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New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District Tom MacArthur, U.S. Representative for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, outlined five priorities of the congressional majority as discussed at a recent Republican retreat he attended. The first, he said, is the economy, which he explained involves taxes, government debt, and infrastructure. The second is security with an emphasis on […]

New Jersey State Senate N.J. Senate President Steve Sweeney today briefed the Ocean County Mayors’ Association on his view of New Jersey’s pension crisis, economy, infrastructure investment, budget priorities, and more. Beginning by fondly recalling his time in county and local government, the senator cautioned government employees not to retire early in fear that retirement

Commissioner Bob Martin visited the mayors again, this time at Cuisine on the Green at Atlantis Ocean County Golf Course in Little Egg Harbor. Bob criticized the profusion of regulations the agency is charged with enforcing. “What we have is rules on top of rules,” he said, “and some are in conflict.” For that reason,

N.J. Department of Community Affairs Division of Local Government Services Tim Cunningham who is relatively new to his post took the opportunity to introduce himself to the mayors and thus to the communities his department serves. Tim comes to the Christie administration by way of Passaic County where he served as Deputy Administrator. He joined

New Jersey League of Municipalities Bill has long been a regular and most appreciated guest, bringing the Mayors up to date on actions and issues in Trenton and offering the insights of the thoughtful government affairs veteran he is. Bill did that again at our January meeting, but this time around he had a special

N.J. Dept. of Environmental Protection Commissioner Martin told the mayors that the NJ DEP has changed significantly during his term. Department employees, he said, have received customer training on returning phone calls and engaging people who come to the agency with questions or applications. It is better, he said, to discuss a proposed project early

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Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders Freeholder Joe Vicari briefed the mayors on the state of Ocean County, highlighting what the freeholders have accomplished despite the loss of $18 billion in ratables due to Superstorm Sandy and before that, the decline of real estate values. Services have been provided and taxes increased minimally, he said.

New Jersey Defense Enhancement Coalition Jim Saxton, former U.S. representative for New Jersey’s 3rd Congressional District, is concerned about the future of the Joint Base, McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. Speaking for his group, the New Jersey Defense Enhancement Coalition (NJDEC), Jim made the case for keeping the Joint Base operational in the face of likely efforts to reduce

New Jersey State League of Municipalities In his annual visit with the mayors, Bill outlined some state level issues that will impact local governments. At the top of the list was arbitration awards that were capped by law at 2% at the same time the Governor and Legislature capped municipal budgets. Unlike the budget cap,