The JACKSON Times Vol. 19 - No. 1
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Class Of 2022 Celebrate Their Big Day
June 25, 2022
Religious Discrimination Suit Settled
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Township Council members approved a settlement agreement between the municipality and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). The federal government had alleged that officials engaged in religious discrimination in the township’s zoning practices. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the township does not concede liability with respect to the claims alleged in the DOJ’s lawsuit and has committed to a series of actions to ensure compliance with all laws governing religious rights in land use and fair housing practices. Mayor Michael Reina said in a prepared statement, “this Township Council
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─Photos courtesy Jackson Schools Jackson Liberty High School’s Valedictorian was Ashley Waldron. Jackson Memorial High School’s Valedictorian was Nicholas Tozzi. By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Caps with tassels Liberty High School enjoyed marked that he was “impressed were tossed into the air as town- their commencement outside in with the accomplishments of ship officials, school district ad- good weather. It was a beautiful the graduating class at Jackson ministrators, educators, parents end to a high school career in Memorial. The Class of 2022 and family members assembled which more than half of it was helped us recover from the hardspent dealing with COVID-19. ships caused by the pandemic. to honor the Class of 2022. Graduates of the Jackson Me- Jackson Memorial High School “The leadership of the class (Celebrate - See Page 4) morial High School and Jackson Principal Kevin DiEugenio re-
RESIDENT CONCERNED ABOUT UTILITIES HOOKING UP TO DEVELOPMENTS
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON –A township resident expressed concerns about what he believes is an illegal gas line in his neighborhood but officials couldn’t answer all his questions due to potential legal implications. Joe Krakowski of Mill Pond Road was candid when he spoke to the governing body during the public comment period of a recent Township Council meeting stating his belief that an illegal gas line was operating on his block.
He referenced a recent fire at Toshi Court and remarked, “I hope everyone is okay. I hope it wasn’t started by illegal construction like the one at a house I reported on several times to the building department and there was no action taken until after the fire. “Then afterwards the big red sticker went up. Needless to say, the neighbor next to me installed an illegal gas line which I spoke to Mr. (Business Administrator Terence) Wall about. I contacted the building department. I
must have left three messages, e-mails, and no response for a week,” the resident said. Krakowski said he finally received a call back. “I was so infuriated that it was just ignored. A gas line is a critical item and the house is empty so this gentleman is there in the evening installing a gas line. I heard all the commotion over there so I looked over and saw what he was doing. “This is not cool at all because if he created a (Utilities - See Page 7)
Council To Provide Incentives For Emergency Volunteers
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Township Council members often applaud the community’s volunteers but during a recent meeting they took action to provide some incentives for those inclined to help others. Councilman Alex Sauickie said he was happy to introduce Ordinance 20-22 which he explained was “an ordinance that provides an incentive program for certain volunteers. What this ordinance is going to do is to provide relief on town fees for those members of fire and EMS that volunteer for the town. “This is an example of an ordinance that shows the Council is listening to the residents and I want to thank firefighter Ralph Aponte who approached me about a year (Council - See Page 10)
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