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THE TOMS RIVER
Vol. 11 - No. 38
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January 16, 2016
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“Explosive” Development In North Dover: Several Hundred Housing Units Approved At Various Spots
–Photos by Catherine Galioto A bulldozer at Church Road and New Hampshire, where new single-family homes are being built. The neighborhoods of North Dover and Pleasant Plains are seeing applications or approvals for several, hundred-plus homes or apartments at various locations. At Route 9 near Clayton Avenue, the land is recently cleared. By Catherine Galioto TOMS RIVER – Drive down Route 9 through North Dover and Pleasant Plains, and see the familiar sites of undeveloped land. But the next day, you’ll see another giant parcel is cleared, surrounded by con-
struction fence. That’s how Councilman Mo Hill described how startling the drive is to him. He said it’s a sign of explosive growth in the North Dover and Pleasant Plains neighborhoods of Toms River, with the potential to further
Amid Uncertainty, Ocean County Freeholders Reorganize
By Daniel Nee OCEAN COUNTY – Absent James Lacey who resigned his seat on the Ocean County freeholder board December 31, the remaining board members met for the annual reorganization meeting January 6 as the potential of a second opening on the five-member board loomed. Freeholder Director John C. Bartlett and Gerry P. Little, both Republican incumbents, were sworn into office for new, three-year terms by county counsel John C.
Sahradnik, who retained his appointment as county attorney. Despite the annual fanfare of the reorganization, which drew public officials from across the county to attend, most of the attention at the meeting was paid to Lacey’s recent resignation as well as the pending appointment of Freeholder Jack Kelly to the state parole board, which would create an additional vacancy among the freeholders. Ocean County Republican Chairman (Reorganize - See Page 6)
choke the local infrastructure. “We need to look long and hard at some of the issues with development of the town,” Hill said. “This is going to be a major task going forward. You drive on Route 9 and (Development - See Page 4)
A MOVE TO “BUY IN” TO TAXPAYER REBATE PROGRAMS By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY – With the aims to help taxpayers save money and to give support to local mom and pop businesses, the concept of “Buy Into” programs is gaining popularity as local towns adopt or debate their merits. The program calls for local businesses to sign up, and residents who shop there can get a portion of their receipt translated into savings on their property tax bill. Reward cards are given to interested residents to use at designated stores, to help track purchases. Local businesses receive some added exposure as part of the program. For example, if a family of four dines out to a restaurant participating in the program, they receive a designated percentage program rebate when paying the bill (either cash or credit card.) Participants present their card, which is then swiped. When the participating town issues its next property tax bill, the cumulative transactions show up as a tax credit, resulting in a tax bill deduction. The program is open to all property owners in the participating township. (Buy In - See Page 6)
History: Toms River And Prohibition
By J. Mark Mutter TOMS RIVER – The Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution – Prohibition – went into effect on January 17, 1920, but our town was already “dry” as the result of a special local election held before then in the then Dover Township. The Progressive Era Prohibition was an outgrowth of the “Progressive Era” – that period of American history after the Civil War and into the early
20th Century in which citizens and politicians fought for various reforms in society. It was a time in which the federal anti-trust laws were passed, workplace conditions were improved, state workers compensation laws were adopted, and women gained the right to vote. Prohibition was the last great social cause of the era. Why Prohibition? Alcohol consumption was considered one
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