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Happy New Year! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [image: Logo] Happy New Year! [image: New Years.png] We have very exciting changes coming to Harvey Cedars in 2024, the newsletter is no exception. A brand new and improved monthly newsletter is expected to be released at the end of this month. Many of our residents look forward to the newsletter email at the beginning of each month, so we apologize for the delay as we continue to work on a redesigned, bigger, and better, newsletter. Meanwhile, the entire Borough staff wishes you and your family a healthy and prosperous 2024! Harvey Cedars Borough 7606 Long Beach Blvd., PO Box 3185 Harvey Cedars, NJ 08008 itoyqhln01ja

1 year, 4 months

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Harvey Cedars Commissioner Meeting Reminder

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December Meeting Reminder from the Clerk's Office The pages on this year's calendar seem to be disappearing very 📆 quickly. We'll be celebrating the New Year before we know it. The last Commissioner's Meeting for this year will be held at 4:30pm on Monday, December 18th. Everyone is welcome to join us for Mayor Jonathan Oldham's last meeting as we bid him a warm farewell before he steps down from his position in the Borough. Mayor Oldham has faithfully served Harvey Cedars Borough for over 30 years!

1 year, 5 months

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Harvey Cedars December Newsletter

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*December 2023 Newsletter* [image: image.png] *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* The entire Public Works Department would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Cold days and even colder nights are coming, please remember to winterize your home if you have not done so already! We’re currently working on fixing up the exterior of Borough Hall. The building is getting some much-needed attention. Congratulations to our Zoning Officer Ceci Morillo! Cecilia recently successfully completed all three Rutgers Center for Government Services Zoning Courses and has received her Official Zoning Officer Certification. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* The finance department would like to wish you and yours a happy and healthy holiday season! Holiday beach badges are still available for purchase at Borough Hall. There are very limited quantities left, so if you are interested be sure to get your order in soon. If you are looking for Harvey Cedars holiday gifts for friends or family, stop by borough hall to check out our official HC merchandise! Choose from lanterns, wine glasses, totes, hats, t-shirts, sweatshirts and more. The best part about our official merchandise is that all sales go towards funding our summer events. If you would like to shop from afar, you can check out our online store by clicking here <https://shorepromotions.com/harvey_cedars/shop/home>. There are retired designs and different colors available online! Keep an eye out for Santa on December 22nd! The High Point Volunteer Fire Company will be escorting the Big Guy around town starting at 6pm at Tidal Drive and heading south. As we close out another year, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all of our community members that volunteer to make Harvey Cedars such a special place to live. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* On behalf of myself and Chief Burnaford we want to wish all a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year. Speaking of the holidays, be sure to look for Officers from the Harvey Cedars Police Department on Friday night December 22, as they assist our Fire Company with escorting Santa around town. We can all be Santa and bring cheer for the holidays: The Harvey Cedars Police Foundation and The Harvey Cedars Police Department are once again sponsoring the “Fill A Patrol Car” Toy Drive to benefit Family Promise of the Jersey Shore, which helps families experiencing homelessness and economic hardships in Ocean County.until Dec. 8th, anyone interested can bring a new unwrapped toy for children from the ages of 3 -17 years old and bring the toys to the lobby at the Harvey Cedars Borough Hall. Any questions, please contact HC Police Foundation President Sgt. Kevin Snow at ksnow(a)hcpolice.org Please join me in welcoming our newest full-time Police Officer to the HCPD. Officer John Tirella joined our department on December 1st following a recent retirement at the HCPD. Officer Tirella comes to us from the Ship Bottom Police Department where he served as a Class 2 Officer. Officer Tirella holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Stockton University, is an Eagle Scout and former competitive swimmer. He brings with him great communication skills, a teamwork mindset and the willingness to learn. These traits and many others will allow him to excel as a great Harvey Cedars Police Officer. "LET-IT-GROW” aka “No Shave NOVEMBER” is over and I want to thank all the officers and others who participated, and especially thank those who made generous donations to "David's Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation” or their own favorite charity. Team HCPD alone raised over a thousand dollars this month! Another reminder: If you are going to be away at all, register for the HCPD Winter House Registration Program. Property owners can register online ( www.hcpolice.org) or fill out this form and email it to dtilton(a)hcpolice.org .

1 year, 5 months

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Harvey Cedars 2023 Municipal Election Results

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Congratulations to the winners of the Harvey Cedars 2023 Municipal Election. John Imperiale 198 votes Paul Rice 188 votes Joseph Gieger 171 votes John Oldham 156 write-in votes Wishing Everyone a Very Happy Thanksgiving!!!

1 year, 5 months

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Harvey Cedars November Newsletter

