Member Portal

Welcome to the Metuchen Downtown Alliance Member Portal. Learn about upcoming events & ways to participate along with important information about programming, storefront design and grants & other helpful information to help your business succeed.

Please contact the Executive Board or our Executive Director (Dawn Mackey) with any questions or concerns.

Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting (BOI Report)

Beneficial Ownership Information Report deadline is January 1st, 2025. Failure to file before this deadline will result in penalties of up to $592 per day.

Who has to file? All corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), and other similar entities that are created or registered in the United States are required to file a BOI Report. This includes any business registered before January 1st, 2024, which must submit its report by January 1st, 2025.

What is the Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR)?

The Beneficial Ownership Information Report (BOIR) is a new requirement under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) for U.S. businesses. It’s designed to increase transparency in business ownership by identifying the individuals who own or control companies.

File Report Here (or through your accountant): https://boiefiling.fincen.gov/fileboir

Borough Updates

Borough Clerk – Deborah Zupan

500 Main Street

Metuchen, NJ 08840

732-632-8508

Email: dzupan@metuchen.com

Message from Borough Clerk:
–2024 Annual Restaurant Renewal License; submit completed forms to Borough Clerk by January 31st 2024 to avoid penalties
-2024 Temporary Food License Application; submit completed forms to Borough Clerk at least 3 weeks prior to date needed

Ribbon Cutting

Congratulations on your new business in the Metuchen Downtown Alliance! Please contact us to schedule your ribbon cutting.

Ribbon Cutting Guidelines

• Eligible entities are Metuchen-based, new businesses located in the district or an out of district business who becomes an affiliate MDA member.
• The MDA does not perform ribbon cuttings for Borough, local or state government, religious, or civic committees, commissions, organizations, etc.
• Ribbon cuttings are for a new business opening.
• The ribbon cutting must be done within 6 months of opening the business. 
• The MDA will help the business coordinate availability with Borough officials and provide ceremonial scissors, ribbon and event photography.

Promotions for Metuchen Downtown Alliance Full Members

Eligible promotions are restricted for MDA full member businesses and MDA sponsored events only. Pop-up merchants, sub-contractors, sub-vendors, program displays & marketing, consignment merchants within full member businesses are not eligible for MDA promotions, website, marketing or social media advertising. Please contact us at info@downtownmetuchen.org with any questions.

Storefront Grant

This form is to assist applicants in the Metuchen Downtown District with storefront improvement projects.
As an applicant you must receive approvals from the MDA, Code Enforcement official and Borough before starting work. Once the application is approved, work is complete and all contractors are paid, you will receive reimbursement for half of the project costs up to a maximum of $5,000 per business per year. MDA has the right to reject any project that it deems not to meet the goals of the program at its sole discretion or to limit the funding to any or all projects in order to provide assistance to the maximum number of applicants.

Storefront Grant Application Form