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Above: Middletown North High School pitcher Colin Dowlen fires a pitch to a Red Bank Regional High School hitter during the Lions’ 16-4 win over the Bucs on April 22 in Little Silver. Right: Middletown North’s Tony Sansone hts a sacrifice fly to drive in one of three RBIs he recorded during the game. For more, see Sports.
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he Monmouth County Historical Association (MCHA) has announced plans to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Proposed exhibits and related programs will serve to honor the members of the Monmouth County community who lost their lives that day, according to a press release from the historical association. In addition, the project will pay tribute to the strength and resiliency exhibited by the citizens of Monmouth
County as they joined together to serve the nation, mourn and heal in the tragedy’s aftermath, according to the press release. An exhibit will be staged at the Taylor-Butler House in Middletown, an MCHA historic home built in 1853, from Sept. 11 through October. Additional details will be forthcoming, according to the press release. As part of this commemorative effort, the historical association is embarking on an open-ended effort to gather
oral histories, documents and ephemera. MCHA is inviting members of the community to share their unique reminiscences of how this day impacted them in ways both big and small. Material gathered will be included in the MCHA archives in Freehold Borough to ensure perpetual remembrance, according to the press release. Individuals who are interested in sharing their stories or donating items to the MCHA archives may reach out
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Will N.J. remain Garden State or become Warehouse State?
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ew Jersey has long been known as the Garden State and keeping this title in the face of sprawl development is tough. Now the COVID-19 pandemic has indirectly added a new threat to this state we’re in’s nickname. Even before COVID-19, brick and mortar malls and shopping centers were in decline. But consumers in lockdown from the coronavirus found themselves shopping online for almost every item under the sun, available for home delivery. With this huge surge in e-commerce came the need for more warehouses and fulfillment centers to store, sort and distribute goods – and a lot more trucks to make deliveries. New Jersey is now in the midst of a warehouse construction tidal wave. The Port of New Jersey and New York is the nation’s second busiest. Giant container ships arrive regularly in Newark, Elizabeth and Bayonne, laden with goods to supply much of the East Coast. Everything in those shipping containers is going someplace. A spate of poorly sited warehouses are being proposed on productive farmland, environmentally sensitive areas and sites near residential neighborhoods. Aside from the loss of farmland and natural areas, the warehouses generate noise, traffic and air pollution from trucks. Here are just a few examples of warehouse projects around the state: • Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County – A community group called the No Warehouse on 524 Coalition is opposing a plan to build a 566,840-square-foot warehouse on 118 acres of farmland along Route 524 — a project that would require a change in zoning. (Editor’s note: The applicant that proposed the warehouse in Upper Freehold Township withdrew the application from municipal consideration on April 16).
• Jackson, Ocean County – Several environmental groups came out against a proposal to build warehouses as part of the Adventure Crossing USA mixed use development project on Route 537. The warehouse component would require clearing 72 acres of forest; opponents say it will generate truck traffic on the edge of a residential area and increase runoff into the Barnegat Bay watershed.
sey Highlands Coalition, is rallying public support for limiting new warehouses. • Roxbury Township, Morris County – The Township Committee proposes to limit the size of warehouses in industrial districts, saying the move is necessary “to avoid excessive truck traffic on local roads and adverse effects on existing stressed intersections as well as on residential neighborhoods and the residential character of the township.”
