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*Harvey Cedars*
The Borough of Harvey Cedars and the Harvey Cedars Taxpayers Association
are working together to create beautiful new areas in our park.
A personalized brick is a fantastic opportunity to honor your loved ones,
show support for Harvey Cedars and participate in the beautification of our
park.
*Location*
In Sunset Park, the area around the existing flagpole will consist of a
paved area with a short hardscape wall for sitting and approximately 6
benches (some of which are already there) along the path surrounding the
flagpole. The plan is to make this area a place of gathering and also of
rest and reflection -- facing the Bay.
*The Bricks*
Laser engraved pavers are 4" x 8" in classic red brick and feature an
inscription in all capital letters. Each brick can accommodate up to 4
lines of text with 21 characters per line (including spaces). We offer a
Donor Brick (exact full size replica brick with felt on the bottom) for
your home or place of business. We also offer an option to order Mini
Bricks (smaller 1.5" x 3" replica with felt on the bottom) to share with
family or friends as a paperweight or special memento.
Click Here To Purchase A Brick
<https://www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/HarveyCedars>
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Harvey Cedars Borough
7606 Long Beach Blvd., PO Box 3185
Harvey Cedars, NJ 08008
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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ
April 2023 Hometown News
*Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan
Oldham*
April showers bring May flowers. We experienced quite the thunder and
lightning storm over the weekend. There was also a significant threat of
tornadoes in our area. We saw some swirling in the High Bar area but were
fortunate to not see any damage in Harvey Cedars. I have received a couple
of inquiries of “where do we go during these times”? One place of refuge
would be the Davis Center gymnasium at the Bible Conference. The
Conference is designed as an essential building to withstand stronger wind
conditions. It also has a backup generator in the event power is lost.
The Fire House on 80th Street is also a place for congregating after a
storm.
Public works is very busy getting ready for the summer. We are working
with the state to get all of the crossovers open in time for Memorial Day.
Clearing the walkovers of sand that has been deposited over the winter
months is a high priority. In the near future, we will begin the water
main replacement on West Bergen Ave. and West 75th Street. This project
will be completed prior to the busy summer months, the streets will be
paved in the early fall. The Department of Public Works will also be
adding and replacing the fire hydrants on those streets during the renewal.
As the summer approaches, I want to bring to your attention the Memorial
Paver Project at Sunset Park. The project is a great way to remember
someone and make an investment and improvement to our park. The point at
the park is a wonderful place to watch a sunset. We need to have more
people get behind this project to get it going. We will be sending out a
dedicated email for the brick project. Please keep an eye out for the
email and consider purchasing a brick of your own.
*Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice*
The 2023 Harvey Cedars budget was introduced at the March 20th meeting and
is expected to be adopted at the April 17th meeting. This year Harvey
Cedars residents should expect to see a very small increase in the local
tax rate. There are several large projects happening in town that we would
like to see accomplished this year, most importantly the Sunset Park
Playground Rehabilitation. Last year several residents brought to our
attention the need for new playground equipment which is an
extremely costly endeavor. We have also applied for a grant to help offset
some of the costs for the playground equipment.
Beach badge pre-orders are going on now! If you have not done so already,
please click here
<https://www.harveycedars.org/documents/Forms/2023%20badge%20form.pdf> for
the order form for seasonal beach badges. Badges will be available for
pick-up on May 1st at borough hall through June 16th. The pre-order form is
for regular seasonal badges only. Senior badges will be available for
in-person purchase on May 1st with photo ID.
The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee met last month to plan out new
merchandise and discuss the summer events. There are multiple new items
coming soon. Check out the new collegiate style lightweight crew neck
below! This design is only available for purchase in borough hall. If you
have not done so, click here
<https://shorepromotions.com/harvey_cedars/shop/home> to check out the HCAC
online store to support our summer events.
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Thank you to all who have donated towards the fireworks already! As always,
we expect it to be a wonderful event. A new fireworks t-shirt is currently
in production. We are hoping to announce its arrival in the next
newsletter.
*Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor
John M. Imperiale*
With Spring here, more and more people will be out walking and biking and
enjoying our great town. Please be careful on our roads and remember to
bike with traffic (and obey traffic rules when biking) and walk against
traffic. And remember to stop in at Borough Hall to pick up a reflector if
you are going to be walking or biking in the dark.
In March we passed a new Ordinance changing the start of Construction hours
from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m., from March thru October (previously it stayed at 7
a.m. until Memorial Day.) I hope this gives our residents a little more
peace and quiet this Spring.
Saturday night, April 22nd from 6 P.M. until 10pm. will be the first
"Casino Night,” hosted by the Harvey Cedars Police Foundation, a 501 (c)
(3) not-for-profit, and the High Point Volunteer Fire Company. The goal of
the HC Police Foundation is to provide funding for youth and community
outreach programs, charities, training and education, and funding for
specialized equipment to help our police department better serve the
community, so not only will you have a great evening, you will be doing
good for the community. Proceeds from the Casino Night will go towards a
high school scholarship and to support the High Point Fire Company. The
cost for the event is $125, which includes food provided by the Neptune
Market, and beer and wine provided by Neptune Liquors, and, of course,
chips to bet with which can be turned in for raffle tickets and prizes. You
can register in advance by emailing Sgt. Snow at ksnow(a)hcpolice.org or
show up at the door. Attendees must be 21 or older and present a valid ID.
Sponsorships are still available!
We are making excellent progress with a “Dead Fish Plan” in case we have
another unpleasant event this summer. After meeting with Public Works,
Public Finance, the LBI Health Department and the Department of
Environmental Protection, I circulated a draft plan to all and we will meet
in April to finalize a “Emergency Management” Plan. Hopefully we never need
it, but if we do, we’ll be ready!
I want to thank the many Harvey Cedars residents who attended Part 2 of the
American History presentation I gave in March at the Library in Surf City
at the request of the Friends of the Library. I love giving these talks,
and I especially love the discussion afterwards. Thanks again to all, and
to the Friends of the Library for inviting me to speak!
Our Chief of Beach Operations Randy Townsend, while busy getting full
staffed and ready for the summer, has also begun preparing the HCBP
Community Forum which will be held on Thursday, May 25th at 5 p.m. at
Borough Hall. Mark your calendars!
