Vol. 12 - No. 43
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TR YOUTH SERVICES PLAN FOR DAYCARE COMPLIANCE By Catherine Galioto TOMS RIVER – The township is working to have its youth center meet state-regulated guidelines for day care facilities, and plans to spend about $200,000 in upgrades. T he Toms R iver Youth Center cu rrently has an after school prog ram, sum mer camp and special events, at its facility on North Bay Avenue. But Township Administrator Paul Shives said with some updates to the layout of bathrooms, ent rances and f ire suppression systems, the building would qualify as a day care center in a move that would make the facility “code compliant.” “ T he se cha nge s would allow the Youth Services Center to be a licensed day care
center for the state,” said Shives, adding that t he project is mostly retrofitting and not new construction. Township Council approved spending $48,250 on architectural services from Musial Group Architecture to draw up the plans. Shives said the work on the building to install the new features could cost $150,000 to $250,000. The building would have more than the required fire suppression system, upgrading it to a full fire sprinkler system, Shives said. I n other news, a routine approval of the bill list to be paid at the last township council meeting fou nd one cou ncil member voting no on one payment. Councilman Brian Kubiel was the lone no (Council - See Page 4)
| February 18, 2017
Cattus Island Building (Somewhat) Open for Business
--Photos courtesy Ocean County Parks Department Stages of construction on the refurbished Cattus Island Building, which the county says is close to its official grand opening.
By Chris Lundy TOMS RIVER - The Cooper Environmental Center on Cattus Island is open to some traffic, but the exhibits inside are not yet completed, Freeholder John Bartlett said. The center was flooded during Superstorm Sandy, being so close to the marshland. Now, four and a half years
later, county officials have the doors open although there hasn’t been a grand reopening yet. Whereas other buildings close to the shore were raised on stilts, this building would not be able to do that, Bartlett said. Between the foundation that was still there, and environmental regulations
for being in wetlands, changing the footprint or raising the building was just not practical financially. Therefore, the decision was made to “essentially waterproof it,” he said. The following changes were made when rebuilding the center: The electrical outlets and switches are no
lower than four feet off the ground. The mechanical elements of the building, like heating and air conditioning, are all in the attic. The insulation is called closed cell foam. The difference between this and normal insulation is that this kind does not absorb water. In a (Cattus - See Page 5)
Program Helps Addicts Suspect Caught Come Forward Despite Fear Of Arrest In String Of Residential Burglaries
By Judy Smestad-Nunn BRICK – A new program in place in Brick and Manchester that allows drug abusers to go to police headquarters to seek help for their addiction without
the fear of being arrested has had 30 addicts come through Brick in the first two weeks. Brick and Manchester are the only two townships in New Jersey that are participating
in the Heroin Addiction Response Program (HARP), where addicts are urged to turn their drugs over to the police and complete a rehabilitation program. Ocean County Prose-
cutor Joseph D. Coronato, Brick Police Chief James Riccio and Manchester Police Chief Lisa Parker announced the program in January, which is the latest (Addicts - See Page 4)
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