Vol. 4 - No. 43
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By Chris Lundy STAFFORD – The intersection of Barnacle Drive and Route 72 will be revamped so that drivers will no longer be able to make any left turns, officials said. The problem is that people coming out of Barnacle can go left or right onto Route 72. If they go left, they are crossing oncoming Route 72 traffic. Additionally, people can currently make a left from 72 into Barnacle. This would also make them cross oncoming Route 72 traffic. Therefore, the township will be changing the traffic there so that left turns are prohibited in both circumstances, Business Administrator James Moran said. If a driver needs to make a left, they would have to do so at a traffic signal. A triangle island will be built in the middle of (Intersection - See Page 4)
–Photos by Chris Lundy After serious crashes, the intersection of Route 72 and Barnacle Drive will be modified so that no left turns will be allowed.
Stafford’s Absent Councilman To Attend Meetings By Phone
By Chris Lundy STAFFORD – After criticism at several meetings regarding his prolonged absence, Councilman Steven Jeffries will be waiving his salary and attempting to attend meetings via telephone. Jeffries works as a consultant for the ethanol (Councilman - See Page 4)
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Barnegat Discusses Police Contracts, Overtime, & Discipline
By Chris Lundy BA R N E G AT – Township and police officials had their first contract negotiation meetings since last year, an official said. Meanwhile, To w n s h i p Committee members discussed over time and a change i n how the police handle disciplinary matters. Negotiators from the township and from the police sat down to two meetings on April 7 and 8, Committeeman Alfonso Cirulli said. The
details of the discussion were not made public, but he said that they are still working on finding common ground. The officers have been working without a contract since 2 013. T h e last negotiation meeting was in August of 2016. At a Township Committee meeting in December, officers came out to demand negotiations after a session in November had been cancelled by the town. Township (Police - See Page 4)
Barnegat Awards Skate Park Construction
By Chris Lundy BARNEGAT – The Township Committee awarded a contract to build a new skate park. The old skate park was made of wood and had fallen into disrepair. It was torn down. The new one will be concrete and will be built on the site of the old one, near the recreation center on West Bay Avenue, said Jeanne Broadbent, the township’s recreation director. At the April Township Committee meeting, the bid was awarded to Spohn Ranch, Inc.,
–Photo by Chris Lundy
(Skate Park - See Page 13)
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