Liberty Township Municipal Offices are closed Friday, 27 June
Thursday, June 26, 2025
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Municipal Offices Closed
Please be advised that the municipal offices are closed Friday, 20 June in observance of the Juneteenth Federal Holiday
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Adult mosquito control notification - June 11
The Warren County Mosquito Control Commission is planning a treatment for adult mosquito control in your townships. Please share this information with your residents and let them know that they can call us or visit our website for more information or with questions/concerns.
The following application will be made with a truck-mounted ultra- low volume sprayer. The truck is well marked as a mosquito commission vehicle. The application will be made as close to sunset as possible in order to increase its contact with actively flying mosquitoes. Spraying for adult mosquitoes is done on a limited and very localized basis to protect the public health from mosquito-borne illnesses.
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Date
of application: |
June 11, 2025
Alternate date: June 12, 2025 |
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Time of Application: |
8:00 pm – 11:59pm |
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Brand Name and Active Ingredient of Pesticide: |
Zenivex E4 (EPA
Reg # 2724-807) Active Ingredient Etofenprox Fyfanon ULV
(EPA Reg # 279-3539) Active Ingredient Malathion DeltaGard (EPA
Reg # 432-1534) Active Ingredient Deltamethrin |
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Location of Application: |
WHITE:
Rutherford Dr INDEPENDENCE:
Cat Swamp Rd, Post Lane, Youngs Island Rd., Gun Club Lane ALLAMUCHY:
Youngs Island Rd., Kestrel Lane HOPE:
Lake just-It Rd LIBERTY:
Lake Just-It Rd *For the most up-to-date information please check the Commission website www.warrencountymosquito.org
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Name and License Number of Certified Pesticide Applicator: |
Andrew Flohn – Applicator License #53233B Jennifer Gruener – Applicator License #25339B Anastasia Giordano – Applicator License #58642B Ryan Hagerty-Applicator License #62416B John Necina – Applicator License #28467B |
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Land Use Meeting cancellation for June 18
TOWNSHIP OF LIBERTY
LAND USE BOARD
349 Mt. Lake Road
Great Meadows, N.J. 07838
(908) 637-4579
CANCELLATION NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE
NOTICE THAT the Chairman of the
Liberty Township Land Use Board, after consultation with the Board Attorney,
has CANCELLED the regular meeting of
the Land Use Board scheduled for Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 at 7:30
pm, at the Liberty Township Municipal Building, 349 Mountain Lake Road, Great
Meadows, N.J.
Any and all matters on the agenda are carried to the
next regular meeting.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, July
16th, 2025 at 7:30 pm, at the Liberty Township Municipal Building,
349 Mountain Lake Road, Great Meadows, N.J.
Amber Gratacos
Warren County Mosquito Commission Notice
The following
application will be made with a truck-mounted ultra- low volume sprayer.
The truck is well marked as a mosquito commission vehicle. The
application will be made as close to sunset as possible in order to increase
its contact with actively flying mosquitoes. Spraying for adult mosquitoes is
done on a limited and very localized basis to protect the public health from
mosquito-borne illnesses.
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Date
of application: |
June 5, 2025
Alternate date: June 8, 2025 |
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Time of Application: |
8:00 pm – 11:59pm |
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Brand Name and Active Ingredient of Pesticide: |
Zenivex E4 (EPA
Reg # 2724-807) Active Ingredient Etofenprox Fyfanon ULV
(EPA Reg # 279-3539) Active Ingredient Malathion DeltaGard (EPA
Reg # 432-1534) Active Ingredient Deltamethrin |
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Location of Application: |
HOPE:
Locust Lake Rd, Delaware Rd (CR 609) WHITE:
Mill Rd., Mill St., Buttzville Rd., Creek Rd. FRELINGHUYSEN:
Mill Rd., Main St. (CR 661) LIBERTY:
Pine Drive, Cedar Drive, Walnut Drive, Fern Lane, Circle Lane, Tamarack Rd. *For the most up-to-date information please check the Commission website www.warrencountymosquito.org |
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Name and License Number of Certified Pesticide Applicator: |
Andrew Flohn – Applicator License #53233B Jennifer Gruener – Applicator License #25339B Anastasia Giordano – Applicator License #58642B Ryan Hagerty-Applicator License #62416B John Necina – Applicator License #28467B |
*In case of wind exceeding 10mph, measurable precipitation,
or mechanical/technical failures causing the treatment to be cancelled it will
be done on the alternate date listed
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Adult mosquito control notification - June 5
The following application
will be made with a truck-mounted ultra- low volume sprayer. The truck is
well marked as a mosquito commission vehicle. The application will be
made as close to sunset as possible in order to increase its contact with
actively flying mosquitoes. Spraying for adult mosquitoes is done on a limited
and very localized basis to protect the public health from mosquito-borne
illnesses.
