New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection For a fifth straight year Commissioner Bob Martin of New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection visited the Ocean County Mayors to provide an update and answer questions. Bob talked about his agency’s policy of customer service. Initially, some in Trenton objected to the word “customer,” he said, because it […]
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Mayor Art Petracco, 1942-2016 New Jersey League of Municipalities Michael Darcy is the new executive director of the N.J. League of Municipalities. This was his first visit to the OC Mayors. Michael complimented the Association for staying active as an organization. There’s real value in connecting in such forums; other county groups have withered away,
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New Jersey Div. of Local Government Services Tim Cunninghan was kind enough to pay the Mayors a second visit. The Director of New Jersey’s Division of Local Government Services was with us last February. Now as then, he brought us up to date on what’s happening at the Division. On Sandy recovery, Tim said there
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Tom MacArthur, U.S. Representative N.J. 3rd Congressional District Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Tim Cunningham, Director N.J. Div. of Local Government Services Tuesday, March 16, 2016 Michael Darcy, Executive Director N.J. League of Municipalities Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Bob Martin, Commissioner N.J. Dept. of Environmental Protection Tuesday, June 21, 2016 Ron Dancer, Assemblyman, District 12 N.J.
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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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