Friday, January 18, 2013
Ewing-Lawrence Sewerage Authority's executive director recently announced Lawrence Township's sewer rate will remain flat in 2013, and also that ELSA is planning in invest $20-25 million to upgrade its 60-plus-year-old treatment plant.
The Ewing-Lawrence Sewerage Authority will conduct a public hearing of its proposed 2013 budget next Tuesday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the authority’s treatment facility at 600 Whitehead Rd. in Lawrence Township. ELSA’s board is expected to approve the budget at the conclusion of that hearing, which was originally slated for Jan. 15 but had to be postponed because not enough board members were available to form a quorum. (A copy of the budget can be found in the media box to the right.) When he appeared at the Jan. 8 Lawrence Township Council meeting to discuss the 2013 budget, ELSA Executive Director Robert Filler announced that – thanks, in part, to better-than-anticipated revenue generated last year through sewer connection fees …
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Respondents to our poll said the council needs to maintain the police and road departments and cut elsewhere.
Patch users want the Township Council to avoid cutting police, public safety and road services, according to a poll on balancing the township’s budget that ran over the weekend. An earlier poll on Patch showed overwhelming support for municipal trash collection. The most recent poll, which was unscientific, attracted 384 votes and 28 comments. The budget cuts are necessary because a tax referendum, which sought permission to raise the municipal tax rate 9 cents above the state’s 2 percent tax levy cap, was rejected by township voters by a 2-1 margin on April 24, with more than 3,700 total votes cast. Township officials said they would make a decision on the budget by May 15. The results of the poll, which asked “What services and programs…
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Patch wants residents of Lawrence Township to help set priorities for the Township Council as it attempts to trim more than $2 million from its spending plan. Offer your thoughts and vote in our poll.
Patch users want the cost of trash collection to continue to be covered by their municipal taxes. A weekend poll on Lawrenceville Patch showed overwhelming support for municipal trash collection. The poll, which was unscientific, attracted 229 votes and 66 comments. The budget cuts are necessary because a tax referendum, which sought permission to raise the municipal tax rate 9 cents above the state’s 2 percent tax levy cap, was rejected by township voters by a 2-1 margin on April 24, with more than 3,700 total votes cast. The results of the poll, which was live on the Lawrenceville site from 6 p.m. Friday to Wednesday at noon, were: 199 (86%) 12 (5%) 18 (7%) Patch users offered a variety of suggestions on how the township should …
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Friday, April 20, 2012
In the wake of the tax referendum defeat Tuesday, Lawrenceville Patch wants to know what you would do to help balance the budget. Today, we ask about trash collection.
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Friday, April 20, 2012
On Tuesday, voters said no to a proposed 9-cent municipal tax increase by a 2-1 margin. On Wednesday, a crowd at the council meeting told the council that it had better find alternatives to the trash collection fee being proposed. Now, it is your turn to weigh in. Lawrenceville Patch will run a series of polls and open-ended questions over the next 10 days, asking township residents to outline their priorities and give the council a sense of where it needs to go with the budget. The referendum, which sought permission to raise the municipal tax rate 9 cents above the state’s 2 percent tax levy cap, was rejected by township voters by a 2-1 margin on Tuesday, with more than 3,700 total votes cast. Residents during Wednesday’s meeting told …
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12:07 am on Sunday, January 20, 2013
Sewerage maintenance is a 'silent service' provided to our community. Thanks to the men and women of ELSA who keep our system running safely and reliably. more ›