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he Monmouth County Library has received an $800 grant from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History which will enable the library to virtually present a unique program from the institute’s national initiative on Revisiting the Founding Era. Donna Mansfield, at the Eastern Branch of the county library system in Shrewsbury, wrote the grant awarded by the institute that teaches scholars and the general public about American history. The institute also maintains the Gilder Lehrman Collection and other archives to promote American history education, according to a press release from the county library. The grant that has been secured by Mansfield will feature a presentation by historian and doctoral candidate Jennifer W. Reiss highlighting the significant contributions of little known Founding Father Gouverneur Morris on May 18. Information on registration for the program is included on the library’s website at www.MonCoLib.org The May 18 program is part of Revisiting the Founding Era, a threeyear national initiative of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History presented in partnership with the American Library Association and the National Constitution Center, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, according to the press release. “We are grateful to Donna for writing and securing this grant,” said Monmouth County Commissioner Lillian G. Burry, the liaison from the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners to the library. “Ms. Reiss is a unique historian who has long since proven she cap-

tures the personality, problems and best attributes of each of the personages in history whom she researches and presents. “To have her present this program for our Monmouth County audience is one more example of how our library system is innovative and in the forefront of seeking the best and the most interesting, be it within the walls of the library or through the wonders of modern technology that brings our speakers directly into the homes of our members,” Burry said. Reiss, a doctoral student working on the North Atlantic in the 18th century, is particularly interested in women and gender, early modern medicine and disability, British and early American legal history, popular and material culture, and Loyalism during and after the American Revolution, according to the press release. Reiss’s first research project in her doctoral program features Gouverneur Morris and the nuances of physical disability in early America, and attempted to understand how Morris, the early American statesman and diplomat, negotiated his multiple physical impairments alongside class and gender expectations in the early Republic, according to the press release. Prior to in-depth studies and research on American history, Reiss was an attorney practicing in New York and London, and an associate at the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at the New York University School of Law. She holds degrees from the University of Cambridge (Corpus Christi College), Harvard Law School, University of Cambridge (Sidney Sussex College), and the University of Pennsylvania, where she was also awarded

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Spring ephemerals are getting their moment in the sun

ake a walk in the woods this month and check out the forest floor. There in the dappled sunlight, popping up through last year’s leaves, you may spot the short-lived flowers of native perennials known as “spring ephemerals.” Spring ephemerals are native woodland wildflowers that bloom during the brief window of time between snowmelt and tree leaf-out. As the spring sun warms the ground, these cute little plants grow quickly, flower, are pollinated and set seed. By June, when New Jersey’s forest floors are deeply shaded by a leafy tree canopy, the blossoms will be gone and the plants hard to find. The season is now for native ephemerals, including spring beauties, bloodroots, yellow trout lilies, rue anemones, Virginia bluebells, Eastern red columbines, Jack-inthe-pulpits, yellow marsh marigolds (cowslips), violets, wild geraniums, trilliums, flowering wintergreens, mayapples (wild mandrakes), Solomon’s seals, moccasin flowers (pink lady’s slippers) and more. Many of them are small and delicate compared to showy summer flowers, but well worth the search. Spring beauty blossoms, for instance, are not much larger than a fingernail and have lovely pink stripes on a pale background. Trout lily flowers are golden yellow bells speckled with spots, much like the fish for which they are named; even their mottled leaves resemble brook trout. If you are walking in a flood plain, you may see colonies of Virginia bluebells, whose magenta flower buds open into tubular blossoms of an exquisite sky blue.

