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Town Talk
By Mayor Ron Dancer
December 7, 2009
New Parking Lot Under Construction
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Construction is
underway to provide downtown New Egypt with its’ third public parking lot on Main Street.
Thirty (30) additional parking spaces are expected to be available in
early March. The Township Committee awarded a contract to the lowest of six
bidders, Marlin Construction, in the amount of $146,665. The Township Committee
obtained funding from the State Department of Community Affairs’ “Downtown
Business Improvement Zone” (D-BIZ) fund to pay for the new parking lot.
When completed
in March, the new 30 car parking lot will have entrances and exits from both
Main and Front Streets. Additional amenities call for the
installation of lighting, landscaping, benches, bicycle rack, Victorian style
clock and an American Flag pole to create a park-like setting.
Intersection Improvements
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Ocean County’s
recent reconstruction project of the Route 539 and 528 intersection in Plumsted
Township will remain in its’ present “interim phase” until the County completes
the acquisition for additional land on the undeveloped and wooded northeast
corner presently owned by the State of New Jersey’s Green Acres Program.
Once the
additional right-of-way land is acquired, the final phase of intersection
improvements will commence with an extra lane being constructed on the northeast
corner that presently only has the one lane.
Plumsted’s
Senior Outreach Services (SOS) Committee now has 27 members serving the needs of
senior citizen residents with the appointments of
Patricia Johnson, Marie Williams and Margaret Powell by the
Township Committee. Plumsted’s S.O.S. offers transportation to senior citizen
residents who need rides for medical appointments; purchase groceries or other
necessities. Call Senior Outreach Services at 609-758-2241 extension 111 for
appointments and more information on the newly opened Senior Citizen Meeting and
Activity Room (Lower Level of Municipal Building,
121 Evergreen Road).
The Senior
Outreach Service Committee’s office is open on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from
10 am to 12 noon for personal visits or calls to connect “people with programs.”
The monthly community meeting program for Wednesday, December 9th
features guest speaker, Dr. Melzer, Optometrist, on the subject of “Aging Eye
Issues.” Free eyeglass adjustments and refreshments will be provided.
The Gingerbread House Contest and Arts Council Open House is being held on
Wednesday evening, December 9th,
beginning 7 pm at the
Welcome
Center, 31 Main Street, New
Egypt.
Colonial and Victorian Christmas Traditions is a free program being presented by
historian and tea expert Judith Krall-Russo at the Plumsted branch of the Ocean
County Library, 119 Evergreen Road, on Saturday, December 12th
at 11:00 a.m.
Also scheduled at the Library is a Senior Movie Matinee on Thursday,
December 17th at 1:30 p.m.
featuring the recently released movie “The Future Begins Star Trek.” For more
information and reservations for these free events, call the Library at
609-758-7888.
Meet personally
with the Mayor at the Library on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 7
to 9 p.m. (December 9th)
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.
The next regularly scheduled public meeting with Township Committee members
Mike McCue,
Eric Sorchik,
Steve Reed, Deputy Mayor Dave
Leutwyler
and Mayor Ron Dancer is
January 5th at 6:30 P.M.
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Sign up for Plumsted
Township’s
free “E-Mail
News Alert Service” by applying at
http://www.plumsted.net/subscribe.aspx
Browse the Township
website: www.Plumsted.org
for more information and current events
and use the online "Suggestion Box.".
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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