Vol. 24 - No. 6
In This Week’s Edition
THE MANCHESTER
TIMES
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The water tower is currently being used after being renovated. By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – The township’s water tower is nearly complete and has been filled with water for a couple months, officials said. “General status is the
project is substantially complete and the tower has had water in it for several months. We have a small punch list of items that the contractor needs to complete but nothing that
Manchester Introduces “Recycle Coach” App By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – Manchester residents can now access recycling and garbage collection times via a free app that works on smart devices and web browsers. Residents can simply punch in their address into the Recycle Coach
app and get information about recycle and garbage pick-up times, as well what can be recycled. The app also offers articles, podcasts and quizzes on recycling. Waste 360 developed t he app, wh ich t he Christie administration (App - See Page 5)
–Photo by Jennifer Peacock
impacts the day to day function of the tower,” public works director Al Yodakis said. “The project is on budget but the schedule was pushed back significantly due to weather
this fall and winter.” T he proje ct c ost $1.165 million, funded by the low-interest Environmental Infrastructure Trust, made available through the
Manchester School Budget Increases Taxes, Security By Chris Lundy MANCHESTER – The Board of Education approved a budget that includes an increase to the tax rate, and expands class offerings and security. The total budget will be $58,322,964, an increase of $728,101 from the current year’s $57,594,863. The amount raised in taxation will be $48,049,159, an increase of $1,285,007 from the current year’s $46,764,152. The school tax rate would be $1.44 per $100 of assessed valuation, an increase of 2.2 cents. For an average home, valued at $161,100, the average school tax would be $2,306.93, an increase of $58 a year. Business administrator Craig Lorentzen said that the challenge in crafting a budget is keeping it within the levy cap, when costs are rising. The tax levy cap of 2 percent is a state mandate. It means that districts can’t increase the tax levy more than 2 percent. There are some exceptions, but generally speaking, budgets have to be kept within those limits. (Budget - See Page 4)
(Water - See Page 5)
Alternate Sites Searched For Brick’s VA Clinic
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER – The James J. Howard Outpatient Clinic is the closest point of service for area veterans. But, with Ocean County being host to an extremely large population of veterans, the demand for care greatly outweighs what the building can handle. Traffic and parking problems also make the site inconvenient for people who are looking for care. Therefore, alternate site locations are being scouted. Congressman Tom MacArthur (R-3rd) told a meeting of the Ocean County Mayors’ Association at their May meeting that the location scouting is (VA Clinic - See Page 4)
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–Photo by Chris Lundy Congressman Tom MacArthur (R-3rd) speaks at the Ocean County Mayors’ Association meeting, held at The Grove restaurant in Toms River.
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