2022-08-06 - The Jackson Times

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The JACKSON Times Vol. 19 - No. 7

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Inside The Law Page 17

─Photos courtesy Jake’s Got This Foundation Top: Jake Kulesa played in a benefit game held by Jake’s Got This at the Shore Town Ballpark in Lakewood. The Jackson based organization raised money to help those with cerebral palsy. Bottom: Jake’s Got This team members join fellow softball players from the Jackson Police Department and various township fire companies at Shore Town Ballpark.

By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Township fi refighters and police officers hit a home run when it came to raising funds for a good cause recently. They faced off on the diamond in Lakewood but their aim wasn’t as much to bring home a trophy but to raise funds for Jake’s Got This, a township-based organization that aids children who have been diagnosed with cerebral palsy. (Fundraiser - See Page 4)

Schools: Substitutes Sought, Construction Projects Updated By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Superintendent Nicole Pormilli announced during a recent Board of Education meeting that the school district was hiring substitutes. “In the past we have used a service contractor to have substitutes

in the district. We are no longer using that contractor and we are hiring substitutes within the school district. You would be a substitute employee of the Jackson school district. It is a good place to work, please come, an application is on our

website.” This wasn’t the only change going on in the district over the summer. Board President Michael Walsh reported that the Buildings and Grounds Committee met and went over a number of projects. “Right now, we have

some construction going on at the fuel depot for transportation. “We have some projects going on with the electric garbage truck and the building of the station to power it up. Electric buses are also on tonight’s agenda. There is work at the

Goetz School that is going on. They are putting up new walls. There is plumbing work going on,” Walsh added. He noted that plumbing work at Jackson Memorial High School was almost finished but “starting in September, (School - See Page 5)

August 6, 2022

Mayor Won’t Seek Assemblyman’s Seat By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Mayor Michael Reina announced he is not currently seeking the seat of 12th District Assemblyman Ron Dancer, who died on July 23 at the age of 73 after a prolonged illness. Dancer served as lawmaker in Ocean County for 20 years. Prior to that, he served as Plumsted Township’s mayor for 21 years. Reina made a public statement saying, “I’ve made no mistake that

one day I would like to represent the people of the 12th Legislative District as their Assemblyman but after much consideration and in consultation with trusted advisors, I have decided today is not that day. “When I entered the race for Mayor of Jackson Township in 2008 I did so as a candidate truly devoted to the notion of public service, placing the needs of the hardworking residents (Mayor - See Page 5)

Change Coming For Trash Containers By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Township officials moved forward in amending a trash container ordinance to lighten the load for residents. A vendor had appea red before t he cou nci l la st mont h making the case that p e o ple d oi n g c o n st r uction on homes don’t need a survey of the property just to prove to the town where the trash container will be. He said it would be costly for the homeowner and a dde d more pap e rwork for the town. A simple sketch should be enough to tell the town where the receptacle would be. His comments prompted a discus-

sion among members of the council on how to approach this issue. The ordinance refers to large receptacles like Dumpsters. Cou ncilman Alex Sauickie said during that meeting that he saw the logic behind the request to modify the ordinance and to allow for a sketch so as not to hurt the client with an added cost that would extend beyond the township application fee. Township Attorney G regor y McGuck in s a id a c o u n c i l m a n had requested a minor change in the wording in paragraph five of the ordinance - section “placement and conditions” - and (Trash - See Page 18)

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