The JACKSON Times Vol. 21 - No. 8
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âPhoto By Bob Vosseller Members of the Jackson Township Council join the Townshipâs Police Chief and four newly promoted police oďŹcers during a July 14, Council Meeting.
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By Bob Vosseller JACKSON â Four Township Police officers sporting protective masks related to COV ID -19 requirements, joined friends, family, township officials and residents for a more public ack n owl e d g e m e n t of t hei r p r ior p r omo tions.
Police Chief Matthew Kunz came out in dress uniform also spor t i ng a mask to introduce the officers to Council President A le x a n d e r S a u ickie, and councilmen A nd rew Ker n, Ken Bressi, Martin Flemm i ng, a nd St e phe n Chishol m and residents at the township
councilâs second live meeting held at Town Hall on July 14. In front of fellow officers, wives, pare n t s , c h i ld r e n a n d r elat ive s , t he of f icers were introduced and their careers reviewed by the chief. Ne wl y p r o m o t e d Capt. John Giovanetti was born and raised
i n Ph i l ip sbu rg. He graduated from Phillipsburg High School i n 1991 a nd Ocea n County College with an Associate Science Degree in Criminal Justice in 1993. He at tended t he College of New Jersey for Law and Justice and was hired by the (Police - See Page 2)
âFreeholderâ Title Could Change To âCommissionerâ
By Bob Vosseller OCEAN COUNTY â W hile welcoming Ocean County Vocational Technical School dramatic art students to their new classrooms in Ocean County College, in January, Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph Vicari
explained to them his role as a Freeholder: itâs like being mayor of the county. Vicari, who is the longest serving Freeholder in the state, may soon have a different title as lawmakers move forward on legislation to eliminate the title of
âfreeholder.â The bill to replace the title âfreeholderâ with âcommissionerâ was originally proposed by Sen. Joseph Pennacchio, a Morris County Republican, in 2018. It never wound up passing. Gov. Phil Murphy,
Senate President Steve tear down words we Sweeney and Assembly use in New Jersey that Speaker Craig Cough- were born from racism. lin, said the proposal Itâs past time for New was revised. Jersey to phase out the A joint statement by term âfreeholderâ from the three Democrats our public discourse â a called for the change term coined when only saying âAs our nation white male landowntears down symbols of ers could hold public injustice, we must also (Freeholder - See Page 13)
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Judge Moves Jackson Parke North Forward
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON â A controversial residential development known as Jackson Parke has received fi nal site plan approval by Ocean County Superior Court Judge. Judge Mark A. Troncone ordered a reversal in April of the applicationâs unanimous denial last November by the Township Planning Board. On July 7, the judge sided with Fair Share Housing and the developers of the project granting a fi nal approval of the north section and assigned a monitor to oversee the Southâs approval. The proposed project is located on Perrineville Road in the Cassville section of the township. The applicant is Jackson Parke, by EL at Jackson LLC. The plan calls for 551 residences to be built on a 226-acre tract. It would also include (Parke - See Page 8)
Abandoned Properties Will Cost Owners
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON â Township officials and residents would like to see property owners keep up the look of their homes. With that idea in mind, Council members voted unanimously to charge an initial registration fee and a renewal fee for vacant properties in the township. This ordinance establishes an initial registration fee of $500 for a vacant property and a $1,000 renewal fee for a vacant property. The original fee had been $250 but some felt this figure fell short of the incentive needed to get owners to maintain those properties. The idea behind the ordinance is to improve the look of neighborhoods that have vacant properties in them and to tighten up restrictions with a higher fee to prevent residences from having a rundown appearance. Money collected from the fees will be used by the governing body to maintain the upkeep (Property - See Page 12)
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