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Pride in Plumsted, the State's
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Town Talk By Mayor Ron
Dancer
October 22, 2007
Fall Harvest Festival November
4th |
The annual Fall Harvest Festival will be held on
Sunday, November 4, from 11am to 4pm on portions of Main Street and
Evergreen Road. The New Egypt Main Street Organization has planned the Festival
to coincide with the Fireman's Annual Fried Oyster & Chicken Salad Dinner
to maximize attendance for both events, as well as, benefit local businesses.
Main Street's Fall Festival will provide family fun and entertainment for all
ages with no admission fee and all rides for children are free.
In addition to arts and craft vendor displays, there will
be a preview of the Township's first winery and vineyard farm, Laurita Winery,
that is scheduled to open to the public in the Spring. Laurita Winery will
provide a free wine tasting at the Festival from the grapes grown and harvested
on Plumsted's first grape vineyard farm. The outdoor exposition venue also
includes Eastern Mountain Sporting Goods; fishing/canoe clinics from the
Township's future and newest waterfront parksite on Evergreen Road.
For more information on the Fall Harvest Festival, please
contact the Main Street Executive Director, Peter Ylvisaker, at the 31 Main
Street Welcome Center, 609-758-7539. The Main Street Organization has planned
this years' Fall Harvest event to be a Street Festival by directing traffic off
and around the closed portion of Main Street (from Church Street to Brindletown
Road). The closed portion of Evergreen Road for Fall Harvest Festival Events is
from Fort Ave. to Main Street. Traffic will be directed down North Main Street,
onto Church Street, Front Street and Brindletown Road to access the open
portion of Main Street and across the Main Street Bridge. For exact times of
road closings, please contact the Main Street Executive Director.
Residents are reminded that the Plumsted Business
Merchants Association is hosting the "Business Fair" on Saturday, November
3rd, at the New Egypt Elks building, from 11 to 4 pm. The annual Flu Shot
clinic will be held on Wednesday, November 7th, at the First Aid Squad
Building, 32 Brynmore Road, from 1 to 2 pm. The annual free rabies clinic for
dogs and cats is scheduled for Saturday, November 10th, at the Fire House, 59
Main Street, from 3 to 5 pm.
The Township's Council for the Arts is presenting their
Fall Cappella Festival on Saturday, November 10, at the New Egypt High
School Auditorium, beginning at 7 pm. This year's musical features
performances by the Liberty Oak Chorus; Family Affair; Key of She; Quest; and
Street Corner Five. For more information, click onto
www.PlumstedArtsCouncil.org.
Ocean County Freeholder Director, Jack Kelly, has informed
the Township that our grant application to the Ocean County Shade Tree
Commission has been approved and Plumsted will receive six (6) Redspire Pear
Trees to be planted at the new park site on Evergreen Road. Additionally, the
County also presented Plumsted with a $4,407 check from the County's Recycling
Revenue Sharing Program.
Regarding the upcoming November 6th Election, the
Township Committee passed a Resolution at its October 3rd meeting to officially
endorse and support the passage of a State-wide Bond Question on the ballot
entitled, "Green Acres, Farmland and Historic Preservation Bond Act of 2007."
To date, Plumsted Township has preserved more than 3,000 acres of farm and
woodland from development with approximately another 1,000 acres pending to be
permanently preserved. The Township Committee has obtained millions of dollars
in grants from the State for our Land Preservation Programs and passage of this
State Bond Act would greatly benefit our efforts to continue retaining our
rural character.
The Township Committee obtained a Tourism Grant from Ocean
County to pay for a Plumsted Tourism Brochure that will include a FREE Business
Directory for all businesses in the Township. To be included in this free
business directory submit the business name, address, phone, fax, email and
website information by October 15 to sgano@estreetdesigns.com or leave a
message at 609-758-2733.
The next regularly scheduled public meetings with the new
administration of Township Committee members Mike McCue, Eric Sorchik, Ada
Roberts, and Mayor Ron Dancer is November 7that 8:00 P.M
Public comments and participation are encouraged at all Township Committee
meetings. . Browse the Township website: www.plumsted.org and
www.mainstreetne.org for more
information and current events.
Meet The Mayor 2007
Schedule |
As a result of the new Township Committee meeting
schedule, the dates for the monthly one-on-one personal meeting sessions with
Mayor Ron Dancer at the Library every month have also been revised. In 2007,
meet personally with the Mayor at the Library on the second (2nd) Wednesday
of each month (October 10th and November 14th) from 7 to
9 p.m. to discuss Local concerns or State issues. Residents may call the
Library (758-7888) in advance to schedule a specific time.
Can't get to the meetings or the hours scheduled at the
library. To discuss your concerns and issues personally with the mayor,
click for more information.
Contact the Mayor at State
Legislative Office |
Residents may also contact our State Legislative office at
732-901-0702 to meet or speak with Senator Bob Singer or Assemblyman Joe
Malone. Concerning Federal issues, contact Congressman Chris Smith at
732-350-2300 and for County issues contact Freeholder Director John P. Kelly at
800-722-0291.
For more information on our Township, residents are
also encouraged to visit website:
www.mainstreetsusa.com
and
the official web site of Ocean County Government:
www.oceancountygov.com.
The
New Egypt Press, our official weekly newspaper, is now on line at:
www.newegyptpress.com.
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