Spring ephemerals – and all native terrain of the Pine Barrens to the rugged plants – got great news last week when the hills of the Highlands. U.S. Senate voted unanimously to desigEach region has its own unique native nate April as National Native Plant Month. plant communities. Ask your elected offiThis bipartisan resolution, introduced cials to preserve native plant habitats, esby U.S. senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and pecially those supporting rare and endanMazie K. Hirono (D-HI,) highlights the gered species. importance of native plants in conserva• Urge your state legislators to bolster tion, environmental restoration and sup- protections for New Jersey’s native plants. porting a diversity of wildlife. The New Jersey Endangered and ThreatThe National Native Plant Month reso- ened Plant Protection Act (A-985) would lution notes there are more than 17,000 protect rare plants from intentional damnative plant species in the age and sale or transport, United States, including and would direct the New trees, shrubs, vines, grassGUEST COLUMN Jersey Department of Enes and wildflowers. vironmental Protection to • These plants prevent establish an advisory comMICHELE S. BYERS flooding, drought and eromittee to develop plans for sion, and can restore damprotecting and restoring aged ecosystems. They priority species. Another also provide nectar, pollen and seeds as bill (S-83) would encourage New Jerseyfood for native butterflies, insects, birds ans to plant native species. and other wildlife in ways that non-native • Incorporate native plants in your plants cannot. garden and landscapes. You will be reDozens of conservation organizations, warded with natural beauty and biodiverincluding the Garden Club of America, sity, including abundant birds, butterflies the North American Native Plant Society, and other pollinating insects. the National Audubon Society and the NaAnother huge benefit is that choostional Wildlife Federation got behind the ing the right native plants means much National Native Plant Month designation. less maintenance. For help in picking the Here in New Jersey, you can partici- right native plants for easy care, go to the pate in celebrating National Native Plant Jersey-Friendly Yards website at www.jerMonth. New Jersey has more than 2,000 seyyards.org/ native plant species, with nearly 700 con• Support efforts to control invasive, sidered rare. non-native plants that compete with naHere is what you can do: tives for soil, sunlight and water – but • Protect the habitats where native don’t provide their benefits. plants grow wild by supporting land conTo learn about invasive plants, how servation efforts. New Jersey has a wide they harm the environment and efforts to variety of ecosystems, from the flat, sandy eradicate them, visit the New Jersey Inva-

sive Species Strike Team website at www. fohvos.info/invasive-species-strike-team/ • Support the efforts of your town or county to reduce deer populations and protect meadows and forests from deer browsing. Overabundant deer herds have been proven to be the greatest threat to New Jersey’s forest regeneration for all native plant species, from trees to shrubs to wildflowers. The loss of natural forest structure, starting from the ground up, ruins the habitat value and the food chain for everything from butterflies to songbirds to amphibians to predatory birds. • Avoid using insecticides – especially neonicotinamide-based insecticides – on your lawn or shrubs. Insecticides harm beneficial insects as well as pests, and “neonics” destroy all pollinators, especially bees. Support legislative efforts to ban these harmful substances. • Teach your children, grandchildren and favorite young people about the importance of native plants. Plan a hike in the woods this month and see who can be first to spot beautiful spring ephemerals. Bring a field guide and see what other native trees, shrubs and plants you can identify. For help with identification, visit the Native Plant Society of New Jersey website at www.npsnj.org/pages/nativeplants_ Native_Plant_Gallery.html

Michele S. Byers is the executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Far Hills. She may be reached at info@njconservation.org

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onmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is advising all registered voters that the June 8 primary election will have in-person voting at polling locations with the use of voting machines. According to a press release from Hanlon’s office, Gov. Phil Murphy has said that all of the state’s “regularly operated polling places” will be “open for all voters who wish to cast their ballots on the voting machines.”

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receive a mail-in ballot without any further action needed. If a voter is not on the permanent vote by mail list, but wishes to receive a mailin ballot, the voter can request a ballot by filling out and sending a Vote by Mail Ballot Application to the Monmouth County Clerk of Elections Office, 300 Halls Mill Road, Freehold, NJ 07728. A voter may apply for a mail-in ballot by mail up to seven days prior to the election.

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An application can also be filed in person at the Clerk of Elections Office until 3 p.m. the day before the election, according to the press release. Vote by Mail Ballot Applications can be downloaded from the Monmouth County Elections Website, monmouthcountyvotes. com, or on the county’s free Monmouth County Votes mobile app. Voters may also call the Clerk of

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Matawan-Aberdeen school board introduces $84M budget for 2021-22 By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer

he Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Board of Education has introduced an $84.95 million budget to fund the operation of the school district during the 2021-22 academic year. An initial budget that was under consideration by the board totaled $83.21 million. That spending plan was revised by district administrators and the $84.95 million budget was introduced upon the recommendation of Superintendent of Schools Joseph Majka. A public hearing on the budget will be held at 6:30 p.m. April 26 at the Lloyd Road Elementary School in Aberdeen Township. Residents may ask questions about the budget or offer comments at that time. Residential and commercial property owners in Aberdeen Township are expected to pay $40.86 million in a local tax levy to support the 2021-22 budget. Residential and commercial property owners in Matawan are expected to pay $19.65 million in a local tax levy to support the 2021-22 budget. Business Administrator Arlene Biesiada provided information about the taxes to be paid by homeowners during the upcoming year. Biesiada said the average home in Matawan is assessed at $367,375. The school tax rate in Matawan is projected to be $1.68 per $100 of assessed valuation. That means the owner of a home assessed at the borough average will pay about $6,170 (1.68 x 3,673) in school taxes. Biesiada said the average home in Aberdeen Township is assessed at $351,839. The school tax rate in Aberdeen Township is projected to be $1.73 per $100 of assessed valuation. That means the owner of a home assessed at the township average will pay about $6,086 (1.73 x 3,518) in school taxes. School taxes are one item on a property owner’s tax bill in Matawan and in Aberdeen Township. Property owners also pay Monmouth County taxes and municipal taxes. Individuals pay more or less in taxes depending on the assessed value of their home and/or property and the tax rate established by each taxing entity. The 2021-22 school budget will incorporate a $675,888 increase in state aid. The district will see its state aid increase from $12.76 million in 2020-21 to $13.43 million in 2021-22 under the terms of state legislation known as S-2. During regular business, board members determined it is necessary to withdraw

$2.2 million from the capital reserve account to pay for the local share of the following projects that have been included in the 2021-22 budget: • Replacement of synthetic turf and track at Matawan Regional High School, $1.5 million; • Upgrades to the baseball press box at Matawan Regional High School, $100,000; (Continued on page 20)

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he MonsterVerse has given us updated versions of some classic movie Titans. Godzilla has had his story and King Kong has had his adventures, and throughout the variety of films, different individuals have tried to harness the power of these legendary creatures. Now, it’s time to bring the two classic Titans together in Godzilla vs. Kong. Godzilla has been away for quite some time but he suddenly reemerges from hiding to wreak havoc on Apex Cybernetics, a seemingly innocuous research facility in Pensacola, Florida. After the attack on his facility, Apex head Walter Simmons (Demián Bichir) decides to enlist the help of Nathan Lind (Alexander Skarsgård). Simmons appeals to the man who lost his brother in a previous mission to Hollow Earth to help discover the amazing power that may be housed there. Lind will need to reach out to Ilene Andrews

(Rebecca Hall) and the beast she is housing on Skull Island. That beast is none other than the legendary King Kong, and the hope is that Kong will lead the crew to an entrance to his home. While many believe the attack on Apex was random, Bernie Hayes (Brian Tyree Henry) does not. He hosts the Titan Truth Podcast and is driven to expose the truth behind every conspiracy involving the Titans. Hayes is sought out by the curious Madison Russell (Millie Bobby Brown), who has experience with Godzilla and wants to get to the bottom of things as well. Godzilla and Kong have an ancient rivalry, and although Kong bows to no one, neither does Godzilla, so as expected, the battle between the two rages on. What is Apex really up to and what devastation will be unleashed on society if two of the toughest Titans known to man go toe-totoe? If you have been waiting to brave a

trip to the movie theater, this might be the film to do it with. Godzilla vs. Kong is not only a monster movie, it is also monstrous in its scope and size, and best served on a big screen. As we ride along for face-offs with the legendary beasts, we are treated to sound that will rattle the walls of theaters everywhere, even your home theater. Though dark at times, this film makes amazing use of the contrast in colors between being underwater and the gorgeous nature of Hollow Earth. The acting performances are really secondary to our monsters. The performances that we want to see come from the teams who have crafted two of our legendary friends. From the scars that remain on Kong’s chest from earlier battles to the fresh damage the two inflict on each other, we are treated to a visual spectacle of goods. Although the actors

are secondary, I was a big fan of Tyree Henry’s Bernie as he combines just the right amount of conspiracy drive with apparent courage in his quest to get to the heart of the matter. As the King Kong and Godzilla films have progressed, one thing is for certain: The interwoven plots provide a nice narrative to an overall story, and I’ve found myself truly enjoying the tale. Godzilla vs. Kong is a battle that leaves viewers the ultimate winners. Paul’s Grade: BGodzilla vs. Kong Rated PG-13 Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry Director: Adam Wingard

