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Pride in Plumsted, the State's
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Town Talk
By Mayor Ron Dancer
March 31, 2008
Civil War Hero Rests
In Plumsted
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Plumsted and neighboring Jackson
Township
share Civil War history and a Hero. David Southard died on May 4, 1895
and is
buried at Plumsted’s Old Zion Cemetary, located on Veterans Highway
Route 528,
near Fischer
Road.
On his grave, in commemoration of his bravery, is an engraving of the
United
States Congressional Medal of Honor, which is the highest award a
soldier can
receive for serving above and beyond the call of duty. Since the Medal
was
first authorized in 1862, there have been 3,445 soldiers awarded, many
posthumously to their families.
Sergeant David Southard, when
the Civil War started in 1861, traveled from Jackson Township to
Florence, N.J. to join the 1st N.J. Cavalry. By the time the unit
fought in the Battle of Sailor’s Creek, on April 6, 1865, Sergeant
Southard was only 19 years old. At Sailor’s Creek, his unit charged
across an open field against Confederate soldiers protected in small
trenches called rifle pits. Sergeant Southard was in that attack and,
according to the official Army report, he captured a Battle flag and
was thrown from his horse. For this distinguished action, Sergeant
Southard was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Residents, Property and
Business Owners are invited
to attend a Public Hearing, on April 8, at 7:00 pm, in the Welcome
Center,
31
Main Street,
to provide comments to the $525,000 Neighborhood Preservation Program
Grant
obtained by the Township Committee in preparation of the 2008 / 2009
Strategic
Work Plan. For further information, please contact our NPP / Main
Street
Organization’s, Executor Director, Peter Ylvisaker, at 609-758-6990.
Residents
are also encouraged to mark their calendars and attend this years’
observance
of Earth Day, on April 19th, at the Plumsted
Library from 10:00 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m. For more information, contact the Library at 609-758-7888.
Senior Citizens, who generally
do not file a Federal
Income Tax Return because their income (including Social Security) is
below the
financial threshold to do so, will not receive a check of $600
(married) or
$300 (single) from the $168 Billion Economic Stimulus Program signed
into law
by President Bush. The Ocean County Office of Senior Services
(1-800-668-4899)
will help Seniors fill out the one page 1040A form to qualify them for
the
payments. For married couples, only $3,000 in annual income is needed
to
qualify for the $600 check. Senior
Citizens in Plumsted Township, who need assistance in completing and
filing their Federal and State income tax returns in advance of the
April 15th deadline, are encouraged to call toll free the Ocean County
Office of Senior Services at 1-800-668-4899. An experienced and trained
volunteer tax aide is available at the Plumsted Library on Fridays,
from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. by appointment.
The next regularly scheduled public meetings with
the new administration of Township Committee members Dave Leutwyler,
Steve Reed, Eric Sorchik, Deputy Mayor Mike McCue and Mayor Ron Dancer
is Wednesday, April 2nd at
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 2008
Schedule
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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 (April
9th)
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 for your
convenience. The Mayor encourages residents to
contact him
anytime at 758-2241x102 Township / 758-3497 Home / r.s.dancer@att.net
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 State
Legislative Office
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For Federal issues, contact
our Congressman Chris Smith at 609-585-7878 and for County matters,
contact
Freeholder Director, Joe Vicari at 1-800-722-0291. Browse the Township
website:
www.plumsted.org
and www.mainstreetne.org
or www.downtownnewegyptnpp.org for more information and
current events.
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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