, have received special recognition from the Department of Defense Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) for their patriotic support of Sheriff’s Office personnel serving in the U.S. Army National Guard.
Sheriff’s Officer Thomas Illes and Sheriff’s Investigator Raymond Scarpa, III, serve as members of the U.S. Army National Guard, in addition to their duties in the Hunterdon County Sheriff’s Office.
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Nearly One Thousand Sign Petition Calling For Reversal Of Governor's Hunterdon School Aid Cuts
“If the overwhelming response to the on-line petition calling for the Legislature to reverse the Governor’s decision to cut school funding tells us anything, it is that our residents are very concerned about the lack of support for our schools,” Freeholder Deputy Director John E. Lanza reported at the April 16
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Freeholder Board meeting.
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Hunterdon County Library
May 2019
May closings:
Staff Training
: Headquarters, North & South County Branches will be closed
Friday morning 5/3
.
Headquarters will be
open
5/3 from 1 to 5 pm; NCB & SCB will be
open
5/3 from 1:30 to 5 pm.
Mothers’ Day
:
Headquarters, North & South County Branches will be closed
Sunday 5/12
.
Memorial Day
: HQ, NCB & SCB will be be closed
Sunday 5/26 and Monday 5/27
;
open
Saturday 5/25.
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Saturday June 8, come to the HCL Outdoor Art Show and Sale.
Click image above for more information.
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Volunteer Drivers Needed
The Volunteer Driver Program provides transportation to senior citizens and persons with disability for specialized medical appointments (not otherwise available in Hunterdon County).
The service is available Monday through Friday, click
here for more information and find out how you can volunteer and help.
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Click image for further information
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Saturday June 8th and
Sunday June 9th
Hunterdon Central Regional High School
Click the image above for more information
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UPDATE
Hunterdon County DPW: Road Construction on Route 523 and Hollow Road
County Route 523 construction began April 1, 2019.
FROM: Delaware Drive, Delaware Township
TO: N.J.S.H. 29 Stockton
Plan alternate route or expect delays. Construction is expected to continue until mid June.
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Hunterdon County Culvert L-77 located on Hollow Road in Lebanon Township will be closed on or about July 1, 2019 until the end of August 2019.
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Hunterdon Regional Cancer Center to Hold Free Skin Cancer Screenings May 13th and 15th.
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Hunterdon County Parks
& Recreation
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Read all about the County Arboretum and the Parks programs in May
here.
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Social Security and OIG
Launch Public Service Announcement Campaign
C
ampaign launched addressing a nationwide telephone impersonation scheme. Reports from around the country cite fraudulent phone calls from people falsely claiming to be Social Security employees.
For more information,
click here
and do not reveal any personal data to a stranger who calls you.
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ASTRONOMY DAY @ RVCC- 5/11/19
RVCC Planetarium is celebrating Astronomy Day on Saturday, May 11. 2-5 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Activities will be set up inside and outside the Planetarium. Weather permitting, telescopes will be out to view the Sun and Moon. Activities are free, but regular admission applies for our shows. Shows at 3pm, 4pm, 7pm and 8pm.
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REAL IDS
New Jersey's Motor Vehicle Commission plans to begin issuing REAL ID driver licenses and non-driver IDs in the summer of 2019, click
here
for further information on what these changes mean for you.
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Find us on Facebook and Twitter for up to date information on road and bridge closures.
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Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders
and Constitutional Officers
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Suzanne Lagay
Director
John E. Lanza
Deputy Director
J. Matthew Holt
Susan Soloway
Shaun Van Doren
Mary H. Melfi
County Clerk
Fred W. Brown
Sheriff
Susan J. Hoffman
Surrogate
Michael J. Williams
Acting Prosecutor
(not pictured)
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