Should TV shows be done with the COVID story lines? Question: I have to say that the COVID story line with Meredith on Grey’s is getting boring. Do you think Hollywood overestimated the length of the pandemic and didn’t see the optimism that is now growing in our country? —Steve Matt Roush: When the pandemic is truly behind us, it will be interesting to look back at how shows did and didn’t address the pandemic. For those who decided to go all in, like Grey’s, the thing to remember is that we’re not watching their world in real time, and production and scheduling hiatuses further impeded the show’s ability to accelerate the storytelling. That said, I’m weary as well of Meredith in her Banana Republic “safe space” in Malibu limbo and hope she comes out of it soon. I get that many of us are experiencing an extreme case of COVID exhaustion, but of all genres, a medical

drama should be allowed to explore the impact of COVID on its staff thoroughly. However we choose to react to that is up to the viewer, but I can’t criticize them for the effort. It seems to me that the producers of these shows had to be aware of the development and imminent distribution of the vaccine while these episodes were being produced. But as we know, it’s not the end of the story quite yet, and I imagine we’ll see the vaccine play into some of these narratives at some point. To submit questions to TV Critic Matt Roush, go to: tvinsider.com

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Aberdeen officials name new public information officer By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer

ABERDEEN – An elected member of the City Council in Linden, Union County, has been hired as Aberdeen Township’s new public information officer. John Roman joined the township’s administrative staff on April 7. He will report to Township Manager Bryan Russell. Roman will succeed Aberdeen Township’s first public information officer, Brittany Shea, who has been appointed as the assistant director of recreation. In her new position, Shea will focus her attention on special events, according to municipal officials. Regarding Roman, Russell said, “As a Linden councilman, Mr. Roman has successfully used digital and social media outlets to help keep his constituents informed. We look forward to him continuing what Brittany started in Aberdeen.” Municipal officials said Roman will be responsible for providing residents with the latest news about township services, programs, special events, power outages, weather emergencies and other matters via social media platforms, the township’s website, electronic notification systems and other forms of communication. Roman holds a degree in political science from Kean University, Union. He spent the last seven years on the staff of Union County, advancing from a legislative aide to assistant purchasing agent. For the past year, his work at the county level focused on COVID-19 and, more re-

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ON THE ROAD PETER PERROTTA

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n the late 1970s, I drove and owned a Ford Pinto. I generally liked this vehicle. It had a manual transmission and a cool racing stripe. It was also fun to drive. All that came to a crashing halt one day, though, when I was motoring along with it and a news report and came on the radio detailing how this particular model was prone to danger from rear-end collisions that could cause potentially fatal gas tank explosions. As Bob Dylan once wrote, “You don’t need a weatherman to tell you which way the wind is blowing.” I knew which way the wind was blowing immediately – right down to the nearest dealership where I could trade this Pinto in and drive out with a safer ride. Bye-bye Pinto. Hello, Renault Le Peter Perrotta Car. The Le Car, a tiny compact coupe with a four-speed manual transmission, was fun to drive. It stuck to the road like glue. However, it turned out to be a mechanical disaster. It frequently broke down and no one knew how to repair it properly. When the two-tone, orange and black 2021 Nissan Kicks SR showed up for me to test drive last week, I immediately thought of that Le Car. While I am sure the Kicks is nowhere near the mechanical disaster the Le Car was, it reminded me of the Le Car because of its appearance and smallness. While the Kicks isn’t a coupe – it’s a four-door, compact crossover or SUV – it’s small and athletic like the Le Car and not too powerful. You can scoot around town with the Kicks – much like the Le Car – weaving in and out of traffic. And it’s very economical on gas. While the Le Car had a lawn mower like engine, all of 1.4 liters big, the Kicks features a 1.6 liter four cylinder engine that puts out all of 122 horsepower. But one is not going to buy a Kicks expecting it to have muscle car like performance.

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The Kicks is a utilitarian-like vehicle good for scooting around town with and is easy on the wallet when it comes to gas consumption. The EPA fuel consumption ratings for the 2021 Kicks give it an overall rating of 33 miles per gallon – 36 mpg on highway driving and 31 mpg in city driving. The EPA estimates that the annual average fuel cost for driving a Kicks is an impressive $1,250, as it uses a miserly 3 gallons of gas per every 100 miles driven. Overall, after driving this Kicks for one week, I ended up liking it for what it is and putting up with it for what it isn’t. It’s a good-looking front wheel drive, compact crossover that lags in power, but makes up for it in its versatility for around town driving. The inside ergonomics are adequate. It’s a bit snug on the fit – I am six-foot tall – but not so snug that it makes it an uncomfortable ride. The base price of the SR Kicks model I tested is $21,940. However, with added options my Kicks tester carried a bottom like sticker price of $27,075. Added options included: $1,200 or the

