Archive for July, 2011
Stop The Scare Tactics Mr. President
I am outraged. Extremely outraged at President Obama for his suggestion that seniors will not receive their Social Security checks and military personnel will not receive their paychecks. I stand with our Congressman Jon Runyan, who joined together with other Members of Congress “urging the President to provide an immediate and explicit public commitment that [...]
New Jamaica Boulevard Bridge Coming
On a different note, I am very happy to report that work on replacing the Jamaica Boulevard Bridge in Holiday City at Berkeley will get started by mid-August. As you may recall, as a result of the Potter’s Creek bridge in Bayville washing out after the severe September storm, I wrote a letter to then [...]
Honoring a Community Servant
Dave Hardie Memorial Field
Recently the Berkeley Council approved a resolution renaming Field “A” at Whispering Pines Park in honor of former Berkeley Township Police Captain Dave Hardie. In late March, Captain Hardie passed away suddenly. Captain Hardie began his career in 1978 serving as a Traffic Safety Officer, Detective, Patrol Sergeant, Detective Bureau Commander, Patrol Lieutenant, Patrol Division [...]
Protecting our Children
I have always taken pride in my efforts to advocate for our children. During the 12 years I served on both schools boards, I always fought to make sure our children had the tools they needed to succeed in an ever changing world. On Council, I have made sure our parks and recreation programs are [...]
Expand Senior Property Tax Freeze Program
I’m pleased to report that the Berkeley Township Council unanimously approved my resolution urging The State to expand the Property Tax Reimbursement Program other known as the “Senior Property Tax Freeze”. As previously reported, the State estimates an unexpected increase in state tax revenues between $500 and $900 million. Upon hearing of the good news, [...]
School Funding History
Since my first election as a member of the School Board, dating back to 1993, and continuing as your Council representative since 2006, I have been one of Berkeley Township’s biggest school funding advocates. Beginning with Governor Florio’s “Quality Education Act”” followed by Governor Whitman’s “Comprehensive Education Improvement and Financing Act” and lastly, Governor’s Corzine’s [...]