|
Date
of application: |
June 5, 2025
Alternate date: June 8, 2025 |
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Time of Application: |
8:00 pm – 11:59pm |
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Brand Name and Active Ingredient of Pesticide: |
Zenivex E4 (EPA
Reg # 2724-807) Active Ingredient Etofenprox Fyfanon ULV
(EPA Reg # 279-3539) Active Ingredient Malathion DeltaGard (EPA
Reg # 432-1534) Active Ingredient Deltamethrin |
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Location of Application: |
HOPE:
Locust Lake Rd, Delaware Rd (CR 609) WHITE:
Mill Rd., Mill St., Buttzville Rd., Creek Rd. FRELINGHUYSEN:
Mill Rd., Main St. (CR 661) LIBERTY:
Pine Drive, Cedar Drive, Walnut Drive, Fern Lane, Circle Lane, Tamarack Rd. *For the most up-to-date information please check the Commission website www.warrencountymosquito.org |
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Name and License Number of Certified Pesticide Applicator: |
Andrew Flohn – Applicator License #53233B Jennifer Gruener – Applicator License #25339B Anastasia Giordano – Applicator License #58642B Ryan Hagerty-Applicator License #62416B John Necina – Applicator License #28467B |
*In case of wind exceeding 10mph, measurable precipitation,
or mechanical/technical failures causing the treatment to be cancelled it will
be done on the alternate date listed
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Draft agenda for 5 June 2025
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP MEETING
5 June 2025
7:00 pm
Municipal Building
349 Mountain Lake Road
Great Meadows, NJ 07838
Sunshine
Notice
Flag
Salute
Roll
Call
Reports: New Jersey State Police
Governing Body
Great Meadows Regional
Board of Education
Municipal Committees
Adoption
of Agenda
Adoption
of Minutes – 1 May 2025
Adoption
of Executive Session Minutes – 3 April and 1 May 2025
2025
Appointments
Recreation Assistant
Environmental
Commission, Alternate #1
Environmental Commission, Alternate
#2
LandUse Board, Class I Designee
LandUse Board, Alternate #3
LandUse Board, Alternate #4
Open Space Committee (3 positions)
Recreation Commission
Recreation
Commission, Alternate #2
Unfinished
Business
Recreation Assistant Job
Description
National Flood Insurance Program –
Community Assistance Visit (CAV)
Updated
Stormwater Management Ordinance
Liberty
Lake Dam Removal Project Draft
New
Business
Kayak Rack Inquiry
2024 Audit & Corrective Action
Plan
Pavilion Rental Request – 7 June
2025
Renewal ABC License
#2114.33.003.004, 543 Route 46 LLC (pocket license)
PAIC Suggestive P&P Updates
Resolutions
Tax Lien Refund – Block 19, Lot 9.01
ABC License Renewals
Summer Recreation Salaries
ABC – Mountain Lake Fire Company,
Car Show
Bills List
Public
Comment
Executive
Session
Adjournment
Friday, May 23, 2025
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Workshop canceled May 22
The Township Commitee Workshop meeting scheduled for this evening, Thursday May 22 has been canceled.
Monday, May 19, 2025
Draft Agenda for May 22 Workshop of the Governing Body
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP WORKSHOP
7:00 pm
Municipal Building
349 Mountain Lake Road
Great Meadows, NJ 07838
Sunshine
Notice
Flag
Salute
Roll
Call
Reports:
Governing Body
Adoption
of Agenda
Unfinished
Business
New
Business
Tax Map Proposal – Suburban
Consulting Engineers Inc
Inquiry of kayak rack across from
140 Lakeside Drive West
Resolutions
Public
Comment
Executive
Session
Adjournment
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Land Use Administrator hours week of May 19
Please be advised the Land Use Administrator
hours will be
Monday, May 19
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
GMRSD meeting cancellation
Good Morning,
Michael
Mai
Superintendent
of Schools
Director
of Special Services
Great
Meadows Regional School District
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Land Use Meeting cancellation May 21
TOWNSHIP OF LIBERTY
LAND USE BOARD
349 Mt. Lake Road
Great Meadows, N.J. 07838
(908) 637-4579
CANCELLATION NOTICE
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Chairman of the Liberty Township Land Use Board, after consultation with the Board Attorney, has CANCELLED the regular meeting of the Land Use Board scheduled for Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 at 7:30 pm, at the Liberty Township Municipal Building, 349 Mountain Lake Road, Great Meadows, N.J.