premium package; $495 for black alloy 17inch wheels; $575 for an ambient lighting package; $595 for the premium two-tone exterior paint; $460 for illuminated kick plates; $225 for carpeted floor mats and cargo mat; $435 for a roof rack and spoiler and $1,150 for destination charges. The premium package includes: an upgraded Bose, 8 speaker sound system; heated seats and steering wheel; security system; a tonneau cover; Sirius radio and a Wi-Fi hot spot. The Kicks overall rating in the government’s Five Star safety crash test ratings comes in at four stars out of a possible five. It received five stars on the side crash test but only three for the front driver test and four for the front passenger test. It got a four-star rating on the rollover test. The folks over at Car and Driver give the Kicks high marks for being peppy around town, having a spacious cabin and generous standard equipment. They gave it low marks for being anemic at highway speeds, having a noisy engine and in need of more storage cubbies. New added features for this year’s Kicks – a model that Nissan first introduced

in 2016 – include: Apple CarPlay and Android Auto; a standard 7-inch screen with a new 8-inch touch screen for the SV and SR models; a redesigned bolder front grille; new wheel designs; rear disc brakes for theA 1 SV and SR, and an array of bold new color5 options and two-tone combinations. 8 The Kicks is available in three trim lev-1 els, the base S, mid-level SV and top of thefl 1 line SR. I found the interior buttons and switch-1 es on the Kicks easy enough to operate.t The infotainment system, while not all that1 sophisticated, was adequate, and the An-11 droid Auto system worked quite well fora navigation. 1 Like most of the cars these days, I foundt the voice command recognition system af bit frustrating at times as it made me repeat2 2 my commands sometimes. However, overall, I would recommendd considering the Kicks if you are in the mar-2 ket for a fairly inexpensive compact cross-e2 over or SUV. a

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Middletown officials introduce ordinance to increase open space tax rate By MARK ROSMAN Managing Editor

MIDDLETOWN – The Township Committee has introduced an ordinance that will, if adopted, implement a voterapproved increase to the annual collection rate of the Middletown Open Space, Recreation, Floodplain Protection, Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund. The ordinance was introduced April 5 and is scheduled for a public hearing and a possible vote for adoption during the committee’s April 19 meeting.

Meetings of the governing body are being conducted in a virtual manner during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Instructions on how to view the meeting are posted on Middletown’s website. During the Nov. 3, 2020 election, residents voted overwhelmingly to increase the local open space tax rate. Mayor Tony Perry said 67% of the residents who voted on the public question cast a “yes” vote. Days after the vote, Perry said, “I want to thank the voters for an overwhelming victory” on the public question. “We are

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If I had to list the most frequently discussed topics that I have with my clients, protecting a home from the ravages of long-term care costs would be very high on that list. I’ve written about this topic several times in the past, but I thought the topic deserved a fresh discussion. A common Medicaid planning technique for the home involves the parent gifting an interest in her home to her children while retaining for the parent a right to live in the home for the remainder of her life. For many attorneys, the interest that the parent retains is a full-fledged life estate. A life estate is a property ownership interest. With a life estate, the parent is entitled to all of the rental income that the property might produce and is entitled to a portion of the proceeds of sale if the home is ever sold. Essentially, a life estate retains for the parent all of the benefits that a fullowner might have in the property for the remainder of the parent’s life. Only after the parent dies will the children--who are called the “remaindermen”--be entitled to any of the benefits of ownership. I have used life estate interests frequently, and most elder law attorneys continue to use life estates. While I still believe that life estates offer an excellent planning opportunity, other interests in real estate might be more suitable to the client’s needs. In many cases, I like to structure the gift of a home as follows: The parent retains a life tenancy in the property. A life tenancy differs from a life estate in that the tenancy interest is personal to the parent. The parent is not entitled to rental income if the property is rented and is not entitled to any of the proceeds of sale if the home is sold. In my opinion, it is often a bad idea for the parent to retain a full-fledged life estate, which entitles the parent to the rental income and to the proceeds of sale. Assume that Mrs. Smith transfers her home to her children and retains a life estate for herself. Mrs. Smith intends to live in her home for the remainder of her life. She has already lived there for thirty years, and in her words, “they’ll have to take me out of here feet first.” Assume that ten years after Mrs. Smith transfers her home retaining a life estate, she enters a nursing home. Mrs. Smith’s children don’t have Mrs. Smith’s affection for her home and they want to sell her now-vacant home. The problem is, since Mrs. Smith has a life estate, she is entitled to a large portion of the proceeds of sale if the house were sole, anywhere from 25% to 50% depending upon her age at the time. The younger Mrs. Smith is, the more her life estate is worth because the more expected life she has according to actuarial tables. If Mrs. Smith were to receive 50% of the proceeds of sale, the money would go to pay the nursing home, which is precisely what Mrs. Smith was trying to avoid by transferring her house to her children. Furthermore, if the children rented the house, Mrs. Smith, not the children, would be entitled to the rental income, if Mrs. Smith retained a full-fledged life estate. For this reason, I often suggest that Mrs. Smith retain life rights, only, specifically excluding any right to the proceeds of sale or rental income from the rights that she retains in the transfer. I also frequently suggest that the remainder of the home be transferred to an irrevocable trust. The trust protects the home from the children’s potential personal problems such as lawsuit, divorce, and death. Mrs. Smith retains the use of her home for living purposes while protecting the home from potential long-term care costs. Since Mrs. Smith intended on living in the home for the remainder of her life and never intended on selling it, her retained life tenancy interest is all she really needs. Yet, the structure of the gift could prove beneficial if future circumstances don’t evolve as Mrs. Smith would hope. Mr. Callinan is a certified elder law attorney (as certified by the National Elder Law Foundation, accredited by the American Bar Association) with offices in Middletown and Wall Twp. There are over 85,650 licensed attorneys in New Jersey and fewer than 60 are Certified Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Callinan can be reached at 732-706-8008 or www.eldercarelawyer.com. *Award not approved by NJ Supreme Court. See http://www.superlawyers.com/about/selectionprocess.html for selection methodology.

