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Town Talk
By Mayor Ron Dancer
October 6, 2008
$100,000 Green Acres Grant For Park
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The Township Committee
authorized, at its October 1st public meeting, to apply for a State
Green Acres Park Development Grant in the amount of $100,000 to pay for the
installation of the Park’s first irrigation well and water lines. Presently,
none of the nine (9) ball fields at the 30 acre Recreation Park,
located off Brindletown and Brynmore Roads in New Egypt, are irrigated.
Additionally, the grant application also requests funding for the installation
of new fencing around the Pop Warner fields, three T-Ball fields and the Babe
Ruth field, as well as, funding for new paving in the parking and concession
stand areas. The Committee is hopeful to have the funding and begin the
improvements early next Spring.
The Police Department is enforcing Plumsted Township’s juvenile curfew ordinance
that prohibits anyone under 18 years of age to be on public streets or in
public parks or places between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless
accompanied by the juvenile’s parents or guardian. Plumsted’s Park Security and
Police Officers are also enforcing the hours of operation for public parks.
Township Parks are open to the public every day of the year from one (1) hour
before sunrise to one (1) hour after sunset, with the exception of scheduled
ball games under the lights. Otherwise, individuals and vehicles are not
permitted in the parks at a time other than the designated hours.
The Township Committee has
authorized the advertisement and receipt of bids for the maintenance (grass
mowing, trimming, etc.) of certain public grounds, including the recreation
fields and parks. The bid specification package is available at the Township
Clerk’s office, 121 Evergreen Road,
New Egypt, without charge, to anyone interested in submitting a bid to the
Township. All bids must be submitted to the Township Clerk no later than 9:30 am on Wednesday, October 22nd,
at which time the bids received will be opened.
Plumsted Township’s
Senior Outreach Search (SOS) Committee encourages Seniors and Caregivers to
come for free blood pressure checks and blood glucose monitoring on Wednesday,
October 15, from 10 to 12 noon, at the New Egypt Welcome Center,
31 Main Street.
Convenient public parking is available directly behind the Welcome Center
with access from Evergreen Road.
Community Services Inc. will also be present to assist Seniors with Medicare
Part D sign up. Please bring all prescribed medications (dosage and frequency)
and proper I.D. For further information, please call 732-367-1400 x 24 or 609-758-4004.
Free refreshments are provided.
The annual Flu Clinic will
once again be held in the New Egypt First Aid Building, Brynmore Road, on Wednesday, November 5th,
from 1 to 2 pm.
The deadline to register for
this years’ Presidential General Election is October 14 and applications for
absentee ballots must be made by October 28. Voter registration may be done at
Plumsted’s Municipal
Building, 121 Evergreen Road,
in the Municipal Clerk’s office.
The next regularly scheduled public meetings with
the new administration of Township Committee members Dave Leutwyler,
Steve Reed, Eric Sorchik, Deputy Mayor Mike McCue and Mayor Ron Dancer
is Wednesday, (November 5th)
at
8:00 P.M.
Public comments and participation are encouraged at all Township
Committee meetings. . Browse the Township website: www.plumsted.org
and www.mainstreetne.org
for more information and current events.
Meet The Mayor 2008
Schedule
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As a result of the new Township Committee meeting
schedule, the dates for the monthly one-on-one personal meeting
sessions with Mayor Ron Dancer at the Library every month have also
been revised. In 2007, meet personally with the Mayor at the Library on
the second (2nd) Wednesday of each month (October
8 & November 12)
from 7 to 9 p.m. to discuss local concerns or State
issues. Residents
may call the
Library (758-7888) in advance to schedule a specific time for your
convenience. The Mayor encourages residents to
contact him
anytime at 758-2241x102 Township / 758-3497 Home / r.s.dancer@att.net
Can't get to the meetings or the hours scheduled
at the library. To discuss your concerns and issues personally with the
mayor, click for more information.
Contact the State
Legislative Office
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For Federal issues, contact
our Congressman Chris
Smith at 609-585-7878 and for County matters,
contact
Freeholder
Director, Joe Vicari at 1-800-722-0291. Browse the
Township
website:
www.plumsted.org
and www.mainstreetne.org
or www.downtownnewegyptnpp.org for more information and
current events.
For more
information on our Township, residents are also encouraged to
visit website:
www.mainstreetsusa.com
and the official web site of Ocean County Government:
www.oceancountygov.com.
The New Egypt Press, our official weekly newspaper, is now on line at:
www.newegyptpress.com.
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