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*November 2023 Newsletter* [image: November autumn.jpg] *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* Harvey Cedars is getting tidied up before the cold weather sets in. The water tank was recently power washed and is looking like new again. Water hydrants have also been flushed. The Brick Project is moving right along at the point in Sunset Park. Personalized bricks are being installed as new orders arrive. Make sure to take a walk out to the point on a nice day to check out the progress. It’s not too late to purchase your own brick, click here <https://www.harveycedars.org/cn/webpage.cfm?tpid=18417> for details. We still have an ample supply of dune grass for those who wish to take advantage of the warm weather we have been experiencing to plant. Stop by the public works yard on weekdays if you'd like to pick some up. Planting dune grass each fall is vital to our beach protection efforts. The first ever Harvey Cedars calendar is coming together nicely. We look forward to publishing in mid-December for an early January release. Thank you to all who have submitted photographs for consideration. There will be a free, informative Flooding Insurance Outreach Webinar on Tuesday, November 14th at 5:30pm to examine the benefits of flood insurance and important aspects of coverage before flooding is an immediate concern. The presenter will offer helpful steps for staying protected, as well as policy reviews and even one-on-one help, if requested. Webinar Registration (Required) link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/5686349117812120664?source=Flyer <https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=ko8mXSZr3Ej-2FW3pTWmj…> Wishing Everyone a Very Happy Thanksgiving! *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* The end of the grace period for the fourth quarter tax payments is today (November 13th). The grace period was extended a few days due to observance of the Veterans Day holiday on Friday the 10th. Thank you to all those who attended the annual Wine Tasting event! The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee put on a great event as always. Thank you to the Fire Company for the great venue and all the volunteers who make this event successful year after year. If you missed the event, but would like one of the Harvey Cedars stemless wine glasses, stop by Borough Hall to purchase one. They make a great gift! Holiday Beach Badges are on sale for the 2024 Season! The badges are available to purchase at Borough Hall or can be preordered by mail using the order form that can be found by clicking this link <https://www.harveycedars.org/documents/2024%20Holiday%20Badge%20Order%20For…>. Badges must be picked up at Borough Hall. We are meeting with the other departments to start preparing the budget for 2024. The finance department would like to wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving! *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* There are two community and charitable initiatives of the HCPD and HC Police Foundation that we would like to note: No Shave November and the Annual Toy Drive. Once again, the HCPD will be participating in the “*No Shave November*” campaign to raise money and awareness for those impacted by a cancer diagnosis. The Chief, our Officers, and I have put down our razors for the entire month in an effort to support David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation efforts. Please help us raise money by donating today! More info can be found on our website www.hcpolice.org. And the holiday season kicks-off with the HC Police Foundation “Annual Toy Drive.” We can all be Santa and bring cheer for the holidays! From November 15th - December 8th, the Harvey Cedars Police Foundation and The Harvey Cedars Police Department will be sponsoring the “Fill A Patrol Car” Toy Drive. All donations will go to Family Promise of the Jersey Shore, which helps families experiencing homelessness and economic hardships in Ocean County. Last year our generous residents more than filled the police car, it overflowed! I know that this year will be just as successful. Anyone interested can bring a new unwrapped toy for children from the ages of 3 -17 years old and bring the toys to the lobby at the Harvey Cedars Borough Hall. Any questions, please contact Sgt. Kevin Snow at ksnow(a)hcpolice.org In October, Chief Burnaford, Sgt. Snow and Danielle Tilton, whose responsibilities include Accreditation Manager, attended the final hearing for approval regarding the HCPD reaccreditation assessment , which was conducted by a 12 person panel from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police. The HCPD was once again successful after receiving a unanimous vote. Congratulations to Chief Burnaford and the entire HCPD on once again demonstrating their complete professionalism, expertise and commitment to excellence. Last month we provided some key HCPD and HC Beach patrol statistics from the summer. With Fall here and Winter approaching, we can note that last Fall and Winter our officers conducted approximately 3,000 home and property checks. As you can see, our officers are busy 24 hours a day, year round. If you are going to be away at all, make sure your home becomes part of those statistics for this year by registering for the HCPD Winter House Registration Program. Property owners can register online (www.hcpolice.org) or fill out this form and email it to dtilton(a)hcpolice.org. It is a great piece of mind for our property owners when they are not here. Feedback and/or questions on these statistics, or the ones we provided for the Summer, are always welcome. Just reach out to me or the Chief anytime! I want to thank the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee for the great Wine Tasting at the Firehouse on Saturday, Oct.28th. Always a great time! It takes a lot of planning and a lot of work to make it such a success. Thanks to all the Harvey Cedars residents who attended the October presentation I gave on the U.S. Constitution as part of my American History talks for the Friends of the Library. As always, it was the terrific discussion that followed the presentation that was most satisfying. And on behalf of Chief Burnaford and myself and our families, a Happy Thanksgiving to all!

1 year, 6 months

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November Newsletters

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Dear Resident: November newsletters will be emailed on the 13th of November due to the Election. Please don't forget to vote on or before November 7th! Have voting questions? Click here for help <https://nj.gov/state/elections/vote-3-ways-to-vote.shtml> Thank you, Anna Grimste Municipal Clerk

1 year, 6 months

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Harvey Cedars Special Announcements

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*Clerk’s Office – Municipal Clerk/ Anna Grimste* Exciting news! Our Holiday Beach Badges for the 2024 season are in production and expected to arrive in Borough Hall early November. Quantities are limited to 250 badges, so get yours before we sell out! Badges will be available for pickup starting Nov. 6th at Borough Hall. Click here for order form <https://www.harveycedars.org/documents/2024%20Holiday%20Badge%20Order%20For…> [image: Holiday Badge 2023.png] Also: Our Friends from the Long Beach Island Library were kind enough to provide us with their events calendar for November and December. The programs are listed chronologically by date with age codes. See the bottom of the page for calendar attachment. A – Adult T – Teens TW - Tweens CH – Children G – Family *Activity Committee News - Wine Tasting will be October 28th at 5:30pm - Join Us!* [image: 2023 - Wine Tasting Flyer.jpg] Don't forget to Vote on Election Day, November 7th, 2023. Polls will be open 6am to 8pm.