now able to move forward (on open space preservation) … this (decision) gives us added dedicated revenue to preserve farmland, to protect our beaches … This is a big win for our township.” During the April 5 meeting, Perry said the $1.1 million in tax revenue that will be generated on an annual basis through the increase in the open space tax rate would only be used for the acquisition of additional open space in the community. “Today, with the introduction of this ordinance, we begin to implement the people’s will,” Perry said. “Our goals are to preserve land, enhance our parks and save our historic sites.” By way of history on Middletown’s open space preservation efforts, in 1998, voters in the municipality approved the creation and funding of a local open space trust fund with a tax rate of 1 cent per $100 of equalized valuation. In 2002, voters supported an increase in the open space tax rate to 2 cents per $100 of equalized valuation. On Nov. 3, Middletown’s voters approved an increase in the open space tax rate to 3 cents per $100 of equalized valuation. The ordinance that was introduced by the committee on April 5 will implement the increase in the open space tax rate upon its adoption. In 2020, the average home in Middletown was assessed at about $448,000. With

an open space tax rate of 2 cents per $100 of valuation, the owner of that home paid about $90 into the open space trust fund last year. Raising the open space tax rate to 3 cents per $100 of valuation, as proposed in the ordinance, will increase that homeowner’s payment into the open space trust fund to about $135 on a $448,000 assessment in 2021. The open space tax generates revenue that supports the Middletown Open Space, Recreation, Floodplain Protection, and Farmland and Historic Preservation Trust Fund. Municipal officials have said the money that is raised by the open space tax helps to pay for the acquisition of land and improvements to open space and parkland properties. Speaklng about open space funding, Perry previously said, “We all want to ensure our children and grandchildren inherit the Middletown we enjoy today. Discussions for purchasing well-known properties in every section of Middletown are already underway and with this approval (of additional open space revenue) these acquisitions are now possible.”

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School budget (Continued from page 9)

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• Upgrades to the playground at the Lloyd Road Elementary School, $150,000; • Repaving parking lot at the Ravine Drive Elementary School, $450,000. Board members also determined it is necessary to withdraw $900,000 from the maintenance reserve account to cover costs associated with the general fund maintenance accounts. The school district’s enrollment is declining. Biesiada said the K-12 enrollment in October 2019 was 3,802 pupils. The K-12 enrollment in October 2020 was 3,655 pupils. The projected K-12 enrollment in October 2021 is 3,609 pupils. In other business, board members approved the retirement of Ravine Drive Elementary School Principal Patricia Janover, who will retire on May 31. Janover started in her position on Sept. 1, 2000. Board members also approved the retirement of Matawan Regional High School secretary Nancy Zanghi, who will retire on June 30. Zanghi started in her position on July 1, 2000.