The JACKSON Times Vol. 21 - No. 27
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─Photo By Bob Vosseller A team of Jackson volunteers who previously put together the Jackson Meal Train for first responders assemble with employees from the Lakewood Home Depot on Route 70. By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Township volunteers who had put together the Jackson Meal Train for f irst responders traveled to Lakewood recently for a special pick-up. The volunteers went to the Home Depot on Route 70 to purchase two refrigerators and two water dispensers that were provided to the Jackson Police Department.
Township Council Vice President Andrew Kern was present at the gathering and noted that the pandemic has inspired a lot of good work by many. “We had the Jackson Meal Train that I set up with the Rotary and Chamber in March and then we did a bunch of meals during COVID and we wanted to keep that going,” he said. “We had some money left over and we went
into the Jackson Police Station and saw their refrigerators and also saw that they didn’t have water dispensers like this for their water bottles. We knew it was the right thing to do. I made one phone call and everyone was onboard immediately.” Police Chief Matthew Ku n z than ked “ the Jackson Chamber of Commerce, the Jackson Baptist Church and the Jackson Rotary for our
two refrigerators and two direct line water filter coolers. It makes it a little easier in the work place to get food and drinks.” Several officers with the help of some of the volunteers moved the items onto the back of a pickup truck to their eventual destination of the Jackson Police break room. “This is a slight improvement of what is there. Certainly, (Police - See Page 4)
Freeholders, In Split Vote, Decline Buying Land From Towns
By Bob Vosseller TOMS R I V ER – The all Republican, f ive-member Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders were divided on whether the county can buy land from a town to preserve it as open space.
Their most recent meeting featured some strong words with voices a bit louder than usual. Ultimately, the measure to buy land from towns was shot down. In a 3 to 2 vote, the Board did not adopt this
year’s Ocean County Open Space, Parks and Recreation Plan amendment to its “master plan” regulating economic and community development and to preserve and protect its natural resources. Had it been passed the
plan would have permitted Ocean County’s leadership to buy existing public land owned by the 33 municipalities in the county. It would have used revenue from its 1.2 cent-dedicated open space tax that voters passed back in 1997.
Currently that fund hold s a rou nd $50 million for property conservation but the sticking point was that the amendment runs contrary to the wording of the open space tax which was intended to (Vote - See Page 4)
December 5, 2020
Jackson Parke South Application Heard
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Residents turned out for a recent Zoom meeting of the Planning Board to hear the fi rst round of testimony concerning the south section of the Jackson Parke project. The developer’s professional staff provided testimony on the plan which members of Citizens United to Protect Our Neighborhoods Jackson and Manchester (also known as CUPON) have opposed. CUPON leader Eleanor Hannum said her group “stands vigilant that this project will devastate the Toms River headwaters and potentially harm water supplies, destroy one of the most environmentally sensitive areas of Jackson Township and destroy the quality of life for hundreds of residents.” Prior to the meeting Hannum posted to social media “that we have identified almost 20 residential properties who will be affected by eminent domain and we are not sure if (Parke - See Page 10)
Synchronous Learning For Now, In-Person Learning In Future
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – While the Jackson Switlik Elementary School was recently closed following an incident of two positive cases of the coronavirus, the district is looking ahead to a time when live instruction can be expanded. Superintendent Nicole Pormilli spoke to members of the Board of Education, fellow administrators and the public during a recent Board meeting about the potential next steps the district will take to provide more live (Learning - See Page 11)
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