Vol. 4 - No. 35
I N T HIS W EEK ’ S E DITION
THE SOUTHERN OCEAN
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| February 25, 2017
–Photos by Chris Lundy Upgrades to the Project Playground park are underway. The park is closed as swings, playgrounds and a pavilion walkway are installed for spring. By Chris Lundy BARNEGAT – Every park in Barnegat will have some kind of improvement performed this year, and Project Playground will re-open in spring, officials said. Project Playground, located across from the high school, had
a wooden pirate ship a nd ot her feat u res. However, it had fallen into disrepair. All of the park features were taken out, Mayor Albert Bille said. It will be replaced by new features, and new mulch and plantings. Officials are hoping for an open-
ing in spring. Jeanne Broadbent, the township’s recreation director, said that the project is about 75 percent done right now. Although it is currently closed for safety reasons, some parts are complete, such as the swings and the playgrounds. There is one playground for ages 2-5, and another for ages 5-12. There will be a pavilion area, where people can walk around. The project costs $300,000, and only because it was on sale when they bought it after September and had to install it over the
winter, Bille said. Residents have been speaking out against the state of the parks in Barnegat, complaining about litter and rusty or broken equipment. The Township Committee has been speaking in private with department heads, trying to come up with a plan to address these issues, Bille said. Although nothing has been made public yet, he said that all of the parks will have some work done on them this year, but the exact work will be determined at a future meeting. (Project - See Page 5)
By Chris Lundy LACEY – Land use, and how to get approval from the state, was on the minds of Township Committee members at a recent meeting. The township created a Plan Endorsement Citizens Advisory Committee to help guide the committee toward getting its plan endorsed by the state. Plan endorsement is a complicated process that takes a long time, but municipalities see the benefits at the end. Essentially, officials would create a plan for how they want to see the town develop. If the state agrees
with the plan, the state will provide assistance. This assistance could be technical experts or even funding. The members of the citizens committee will be volunteers and will serve without pay or benefits. Each member represents a different need in town. The members will be Gary Quinn from the Township Committee, Josephine Whitleigh as a member of the planning board, Christopher Dasti as a member of the economic development commission, and Charles Kennis and James Knoeller Jr. (Lacey - See Page 5)
Public Golf Courses Tee Up With Restaurant Vendors
By Chris Lundy OCEAN COUNTY – Publicly owned golf courses in the county often have a privately owned restaurant on site. But what makes some of them more successful than others? The answer might simply be the real estate mantra “Location, location, location.” Atlantis County Golf Course in Little Egg Harbor, Cedar Creek in Berkeley, and Bey Lea in Toms River all have a restaurant on the premises that have had varying degrees of success. Atlantis has hosted Cuisine on the Green for about 5 years, said Michael Mangum, director (Courses - See Page 4)
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