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Town Talk
By Mayor Ron Dancer
May 5, 2008
Endorsements And
Grants For Preservation
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An additional 209 acres of forests
and fields in
Plumsted Township may forever remain in its’ natural state with the
Township
Committee voting, on May 6, to pass a required Resolution of Municipal
Endorsement for the permanent preservation by the Ocean County Natural
Lands
Preservation Program. The two environmentally sensitive land areas to
be
preserved, totaling 209 acres, are the Hyde property, consisting of 110
acres
located off Brindletown and Hockamik Roads and the Jumping Brook
property, 99
acres, on Long
Swamp Road.
Both the Farmland and Natural
Woodlands Preservation
Programs, with the major financial support of our Ocean County
Freeholder
representatives and the State’s Preservation Department, have saved and
permanently protected more than 3,.000 acres of land in Plumsted with
another
1,000 pending future preservation. Environmentally, these land
preservation
programs help preserve our Township’s rural character, water supply and
quality
of life. Economically, the preservation programs have also prevented
the
construction of more than 2,000 homes to save taxpayers millions in
school
taxes and public services.
The State Department of
Community Affairs’ Office of
Smart Growth awarded Plumsted Township a
$50,000 Smart
Future Planning Grant to assist in an effort to engage our residents in
shaping
the future of their Township in general, and the Downtown in
particular,
through “community-visioning” forums specifically held for the public.
The next
community-visioning open public forum will be held during New Egypt
Day,
Saturday, May 17, from 11 am to 4 pm, during the outdoor street
festival in
Downtown New Egypt on Front Street (parallel to Main Street) and by the
Oakford
Lake Park. The Township’s professional planner, David Roberts of CMX,
will be
stationed there with a display table seeking input and opinions. The community-visioning
process is part of the Township’s overall planning efforts to obtain “Plan Endorsement”
from the State Planning Commission and the associated benefits, such as, priority grant
funding for capital projects within the State sanctioned “Town Center” of New Egypt by
renewing that designation for another 10 years. The Town Center designation is key to
establishing a wastewater sewer system to facilitate downtown redevelopment. The Township’s
Plan Endorsement Advisory Committee, under the leadership of Deputy Mayor Mike McCue, will
host a 7 pm public meeting on May 28 at the Municipal Building to provide residents with a
“hands-on” interactive approach to summarizing an overall planning vision for the Township
by compiling a Community Design Guide.
Previewing
and leading up to the June 7-8 Masters World Dog Sport Tournament for German
Shepherds, will be the National Competition to be held May 9 – 11 at the
Township’s Recreation
Park, which was made
possible through the efforts of our Recreation Committee to accommodate this
National Event by rescheduling some ball games. For more information, go to the
official website www.2008masterstournament.com
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, May 7 and
June 4
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 (May 16th)
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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