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Vol. 22 - No. 5
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Residents Raise Stink About Landfill
Residents To Pay About $7 More In Annual Taxes
By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – Residents will see a slight municipal tax increase this year. The average homeowner, whose home is valued at $157,700, will see an increase of $6.93 in their municipal taxes, paying a total of $1,031.20. School and county taxes are separate. Administrators decided against taking any exceptions, keeping the budget within the tax levy cap. Township administrators decided to dip into the township’s surplus to balance it this year, still leaving the town with $2.7 million surplus.
After receiving an e-mail from an angry resident early in May, Mayor Kenneth Palmer reached out to Lawrence Hesse, president of the Ocean County Landfill Corp. Hesse and his team was at the May 9 meeting to assure residents they took their concerns and
This year, many well-attended Memorial Day weekend events retur n with veterans groups, local officials and more taking the time to remember all who died in service to their country. Here are some of the events. For a complete calendar visit micromediapubs.com. May 27 Manahawkin – Southern Re-
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complaints seriously. “I’m here tonight because we heard there were some complaints from the neighbors. We hear you,” Hesse told the skeptical residents. “I have to say, it’s important that we hear from you. …We do every(Landfill - See Page 4)
MEMORIAL DAY EVENTS TO INCLUDE PARADES, CEREMONIES
OCEAN COUNTY – The holiday was once known as “Decoration Day,” a day dedicated to honoring the war dead of WWI, to decorate the graves. Now known as Memorial Day, the national holiday is a day of patriotism, spent with ceremonies and parades remembering those servicemen and women who died in conflicts throughout the ages.
Even with that amount, administrators made the decision to increase the tax levy $130,000 rather than use more surplus money. One resident openly complained at the Council’s May 9 meeting, asking why taxes were being raised at all with that amount of surplus. Administrators said they are looking to the future. “It’s an austere budget, it’s a conservative budget. It does address the township needs at a minimal increase to our taxpayers. It’s very important. We are planning for the future,” Council President
Unity Tour Ceremony Honors Fallen Manchester Officers
–Photos by Jennifer Peacock and Manchester Times Landfill president Lawrence Hesse addresses residents’ concerns about landfill operations. Oak Knoll residents said the landfill, which has a gate on Route 70, is causing more birds, smell and noise than usual lately. By Jennifer Peacock MANCHESTER – Residents of the Oak Knoll section of town are tired of the birds, noise, and odors coming from the Ocean County Landfill, and they want the landfill owners, government, or both, to do something about it.
May 21, 2016
gional High School will hold its Field of Flags ceremony, with a flag representing each service person who died in Iraq and Afghanistan. As of presstime, the flags numbered 6,848. The flags will be placed on May 26. Southern’s Air Force Junior ROTC cadets will be placing the flags throughout the day. On May 27, at 10:30 a.m.,
–Photo courtesy Manchester Police A Police Unity Tour ceremony at town hall honored Manchester Cpl. Scott R. Thompson and Ptl. Robert Tobias. MANCHESTER – Riding in honor of Cpl. Scott R. Thompson, members of the Manchester Township Police Department commenced a four day Police Unity Tour bicycle journey to the National Law En forceme nt Memor ial i n Washington, D.C. following a heartfelt ceremony at the
Municipal Complex recently. Each year, a group of Officers from the Manchester Township Police Department has completed the Unity Tour in honor of Ptl. Robert Tobias, who was struck by a passing motorist and killed while conducting a traffic stop along Route 70 (Tour - See Page 28)
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