EDISON – Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios unveiled the county’s initiatives and targets for 2020 at Tuesday’s annual reorganization of the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
They embody persevering with to try for excellence in well being care and the launch of the county Division of Transportation, mentioned Rios, who once more was elected to function director by his colleagues.
“Within the yr forward, our county will proceed to innovate and envision new prospects to protect and improve the county’s custom of excellence, and popularity as a premier vacation spot for companies, residents, and guests,” Rios mentioned.
Sheriff Mildred Scott and Freeholders Kenneth Armwood and Charles Kenny, who have been re-elected in November’s election, and the board’s latest freeholder, Claribel Azcona-Barber, have been sworn into workplace previous to the common freeholder assembly at Middlesex County School.
Armwood was sworn in as deputy director.
This yr’s overarching theme for upcoming applications and developments is “Middlesex County is the place excellence turns into actuality,” in response to a information launch.
Rios detailed a number of the county’s main developments over the previous yr, together with the opening of the New Brunswick Performing Arts Middle, which can function the brand new house of the Arts Institute of Middlesex County and improve collaboration throughout all of the county’s arts companions, in addition to the Middlesex County Enchancment Authority’s expanded position as challenge supervisor for the North Brunswick practice station challenge.
In 2020, the county will proceed to try for excellence in well being care by means of the partnership with Hackensack Meridian Well being on the George J. Otlowski Sr. Middle for Psychological Well being Care, in addition to by means of the partnership with RWJBarnabas Well being on the Roosevelt Care Facilities in Edison and Outdated Bridge, Rios mentioned.
Efficient Jan. 22, RWJBarnabas Well being will assume energetic administration duty for all operations on the Roosevelt Care Facilities in Edison and Outdated Bridge, he mentioned.
Constructing upon the analysis achieved by means of the county’s Vacation spot 2040 Planning Initiative, and the Workforce and Financial Competitiveness Venture led by Dr. Carl Van Horn, the county, by means of the Middlesex County Enchancment Authority, will launch a brand new financial growth technique in 2020, in response to the discharge.
On the assembly, the board adopted a brand new organizational construction for the county, and formally launched the Middlesex County Division of Transportation.
Gov. Phil Murphy and Meeting Speaker Craig Coughlin spoke on the occasion and supplied their assist and hopes for 2020 in Middlesex County.
“The reorganization of the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders will create and renew relationships that permit us to work collectively towards widespread targets for New Jerseyans,” Murphy mentioned. “I’m wanting ahead to seeing how this devoted and dedicated group of leaders construct on their accomplishments and proceed to maneuver Middlesex County ahead.”
“Middlesex County’s governance and stewardship continues to be a mannequin which all counties ought to emulate,” Coughlin mentioned. “Tonight’s Reorganization ceremony and the Freeholder Director’s remarks illustrate fixed progress and deal with the issues that matter to the taxpayers of Middlesex County. I’m lucky to have nice County companions and look ahead to our work within the yr forward.”
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