An important and time-giving contribution of Tommy Barton's life was his four-year term as Mayor of Mantoloking. Your editor sincerely regrets the omission of this fact from the July Reporter.

Superintendent Heckman has received an unsigned letter from a resident stating it is very difficult, impossible for some, to get to the neighborhood beach at Albertson Street because of the heavy sand pushed up near the steps. The resident writes he/she pays $275 to use this beach
while for just $6 a season others have access at street ends.

To protect Mantoloking, sand was pushed onto the dunes. The writer should bring this situation to the attention of the Mantoloking Beach Association, the private organization which owns that beach and access area. The Borough maintains its beach access areas, not private ones.

Believe it or not, there are many dog owners who obey the no-dogs-on-the-beach‚ law and are now running their dogs, leashed, on the sidewalks. Dogs, being dogs, stop a lot and sniff a lot,
particularly on the eastern side of Ocean Avenue, along parts of Channel Lane, Barnegat Lane, Runyon Lane, anywhere there are grasses, native bushes and POISON IVY. The oil gets on the dogs and is transferred to anyone who comes in contact with the animal, and two days later the skin
erupts and the itches start. Some people are really, really allergic to poison ivy. The rash can be painful, annoying, itchy, unsightly and even fatal. So, this dog walker knows that there are pesticides to eliminate poison ivy without harming other vegetation.

Edgar White would like to know why we need the fire siren at all since fire personnel have the beepers. The fire siren has been eliminated at night, but fire personnel are not apt to have their beepers on their person during all outside activities, thus the necessity of the siren.
Hey, it might be your house.

Peter Flihan observes there are still dogs on the beach, at all hours, not leashed or under control, doing their thing(s) without an owner in sight to clean up. What is „control‰ anyway? He implores the Mayor and Council to do something, not to allow dogs on the beach at any time, 24
hours a day from June 15th to September 15th.

Carol Leone knows most people using the beach at Lyman Street are illiterate because there are dogs, food and beverage containers all over the place, and a large sign prohibiting eating, drinking and dogging. She also wants to know, what is "control of dogs?" On a recent
afternoon she observed a dog starting to use a beach-chaired woman as a fire hydrant. Ugh!

Walter Bray recently attended a meeting re the proposed Route 35 improvement and learned it has not been funded and has not even been scheduled to be funded. The intersection of Routes 528 and 35 is a major, major problem, during the summer particularly but also in other seasons, and wishes Council to push the County and State to widen the intersection.

Council Meeting, August 17, 1998

Mayor Roman called the meeting to order. Councilman Husted had an excused absence.

The Police Department was really busy in July. Mega vehicle summons issued, 10 car accidents, first aid requests, suspicious persons and autos, fire calls, assaults on officers, 12 arrests, etc. Beach patrol has been going well and summons have been issued. Dogs are still a problem, but surfing is under control. The Marine Patrol has issued summons for registration and speed/wake violations, and to jet ski operators for speed and no boater safety certificate.

Of the 12 fire calls during July, three were in Mantoloking, one to cover for PPB, five in Bay Head, and three in Brick. Five were alarms sounding, one gas leak, a brush fire, an oven fire, a car accident, swimmers in distress, a pole burning and a covering for Station 42.

Nine new and four building-update permits were issued: two new buildings, two additions, seven alterations and two demolitions. All but one were for private construction.


CFO Crelin had a quiet July. Beach badge sales have kept pace with last summer. As of this date the Borough has collected $26,280. This is over the anticipated budget amount, but does not meet all expenses for administration of beach access.

Bills of $672,106 were presented in July, the major portion, $550,242, paid to Ocean County for third quarter taxes. The rest were routine.

There was no old business and in new business, seven resolutions were
passed:

a. Providing for approval of seasonal and regular employees salaries;

b. Adopting corrective action plan in response to audit, as of
December 31, 1997 findings;

c. Providing for the refund of escrowed funds held in conjunction with
applications to the Planning Board/Board of Adjustment for certain
properties;

d. Providing for rejection of bids for bulkhead replacement projects.
The low bid was thrown out because it was not in compliance with bid
requirements;

e. Providing for adoption of a public employee deferred compensation
plan as offered by Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United
States;

f. Approving the revised application for NJ DOT paving grant. Since
the gas company repaved Channel Lane, this application will repave those
cross streets between Ocean and East Avenues that need attention; and

g. Amending the Police Manual.

Councilman Dunbar reported that our garbage man, Frank, has been injured and the Borough has a replacement working his job. If your trash has not been picked up, please call Borough Hall.

The Corps of Engineers has been tardy in supplying the requested data for flood insurance, Councilman Jones reported. In order for Mantoloking to have its information in on time, it must have COE data, so Mr. Jones has asked for an extension.

There were no other committee reports.

Council went into closed session to discuss and receive advice from counsel on matters of litigation and contract negotiations.

The next regular Council Meeting will be held on Monday, September 21,
1998 at 8:00 pm

Mayor Roman adjourned the meeting at 8:35 pm.