• Robbinsville, Mercer County – Birders are objecting to a proposal to build two • Oldmans Township, Salem County – warehouses on a 90-acre property that at- A 366-acre project, with 3.9 million square tracts migratory birds, posfeet of warehouse space in sibly including threatened seven buildings, has been and endangered species. GUEST COLUMN proposed on farmland off The land, partly develInterstate 295. A zoning • oped for offices, includes change would be required MICHELE S. BYERS woods, fields and wetfrom the township. lands. If threatened and enJulia Somers, execudangered birds are documented, the New tive director of the New Jersey Highlands Jersey Department of Environmental Pro- Coalition, said many municipalities zoned tection could potentially halt the project. land for “light industrial” uses decades ago to avoid residential development that • Hamilton Township, Mercer County – could add more children to public school Eleven projects totaling more than 2.6 mil- systems and increase affordable housing lion square feet of warehouse space have obligations. already been approved, built or are under As a result, many of the recent wareconstruction; and another three projects house proposals conform with local zontotaling 875,000 square feet are pending ing standards and towns are struggling to before the Planning Board or the Zoning respond. Board of Adjustment. A group called Stop One solution to controlling warehouse Hamilton Township Overdevelopment is sprawl may lie in adopting a regional apcirculating an online petition asking local proach and plan to identify appropriate loofficials to keep the township from becom- cations for the structures. And equally iming a “warehouse hub.” portant would be a method to quantify the need for warehouse space so New Jersey • White Township, Warren County – does not end up with multiple empty and Fearing the impacts of proposals for mil- abandoned warehouses a few years from lions of square feet of warehouses, the now. township wants to significantly reduce the Tim Evans, director of research for the amount of development permitted in in- nonprofit New Jersey Future, argued in a dustrial zones. recent paper, “Warehouse Sprawl: Plan A proposed zoning amendment would Now or Suffer the Consequences,” that cut maximum lot coverage from 35% to decisions over warehouse siting should 5%. A group called Citizens for Sustain- not be left solely in the hands of municipal able Development, backed by the New Jer- governments.
“A regional perspective is needed,” Evans wrote, “to make sure port-oriented storage and distribution functions are not consuming outlying lands that are better used for farming, recreation, or some other non-industrial use, and that redevelopment opportunities near the port that are ideal for warehousing are not instead allocated to some other land use that lacks the same location constraints.” Somers “absolutely” agrees with the regional approach, both in the Highlands and elsewhere in the state. A regional approach would allow officials to consider larger impacts: Can existing roads handle the traffic? Would noise, traffic and air pollution affect residential neighborhoods? Can warehouse development be steered away from the most important lands, like prime farmland and forests? Somers pointed out that in response to numerous warehouse proposals, Warren County officials conducted a traffic study last fall on the cumulative impact. “If all were built, the impact would be dramatic,” she said. Route 519, currently a two-lane county road, “would have to become a four-lane highway.” Regional land use planning works well in New Jersey, with two successful examples in the Pinelands and Highlands. And New Jersey has a statewide land use plan that could address this issue. The State Plan has been largely dormant since its adoption in 2001, but should be revived and updated to address warehouse sprawl and other current challenges like solar facility siting and climate change. To learn more about warehouse sprawl, visit the New Jersey Future website at https://www.njfuture.org/2021/03/15/ warehouse-sprawl-plan-now-or-suffer-theconsequences/
Michele S. Byers is the executive director of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Far Hills. She may be reached at info@njconservation.org
DATEBOOK The Monmouth County Park System will host its annual Creative Arts and Music Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 1 at Thompson Park, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. This juried arts festival features
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Monmouth County Commissioner Lillian G. Burry will present a virtual program about historic Colts Neck on April 30 at 10:30 a.m. The program is presented by the Monmouth County Library and is available at no cost, but with registration required. Registration is available at the upcoming Events column on the library’s website, www.MonmouthCountyLib.org Burry is a former mayor of Colts Neck and the author of the book, “A Tour of Historic Colts Neck.” The book cites the 13 localities in the township which are designated as official historic sites and includes a map for visitors who want to tour the sites or learn more of the history about each one, according to a press release. Burry’s presentation will include descriptions of each of the historic sites as well as her reasons for writing the book and recognizing each site for its role in Colts Neck and Monmouth County history.
