Vol. 19 - No. 33
In This Week’s Edition
THE JACKSON
TIMES
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Freeholders Reconvene For 2019, Remember Freeholder Bartlett
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By Jennifer Peacock TOMS RIVER – If you weren’t there before 3 p.m., you weren’t getting a seat. The meeting room in the Ocean County administration building was beyond packed for the county freeholder’s reorganization Jan. 2, and recognized by most as a bittersweet time. While the guests—which included senior Congressman Chris Smith and former Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, among others—celebrated the reelection of Gerry P. Little, welcomed newcomer Gary Quinn, and erupted in applause as Virginia Haines was named first woman freeholder director in 40 years, a somberness settled in when remembering that for the first time in four decades, the longest serving freeholder in the state’s history, John C. Bartlett Jr., was not there. After battling cancer, Bartlett died at home Dec. 12 surrounded by his loved ones. He was 71. The scene looked quite different
–Photos by Jennifer Peacock (Left) Gary Quinn at the dais. (Right) Virginia Haines after being named freeholder director. just a year ago, outgoing Freeholder that where you hit a home run?’ Now Director Little said before Haines was John knew the truth but he always liked officially voted in as director. He and to joke with me about sports,” Little Bartlett, who served as deputy director said. “And so, we were all ready to go last year, planned to run for reelection last year at this time. And then, our pastors and monsignor and rabbi…our together in 2018. “We had talked, and were going to run. “Head Coach,” if you will, had different Everything’s great, and we’re going to plans for John, and our season didn’t go have a great year. I always like to use quite the way we would have liked it. sports metaphors when we’re talking, But I wanted to mention that because and John was not a sports fan. If I said our party came up together…and we something about football, he said, ‘Is (Freeholders - See Page 4)
New Emergency Radio System For 2020
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Radios, towers and more will be purchased through a $6.5 million bond ordinance. Township Council members voted unanimously to authorize the issuance of $6,183,550 bonds and notes to finance a portion of the costs. The township would cover $325,450 as a down payment to satisfy the balance of the appropriation. The project involves the construction of radio towers with various radio equipment and emergency generators. Several hundred mobile and portable radios will also be purchased as part of the project that needs to be completed during 2020. Jackson Police Captain Richard Wagner, who heads the department’s investigative division, handles the
department’s communication system as well. He described the department’s current radio system as obsolete and that acquiring parts to repair it has become very difficult in recent years. “We are using the old system for now. The initial proposal for (the former system) goes back to 2004 and it was built in 2006 but now it has reached the end of its useful life,” Wagner said. “They don’t make the parts for it anymore and the licensing for frequencies can not be renewed after 2020,” Wagner added. In November, the council passed a resolution which authorized an agreement with Motorola Solutions, Inc. to purchase a police radio communications system. The agreement
was in an amount not to exceed $5,655,520.85. Wagner said that, “it will be a three-tower system.” He said that the township has property for one tower across the street from the Town Hall where there is a public works facility and two other sites are being explored. “Those two other sites are to be determined. We will need just under 400 radios that will all be part of the Motorola System package deal,” Wagner said. Wagner said he expects that pending planning board approval for the two sites the project should take around 14-16 months to complete. “Motorola will be assembling it at the sites. We should have it complete (Radio - See Page 9)
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Officials Say Goodbye, Thank Departing Council Members By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – It was a time of farewells and thanks through proclamations and plaques during the last meeting of 2018. Presentations were made to retiring Township Clerk Ann Marie Eden and departing Township Council members Ann Updegrave (who was observing her birthday that night) and Scott Martin. Each received high praise and a plaque of thanks from Mayor Michael Reina, Council President Kenneth Bressi and the members of the council. Eden served the township for 21 years. She began working for Jackson in April of 1997 and was appointed a year later as deputy clerk. She started serving as acting township clerk on Jan. 1, 2001. She became township clerk in December 2001. “We tried to get her to stay,” Council President Bressi said, but noted that Eden had plans to move out of Jackson and begin a new phase of her life. “In this form of government especially, it is the clerk who is the good council president.” The session proved emotional for Updegrave and Eden. Eden tearfully read a resolution during the meeting which appointed deputy clerk Janice Kisty as her successor. “It will be my honor and privilege to serve as clerk for the township,” Kisty said. “She’ll do a great job,” Eden told the council. She added (Council - See Page 2)
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