Citing family needs and responsibilities at his new job, Tim McGough will resign from township council effective August 30, 2008. McGough’s term was set to expire on June 30, 2011. Anyone interested in running for the vacancy can fill out a petition at the Township Clerk’s office, 1 Washington Blvd., 2nd Floor, Suite 6. The petition deadline is September 11, 2008 at 4 p.m. The election will be held on November 4, 2008 from 6 am to 8 pm. Information packets and petitions will be available on Friday, August 15th . In order to obtain petitions, you must call the Township Clerk’s Office at 918-0002 and give your full name, home address, and phone number.

The town council will hold a public hearing tonight regarding a $1.6 million bond ordinance to aid in buying the 52-acre Van Cleef farm property at the intersection of Robbinsville-Allentown Road and Circle Drive. If approved, the property will be kept undeveloped to help preserve the township’s rural feel. The total cost of purchase will helped by an additional $846,000 in grant money that will come from the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Green Acres program, and the township’s Open Space Tax Trust Fund, the levy collected from residents who pay 5 cents per $100 of assessed property value for acquiring, developing and maintaining open space.

Source: nj.com