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Town Talk
By Mayor Ron Dancer
June 8, 2009
Grant Applications and 2009 Budget Approved
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The Township Committee
authorized, during its’ public meeting of June 3rd, the submittal of
three grant applications to the N.J. Department of Transportation requesting
$150,000 in state aid for paving and drainage improvements of two streets and
the construction of two additional parking lots for downtown New Egypt.
The two streets for paving
and drainage improvements are Applegate
Lane and Helen
Street. The grant application for the improvements
to these two streets totals $68,000.
Two additional parking lots
for downtown New Egypt will be constructed. Vacant lots at 6 Main Street and 11 Evergreen Road will be improved for
public parking with grant funding in the amount of $82,000 from the D.O.T. Town
Centers Grant program. The Township Committee qualified the New Egypt downtown
as a designated “Town Center” by the State Planning Commission in 1996, the
first in Ocean County.
Only municipalities in the
State with Town Center
designations are eligible for the D.O.T. Town Centers Grant program that has
previously awarded Plumsted Township $150,000 for the Pedestrian
Bridge across Oakford
Lake and $125,000 to construct the
public parking lot directly behind the Township’s Welcome Center
on Main Street.
The 2009 Municipal Budget of
$3,615,000 was adopted by the Plumsted Township Committee on June 3rd.
The 2009 budget reduces spending by $78,000 from last year’s $3,693,000 adopted
budget. The tax rate will increase by two (2) cents, from 9 cents to 11 cents
per $100 assessed valuation ($77 on average), to primarily restore the loss of
$147,000 in State Aid from the Governor’s 2009 and 2010 State Fiscal Year
Budgets.
With the loss in State Aid,
the Township’s 2009 budget freezes salaries, with the exception of contractual
obligations. However, the Township Committee established a priority to review
the budgetary and financial status in November to determine if it would be
fiscally responsible to provide its employees with a much deserved cost of
living adjustment.
The total tax levy,
including the reserve for uncollected taxes, is $1,195,000 compared to last
year’s $975,000. For the average assessed home in Plumsted of $384,000, the
total municipal government portion of the property tax bill will be $422 for
the year, an increase of $ 77 to help offset loss state aid.
According to the Ocean County Board of Taxation,
Plumsted Township’s average tax bill of $422 for
the municipal government portion of property taxes continues to be the lowest
in the County and 3.6 times lower than County-wide average of $1,528.
“Cruz Nites,” featuring the display of classic
and antique cars, returns to the New
Egypt Downtown Main Street on the second Thursday
of each month, from June 11 to September 10 (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.).
Sign up for Plumsted Township’s
free “E-Mail News Alert
Service” by emailing INFO@PLUMSTED.NET. Browse the Township
website: www.plumsted.org
for more information and current events.
The
next regularly scheduled public meeting with Township Committee
members Eric
Sorchik, Mike
McCue,
Steve Reed
and Deputy Mayor Dave
Leutwyler
is July 1st
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 2009
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 2009, meet personally with the Mayor at the Library on
the second 2nd Wednesday of each month (next June 10th)
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.
Sign
up for Plumsted
Township’s
free “E-Mail News Alert
Service” by emailing INFO@PLUMSTED.NET. Browse the
Township
website: www.plumsted.org
for more information and current events.
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 Gerry Little 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:
Official web site of Ocean County Government:
www.oceancountygov.com.
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