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improvements and is included in the estimated cost indicated herein for said improvements.
(e)To the extent that moneys of the Township are used to finance, on an interim basis, costs of said improvements or purposes, the Township reasonably expects such costs to be paid or reimbursed with the proceeds of obligations issued pursuant hereto.
Section 6. The capital budget of the Township is hereby amended to conform with the provisions of this ordinance to the extent of any inconsistency herewith. The resolution in the form promulgated by the Local Finance Board showing full detail of the amended capital budget and capital program as approved by the Director of the Division of Local Government Services is on file with the Township Clerk and is available there for public inspection.
Section 7. Any grant or similar moneys from time to time received by the Township for the improvements or purposes described in Section 3 hereof, shall be applied either to direct payment of the cost of the improvements within the appropriation herein authorized or to payment of the obligations issued pursuant to this ordinance. The amount of obligations authorized but not issued hereunder shall be reduced to the extent that such funds are received and so used.
Section 8. The full faith and credit of the Township are hereby pledged to the punctual payment of the principal of and the interest on the obligations authorized by this bond ordinance. The obligations shall be direct, unlimited obligations of the Township, and, unless paid from other sources, the Township shall be obligated to levy ad valorem taxes upon all the taxable property within the Township for the payment of the obligations and the interest thereon without limitation as to rate or amount.
Section 9. This bond ordinance shall take effect twenty (20) days after the first publication thereof after final adoption, as provided by the Local Bond Law.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the foregoing ordinance was introduced and passed by the Township Council on first reading at a meeting of the Township Council of the Township of Jackson held on the 11th day of May, 2021, and will be considered for second reading and final passage at a regular meeting of the Township Council to be held on the 25th day of May, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. or soon thereafter as this matter can be reached at the Township Municipal Building located on 95 West Veterans Highway in Jackson, New Jersey, at which time and place any persons desiring to be heard upon the same will be given the opportunity to be so heard.
Janice Kisty, RMC
Township Clerk
Council President Kern – To echo Councilman Sauickie comments about New Jersey Natural Gas petition for 25 % customer rate increase. To the Board of Public Utilities although New Jersey Natural Gas has ran efficiently and at a low cost for many years; there is no justification 25 % rate increase for all the customers that are currently New Jersey Natural Gas customers. This 25 % is for future improvements that is not going to help the existing customers and I don’t believe that is the right way to finance new projects.
Councilman Borrelli- I want to echo my fellow Councilman comments regarding Resolution 192R-21, I think it comes at the worst time when many people are trying to get up and running from this year-long plus pandemic. It would adversely affect particularly many seniors and we have many senior communities in our town. Many seniors who live on fixed incomes who it will drastically affect. So hopefully many other