1 year, 6 months

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Date Change for Harvey Cedars Dune Grass

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*Dune Grass Pick-up Date Change * We have been notified that due to the unseasonably warm weather dune grass has not yet been harvested and will not be available on October 6th (10/6) as stated in this month's newsletter. *The new date for residents to pick up dune grass is October 20th (10/20). *

1 year, 7 months

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Harvey Cedars October Newsletter

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*October 2023 Newsletter* [image: IMG_0450.HEIC] *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* Fall is here and Public Works is busy as ever. We are fixing the beach entrances after the storms from the last two weeks as well as removing the remainder of the beach mats and putting many of the trash cans away for the winter. Many of you may have noticed that the water tank is collecting mold on the bottom due to the moisture and lack of sun light. We will be cleaning the tank later this month. When it’s done, the tank will look clean and new again. If you haven’t taken a trip out to the point at Sunset Park, you are missing out. Phase One is complete and it looks even better than I thought it would. The engraved bricks are coming later this month and will be installed as soon as they come in. I want to thank so many of you who have made this dream a reality. I also want to thank those who worked alongside me to make this happen. It would not have happened without so many people pitching in. If you have not yet joined the memorial project, there is still time. You can still purchase a brick and leave a mark on our town. To jumpstart the creation of our first ever, Harvey Cedars calendar, we are looking for your help. We will be running a photo contest, where selected photos will be highlighted in the calendar. Forward any digital photos (recommended 300 dpi) of Harvey Cedars you would like to be considered to hcdpw(a)harveycedars.org. Older, hard copies can be mailed to: Public Works, PO Box 3185, Harvey Cedars, NJ 08008 for possible inclusion in the calendar. If you submit hard copy photographs and wish them returned, please include your name, address and telephone number in the envelope. The deadline for submissions is October 31st. As in the past, there will be a large supply of dune grass available to residents for pick up on October 6th. The dune grass will be left outside the public works gate for residents to access over the October 6th weekend. During the week grass can be picked up in the DPW yard. Planting dune grass each fall is vital to our beach protection efforts. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* October is a slower month for the finance office. We are preparing to begin the annual budget process. The tax office is preparing to send out the Added/Omitted tax billing. They will be sent out next week for those property owners that have additional assessments. These bills are in addition to the originally billed taxes and are due November 1st. This month the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee is hosting their annual Wine Tasting event on October 28th from 5:30-7:30pm at the High Point Firehouse. This event is a great place to get together with neighbors and friends before the busy holiday season. Come out and enjoy 35+ national wine brands and hors d'oeuvres. Tickets are $50 per attendee and are now available for purchase. Tickets can be purchased at borough hall from Monday-Friday 8:30-4pm or by mailing a check to PO Box 3185 Harvey Cedars, NJ 08008. Space is limited! If you're looking to get a jump on your holiday shopping, check out the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee online storefront by clicking here <https://shorepromotions.com/harvey_cedars/shop/home>. All purchases go towards events and activities hosted by the HCAC! *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* The HCPD Community Forums resumed in September with a terrific presentation from Dan Krupinski, head of the LBI Health Department. Dan presented the background and operations of the LBI Health Department and discussed all of the health and safety tasks the department regularly performs for island municipalities. The scope of their work was eye-opening for many residents, who now have a great appreciation for all they do. Thank you, Dan, and thanks to everyone who attended and again led a thorough q and a session. With the storms and horrible weather through much of September, our Police Department and Beach Patrol had their hands full. We had many days of strong winds and dangerous rip currents throughout the month. We updated our social media platforms and other communication vehicles frequently to keep the public well informed of conditions. And the HCPD had all extra emergency vehicles, such as the "5-ton, hummer” available, and posted on social media in regards to where to call in case of power outages. I did receive several calls from residents about lines down. The HCPD responded immediately to insure no safety issues. Thankfully, other than Comcast being down for several hours, no serious issues were reported. In September the HCPD went through its 4th re-accreditation assessment and the assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police found no issues. Official re-accreditation will follow soon, but it is not too soon to congratulate Chief Burnaford and the entire HCPD on once again demonstrating their complete professionalism and expertise. We have been asked to provide some HCPD statistics, so here are some numbers for the summer months of July and August” HCPD: Traffic Stops: 441 Summonses Issued: 138 Motor Vehicle Accidents: 12 Medical Assistance: 42 Our beach patrol has officially closed out another great summer season. Thank you to Beach Operations Chief Randy Townsend and his entire staff for providing great services from our lifeguards, beach badge checkers, beach transportation program etc. We are already looking forward to 2024! And here are some some HC Beach Patrol stats for the season: 126 days on duty 13 guarded beaches 47,616 swimmers (estimated) *200 rescues* 14 named storms in the Atlantic Ocean 16 lifeguard tournaments, rows, and individual competitions entered 10 podium finishes 8th consecutive island championship I hope to see many of you at the *Wine Tasting *at the Firehouse on Saturday, Oct.28th. Always a great time! And THANKS to the Activity Committee for making it happen! Check www.harveycedars.org for information. A reminder: It is not too early to think about registering for the HCPD Winter House Registration Program. Property owners can register online ( www.hcpolice.org) or fill out this form and email it to dtilton(a)hcpolice.org. It is a great piece of mind for our property owners when they are not here. Finally, another reminder: I have been asked by the Friends of the Island Library to expand on the American History talks I gave in February and March, and so on Saturday, October 7th, from 10:00 -12:00, I will make a presentation entitled: A Citizen’s Look at the U.S. Constitution. I expect we will have another good interactive discussion. I hope many of you can attend. To register to attend and for information about membership in the Friends of the Island Library, stop by the library for a brochure or email *lbif(a)theoceancountylibrary.org* <lbif(a)theoceancountylibrary.org> *Clerk’s Office – Municipal Clerk/ Anna Grimste* Election day is November 7, 2023, polls will be open 6am to 8pm. Feel free to call or stop in if you have any questions regarding election rules and regulations. The Ocean County Elections Board has a very helpful website where registration status can be checked and many questions can be answered. Click link <https://www.co.ocean.nj.us/electionboard/> for Ocean County Election Board.