Any and all matters on the agenda are carried to the
next regular meeting.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 18th, 2025 at 7:30 pm, at the Liberty Township Municipal Building, 349 Mountain Lake Road, Great Meadows, N.J.
Amber Gratacos
Board Administrator
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Warren County Mosquito Commission May 7
An aerial pesticide application for mosquito control is planned. A granular substance (resembling kitty litter) will be applied to standing water, by aircraft, for the control of immature mosquitoes by the Warren County Mosquito Commission.
Locations: Mountain Lake Woods
Date: May 7,
2025
Alternate
Date: May 8, 2025
Time: Dawn -dusk
Aerial Contractor: Wings Aerial
Applicator, LLC
Aircraft: AirTractor,
Reg# N45313, N9194P OR N45553
Information/Questions
please call the Warren County Mosquito Commission:
908.453.3585 (Monday-Friday 8-4)
Friday, May 2, 2025
John R Fisher Pavilion
Be advised that the John R Fisher Pavilion
has been reserved for a private function,
Saturday, 4 May 2025 from 2:00 pm to 7 pm.
Thank you
Land Use Administrator hours for May
The Land Use Administrator hours will be as scheduled except for the following weeks:
Week of May 5th - office hours on Tuesday, May 6 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Week of May 19th - office hours on Thursday, May 22 from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Community Information on GMRSD Proposed Budget
GREAT MEADOWS REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
MICHAEL MAI
Superintendent of Schools/Director of Special Services
Kathy Ascolese Samantha Westberg
Confidential Secretary Business Administrator/
Superintendent/Special Services Board Secretary
April 29, 2025
Dear Residents of the Great Meadows Regional School District Community,
On Thursday, May 1, 2025, the GMRSD Board of Education will hold its Budget Hearing for the purpose of adopting its 2025-2026 General Operating Budget. The District recently approved, by a 5-4 vote of the Board, utilizing a Tax Levy Incentive opportunity provided by the State of New Jersey through which the District can increase the Tax Levy beyond the 2% cap without going to a public vote. As this is a polarizing issue, the Board wishes to ensure the residents of Independence and Liberty are informed of the FACTS about this important matter:
Actual Numbers:
2% - Standard School Tax Levy Increase Statutory Limit
1.05% - Banked Cap Additional School Tax Levy Increase
3.45% - BOE Approved Increase Above the Cap limit
6.5% - Total Proposed School Tax Increase for 2025
In Dollars:
$17,254,700.00 – Proposed 2025 Tax Levy *
$16,201,597.00 – Actual 2024 Tax Levy
$1,053,103.00 – 2025 Increase
* This tax Levy does not include the State Aid Contribution and is not reflective of the total school budget.
Background: Governor Murphy in his current budget plan has approved, for certain school districts, the ability to exceed the 2% cap and increase the local tax levy (the amount paid by the local residents of the town) by a maximum of 15%, depending on the district; GMRSD was able to apply for an additional 8.5% increase, of which it requested 3.45%.
SOME IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
● The BOE and the school administration had already planned their budget around the 3.05% tax levy increase prior to Governor Murphy’s offer to increase the tax levy beyond the approved limits. That budget included the elimination of four positions and the reduction of two, and would have brought the total number of staff lost since 2018 to 27.
● Regarding a drop in enrollment and its subsequent impact in State Aid, GMRSD saw its Average Daily Enrollment (ADE) decrease from 714 in 2016-17 to a low of 613 in 2020-21 (a 14% drop).
● As of April 28, 2025, the ADE for Great Meadows Regional is once again 714. Ten percent of this increase is due to expanded preschool, and the remaining four percent is in K-8. During this same time period, State Aid was reduced 67.5%, or $3.85 million.
● GMRSD’s reserve accounts are NOT fully funded to their statutory maximum allowed limits. Capital Reserve, which may be used solely for large-scale facilities work, is funded to approx. 33% of its maximum allowance and will be lower due to upcoming projects. Maintenance Reserve, which is often used when major repair work is needed, is funded to approx. 85% of its maximum allowance. Tuition Reserve is funded at 100 percent annually, with the funds removed annually to offset some of the tuition paid to Hackettstown High School. Emergency Reserve has been funded at 100 percent since the Covid-19 pandemic.
