Red Bank Council, Other Groups to Meet This Week
Red Bank Council to meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday
The Red Bank Council and other borough groups will be meeting this week.
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
What's Happening in Red Bank This Week
Council meeting set for Wednesday, Feb. 13
There are several municipal events scheduled for Red Bank this week: Tuesday, Feb. 12: Environmental Commission Meeting. 7 p.m. at Red Bank Borough Hall. Wednesday, Feb. 13: Red Bank Council Meeting. 7 p.m. at Red Bank Borough Hall. (The agenda for this meeting is attached to the article) Thursday, Feb. 14: Court in session at 8:30 a.m. Shade Tree Committee Meeting. 7 p.m. at Red Bank Borough Hall
Thursday, January 24, 2013
More Valet Parking Coming to Downtown Red Bank
With Char Steakhouse soon to open, council OKs expansion of service at Broad and Mechanic
It will soon be a bit easier to park downtown. The Red Bank Borough Council unanimously approved a resolution at its regular meeting Wednesday evening that allows for the expansion of valet parking services on Broad Street. Mayor Pat Menna said the service is being expanded to accommodate "the opening of another extraordinary place" in Red Bank with the impending addition of Char Steakhouse at the corner of Mechanic and Broad streets. The service, requested by Red Bank RiverCenter, will be from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily, according to the resolution. Council's approval allows for valet services on the east side of Broad Street from its intersection with Mechanic Street, extending 147 feet north and 95 feet south. Vehicles would be parked in …
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
'Red Bank is Thriving' Mayor Says
Menna outlines progress in address at Borough Council's annual reorganization meeting
Red Bank is a vibrant and growing community that is fast becoming the "center for the county," Mayor Pat Menna said Tuesday. The mayor touched on the progress the borough enjoyed in 2012 as the governing body welcomed 2013 with its annual reorganization meeting at Borough Hall. Menna, a Democrat, touted the downtown businesses, parking and cultural initiatives, the borough's finances and more as he looked to Red Bank's future of "cultural tourism." While the downtown still features vacant storefronts, much progress was made in 2012, the mayor said. The borough started the year with a 16 percent commercial vacancy rate and ended it with a 5 percent vacancy rate, Menna said. "We are fortunate.. that our commercial base still accounts for …
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Council Members to Take Oaths at Red Bank Reorganization
Annual reorganization meeting planned for 3 p.m. Tuesday
Council members Mike DuPont and Art Murphy will be sworn in to new terms when Red Bank reorganizes for 2013. The Mayor and Borough Council will hold the annual reorganization meeting at 3 p.m. in the municipal courtroom at Borough Hall, 90 Monmouth St. Reorganization meetings are traditionally held the first week of the new year and allow the governing body to welcome returning or new members, set temporary budgets, make appointments to volunteer boards and hire or rehire professional staff for the coming year. Democrats DuPont and Murphy were easily re-elected to their third and fourth terms, respectively, aboard the governing body in the November election. They rejoin incumbents Sharon Lee, Kathleen Horgan, Juanita Lewis and Ed Zipprich…
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Support for Utility Fine Increases, Limits on Sex Shops Before Red Bank Council
Governing body meets at Borough Hall at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening
Red Bank Borough Council likely will support the governor's efforts to increase fines on utility companies following storms at its regular meeting tonight. The governing body will hold its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the municipal courtroom at Borough Hall, 90 Monmouth St. The agenda, attached at right, includes a resolution in support of Gov. Chris Christie's “Reliability, Preparedness and Storm Response Act of 2012," which has been introduced in the state Senate. The act would "increase civil administrative penalties from $100 per day to $25,000 per violation, with a maximum of $2 million for any related series of events, which would also prohibit utilities from passing the cost of these penalties onto ratepayers," according to the …
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Thursday, November 22, 2012
JCP&L Credited for Life-Saving Response
At a recent council meeting, borough Administrator Stanley Sickles praised a JCP&L worker for quick action.