1 year, 7 months

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Harvey Cedars Reminders

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*REMINDERS:* *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* *COMMUNITY FORUM THURSDAY, SEPT 21st at 5:00* *Just a quick reminder, September brings a return to our Community Forums with a presentation on Thursday, Sept. 21st at 5 pm by Dan Krupinski of the LBI Health Department. Dan’s presentation will cover all of the services provided by the LBI Health Department, the Department’s background, as well as how that organization works with and supports the island’s municipalities. This is a great opportunity to learn about the LBI Health Department and ask any questions of Dan, who will also give a perspective on the upcoming flu season. Thanks!* *Clerk's Office Reminder:* *Kimberly McKenna from Stockton University Coastal Research Center will be doing a brief presentation on NJ shorelines and beach erosion resiliency at Monday's borough meeting, September 18th at 4:30pm. It's a great opportunity to learn about our beaches from the experts. Hope to see you there. *

1 year, 8 months

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Harvey Cedars September Newsletter

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*September 2023 Newsletter* [image: HC beach ramp.jpg] *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day weekend. What a great fireworks’ show on Saturday night, I hope you enjoyed them. Thank you to the Activities Committee for all their hard work and, also, the first responders who volunteered their time so that we could enjoy a great show. It is hard to believe summer is officially over. School has begun for many, and the fall season will be here before you know it. Public works is working hard. We will slowly begin putting all the summer things to bed like beach mats, lifeguard stands, trash cans, and so many other things need to be put away for the winter. The memorial brick project will begin this week. The bricks have arrived, and our Public Works department will be preparing the site for the installation of the project. The memorial bricks which many of you purchased will be arriving later this month. We will be replacing the watermain on West Bergen Avenue prior to paving that street late this fall. The beach project is on track for late this fall or early next year. It is our desire to have replenishment done after the hurricane season. In early November we will be issuing, with the state, a notice to proceed with the project. It will be great for Harvey Cedars to have our beaches renourished. If you’d like to learn more about beach vulnerability and recent studies done by local universities, please consider coming to the next borough meeting. We will be hosting an educational session on September 18th at the borough hall right after our 4:30pm meeting about the vulnerability of the Jersey Shore beaches by Stockton University. I was encouraged to hear about Interfaith Health & Support Services (IHSS) and the wonderful job they do for our senior population. IHSS has served thousands of seniors since it opened its doors in 1998 as a non-profit organization. Twenty-three different congregations from Forked River to Tuckerton and all of Long Beach Island participate in providing volunteers and support for those needing care. Volunteers provide transportation to doctor appointments, the library, and community events, do food shopping, provide respite care for caregivers, and make reassurance calls. Volunteer training is ongoing, and volunteers are always needed and welcome. Please call 609-978-3839 to speak to IHSS’s Executive Director, Amy Raimondi, about how Interfaith can best use your skills. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* Thank you everyone for another wonderful summer here in Harvey Cedars! A HUGE thank you to the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee and their coordinator Christine Lisiewski for a great fireworks display on Saturday night. Donations from our taxpayers and businesses fund this event every other year. Your support is always appreciated. The Impulsives put on a fantastic show that was sponsored by the Harvey Cedars Police Foundation. Thanks to the Harvey Cedars Police Department, the High Point Volunteer Fire Company, Barnegat Light Volunteer Fire Company, Surf City Volunteer Fire Company and the Barnegat Light First Aid Squad for their support during the fireworks and throughout the summer season. The municipal tax sale for the delinquent 2022 taxes and municipal charges was scheduled for September 1st, but all the properties paid their delinquencies prior to the sale time. Timely payments ensure that your property is not on this list in the future. The High Point Volunteer Fire Company held their annual Dog Day Road Race in August with great success. Your