● Reduction in State Aid has resulted in the loss of 27 staff members (not 27%). Fifteen of the 27 were certificated teaching staff and, as noted above, the decrease in enrollment no longer exists. This has led to increases in class size and decreases in reading proficiency and standardized testing scores.
● The GMRSD per student cost for the original 2024-2025 budget was $18,902. The average in Warren County schools is $21,032 per student. GMRSD ranked 19th lowest of the 23 Warren County districts in per pupil spending in the current fiscal year. **In the GMRSD 24-25 revised budget, as of Feb 1, 2025, the per pupil cost for 2024-2025 is $17,867.00, which is 22nd lowest out of 23 Warren County districts.
● The additional 3.45% on the tax levy will increase the per student cost for 2025-26 by $783.18. Overall, the per-pupil cost in the 2025-2026 Operating Budget is projected (with the levy increase) at $18,007, which would currently rank 21st out of the 23 Warren County districts.
● With the additional funding, the District will be able to lower class sizes and provide support for academics and students’ mental health needs with the following positions:
○ Kindergarten Teacher
○ 2nd Grade Teacher
○ 4th Grade Teacher
○ PE Teacher
○ School Counselor
○ Intervention Teacher
○ Language and Learning Disabilities Teacher
○ Part Time Speech Therapist
As the factual data shows, the Great Meadows Regional School District has been negatively impacted by State Aid cuts in a myriad of ways. It is truly unfortunate that a tax levy increase is the only avenue that Boards of Education across New Jersey are being given to reinstate some of their lost resources. We thank you for your attention and invite you to our Public Meeting on May 1 at 7 p.m.
Sincerely,
Michael Mai
Superintendent
Director of Special Services
Great Meadows Regional School District
Monday, April 28, 2025
Draft Agenda - 1 May 2025 at 6pm
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP MEETING
1 May 2025
6:00 pm
Municipal Building
349 Mountain Lake Road
Great Meadows, NJ 07838
Sunshine
Notice
Flag
Salute
Roll
Call
Reports: New Jersey State Police
Governing Body
Great Meadows Regional
Board of Education
Municipal Committees
Adoption
of Agenda
Adoption
of Minutes – 3 April 2025
2025
Appointments
Recreation Assistant
Environmental
Commission, Alternate #1
Environmental Commission, Alternate
#2
LandUse Board, Class I Designee
LandUse Board, Alternate #3
LandUse Board, Alternate #4
Open Space Committee (3 positions)
Recreation Commission
Recreation
Commission, Alternate #2
Unfinished
Business
Recreation Assistant Job
Description
National Flood Insurance Program –
Community Assistance Visit (CAV)
Updated
Stormwater Management Ordinance
Liberty
Lake Dam Removal Project Draft
Affordable Housing – Municipal
Housing Liaison
Stormwater
Compliance Solutions (Aqualis) 2025 Proposal
New
Business
Inquiry on Potential for 2025 Tax
Lien Sale
Grove Parking – 7 June 2025
Resolutions
Older American’s Month 2025
LGCCC
– GMRBOE PTO, Tricky Tray
LGCCC
– GMRBOE PTO, 50/50
Chapter
159 – Local Recreation Grant FY 2024, $66,000
Chapter
159 – Local Recreation Grant FY 2025, $75,000
ABC
– Mountain Lake Fire Company, 6 June 2025
ABC
– Mountain Lake Fire Company, 28 June 2025
Establish
a Special Period for Third Quarter Property Taxes
Bills List
Public
Comment
Executive
Session
Adjournment
Friday, April 25, 2025
May 1 Committee Meeting time change
The Liberty Township
Committee Meeting regular meeting scheduled for
Thursday, May 1st
at 7:00 p.m.
has been changed to:
Thursday, May 1st
at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Draft Agenda for 24 April Workshop of the Governing Body
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP WORKSHOP
24 April 2025
7:00 pm
Municipal Building
349 Mountain Lake Road
Great Meadows, NJ 07838
Sunshine
Notice
Flag
Salute
Roll
Call
Grove Parking – 7 June 2025
Resolutions
Chapter 159 – Local Recreation Grant
FY 2024, $66,000
Chapter 159 – Local Recreation Grant FY 2025, $75,000
Public
Comment
Executive
Session
Adjournment
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