TheTOMS RIVER Times Vol. 18 - No. 20
In This Week’s Edition
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The Past Revisited At
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Community News Pages 11-23
Dr. Izzy’s Sound News Page 14
─Photos by Stephanie Faughnan The 2nd Annual Ocean County History Day was held in downtown Toms River, at the Ocean County Historical Society building. (Inset 1) Displays in the lower level of the Ocean By Stephanie Faughnan County Historical Society’s museum highlight seg- TOMS RIVER - It should be no surprise that ments of the county’s history. a great deal can be learned from locals who (Inset 2)The Ocean County Historical Society main- enjoy studying the history of Ocean County tains the home of Elizabeth Sculthorp Force as a and its lore. (History - See Page 4) cultural time capsule.
Inside The Law Page 21
Classifieds Pages 25
September 24, 2022
Realtors Challenge New Inspection Rules For Home Sales By Stephanie Faughnan TOMS RIVER - An ordinance that went into effect on July 1, 2022, became the subject of multiple complaints at the Township Council’s most recent meeting. The governing body adopted its Continued Use and Occupancy of Residential Dwellings ordinance at its final meeting on December 28, 2021. Councilman Justin Lamb said the CCO ordinance was passed in December when three members of the council were stepping down. “This ordinance is unnecessarily delaying sellers and causing thousands in more fees and costs,” said Lamb, an
attorney. “On top of that, it appears that the department that handles it, is not clear on the nuances of the law.” Toms River now requires anyone selling or transferring a deed to residential property to obtain a municipal certificate of continued use and occupancy. First time inspection fees are set at $300, with an additional $150 re-inspection fee charged if officials need to make a repeat visit. Township inspectors review 23 separate items in determining if a home under contract for sale meets the inspection criteria. Those who purchase homes for resale without (Realtors - See Page 7)
$60 Million Beach Replenishment Project Announced
District Denied Preschool Aid
By Chris Lundy and Bob Vosseller T OM S R I V E R – School Dist r ict officials had hoped to take a small step toward expanding their preschool prog ram, but were denied state aid. Superintendent M ich a el Cit t a s a id during a recent Board
of Education meeting that they applied for a grant to convert two classrooms from half day to full day. “It has to be done in ver y small stages,” Citta said. The district has been wa nt i ng t o ex pa nd preschool for years. The challenge lies in the funding. Even if
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they receive one-time state funding, adding staff becomes a cost that has to be spent ever y year after, so the district hasn’t yet made the jump to full time preschool. With To m s R i ve r b e i n g the largest suburban district in the state, providing preschool across the entire stu-
dent body is an expensive undertaking. Dist r ict Busi ness Ad minist rator Will i a m D o e r i n g s a id t h e y a p pl ie d fo r a grant of $377,000 and were denied. The grant that they applied for was from the state and would have come out of the FY2023 Budget.
T here were 27 dist r icts that received funding totaling more t ha n $26 m illion. Manchester, Plumsted and Eagleswood are the Ocean County districts that will be receiving aid, in the amount of:
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─Photo by Bob Vosseller The northern portion of the barrier island will be part of a beach replenishment project. By Bob Vosseller Beach to Berkeley’s OCEAN COUNTY South Seaside Park. – Off icials recently The total cost of the announced plans for project will be approxan upcoming beach imately $60 million. replenishment project The Army Corps of from Point Pleasant (Beach - See Page 6)
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