The Asbury Park City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday in council chambers at City Hall. A closed executive session will start at 5 p.m., followed by a workshop session at 6 p.m. and a regular council meeting at 7 p.m. Public participation takes place at the beginning of the regular meeting. Items on the […]

The municipal budget for 2013 still has not been brought to the council because the state is requiring all municipalities along the shoreline to submit FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] applications prior to approving budgets, city manager Terence Reidy said. There are three different categories for FEMA applications, and one of those categories could impact […]

The board of education unanimously approved its budget for the 2013-2014 school year at its March 20 meeting. The spending plan bears a 1.9-percent tax levy increase. The total budget amount is $80,500,004, according to district business administrator Geoffrey Hastings. The district operating budget is $67,559,592, while the remainder of the spending plan consists of […]

The city council at its meeting last week approved amendments to the municipal budget prompted by changes in state aid numbers. After the amendments, the budget bears a 3.6-percent tax levy increase, city manager Terence Reidy [above] said, which translates to an increase of 11.5 cents per $100 of assessed property valuation. The average household […]