continued support at fundraisers and the annual mailing is greatly appreciated. What a wonderful summer for the events hosted by the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee! Our HCAC volunteers collected over $2,800 in donations at concerts. These donations provide funds for future concerts and events. We could not do it without volunteers! The end of summer meeting will be happening soon to wrap up summer and start planning the Annual Wine Tasting event. If you are interested in joining the HCAC, contact Christine at Borough Hall. As always, the end of summer signals the beginning of hurricane season. As a reminder, if ordered to evacuate please follow any directions released by the state. In the event that you find yourself in an emergency situation still on the island, I would like to remind you that both the Harvey Cedars Bible Conference and the High Point Volunteer Fire Company are areas of refuge. In the case of an event like this, Mayor Oldham will coordinate efforts the Bible Conference and Chief Federicci will coordinate the efforts at the Fire Company. If you have any questions please reach out to Borough Hall. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* Another summer season is coming to an end. I hope everyone enjoyed it and was safe and healthy. I would like to thank HCPD Chief Burnaford and HCBP Chief Randy Townsend for a terrific job this summer. They and their teams did their usual great job, and faced some particularly challenging scheduling issues regarding beach coverage. I know our residents and visitors are appreciative of their efforts. Our Beach Patrol remained fully staffed through the middle of August, and is still doing a great job staffing as best as possible as we close out summer. Please note that the postseason lifeguard schedule is as follows: Middlesex Ave will be guarded daily, Tuesday, Sept 5th through Sept 30th 80th St beach will be guarded on weekends, depending on weather and staffing. I want to thank Agnello’s By The Cove for hosting a “Coffee With A Cop” in August, completing the Coffee With A Cop Program for this year, after our July stops at the Neptune Market and Birdy’s. COMMUNITY FORUM: September brings a return to our Community Forums with a presentation on Thursday, Sept. 21st at 5 pm by Dan Krupinski of the LBI Health Department. Dan’s presentation will cover all of the services provided by the LBI Health Department, the Department’s background, as well as how that organization works with and supports the island’s municipalities. This is a great opportunity to learn about the LBI Health Department and ask any questions of Dan, who will also give a perspective on the upcoming flu season. Please be aware that the County, which controls the lights on the boulevard, will be turning them “off,” that is changing them to flashing beginning Monday, Sept.11th HCPD ACCREDITATION: On Monday, September 11th, 2023 a team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) will examine all aspects of the Harvey Cedars Police Department policies and procedures, management, operations, and support services. Chief Burnaford and I welcome the verification from the team of assessors that the Harvey Cedars Police Department meets the Commission’s “best practice” standards. It is part of a voluntary process to achieve accreditation, a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence. As part of this final on-site assessment, employees and members of the general public are invited to provide comments to the assessment team. They may do so by telephone or email. The public may call 609-661-8048 on Monday, September 11th, 2023 between the hours of 10:00AM and 11:00AM. Email comments can be sent to dtilton(a)hcpolice.org. Telephone comments are limited to 5 minutes and must address the HCPD's ability to comply with the NJSACOP standards. Please contact Confidential Administrative Assistant/Accreditation Manager Danielle Tilton at 609-494-6509 for information about the standards. HCPD Winter House Program: It is not too early to think about registering for the HCPD Winter House Registration Program. Property owners can register online (www.hcpolice.org) or fill out this form and email it to dtilton(a)hcpolice.org Finally, I want to thank the many Harvey Cedars residents who attended the presentations I gave on American History in February and March at the Library in Surf City at the request of the Friends of the Library. I have been asked to expand on one aspect of these talks and so on Saturday, October 7th, 10:00- 12:00, I will make a presentation entitled “A Citizen’s Look at the U.S. Constitution.” I expect we will have another good interactive discussion. I hope many of you can attend. For information about membership in the Friends of the Island Library, stop by the library for a brochure or email lbif(a)theoceancountylibrary.org

