Office of Local Government Assistance New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Kerry provided a brief overview of DEP issues relevant to shore communities. Those issues included public access to beaches and emergency preparedness — particularly where intense storms are concerned. She stressed her availability to municipalities and urged that the state be consulted on local […]
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Our Monday meeting was eclipsed by a bomb that detonated Saturday morning on the route of a planned Seaside Park Semper Fi 5K Charity Run. Though no one was injured, this was clearly an act of terrorism. In fact it turned out to be one just one element of a coordinated attack involving targets in
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Assemblyman Ron Dancer briefed the mayors on his work in Trenton. The legislature is hammering out a budget, he said, cautioning that the budget is only numbers and can be superseded by law at any time. Amendments to the state constitution, on the other hand, cannot be superseded. Ron outlined three such amendments that will
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U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey William E. Fitzpatrick briefed the Mayors on the work of U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey. Mr. Fitzpatrick is the First Assitant U.S. Attorney in the district and is based in Newark. The agency also has offices in Trenton and Camden. The primary focus of
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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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