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adopt the budget that evening. The $10.8 million budget, which can be amended prior to its final adoption, will be supported by the collection of $7.27 million in taxes from Keyport’s residential and commercial property owners. Other revenue in the budget includes the receipt of $714,473 in state aid and the appropriation of $1.1 million from the borough’s surplus fund (savings). Selected appropriations in the 2021 municipal budget include the following: legal services, $110,000; employee group insurance, $510,000; workers compensation insurance, $220,800; police department salaries and wages, $2.48 million; road repairs and maintenance salaries and wages, $534,000; landfill/solid waste disposal costs, $380,000; payment to the Police and Firemen’s Retirement System of New Jersey, $581,068; payment to the Public Employees’ Retirement System, $225,365; payment to Social Security System, $182,000; and payment of bond principal, $755,000. Keyport’s 2020 budget totaled $11.4 million and was supported by the collection of $7.19 million in taxes from residential and commercial property owners. Other revenue in the budget included the receipt of $714,473 in state aid and the ap-
propriation of $970,000 from the surplus fund. In 2020, the municipal tax rate was 87.7 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The owner of a home that was assessed at $290,000 paid about $2,543 in municipal taxes. For 2021, the municipal tax rate is projected to decrease to 84.6 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The owner of a home that is still assessed at $290,000 would pay about $2,453 in municipal taxes. From 2020 to 2021, Keyport’s total appropriations have decreased by $600,000 and the amount to be collected in taxes has increased by $80,000. Individuals pay more or less in taxes depending on the assessed value of their home and/or property and the tax rate that is set by each taxing entity (i.e., municipality, school district, county). If the assessed value of an individual’s property increases from one year to the next, that individual could pay more in taxes to a taxing entity (i.e., the municipality) even if the tax rate for that taxing entity has decreased. Municipal taxes are one component of a property owner’s total tax bill, which also includes Monmouth County taxes and Keyport school taxes.
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Middletown North bats power Lions to victory over Bucs By STEVEN BASSIN Staff Writer
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igh school baseball is back in full swing again in New Jersey and so were the bats of the Middletown North High School Lions during a game against Red Bank Regional High School on a chilly, breezy afternoon on April 22 in Little Silver. After scoring two runs in their opening day extra-inning victory over Holmdel on April 19, the Lions (2-0) needed only five innings to score 16 runs and beat the Bucs, 16-4. “We swung it well today,” Middletown North Coach Ryan McCabe said. “It was nice to see the bats break out. This is a really hard-working group of guys. Everybody understands that when their number is called, they need to be ready.” Clinging to a 3-2 lead heading into the top of the third inning, the Lions broke out the lumber and struck for nine runs to grab control. Senior Tyler Sharkey started the rally when he came up with the bases loaded and no out and smacked an RBI single to right field to put the Lions ahead, 4-2. Kevin Lisser and Karl Strauch each walked with the bases loaded to extend the lead to 6-2, before junior Matt Adamson made it 7-2 with a sacrifice fly. With two on and two out, senior Danny Frontera broke the game open with a booming three-run home run over the centerfield fence to give the Lions a 10-2 lead. “I didn’t think it would go out today because of the wind, but I got all of it. It felt great. Hopefully, more will come,” said Frontera, who finished the game with four RBIs. In the Lions’ season opener against Holmdel, Frontera struck out 10 hitters in five scoreless innings of work. Being back on the diamond with his teammates and having a senior season has been a thrill for Frontera. He said he is playing every game like it’s his last one because of what transpired in 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the baseball season. “It’s great to have one last season and have one last ride with the guys. I’m happy to help the guys get a win and hopefully we can keep it rolling,” he said. Leading 10-2, the Lions were still hit-
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Middletown North High School relief pitcher Tyler Sharkey tags out Red Bank Regional High School’s Dan Lopez at home plate during the Lions’ 16-4 victory over the Bucs on April 22 in Little Silver.
