Archive for SPOTLIGHT ON GOVERNMENT
From the Desk of Councilman Carmen F. Amato, Jr. – 8-24-11
2011 Municipal Budget – NO INCREASE! Good news! We recently adopted our 2011 municipal budget. Through the utilization of two budget amendments I authored that eliminated the proposed 3 million dollar tax increase in the 2010 budget, coupled by tough spending cuts, the elimination of employees through attrition, with no reduction in state aid and [...]
From the Desk of Carmen F. Amato, Jr. 8-17-11
Good news on the horizon for Berkeley taxpayers. We have received a draft of the phase 2 report of our shared service agreement with Central Regional on our joint feasibility study on solar power. The draft report identified the use of solar panels on our municipal building, police station, recreation areas along with solar canopies [...]
From the Desk of Carmen F. Amato, Jr. 8-10-11
Good Luck Chief Weinlen and Chief DeMichele Our longtime Police Chief John C. Weinlen III has retired. I want to thank Chief Weinlen for his service to our township and wish him the best of luck for a happy retirement. I want to congratulate Lt. Karin DeMichele on her promotion to Chief. As Chairman of [...]