As Red Bank's council criticized conglomerate Jersey Central Power and Light at a recent meeting for its failure to communicate following Hurricane Sandy, town Administrator Stanley Sickles took the opportunity to praise the company's front line workers, including one he said helped save the life of a public employee. On Tuesday morning, a Shrewsbury borough employee driving a borough trash truck accidentally backed his truck into overhead power lines. The collision snapped three poles and brought down live wires onto the road and truck, trapping the employee inside. With the driver having already suffered burns and with no way to get him out as electricity could be seen arcing on the ground, Red Bank put in a call to JCP&L, which …
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Diane Wallace
12:53 pm on Friday, December 7, 2012
Great job Ed. As usual when you see something that needs to be done you just do it, and as usual you don't say anything about it. Mom more ›
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Red Bank Calls for Changes, Asks BPU to Investigate JCP&L
Red Bank is the first Monmouth County town to sign onto a growing effort to hold the state's major power providers accountable.
Red Bank is joining several municipalities throughout the state in calling for New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities to investigate the state's largest energy utilities for their collective response to Hurricane Sandy aftermath. Borough council, at the behest of Mayor Pat Menna, said it's looking to affect change and move in a positive direction, away from the frustration and animosity built up in the weeks following Sandy's arrival on New Jersey's shore. The resolution approved Tuesday night is mirrored after the one written by South Orange, Essex County Mayor Alex Torpey. It calls for, among other things, a look at how power companies like Jersey Central Power and Light communicate and establishes guidelines for responses to future …
MS2012
9:14 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
People need to relax and stop crying about not having electric for a week or more. Some people do not have homes. Menna is your typical reactionary politician, no one can prepare for what happen and JCPL did better than we could ever imagine. more ›
Ordinance Plugs Sex Shop Loophole
Red Bank has amended an ordinance, limiting where sex shops and strip clubs can operate.
In an apparent effort to protect its more dignified retail outlets, Red Bank Council approved an ordinance at its regular meeting Tuesday night that closes zoning loopholes and would severely restrict sex shops and strip clubs from doing business within the borough. According to Mayor Pat Menna, court decisions rendered at the State level prohibit towns from completely prohibiting adult oriented businesses. The decisions have made it easier for lascivious enterprises to set up shop in or near the borough's downtown if they chose to, he said, though the closest Red Bank's come to full frontal in recent years has been a racy poster or two taped inside of a bar window. The newly approved ordinance, which will head to the zoning board for a …
Lloyd Gramadon
10:08 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Red bank already has plenty of crack houses and bordellos why not sex shops? more ›
Friday, November 9, 2012
Red Bank Among Towns Fighting Sewage Authority
Several area municipalities are coming together to challenge the Two River Water Reclamation Authority over escalating charges.
Red Bank is joining several area towns to challenge what it believes is an outdated and unfair agreement with its longtime sewage treatment provider the Two River Water Reclamation Authority. According to Red Bank's council, which is content to let a release do the talking for them, the towns organized after concerns were raised over escalating charges from the TRWRA. A committee was formed to conduct a financial review of the services and charges offered by the TRWRA and as a result the review found potential errors, inconsistencies and overcharges, the release states. Red Bank is joined in its support along with the Eatontown Sewer Authority, Rumson, Sea Bright, Shrewsbury Township, and Tinton Falls. Red Bank Council met in closed …
george coffenberg
9:07 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012
It's funny that Red Bank is upset with the charges by Two River Sewage Authority but don't care that they over charge their own residents on water and sewer bills. I guess this will cut into their markup of the residents. I am sure the borough officials will figure out another way to tax the residents without calling it a tax. more ›
Joe
11:32 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Because we all need a place to park our Rolls... How does Red Bank justify turning half the main thoroughfare of public parking into valet parking by any other means other than greed? You're driving the patrons out of town morons! Look around you and see how many stores are going out of business and leaving town. more ›