The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 28 - No. 13
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–Photo by Bob Vosseller Manchester Day attendees enjoy some free swimming at Harry Wright Lake.
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By Bob Vosseller anchester Day triumphantly returned to Harry Wright Lake recently with picture perfect weather.
The event was well attended and the occasion also rekindled a little bit of history and nostalgia for Councilman Sam Fusaro, the senior member of the council
who recalled the very fi rst Manchester Day. “It was first held in 1993 and back then the Mayor and Council wanted to bring the whole town together at
one place at one time at a wonderful venue.” It also brought back some memor ies for Township Clerk Sabina Martin. “I served on the (Day - See Page 7)
Locals Want Cathedral Of The Air To Be Historic Landmark
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Manchester resident Bill Schmidt is continuing his quest to see the Cathedral of the Air, a military chapel near
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, become a designated historical site. Schmidt visited the governing body of Lakehurst (Historic - See Page 4)
Middle School Students Become Hawks
By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Dressed in blue and gold, tow nship 8th graders were happy and excited to move ahead to the High School level as they enjoyed their recent graduation ceremony. Manchester Township Middle School Principal Nancy Driber and her staff bid goodbye to the future Class of 2026
at the ceremony held on June 24, at Manchester Township High School. It was an appropriate setting because that is where the students will enter as freshmen in September. Driber welcomed the audience of parents, friends, and family members and introduced Christopher Nolan to (Students - See Page 5)
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–Photo courtesy Manchester Schools Dressed in their gold gowns and hats, female students from Manchester Middle School await the start of their recent commencement ceremony.
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By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – Mayor Robert Hudak recently expressed his opposition to legislation that involves the conversion of commercial areas and retail centers into mixed use developments. In a letter to Senate President Nicholas Scutari, the mayor said, “Bill S-2103 would effectively overrule municipal zoning codes.” A mixed-use development contains both residential and nonresidential components. Under the proposed legislation, it would be a permitted use if a developer wants to convert an office park or retail center. Normally, the town’s zoning board would make the decision if that was allowed. “Manchester Township takes pride in its carefully planned zoning ordinances and allowances being that we are in the heart of the Pinelands. The town is 82 square miles, with a large portion of the Township protected due to the sensitivity of the environment and Pinelands/CAFRA restrictions,” the mayor added. CAFRA refers to the Coastal Area Facilities Review Act, overseen by the State Department of Environmental Protection. It makes it difficult to build near bodies of water. In his letter Hudak, said “every submitted land use application is analyzed and scrutinized carefully to balance the needs of our residents with the determined environmental footprint that follows it. We have several areas in town zones for commercial uses only.” Mayor Hudak added, “if this bill were to become law, mixed use buildings would be permitted in those zones as-of-right by state law. An additional component for future concern is the severe stranglehold caused by the required services, infrastructure, and utilities that future forced housing would put on our community. “Manchester Township provides water and sanitary sewerage service to majorly developed portions of the Township,” the mayor said. He added that the community also provides a sewerage collection system; the sewerage then flows into regional interceptors to the Ocean County Utility Authority in Berkeley Township. (Homes - See Page 5)
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