The MANCHESTER Times Vol. 28 - No. 47
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Manchester Hosts Roundtable Council Approves Rent Control Of Early Childhood Educators By Bob Vosseller Ordinance MANCHESTER – The
Township School District’s Early Childhood Education Department recently hosted fellow teachers from all over Ocean County to share ideas and solutions to teaching the youngest students. Director of Early Childhood Education Director Lori Burns said, “the Manchester Township School District’s Early Childhood Education team and I were proud to host this event for our county colleagues.” She explained, “(Preschool Expansion Aid) funded school districts must follow the language of the grant and the guidance of the Department of Education. Hosting this meeting enabled participating school districts to collaborate in order to ensure fidelity. We hosted over 10 school districts and there were about 30 educators and leaders from those school districts.” “It is in these gatherings where we can share the amazing progress that our (Educators - See Page 4)
–Photos courtesy Manchester Schools Educators from Manchester, Berkeley, Central Regional, Lakehurst, Jackson, Ocean Gate, Plumsted, Stafford, Barnegat, Lakewood, Brick and Waretown took part in the Early Childhood Education Collaborative meeting.
Council: Nuisance Properties Will Pay The Price By Bob Vosseller LA K EH U RST – Borough officials approved an ordinance aimed at “nuisance properties” that require the police or other services frequently. This ordinance notes that there are proper-
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ties located in Lakehurst where nuisances and other activities occur which have resulted in the excessive consumption of municipal services. The added cost of these municipal ser vices “should be paid by the property
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owner and not through general tax revenues.” Excessive municipal services are defined in the ordinance as “any qualifying Lakehurst Borough Police Department calls made to a property while
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By Bob Vosseller MANCHESTER – The Township Council passed a rent leveling ordinance to help residents of manufactured com mu n it ies bei ng negatively impacted by high increases from their landlords. Mayor Robert Arace remarked that as most of those living in these communities are seniors on a fixed income, the increases that they are experiencing have had a big impact on their finances. Several senior township communities saw annual increases of more than 6% in their rents. The mayor said that t he ord i n a nc e wa s drafted to protect those residents from greedy landlords looking to cash in on the current economic environment. “Hundreds of people probably, along the campaig n t rail, had come to me with this concern … Four
communities in town, Pine Ridge South, Pine Ridge of Crestwood, Ridgewood Manor and Pine Acres Manor have all experienced significant unconscionable increases that have hit the pockets our 55-plus residents,” Arace said. Nearly 20 people spoke du r i ng t he cou ncil meeting when it was introduced, stating some of their neighbors have had to move out of the communities as a result of the rent increases. Frank Gaulrapp of Pine Ridge Crestwood was one of those residents thankful to see the rent leveling ordinance. He said his own landlord “keeps raising the rent $20, $30, $40 - the last rent was $50. Now I’m paying $730. When I moved here, I was paying $600 and change.” “Those of us on social security don’t get paid every week. We only get one check. He (Rent - See Page 4)
Smoking Banned At Lakehurst Public Properties
By Bob Vosseller LAKEHURST – Although Lakehurst is one of two towns in the county where cannabis products can be sold, the mayor and council recently moved to prohibit the consumption or possession of open containers of cannabis in public places. Additionally, no one within the Borough can consume any cannabis product in any public or quasi-public place or public building. Smoking
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