ting in the third inning. Senior Tony Sansone delivered his second RBI with a single to push the lead to 11-2. Starkey followed with another RBI single to make the score 12-2. Sansone and Starkey each contributed three RBI against Red Bank. Hitting ninth, Strauch contributed two RBI. Seeing his players enjoying a nine-run inning and scoring 16 runs was something McCabe knew they had missed out on in 2020. “It meant a lot to them,” he said of the
Lions’ offensive fireworks. “It’s a good group of guys. We all like being around each other. It was nice to do that against a quality team.” On the mound, senior righthander Colin Dowlen struck out eight Red Bank batters in three innings. Dowlen added two hits and an RBI at the plate. Sharkey allowed one run in two innings on the mound to end the shortened fiveinning contest. McCabe, in his second year as coach, believes his players gained some momen-
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tum with their performance in a tournament that was played last summer. The event, which was dubbed the “Last Dance World Series,” featured teams from around the state. The team that represented Middletown North High School reached the tournament’s single-elimination round. This spring, the Lions hope to prove they are one of the top teams in the Shore Conference. “It’s nice to be taken seriously. We just have to earn every day now,” McCabe said.
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NEWS BRIEFS The Monmouth County SPCA has announced a $7,500 grant investment from the newly named, Petco Love, to support its work for animals in Monmouth County and beyond, according to a press release. Petco Love is a nonprofit leading change for pets nationally by harnessing the power of love to make communities and pet families closer, stronger and healthier. Since its founding in 1999 as the Petco Foundation, it has empowered organizations with nearly $300 million invested to date in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. It has helped find loving homes for
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f the 2021 Subaru Forester were a football player, it would most definitely be an all-purpose running back. You know, the kind of running back that could not only pick up some tough yards when needed, but could block and catch passes as well – a good all-around utilitarian player. For me that’s what the Subaru brand is all about. They provide you with a goodlooking, rugged crossover with a tried-andtrue four-wheel drive system able to perform well off-road or in the snow and mud. Inside Subaru ergonomics are designed for practicality so they work well there – they are generally comfortable and able to handle a good amount of cargo. Moreover, pricewise they won’t bust your wallet. So, all Peter Perrotta around, they check all the necessary boxes. I recently put the 2021 Subaru Forester Sport to the test for one week of driving adventure and came away with generally what I expected. The fifth generation Forester comes in five different trim levels: base, premium, Sport, Limited and Touring. I drove the Sport model for one week which came in an attractive Dark Blue Pearl color with orange trim accents in the interior. For the most part, this Forester is a joy to drive. It handles reasonably well in all kinds of weather. It has ample cargo space for a compact crossover. It’s comfortable and is fairly smooth to drive and its interior ergonomics are well designed and are fairly easy to operate. However, if you are looking for the “Wow” sizzle factor this may not be the crossover for you. While this Forester is well designed for many different functions, for me it’s a bit conservative in its approach. The editors at Car and Driver seem to concur. They gave the 2021 Forester high marks for being “thoroughly practical” and having a roomy interior and being a “comfortable cruiser.”
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But, Car and Driver handed the Forester low marks for having “slow acceleration times” and “boring” exterior styling. It also said that the base model was “quite basic.” I didn’t find this Forester to be slow, though. Powered by a 2.5 liter Subaru boxer engine that puts out 182 horsepower at 176 pound feet of torque, this Forester is quick enough to handle most driving situations well. Now, this is not a performance-type vehicle – like a BMW X1 or X3 – but for what it is, I felt it was adequately powered and handled at an above average grade. Let’s be honest. The type of consumer a crossover like the Forester is going to attract is going to bring to the table a much different demographic than the BMW or Mercedes crowd. The Forester is for the active lifestyle
crowd who have a kid or two and a dog and want to go kayaking in the mountains on the weekend. For that, this is an excellent all-around vehicle and should be high on your list if that is what you are seeking. The Sport Forester I drove carries a base sticker price of $29,395. It also has an option package for $1,645 and a $1,050 charge for destination and delivery, so the bottom-line sticker price came in at $32,090. The option package included an upgraded Subaru Starlink 8-inch touch screen multi-media system and a 576-watt 9 speaker Harman/Kardon sound system. So, for the base price of $29,395 on the Sport Forester you get a ton of standard equipment. I think, for the money, the Forester offers a good value. The EPA fuel consumption ratings on
this Forester come in at 29 miles per gallon overall – 33 mpg in highway driving and 26 around town. The EPA estimates that it will cost you about $1,400 per year for run the Forester as it uses about 3.4 gallons of gas per every 100 miles driven. On the government’s 5-star safety ratings crash test, the Forester scored an impressive 5 out of 5 – the highest rank. It received a 5-star rating in the frontal crash test as well as the side crash test and 4 stars in the rollover test. The Forester scored a 6 out of 10 on the EPA’s fuel economy and greenhouse gas rating and a 6 out of 10 on the smog rating.