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Harvey Cedars August Newsletter

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*August 2023 Newsletter* [image: IMG_0671.HEIC] *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* August has arrived and summer is half over. The Dog Day Road Race is coming up. I invite everyone to come out and support High Point Fire Company. The lifeguard races are also just around the corner and our guards always do well. They would love to have you come out and cheer them on. We are working hard on our first ever Borough Calendar! In addition to providing easy to read trash / recycling schedules, we hope it will be a useful resource for all community information and events during the coming year. Stay tuned next month for further information, including a photo contest! Winning submissions will be highlighted in the Borough of Harvey Cedars 2024 calendar. In addition, Harvey Cedars is now participating in the Recycle Coach program. This app is free and ready to download. Not only does it contain our regular collection schedules, the helpful "what goes where" search tool is designed to give you instant results so you can sort your waste confidently and correctly. Phase one of the memorial brick project will begin in the middle of August. We have been notified that the prices of the bricks will go up slightly after the first week of August. If you have kept putting off buying a brick, now is the time. Get your order in today at the introductory price and get your brick into the first phase of the project. Click here <https://www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/HarveyCedars> to order and leave your mark on Harvey Cedars. The beach replenishment project is on target to begin late fall and we are getting ready to mobilize for the streetscapes project in the center of town. We will be giving the contractor notice to proceed after Labor Day. We continue to work on the beach helping everyone with access. The handicapped ramp at Mercer is much improved. That is all for now. Labor Day will be here before you know it. Enjoy the rest of the summer. Jonathan Oldham *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* Summer is flying by!! I hope everyone is enjoying their summer here in Harvey Cedars. The new 2023/2024 tax bills were mailed in July. The grace period has been extended until August 21, 2023. Thank you to all that have already made their third quarter payment. We are having our annual tax sale on Friday, September 1, 2023 for any 2022 delinquencies. The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee would like to thank everyone that has attended our summer events so far this year! Your donations make all of them possible. We are already half way through our summer concert series. Next up we have Tequila Rose on August 2nd, The Barbara Lin Band on August 9th, and Dead Reckoning on August 16th. Race weekend will be here before you know it! Start the weekend at the Blue Claw Craft Show and Crab Race on Saturday, August 19th. The crab race hosted by PBA 175 is one of the best-known crab races in Ocean County. Finishing out the weekend is the 44th Annual Dog Day Road Race on Sunday, August 20th. Click here <http://dogdayrace.com/home> for more information on the Dog Day Race. If you are looking for Harvey Cedars merchandise visit our website <https://shorepromotions.com/harvey_cedars/shop/home> or borough hall. When you purchase from those two locations, your purchase goes towards our events. Exclusive items are available at borough hall or our HCAC booth at craft shows. Stop in and check out our new kids t-shirt and crewneck sweatshirt! *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* I hope everyone is having a safe and healthy summer - and will continue to do so! I want to thank the Neptune Market and Birdy’s Cafe for each hosting “Coffee With A Cop” in July. Many residents and visitors stopped by to meet Chief Burnaford and our Officers. Between events such as these, the HCPD Community Forums, and other outreach initiatives such as having a table setup at every concert in the park, we are forming a great bond between the HC Police Department and our citizens. Next up for Coffee With A Cop will be Agnello’s By The Cove on Friday August 18th from 8am - 10am. Speaking of the Harvey Cedars Public Safety Community Forums, a reminder that they will pick up again on Thursday, September 21st at 5:00 pm with a presentation by Dan Krupinski of the LBI Health Department. Dan will review the background and services provided by the LBI Health Department. Mark your calendar for another excellent Community Forum. On July 27, our HC Activity Committee and HC Police Foundation sponsored this year’s annual Kids Night in Sunset Park! It was a huge success with lots of smiling faces on the children. We are already looking forward to next year! The HCPD hears many safety concerns throughout the summer about pedestrian & bicyclists. One of them being bicyclists failing to stop at red lights, as they should by law. In a continuing effort to educate and enforce this, our police department has a detailed program in place this summer for bike safety on our boulevard. This Harvey Cedars initiative was covered by NBC News, as they reached out to us to interview Chief Burnaford about Harvey Cedars bike safety program, which includes but is not limited to: - High Visibility Enforcement at intersections with traffic lights; - Educational Initiatives, including social media and town-wide emails; - Thorough notifications of the law, including utilizing the HCPD’s electronic signboard on the boulevard. Congratulations to Chief Burnaford for again making Harvey Cedars a leader in the State, and for mentioning in the NBC TV interview how the HCPD “listens to our residents.” It is a fundamental part of good community relations. So……..Please drive, walk, and bike safely. Walk against traffic; bike with traffic, and obey all the rules of the road while driving or bike-riding. Lifeguard Chief Randy Townsend and the HC Beach Patrol continue to provide excellent coverage on our beaches. The water has been warm and the beaches packed, and we have been fully staffed to accommodate the crowds. A couple of upcoming events in August that I would like to note: Sunday, August 20th will be the Dog Day Road Race to support the High Point Volunteer Fire Company. Whether you are participating in the run or not, come and support this key fundraiser for the High Point Volunteer Fire Company. Harvey Cedars' own Mike Kramer and the Cornelia Street Band will be playing Friday night, August 11th at 7 PM at the LBIFoundation of the Arts and Sciences (LBIF) in Loveladies. The LBIF is a great organization, worthy of support from everyone on LBI, and the music will be fabulous. There is a large contingent of Harvey Cedars residents already signed up, so come and party with your neighbors if you can. Tickets can be gotten at the LBIF website: www.lbifoundation.org/performingarts I hope to see everyone at the HC Taxpayers Association’s annual meeting on Saturday, morning August 26th at the High Point Firehouse. Our HCTA has had an extremely productive year, so it should be a very informative meeting! *Clerk’s Office – Municipal Clerk/ Anna Grimste* The Clerk’s office is looking to replace a vintage 1969 Harvey Cedars seasonal beach badge. Our 1969 beach badge crumbled to pieces from old age. We would love to proudly display a new 1969 badge in the case if anyone is willing to donate one to the borough.

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**PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT**

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**IMPORTANT REMINDER FROM THE HARVEY CEDARS POLICE DEPARTMENT*** Due to recent vehicle thefts in the surrounding areas, please remember to LOCK YOU CARS, lock your homes and bring your keys/key fobs inside. Most of the stolen vehicles are unlocked, with the keys/key fobs in them so please secure them properly! Report ALL suspicious activity….if you see something ~ say something! We are available 24/7 at 609-494-6509 and dial 911 for emergencies. Respectfully, Chief Robert Burnaford rburnaford(a)hcpolice.org [image: image.png]

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Harvey Cedars July Newsletter

