The JACKSON Times Vol. 18 - No. 29
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–Photo courtesy Ocean County (From left) Commissioner Director Gary Quinn, Commissioner John P. Kelly, Shannon Calsettta, Ocean County Deputy Fire Marshal John Pasola with Sammy, Devin Carrick, Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore Program Specialist and Gayle Dettlinger, Troop Support Director. By Chris Lundy JACKSON – A Girl Scout collected money – and raised awareness – about safety equipment dogs need when working with the fire department. The dogs that work with firefighters these days aren’t the dalmatian mascots you sometimes see riding on the truck. Instead, these are like police K-9 units, trained to detect certain chemicals.
Clerk’s Office Sees Change In Leadership
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – T he new year began with a familiar face absent from the dais as the township’s clerk, Janice Kisty, retired at the end of the year. She served as clerk for t h ree yea rs but prior to that she was the deputy clerk and
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also performed other township roles. During the last meeting of 2021, Kisty received a number of accolades f rom the council. She was also presented flowers and a plaque of thanks for her work and dedication over the years of her service.
“Thank you, madam clerk - I have said that phrase dozens of times and I have only said it to one person, Janice Kisty,” Council President Andrew Kern said. “I am very proud to have had the honor to be the very first council member that Janice (Office - See Page 5)
Take Sammy, for example. Sammy is a yellow lab-golden retriever mix who can determine if a fire was intentionally set. “Meeting Sammy and learning about what an arson dog does was very interesting,” said Shannon Calsetta, who is a freshman at Jackson Memorial High School. “I learned a lot from talking to
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Park improvements, turf fields, and solar panels were among the projects planned for 2022. Township Business Administrator Terence Wall said there will be work at Johnson Memorial Park to create a permanent amphitheater and permanent restrooms. Wall also said during a recent Township Council meeting that Jackson will be going out to bid on a turf fill project on some of the community’s athletic fields with the goal of having the work completed and the fields redone no later than August. Wall also reported on the township’s solar panel project which has a lease agreement that will net Jackson “$10,000 a month to begin around or on February 1.” There will also be some road projects that will be finished in the spring, he said. Those ideas will be reviewed as to how they can be incorporated into the 2022 capital improvement project list. In other news, the council recently authorized a contract with Earle Asphalt Company for the township’s roadway improvement program which increased the contract amount by $10,289 resulting in an adjusted contract price in the amount of $1,879,202.13 Also approved was a resolution to include the import of tree permits from Govpilot and Landlord Registrations from FRA to Spatial Data Logic Software in the amount of $7,000. (Goals - See Page 4)
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Residents Want Commercial Land Rezoned To Residential
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Local residents want commercial property near them to be rezoned as residential since a warehouse and offices are proposed for the area. Janice and James Rapp of 49 Johnson Lane brought their
issue before the Township Council. They said they were surprised at the proposed development since they thought they were buying into a quiet, agricultural area. “My wife and I are approaching the council tonight to implore you to take steps and actions to reverse the
rezoning,” James Rapp said. He described the location as Johnson Lane, the portion that enters Bennetts Mills Road, a 14-foot-wide dirt road right of way. “It ends at our house where there is a township-installed gate that says ‘emergency access only’ and there is no
place to turn around.” He added that a problem in his neighborhood began “when the properties began to be rezoned. I say ‘began to’ because it is a continuing process. The main properties that were on Bennetts (Land - See Page 4)
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