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LEGALLY SPEAKING John won the super lawyer award in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021* In December of 2019, the SECURE Act became law. Part of this new law was a change to how beneficiaries of qualified accounts (such as IRAs, 401(k)’s) must withdraw assets from these accounts after the death of the account owner. Prior to the SECURE Act, a beneficiary had to take a minimum required distribution (MRD) each year. The amount of the MRD was based on the account beneficiary’s age. The basic idea was that the MRD withdrawals permitted the beneficiary to remove the assets over the life expectancy of the beneficiary. The MRD was a minimal amount that the beneficiary had to withdraw, the beneficiary was free to take more or all of the account balance at any time. Withdrawals from qualified accounts are taxable. The account owner never paid tax on the assets in the account, so when the owner or the beneficiary takes withdrawals from the account, tax is due. Permitting the beneficiary to remove money from the account over his (or her) life expectancy deferred the payment of tax on the assets in the qualified account over a very long period of time. For instance, assume that Mrs. Smith is seventy-five years old. She has $1,000,000 in her IRA. Each year, Mrs. Smith—the qualified account (IRA) owner—must remove an MRD that is based upon her life expectancy. The MRD is a small fraction of the $1,000,000. The MRD gives Mrs. Smith an amount of money that is expected to support her in her retirement years. The government believes the benefit of providing Mrs. Smith with retirement income outweighs the government’s need for tax revenues, so the government defers its collection of taxes until Mrs. Smith withdraws money from her IRA and only requires her to take the MRD each year. Prior to the SECURE Act, the beneficiaries of Mrs. Smith’s IRA also could remove money over their life expectancies. Like Mrs. Smith, the beneficiaries could defer paying tax over the remainder of their life expectancies. The government would defer the collection of tax on the assets until the beneficiaries withdrew money from the IRA. Tax deferral is a tremendous benefit. Not only do you defer paying tax to a later date, which is a benefit in and of itself, but the owner and beneficiary also receives the benefit of tax-deferred growth. If the owner/beneficiary had to pay tax, that would diminish the amount of money that was invested in the account. This would diminish the amount of growth in the account. A three percent gain on $1,000,000 is a greater gain than a three percent gain on $950,000. In the past twenty years, I have seen a tremendous decrease in the number of my clients who have defined benefit pension plans. What I call “old-timey pension plans.” A pension plan I received from a company that I probably worked for most of my life and that pays me a fixed amount of income every month from the date of my retirement until the date of my death. In that same period of time, I have seen a tremendous increase in clients who rely upon qualified accounts for their retirement income. With all this money in qualified accounts, the government if deferring more and more tax money. If the government is waiting for the owner or beneficiary to withdraw the money before it is taxed and if most investment money is in qualified accounts, then there is a tremendous amount of tax deferral. The federal government realized this and changed the taxation of qualified accounts as it relates to most beneficiaries. After the SECURE Act—with the exception of certain beneficiaries, such as a spouse—the beneficiary must withdraw the money from the account within ten years of the account owner’s death. So, now, for example, Mrs. Smith dies and her adult children must remove the money from her IRA within ten years of her death. Recently the IRS published a document that instructs taxpayers how the ten-year rule works. According to the IRS, the beneficiary must remove his/her MRD for each of the first nine years, then the balance in the tenth year. This defined pattern is a shock to most attorneys and accountants and is subject to change when the IRS publishes its final regulations, so we shall see where the final rules end up.
