Here’s What’s Happening. . .

FROM THE DESK OF MAYOR J. NOLAN HIGGINS. . . .

SUMMER STORM SEASON ALERT

Jersey Central Power & Light is urging customers who depend on electrically operated life support equipment, or who depend on private well water, to register with them in order to receive notification of any potential interruptions to their electrical service.  JCP&L maintains a list of their customers who depend on electrically operated life support.  In order to be included on the list, a customer must submit an authorized form signed by their physician.  Customers will be notified should an outage affect their electric service for more than 24 hours.

JCP&L also maintains a list of residences and businesses who depend on electrically operated private wells for water service.  These customers are notified if a power outage is expected to affect their electric service for more than 24 hours.  They will also be advised of locations where water and ice will be available.

The lists of critical care customers and private well customers are also provided to the County and Municipal Offices of Emergency Management.  Please call  Jersey Central Power & Light at 1-800-662-3115 in order to register for either of these programs.

BRUSH & LEAF DISPOSAL

Curbside brush collection is currently underway in the Borough during the month of July, 2014.   Branches should be cut into lengths of  4 ft. or less.  Curbside leaf collection will resume in the Fall.  Residents are reminded they may dispose of their brush and leaves at the DPW yard located at 161 Center St., Freehold.  The site is open Monday – Friday from 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  The site is also open on the first Saturday of each month from 7:00 a.m. – noon.

 WEBSITE ENHANCEMENT SURVEY

The Innovation Committee needs your input to create a better, more useful and user-friendly website for our town.  We envision a site where you can: get information on municipal events, pay municipal bills and fees online, view our budget, agendas, minutes, collective bargaining agreements, and contracts; as well as being able to file forms, applications, file complaints (or compliments) and get answers to your questions. 

We want to include all the content you may want and need.  This effort is geared to  make our local government both transparent and interactive for you, our residents and business people. 

Please, take a few minutes to complete this survey.