Township of Monroe News

MONROE TOWNSHIP – February 17, 2021 – Monroe Township is getting a $609,250 boost in municipal aid to support roadway improvements on N. State Home, Lower Matchaponix, and a section of Spotswood Gravel Hill Road adjacent to the project.

These well-used municipal roads need to be repaved. With the grant support, Monroe officials will begin the design process. It is expected that Monroe will have to contribute about $425,000 for the total project.

MONROE TOWNSHIP – February 17, 2021 – Monroe Township is getting a $609,250 boost in municipal aid to support roadway improvements on N. State Home, Lower Matchaponix, and a section of Spotswood Gravel Hill Road adjacent to the project.

These well-used municipal roads need to be repaved. With the grant support, Monroe officials will begin the design process. It is expected that Monroe will have to contribute about $425,000 for the total project.

Monroe Mayor Stephen Dalina and Township Council said the township has been very successful in securing state funding for its infrastructure work, based on a strong working relationship with the state Department of Transportation (DOT) and state legislators representing the township.  The Mayor thanked the 14^th Legislative District for their ongoing support of the Township’s roadway maintenance and repair needs.  

“We are proud to report that the Township has secured $3 million since 2016 in state money to upgrade our roadway system,” Mayor Dalina said. “This is work that needed to be done, and the Council and I can move forward with limited impact on our taxpayers.  We attribute the progress to our ongoing ability to reach out for support and effectively advocate for what our community needs.”

 Mayor Dalina says Monroe customers have saved approximately $15 million since program inception

MONROE TOWNSHIP, N.J.  – February 12, 2021 – In Fall 2019 the Monroe Township Council locked in the lowest fixed electric rates to date for the Monroe Township Community Energy Aggregation (MTCEA) program by approving a contract with Constellation New Energy (CNE) for Round Four of the MTCEA.  The contract with CNE began in December 2019 and runs for a 24-month term that ends in December 2021.

“Monroe Township is a pioneer in New Jersey when it comes to municipal energy aggregation and leveraging bulk purchasing to guarantee lower energy rates for our residents,” said Mayor Stephen Dalina.  “The MTCEA program saved residents approximately $13 million in the first six years of the program under Rounds 1 through 3 and participating residents are seeing even more savings now. Our residents can expect to see a reduction of more than $250 over the life of the MTCEA Round Four contract for a typical household – more for those using large quantities of electricity or living in all-electric homes.”

As the lowest bidder, CNE proposed a set price of $.08395/kwh for the duration of a two-year contract.  This rate, which took effect in December 2019, represents an approximate 12 percent savings off the prevailing JCP&L tariff price during winter months when consumption, particularly for all-electric households, is at its height.

Like many of you, I am trying to be patient by recognizing that there are simply not enough vaccines in New Jersey.  It is an unfortunate fact. 

But I have not been patient over the last three weeks as your Mayor, aggressively working to improve the State’s woefully inefficient vaccine distribution system.  My staff and I are on the phone with the State each day trying to get them to improve their system and we won’t stop fighting. 

On a positive note, at the request of the Township Council and I, the County-run Monroe Senior Center Vaccination site is now exclusively for only Monroe and Middlesex County residents.  That is an improvement, but we need more.  Next week, thanks to the County, we anticipate the Senior Center site will receive double the doses. 

I know these are frustrating days for all of us – but I will not give up.  I will continue to use my position as your Mayor, along with the Council, to reach out to the State and fight for more vaccine locally for our residents.  I will keep fighting for a state phone number where seniors and others can call to schedule appointments.  Monroe residents are my first priority.