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Keyport council approves change order for water treatment plant project By MATTHEW SOCKOL Staff Writer
KEYPORT – Members of the Keyport Borough Council have authorized an increase in a contract through which upgrades are being completed at the borough’s water treatment plant. On April 6, council members authorized a $52,500 increase to a $564,000 contract that was awarded to Mott MacDonald in 2016 for upgrades to the Perry Street water treatment plant. The contract now totals $616,500 and the increase was made toward the construction phase contract of the project, according to a resolution. According to Mott MacDonald, the main components of the upgraded water treatment plant include the installation of a new pre-treatment system, a new pressure filtration system, new high service pumps, chemical feed upgrades, supply well upgrades, the rehabilitation of the intermediate and backwash basins, the installation of a new centralized programmable logic controller providing plant operators the necessary level of control and monitoring of the
overall treatment plant systems, and installation of an emergency generator under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. The increase in the contract was the result of contractor schedule and coordination challenges, and unforeseen conditions and borough-requested changes, according to Mott MacDonald. Mott MacDonald said Coppola Services, the general contractor on the project, experienced setbacks and challenges that resulted in an extended contract duration and required additional communication and coordination efforts on Mott MacDonald’s part. “This allowed us to help the borough keep the project on track so the project would be required by the completed deadline to produce finished water by May 1,” the firm’s representatives wrote. Due to unforeseen conditions encountered during construction, borough personnel requested changes to the project during the construction phase, according to Mott MacDonald.
Summary of Revenues 1. Surplus 2. Total Miscellaneous Revenues 3. Receipts from Delinquent Taxes 4. a) Local Tax for Municipal Purposes b) Addition to Local School District Tax c) Minimum Library Tax Total Amount to be Raised for Support of Municipal Budget Total General Revenues Summary of Appropriations 1. Operating Expenses: Salaries & Wages Other Expenses 2. Deferred Charges & Other Appropriations 3. Capital Improvements 4. Debt Service (Include for School Purposes) 5. Reserve for Uncollected Taxes Total General Appropriations Total Number of Employees
Anticipated 2021 2020 1,503,000.00 1,353,000.00 2,485,989.54 2,547,926.91 9,329,902.81
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392,326.00 9,722,228.81 13,711,218.35
392,821.61 9,516,153.96 13,417,080.87
2021 Budget 4,640,181.72 4,973,830.58 1,300,524.80 250,000.00 1,846,681.25 700,000.00 13,711,218.35 56
Final 2020 Budget 4,428,715.76 5,010,813.78 1,137,738.80 295,000.00 1,844,812.53 700,000.00 13,417,080.87 54
2021 Dedicated Water/Sewer Utility Budget Summary of Revenues Anticipated 2021 2020 1. Surplus 687,729.18 621,869.19 2. Miscellaneous Revenues 4,666,800.00 4,700,000.00 3. Deficit (General Budget) Total Revenues 5,354,529.18 5,321,869.19 Summary of Appropriations 1. Operating Expenses: Salaries & Wages Other Expenses 2. Capital Improvements 3. Debt Service 4. Deferred Charges & Other Appropriations 5. Surplus (General Budget) Total Appropriations Total Number of Employees
2021 Budget 896,398.98 2,918,727.00 300,000.00 1,252,885.00 126,522.20
Final 2020 Budget 818,580.55 2,997,623.44 100,000.00 1,297,778.00 107,887.20
