Hunterdon To Receive $1 Million Budget Grant For
County 9-1-1 Operations
Lanza: Successful Lobbying Effort By County and NJAC
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A $1 million grant in the recently enacted state budget for Hunterdon County’s 9-1-1 operations is the result of the many years long lobbying effort by the County and the New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) to gain funding from the telephone surcharge the state has been diverting away from its dedicated use, Hunterdon Commissioners Director John E. Lanza reported at the Board’s July 5th meeting.
Lanza announced, “The state’s FY 23 budget, signed into law last week, allocated $1 million towards 9-1-1 infrastructure improvements and upgrades for Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, which is the appropriate use of telephone surcharge revenues.”
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Hunterdon Awarded
$1.8 million
In State Bridge Grants
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Hunterdon County received notification that over $1.8 million in bridge infrastructure grant funds have been approved for three county projects, through the State’s Local Bridges Fund Program, Hunterdon County Commissioner Shaun C. Van Doren announced.
Van Doren, the Board’s liaison for the Department of Engineering and Public Works, said, “There have been many conversations in recent months about the infrastructure of our nation’s bridges, much of it negative, but today we have the good news that the County’s Engineering team has secured state grants for future bridge construction projects in the county.
Grant funding helps to reduce the overall County capital improvement costs for these projects which benefits county taxpayers.”
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Hunterdon Veteran
Headstone Cleaning Events
Popular With County Residents
Families, Churches And Veterans Sign-up To ‘Adopt’ Veteran Headstones
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Photos, L to R: July 9th Evergreen Cemetery Volunteer Group, County Commissioner Susan J. Soloway and Deputy Director Zachary T. Rich clean a veteran headstone, Flemington Panera Manager Eliza Ziek and staff members cleaning veteran headstones |
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Hunterdon County’s Veteran Headstone Cleaning program has visited six cemeteries throughout the county, including Flemington, Glen Gardner, Lambertville, Milford, Frenchtown and Clinton, so far, with more than 550 Veteran headstones cleaned by a team of dedicated volunteers, Commissioner Board member Susan J. Soloway reported at the July 5th Board meeting.
Soloway, the Board’s Veterans co-liaison, said, “Last year Hunterdon County introduced the Veteran Headstone Cleaning program to residents, inviting non-profit founder Trae Zipperer, whose organization ‘By Memorial Day’ inspires communities to honor Veterans in their final resting places by caring for their headstones.
Mr. Zipperer explained that cleaning the veteran headstones demonstrates respect and honor for those who have served the nation who are now in their final resting place.”
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Hunterdon County Launches New
Survey On Farmland Preservation
Hunterdon County has launched a new survey to gather resident feedback on farmland preservation, as part of the county’s Comprehensive Farmland Preservation Plan Update process, County Commissioner Board Deputy Director Zachary T. Rich announced at the July 5th Board meeting.
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information & updates
UPDATED: NEW
Bridge and Road Closures and Detours
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Covid-19 Self-test Kits
Can be picked up at Building #1 at the
County’s Route 12 complex
Hunterdon Health Department
314 Route 12, Flemington, NJ 08822
July 20th, from 2 pm to 7 pm
Call the County Health Department with any questions: 908-788-1351
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Starting tomorrow, Saturday, July 16th, dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
If you need crisis support related to suicide or mental health, or are worried about someone else, call or text 1-800-273-8255 or visit the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s chat to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
Beginning July 16, dial 988 to connect directly with crisis support, nationwide. Read more about 988.
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Hunterdon County Board of County Commissioners
and Constitutional Officers
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John E. Lanza
Director
Zachary T. Rich
Deputy Director
Susan J. Soloway
Shaun C.
Van Doren
Jeff Kuhl
Mary H. Melfi
County Clerk
Fred W. Brown
Sheriff
Susan J. Hoffman
Surrogate
Renee Robeson
Prosecutor
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