Montgomery Township Fire District No. 2 - Board of Fire Commissioners
Mission Statement
Montgomery Township Fire District No. 2 is an autonomous entity responsible for providing fire protection and extinguishing fires within the geographic boundaries of the fire district, in general the southern portion of Montgomery Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. The Fire District is funded through a fire tax and governed by a five member Board of Fire Commissioners. Its mission is to protect life, property and the environment from damage due to fire and environmental emergencies in our district, and to assist neighboring communities in their mission to do the same.
The Fire District's administrative office is located in the Montgomery Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 firehouse in Blawenburg, New Jersey. If you wish to send correspondence, please send it to:
Montgomery Township Fire District No. 2
Attn: Board of Fire Commissioners
PO Box 264
Blawenburg, New Jersey 08504
Public Notice
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT NO. 2
PUBLIC HEARING ON FY 2026 BUDGET ADOPTION
NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF FIRE COMMISSIONER
NOTICE OF AVIALABILITY OF ABSENTEE/MAIL IN BALLOTS FOR THE ELECTION AND BUDGET REFERENDUM ON FEBRUARY 21, 2026
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP FIRE DISTRICT NO. 2
PUBLIC HEARING ON FY 2026 BUDGET ADOPTION
NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR THE OFFICE OF FIRE COMMISSIONER
NOTICE OF AVIALABILITY OF ABSENTEE/MAIL IN BALLOTS FOR THE ELECTION AND BUDGET REFERENDUM ON FEBRUARY 21, 2026
MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS, DISTRICT NO. 2
NOTICE OF ANNUAL FIRE DISTRICT ELECTION AND BUDGET REFERENDUM
Notice is hereby given that the annual fire district election will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at the Montgomery Township Fire Company No. 2 firehouse at
529 County Route 518, Blawenburg, N.J. Polls will be open between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. for the purpose of voting on the annual budget, in the amount of $3,082,780.00, of which the sum of $1,087,000.00 is to be raised by taxation, and the election of one (1) fire commissioner for a three-year term on the BOFC District No 2. A copy of the adopted budget subject to referendum is available at the Montgomery Municipal Building, on the BOFC website, www.bofc46.com and set forth below.
Absentee mail-in ballots for the election must be requested from the Office of the Somerset County Clerk. Registered voters may apply in person or via authorized messenger for an absentee ballot until 3:00 p.m. of the day before the election.
Vish Kolur, Clerk
PROPOSED 2026 BUDGET AS ADOPTED BY BOFC DISTRICT 2
Expenditures
Administration
Advertising $1,000.00
Office Expenses $7,500.00
Election Expenses $10,000.00
Professional Fees $56,500.00
Total Administration $75,000.00
Cost of Operations and Maintenance
Apparatus Housing $ 192,000.00
Insurance $135,000.00
Medical $ 7,500.00
Repairs and Maintenance $66,000.00
Adjoining Municipal Service Contracts $35,500.00
Aid to First Aid/Rescue Squad $4,000.00
Utilities $11,500.00
Fuel $14,000.00
Snow Removal $10,000.00
Testing and Inspections $14,000.00
Other operating $15,000.00
Training $45,000.00
Contingent Expenses $10,000.00
Supplies/New Equipment $68,500.00
State Supplemental Fire Services Grant $1,780.00
Capital Reserve Contribution $416,000.00
LOSAP $ 62,000.00
Total Operations and Maintenance $1,107,780.00
Capital Expenses $1,900,000.00
Rescue Apparatus Replacement
Total Expenditures Admin. Operations/Capital $3,082,780.00
Revenues and Fund Balance Utilized
Interest $40,000.00
Grants $1,780.00
Fund Balance Utilized $1,954,000.00
Total Revenues and Fund Balance $1,995,780.00
Amount to be raised by taxation $1,087,000.00
Total Anticipated Revenues $3,082,780.00
NOTICE OF ANNUAL FIRE DISTRICT ELECTION AND BUDGET REFERENDUM
Notice is hereby given that the annual fire district election will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at the Montgomery Township Fire Company No. 2 firehouse at
529 County Route 518, Blawenburg, N.J. Polls will be open between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. for the purpose of voting on the annual budget, in the amount of $3,082,780.00, of which the sum of $1,087,000.00 is to be raised by taxation, and the election of one (1) fire commissioner for a three-year term on the BOFC District No 2. A copy of the adopted budget subject to referendum is available at the Montgomery Municipal Building, on the BOFC website, www.bofc46.com and set forth below.
Absentee mail-in ballots for the election must be requested from the Office of the Somerset County Clerk. Registered voters may apply in person or via authorized messenger for an absentee ballot until 3:00 p.m. of the day before the election.
Vish Kolur, Clerk
PROPOSED 2026 BUDGET AS ADOPTED BY BOFC DISTRICT 2
Expenditures
Administration
Advertising $1,000.00
Office Expenses $7,500.00
Election Expenses $10,000.00
Professional Fees $56,500.00
Total Administration $75,000.00
Cost of Operations and Maintenance
Apparatus Housing $ 192,000.00
Insurance $135,000.00
Medical $ 7,500.00
Repairs and Maintenance $66,000.00
Adjoining Municipal Service Contracts $35,500.00
Aid to First Aid/Rescue Squad $4,000.00
Utilities $11,500.00
Fuel $14,000.00
Snow Removal $10,000.00
Testing and Inspections $14,000.00
Other operating $15,000.00
Training $45,000.00
Contingent Expenses $10,000.00
Supplies/New Equipment $68,500.00
State Supplemental Fire Services Grant $1,780.00
Capital Reserve Contribution $416,000.00
LOSAP $ 62,000.00
Total Operations and Maintenance $1,107,780.00
Capital Expenses $1,900,000.00
Rescue Apparatus Replacement
Total Expenditures Admin. Operations/Capital $3,082,780.00
Revenues and Fund Balance Utilized
Interest $40,000.00
Grants $1,780.00
Fund Balance Utilized $1,954,000.00
Total Revenues and Fund Balance $1,995,780.00
Amount to be raised by taxation $1,087,000.00
Total Anticipated Revenues $3,082,780.00
