Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ
September 2021 Hometown News
*Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan
Oldham*
Labor Day is already here, and we are looking forward to the fireworks as
summer officially comes to a close. It is my hope that you have had a
wonderful, safe summer. I know many of us will enjoy slower weekends in
the fall. We still have projects to complete in Public
Works. We will soon be paving 72nd and 85th streets - we will be awarding
the contract this week. We will begin replacing the water main along
North Holly in the very near future. We also hope to pave North Holly and
parts of Essex this fall. The dock on 78th street is
under construction. The process has been painful, but we are working on it
with our guys, and if we are not diverted to other emergencies, we will
start to make visible progress.
As far as the beach goes, the nearshore sand placement project has been
completed. They placed 110,000 cubic yards of sand just off the
shoreline. We are planning on leaving the beach mats out until the end of
September unless a hurricane comes up the coast.
If that happens, we will remove the mats sooner to avoid damaging them.
A quick plug for the Volunteer Fire Company: they could really use your
support. They were not able to hold the Dog Day Road Race fundraiser again
this year, but you can still support the Fire Company by purchasing a
shirt. Please click here
<https://shorepromotions.com/dog_day_race/shop/home> if you would like to
purchase a Dog Day T-shirt and support the Fire Company. A win-win for
everyone!
*Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice*
Thank you to the Harvey Cedars Taxpayer Association for hosting the annual
taxpayer meeting. It is nice to hear the concerns of our taxpayers. The
tax rate in Harvey Cedars is 0.940, which means the average tax bill is
$9,745.06. 29% of the tax bill goes to fund the municipal budget, 41% to
the county, 25% to the regional school, 5% to the local school and 1% to
the municipal open space fund. We work hard to keep the municipal portion
of the taxes stable to maintain a steady tax bill.
The municipal tax sale for delinquent 2020 taxes is scheduled for Friday,
September 10, 2021, at 10 AM. At this time, there is one property
scheduled to be sold at tax sale. Thank you to all of our taxpayers, in
these unprecedented times, for paying on time and keeping our town fiscally
solvent.
For your convenience, we offer a FREE direct debit program for taxes and
water/sewer bills. If you would like to sign up for this service, please
click here.
<http://www.harveycedars.org/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=150&TPID=14906>
*Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor
John M. Imperiale*
I hope everyone had a great Summer….and can keep it going through September!
As you are probably aware, we changed the timing for the Wednesday evening
Concerts to 6 P.M.we to 8 P.M. This was done purely for safety reasons, as
it is much better to have people leaving Sunset Park and crossing the
boulevard while it is still daylight. We expect to keep this time going
forward.
Speaking of the Concerts, our HCPD Officers did a great job in covering the
Concerts. Between those events, the Blue Claw Craft Show, and the Coffee
With A Cop events, and their regular patrols, our Officers were truly part
of our community this Summer!
New traffic signage was installed along 80th Street, to emphasize that 80th
Street is not an Outlet back to the Boulevard, and that U-Turns are not
permitted on the side streets. We will continue to evaluate traffic signage
throughout the town in an effort to improve safety.
With the off-season approaching, please remember to utilize the HCPD
“Winter House Check” Program. This program is free of charge and will help
our officers keep an eye on your property when you are not here. We ask
that every property owner visit www.hcpolice.org to sign up.
Please be aware that this time of year we start to lose our lifeguard staff
to high school and college commitments. Some of our least populated beaches
will be unguarded on certain days if not every day through the end of the
summer. The unguarded beaches will be
routinely patrolled by lifeguards on quads to speak with beach patrons and
encourage them to swim near a lifeguard.
Additionally, please note our postseason lifeguard schedule
September 8-12 Middlesex and 80th guarded daily weather permitting.
Sept 13-30 Middlesex guarded 7 days weather permitting
September 13 - 30 Weekends 80th St guarded staff and weather permitting
Remember: while September is typically great beach weather, the hurricane
season brings increased changes of rip currents. Please be mindful, pay
attention to the flags, and obey Lifeguard instructions at all times.
Our Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol continues to shine in local competitions
(Note: all are held after hours). While the HCBP priority is, and always
has been, protecting our beaches and beach-goers, these after hour
“competitions” are more than just sporting events. They demonstrate the
training, professionalism, and excellence of our HCBP staff.
Congratulations to HCBP Chief Randy Townsend and his team on the following
accomplishments this year:
- Long Beach Island Lifeguard Tournament: 1St Place AND SIX times in a
row as Champions. Longest duration in history of one town holding title as
champions 2014 -2021
- Ship Bottom tournament 1st place
- Surf City Epic tournament 1st place
- Lavallette Men’s tournament 1st place
- HCBP tournament 1st place
- Diamond Beach Tournament 1st place
- Ortley Beach tournament 1st place
- Cape May Point Women’s challenge 1st Place
- Lavallette Women’s tournament 2nd place
- Seaside Park tournament 2nd place
- LBTWPBP women’s tournament 3rd place
Additionally, I am proud to say that the AC Press posted a new video
interview/instructional article to articulate and show what a rip current
is and how a lifeguard effectively makes a rescue - and they featured HCBP
Chief Randy Townsend and his staff demonstrating how to recognize and deal
with rip currents. The AC Press chose Randy and our beach patrol for this
film because of our great relationship with them and because of the great
work that our patrol does day in and day out.
Continuing our monthly presentation of the background of the HCPD Officers,
this month we present our newest (as in Brand New) Officer, Jonathan
Rainier:
Special Officer Class 2 Jonathan Rainier
22 Years Old
Long Beach Township Police Department, Class 2 & Dispatcher, May 2018 -
July 2021
Harvey Cedars Police Department, Class 2, July 2021 - Present
Attending Stockton University
*Recycling Changes*
"Residents please be advised that there's been an increase in acceptable
recycling materials allowed by the county.
You may now place clean and dry chipboard items, including cereal boxes,
aluminum food cans foil along with #1, #2, and #5 plastics with the lids
and caps on in your recycling bin. All other recycling guidelines are to
remain in place.
Examples of acceptable plastics waste include plastic drink bottles, yogurt
containers, disposable cups, juice and milk jugs, and sturdy cosmetic and
cleaning bottles. Please continue to refrain from placing plastic bags of
any kind in curbside recycling.
For extensive information on recycling changes, please visit the Public
Works tab on the Harvey Cedars website:
http://www.harveycedars.org/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=150&TPID=14872 or
call the Public Works office at 609-494-6905.
Thank you for recycling!"
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