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ July 2023 Hometown News [image: image001.jpg] *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* I want to wish everyone a very happy 4th of July. The island is hopping with people, and everyone is in celebration mode. Today we reflect on our independence, celebrate our freedom, and remember those who served in our armed forces. Harvey Cedars is very busy. People mulling around the craft show, enjoying the beach, scurrying around the downtown business district, and enjoying the great food of our local restaurants. Public Works is also busy. Work on the water main on 75th street has been delayed due to the high tides. However, we have completed reconnecting all of the water services and will let everything settle before repaving the street this fall. Public Works’ employees are out emptying trash on the beach and street ends along with repairing things on a regular basis. We are raking the beach four days a week and continually cleaning off the beach mats and maintaining the street ends. Remember the memorial brick project at Sunset Park? We will begin construction this August. There is still time to get a memorial brick and honor someone in your family along with improving Harvey Cedars at the same time. We are expecting final approval from the Department of Transportation any day. Once we have that approval, we will start the bidding process for the streetscapes project to begin in the fall. Everyone in the Harvey Cedars Department of Public Works is wishing you a happy and safe 4th. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* The new 2023/2024 tax bills should be coming out this month. We are waiting for the certified rate from Ocean County. If the tax bills are mailed late, the grace period will be extended accordingly. Our summer events have officially kicked off in Harvey Cedars! Thank you to all of our volunteers that make each event possible. Concerts kick-off on July 12th with The Pickles from 6:30-8:30PM in Sunset Park. Chick-fil-A of Manahawkin will be onsite with food to purchase. They will be a staple at most of our events this year. The Harvey Cedars Art Festival will take place on Sunday, July 16th in Sunset Park. Check out our artists and fine crafters from 10AM-4PM. Agnellos will be set-up with food for purchase. If you're looking for Harvey Cedars merchandise, visit our table at our craft and art events! Volunteers will be selling all of our current merchandise. Older designs, more sizes, and additional colors can be found on our website. Visit the site by clicking here <https://shorepromotions.com/harvey_cedars/shop/home>. Kids Night is returning to Sunset Park on July 27th from 5-7PM! After a one year hiatus, the event is returning revamped with even more activities for the kids. Purchase of a wristband will give access to face painting, dunk tank, touch-a-truck, petting zoo, carriage rides, and inflatables! Food will be available for purchase. All proceeds go towards the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee and future events in Harvey Cedars! Thank you to the Harvey Cedars Police Foundation for their generous donation to help make this event happen. To get a full schedule of our events click here <https://www.harveycedars.org/documents/2023%20Calendar%20of%20Events.pdf>. High Point Volunteer Fire Company's annual Dog Day Road Race will take place on August 20th. This is a great opportunity to support our local volunteers! For more information, please visit the Dog Day site by clicking here <https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/HarveyCedars/DogDay>. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* Happy 4th of July to all, and have a safe and enjoyable summer! I am happy to announce that Danielle Tilton, the HCPD Confidential Administrative Assistant has, after successfully completing accreditation manager training and exam, has been appointed as the Accreditation Manager for the police department. The HCPD has been accredited since 2010 showing its commitment to accountability, transparency and acknowledges the implementation of policies and procedures that are conceptually sound and operationally effective. For many years, working towards the accreditation certification has required considerable time for our officers. With Mrs. Tilton now serving as the Accreditation Manager our officers will now have even more time to be on patrol, a nice productivity increase for our department. Congratulations Danielle! The HC Public Safety Community Forums continued in June with a presentation from the High Point Volunteer Fire Company and the Barnegat Light First Aid Squad. The presentation by these all-volunteer organizations, that keep us safe year-round, gave us a complete picture of their background and operations. It was a terrific presentation, with a great q and a with the HC residents in attendance. Thanks to all! The Community Forums will pick up again on Thursday, September 21st, 5 pm - 6 pm at Borough Hall with a presentation by the LBI Health Department. Dan Krupinski will present all of the services provided by the LBI Health Department, the Department’s background, as well as how that organization works with and supports the island’s municipalities. Our boulevard and side streets are extremely busy, so please remember to bike with traffic, walk and run against traffic, and observe all traffic regulations, including the Safe Passing Law (move over one lane for pedestrians or bikers, when possible, and slow down to 25 MPH if you cannot move over) and remember to stop for pedestrians at all street corners. Traffic, bike, and pedestrian activity is at its height now, so please all be safe and observe all regulations. PLEASE be especially careful on our side-streets where children play. Slow down….. Slow down…..PLEASE slow down. Our HC Beach Patrol is fully staffed for July, thanks to great off-season recruitment and retention work put in by our Chief of Beach Operations Randy Townsend. The HC Beach Patrol is once again fully accredited, after a thorough observation, by the Ocean Lifesaving Association (OLA) and the US Lifeguard Association (USLA). Congratulations again to Chief Townsend for this well-deserved accomplishment. I want to thank Chief Burnaford for continuing his excellent community relations. In June, Chief Burnaford took part in “Ride To School With The Chief” giving some students quite the thrill of being taken to school in a police vehicle by the Chief of Police! Chief Burnaford was also once again the “go-to” official when radio station 94.3fm (The Point) did an interview about "Summer Safety Tips.” Our Chief gave a great interview, stressing everything from bike safety, water safety, including rip currents, and more. We should be proud that organizations and businesses turn to Harvey Cedars when they need expert opinions and advice. Speaking of Community Relations, The Harvey Cedars Police Department will be hosting Coffee with a Cop again this Summer. The first will be at Neptune Market on July 14th from 8:00 am-10:00 am, followed by Birdy’s Cafe on July 22nd from 8:00 am-10:00 am, and then at Agnello’s Cafe on the Cove on August 18th, 8:00 am-10:00 am. I encourage every resident to stop by and meet our dedicated officers. I was happy to see so many HC residents at the Harvey Cedars Taxpayers Association social event at Sunset Park. Another great event by the HCTA. Thanks! Finally, please be aware that illegal fireworks will not be tolerated. A notice stating such will be on the boulevard signboard and posted on our social media platforms.

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Harvey Cedars Forum Reminder

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*Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* *JUST A REMINDER !* *THE HARVEY CEDARS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY FORUMS RESUME THIS THURSDAY, JUNE 15TH, WITH A PRESENTATION FROM THE HIGH POINT VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY AND THE BARNEGAT LIGHT FIRST AID SQUAD.* The Harvey Cedars Public Safety Community Forums resume this Thursday, June 15th at 5 p.m. at Harvey Cedars Borough Hall with the High Point Volunteer Fire Company (HPVFC) and the Barnegat Light First Aid Squad. This Community Forum will be presented by Craig Coddington, President of the HPVFC, and Bob Selfridge of the Barnegat Light First Aid Squad. Previous Harvey Cedars Community Forums covered the Harvey Cedars Police Department and the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol. This is a chance for Harvey Cedars residents, and residents of all the communities these volunteer organizations serve, to meet the leaders of these vital organizations and learn about their mission and the services they provide. Mr. Coddignton noted will be talking about the history of the High Point Volunteer Fire Company in Harvey Cedars, what services they provide, and of previous calls they have encountered. Mr.Selfridge will provide the background and overview of the operations of the Barnegat Light First Aid Squad. Residents are urged to come join your neighbors for a great presentation about the key VOLUNTEER organizations that keep us safe all year round!