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Balance of Outstanding Dept General Water/Sewer Interest 5,351,209.82 1,796,196.53 Principal 19,498,724.77 10,375,618.82 Outstanding Balance 24,849,934.59 12,171,815.35 Notice is hereby given that the budget and tax resolution was approved by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Matawan, County of Monmouth, on April 20, 2021. A hearing on the budget and tax resolution will be held at the Borough Hall on May 18, 2021 at 7:00 o’clock (PM) at which time and place objections to the Budget and Tax Resolution for the year 2021 may be presented by taxpayers or other interested persons. Due to current NJS Executive Orders, it has yet to be determined if the Public Hearing will be conducted on-site or by remote video access. Please visit the Borough’s website at www.matawanborough.com or contact Karen Wynne, Borough Clerk of the Borough of Matawan, at (732) 566-3898 ext. 602 or karen.wynne@matawanborough. com, during the hours of 8:30 (AM) to 4:30 (PM) for further information. Copies of the budget are available on the Borough’s website at www.matawanborough.com, or in the Office of the Borough Clerk by contacting Karen Wynne, Borough Clerk of the Borough of Matawan, at (732) 566-3898 ext. 602 or karen.wynne@matawanborough.com, during the hours of 8:30 (AM) to 4:30 (PM). Independent, 1x, 04/28/2021 Fee: $64.80
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lawsuit filed by the borough of KeyAlso, springs and sediments can leach port claims that trash and contami- out of the seal and into the surrounding nants from an improperly capped waters. waterfront landfill are polluting Raritan The state needs to hold Bay Ridge ReBay. alty responsible for cleaning up the conThe private landfill was shut down tamination at this site to protect public in 1979. According to the lawsuit, which health and the environment. They need to targets the owner of the land, Bay Ridge completely remove the contaminants like Realty, the contaminants include harmful PCBs, benzene and heavy metals because heavy metals and chemicals, and carcino- these are harmful to the communities livgens like benzene and PCBs. ing nearby. It is shameful the state has allowed this The dump, which is listed as Waste contamination in Keyport to continue for Disposal Inc./Aeromarine, accepted muso long. nicipal, household, commercial and instiThe New Jersey Department of En- tutional waste when it was operating. vironmental Protection It also accepted bulky (DEP) was responsible waste like appliances, furfor making sure this site GUEST COLUMN niture, vehicles, trailers, was properly capped and large vehicle parts, tires, • cleared up, but it has been vegetable and yard waste, JEFF TITTEL polluting the Raritan Bay and nonhazardous waste for decades. from oil spill cleanups, This proves what we and pesticides and residue have said all along, that caps do not work, from scrap metal shredding facilities. especially in tidal areas. This site has been We need to hold Bay Ridge Realty releaking harmful chemicals and heavy met- sponsible for cleaning up this toxic nightals into the water. mare that is impacting Raritan Bay and This is a major public health concern nearby communities. for people who live in this area or use the Polluters must pay and be held accountRaritan Bay for fishing or boating. able to do a proper cleanup not just pave Bay Ridge Realty has been avoiding the and wave. responsibility of cleaning up the site for Often there is still too much pollution long enough. The state needs to make sure left in the ground water impacting the wathey do a full cleanup of the site because, ter supply and the environment at these as we can see, caps don’t work. sites. The landfill began operation before We cannot allow these toxins to stay in 1963 until it was shut down in 1979. It was the ground because they will get out, imlocated within the 50-acre industrial park pacting drinking water, the Raritan Bay, at 55 Walnut St. in Keyport. and even worse, vapors from the contamiAccording to the lawsuit, the site was nation will end up in homes affecting peonever properly closed and capped as re- ple’s health. quired by New Jersey’s Solid Waste ManThere needs to be an investigation into agement Act. why the DEP did not enforce this cleanup. The DEP needs to make sure this site We cannot allow polluters to get away with is completely cleaned up. This site is right illegally dumping on our state for years on the waterfront of a tidal bay and is very without doing anything to stop them. flood-prone. Capping in flood-prone areas is dangerous because flooding undermines Jeff Tittel is the director of the New Jerthe cap and leaches toxins into the water. sey Sierra Club.
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