Category: Red Bank governance

Mayor & Council – Workshop: 11 May 2022

Well, another month has passed and it’s another M&C Workshop and Council Meeting. I’m not certain a foreigner like me can actually grasp the difference between a “workshop session” and an actual meeting especially when they’re scheduled simultaneously, but I…

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Charter Commission Inaction: May 4, 2022

Well, two residents turned up and there was a reported but undisclosed number of emails plus one or two off the record phone calls, so the commission at least could continue on hearsay. Which, of course, they did. And Red…

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Mayor & Council: April 27, 2022

Let us go in; the fog is rising – Emily Dickinson New councillors, new clerk. Things are starting to look a bit different on Red Bank Borough Council. Whether that is a matter for relief or here we go again…

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April 22, 2022: Earth Day

They say there’s still time to fix the planet. But is there enough time to fix Red Bank? The town administration continues to squabble and bury its head in the sand while our community hurts. Okay, they’re making a big…

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Mayor & Council: April 13, 2022 @6.30pm

Lots of intrigue bubbling under this month, and a few interesting items on the agenda. The long knives take care of the Red Bank Redevelopment Agency – RBRA, the boro’ takes remedial action over its accounting methods, Tesla Town has…

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Talk about Red Bank & ZOOM

The recent failure by the RB Planning Board to make their meeting accessible on ZOOM denied many of us from making an input to their recent deliberation about 176 Riverside. While it’s obviously preferable for meetings to be “real” rather…

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Red Bank: Master Plan 2022 – Top Issues

Well, the questionnaire has decided what the “Top Issues” are. But are they yours? Besides, is 200 characters enough to express your thoughts? Here’s your chance to tease out your hopes and ideas in a bit more detail. We can’t…

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Red Bank: Master Plan 2022 comments

Red Bank‘s new “Master Plan” is currently going through the first phase of community “engagement“. Obviously, this is a problem to formulate unless you’re familiar with the town and that’s understood. But many have remarked on the questionnaire’s questions, regarding…

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