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Brookdale 6 acre tract of land rescued from commercial
development and dedicated as open space |
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Worked with township in designing, building, and
funding the new park |
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Organized resources for the construction of bocce
court at the park and hosted Bocce Day at the Park |
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Planned and organized fundraising activities to
supplement funding for the new park, including three
Community Yard Sales, the Bill Harley Concert and three
'Afternoon of Polo' events |
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Solicited donations for an advertising journal that
the LVGA has written and distributed at all fundraising
events |
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Planned and organized the Annual Picnic in the Park
including a Tom Chapin Concert in 2007 |
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Secured over 2,000 signatures and assembled
over 300 people at a county meeting in opposition to
the widening of Newman Springs and Middletown Lincroft
Roads. Instrumental in stopping a widening of
Newman Springs Road in front of Lincroft School |
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Persuaded county to table controversial
"road improvement" projects (jug handles, road widening,
traffic signals) at Brookdale Community College entrances
on Newman Springs and Phalanx Roads |
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Hired a private consultant who was instrumental
in convincing the county to build a roundabout on Newman
Springs Road at the Brookdale Community College entrance |
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Successfully petitioned the County
to incorporate a “dedicated pedestrian phase”
at Hurley’s Lane/Newman Springs Road traffic light |
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Convinced township officials to install
blinking school lights on Newman Springs Road |
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Successfully petitioned Middletown
Township to pass a resolution regarding a study for
creating Garden State Parkway Interchange 107 |
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Worked with NJTransit to secure a
second bus shelter and replace the existing bus shelter
on Newman Springs Road |
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Involved in an advisory capacity in
the central village streetscaping project (Lincroft
Village Task Force) |
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Involved in organizing the restoration
of Lincroft historical cemeteries |
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Convinced county authorities to temporarily lower
the speed limit on Swimming River Road to 35MPH |
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Collected over 1000 signatures in a petition opposing
the expansion of Republic Services (Marpal) and the
truck traffic it would create |
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Met with the Two River Mayors Council, the NJDOT
and the Turnpike Authority to encourage the study of
creating better GSP/Rt 18 connections, alternate routes
for trucks and an additional Rt 18 exit at Laird Road. |
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Participating in the 2007 CR520 Task Force formed
by the Monmouth County Engineering Department |
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Created a website and email system to provide information
for our members |
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Granted and beautified the first Monmouth County
Adopt a Site at the Normandy Road overpass of Newman
Springs Rd |
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Incorporated and grown to over 800
members |
