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Bill Dressel brought the mayors up to date on developments in Trenton. He said issues being discussed by lawmakers in the state capital include New Jersey’s property-tax-based school funding system and current COAH (Council on Affordable Housing) law. Major changes could be coming to the latter, he said. More specifically Dressel said the League supports […]

Dianne Gove Paul Brush Carl Block Mike Fressola Mary Judge Joe Lachawiec Assemblywoman Dianne Gove of Long Beach opened the meeting, introducing Paul Brush of Toms River who reported for the Nominating Committee. Brush introduced the proposed slate of new officers, which was adopted (the new officers are listed below). Ocean County Clerk Carl Block

In remarks to Ocean County’s mayors, U.S. Rep. John Adler said he was working to bring New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District its fair share of federal dollars. To help the effort, he suggested that the mayors inform him of their municipalities’ specific needs in writing. The congressman noted that there had been no upward bump

On Monday, April 20, Congressman John Adler updated Ocean County’s mayors on county issues that involve the federal government, including beach replenishment and a second highway crossing between Long Beach Island and the mainland. Adler represents New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District including Ocean County in the U.S. House of Representatives. Adler said the county’s largest

Ocean County Freeholder Joseph Vicari spoke to the mayors on Tuesday, March 24, about the 2010 U.S. census. Many Ocean County programs depend on federal contributions linked to U.S. Census numbers, he said. Those programs include aid to seniors, some of whom rely on the county for food assistance and other needs. Vicari explained that

On Tuesday, Feb. 24, Bill Dressel, Executive Director of the New Jersey League of Municipalities updated the mayors on issues confronting local governments. Economic conditions dominate those issues, he said. The recently enacted federal stimulus package includes some funding for municipal efforts such as water and sewer projects, Dressel noted, but most of the money

Richard T. Dewling, Ph.D., P.E., spoke to the mayors on environmental issues that impact Ocean County — from beach replenishment to solid waste disposal. Dewling, who served for two years as Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection under Gov. Tom Kean, is a principal in the environmental engineering firm Dewling Associates. Dewling said that

On Thursday, June 4, Dr. L. Stanton Hales Jr. (known by most of the mayors as Stan) updated the association on the state of Barnegat Bay. Hales is Director of the Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program based at Ocean Community College in Toms River. He said that efforts to protect the bay have accelerated with

On Thursday, May 14, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Mark Mauriello updated the mayors on environmental issues. The commissioner noted that his department, like others in state government, has to make do with reduced resources. To deal with a backlog of remediation cases Mauriello said that the agency is looking at a successful

OC Mayors’ Association President DiAnne C. Gove of Long Beach Township began the November meeting with a flag salute and a moment of silence in memory of long-time association president, Mayor Dave Siddons of Island Heights who died in October. Lucy Vandenberg (above), Executive Director of the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) spoke to a