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Harvey Cedars June Newsletter

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*June 2023 Newsletter* *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* Memorial Day has come and gone. The Island was packed with people filled with anticipation of the beginning of summer, and the weather did not disappoint. Public works worked very hard to get everything ready for the kickoff to summer. Beach entrances were rebuilt, dunes pushed up, beach mats installed, trash cans put out, wind screens placed on the pickleball courts, and so many other things were accomplished that nobody sees. There is a real stir over the windmills that are proposed to be installed offshore. There are people on both sides of this issue, and we need to leave this world a better place than when we found it. If you are concerned about moving the windmills further offshore, I would recommend that you get involved with Save LBI at *https://www.savelbi.org* <https://www.savelbi.org> They are working to have them moved further offshore and seem to be a source of information. We are completing the watermain on 75th Street and will try to get one installed on West Bergen Avenue before everyone arrives for the summer. We will want to let the trench that was dug settle over the summer, and then we will pave both of the streets in the fall. If you watched the North Beach project, you would have seen why we let trenches settle prior to paving. The streetscapes project is being reviewed by the Department of Transportation and, as soon as we receive their blessing, we will go out to bid. We are slated to begin construction in the fall. I have also been notified that the beach replenishment will begin late fall or early winter. We are in desperate need of replenishment from 76th Street in the north all the way to the south end of town. The borough will be installing a fence at the bay beach shortly and look forward to opening all our beaches. A number of years ago, we started lifeguarding some of our beaches on the weekends beginning Memorial Day. There were many rescues up and down the island and lives lost north of Long Beach Island. I am proud we put guards on the beach to make it safer for the residents of our town. We are looking forward to a good summer. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* We are rapidly approaching the summer season! Water and sewer bills are currently being processed and will be mailed out shortly. If you are interested in signing up for direct debit, click here <https://www.harveycedars.org/documents/Forms/Utility%20Authorization%20Dire…> to access the form. Beach badges are available at the pre-season rate until June 15th. If you cannot make it in person to purchase, click here <https://www.harveycedars.org/documents/Forms/2023%20badge%20form.pdf> to access the mail-in order form. Mail-in orders must be postmarked no later than June 15th. Pick-ups and in person purchasing will take place at the borough hall until June 16th. Beginning June 17th all badges will be available at Sunset Park daily from 10am-3pm. The calendar of events is available now in borough hall and on the borough website. Click here <https://www.harveycedars.org/documents/2023%20Calendar%20of%20Events.pdf> to check out our scheduled events and camps! The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee has added a hand full of new merchandise in the last few months. Now available in borough hall is our new "distressed" visor (perfect for pickleball), crewneck collegiate sweatshirt, and our 2023 fireworks shirt. If you can't make it to borough hall, make sure to visit the HCAC booth at all of our craft and art events throughout the summer. [image: 2023 - Fireworks T-Shirt.jpg][image: Sweatshirt - Collegiate HC.jpg] Thank you again to all of you that have donated for our Labor Day fireworks event. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* The Chief and I hope everyone had a great and safe Memorial Day Weekend and are ready for a great Summer! The Harvey Cedars Public Safety Community Forums continued in May with the HC Beach Patrol Community Forum, led by Chief of Beach Operations Randy Townsend. Chief Townsend did a great job presenting the HC Beach Patrol’s Organization Chart, Policies and Procedures, a description of the Lifeguard in Training (LIT) Program, the Beach Access Program, and more. As always, a great question and answer session followed with some great ideas from our residents. Congratulations and thanks to Chief Townsend for a great presentation. Next up, on Thursday, June 15th, at 5 pm, will be the Harvey Cedars Public Safety Community Forum presented by the High Point Volunteer Fire Company and the Barnegat Light First Aid Squad. Come join your neighbors for a great presentation about the key VOLUNTEER organizations that keep us safe all year round! In a continuing effort to keep our beach staff and residents safe, especially the youth in our Lifeguard In Training Program, HC Public Safety will be purchasing a weather machine w/ lightning detection capabilities. This equipment comes fully warranted every year, provides mobile (cell phone) and desktop notifications to our public safety supervisors and key decision makers, visual camera of the area of our choosing and radar tracking with 24/7 access to a meteorologist for questions regarding weather activity specific to Harvey Cedars. Not only would our Beach Patrol and Police Department greatly benefit from this equipment, our Department of Public Works will have full access to the data and it will assist them with their weather related concerns such as upcoming nor-easters and snow storms. This equipment will greatly assist us with making important and quick life saving decisions. Some more good news: In May the LBI Health Department provided us with the results of bacteria samples from Kinsey Cove, all samples indicated less than 3 colony forming units (CFU) per 100 milliliter of water. That is extremely low: it could likely be zero, as you can only get so low based on dilution and sensitivity. The recreational bathing standard is less than 104 CFU per 100ML. In terms of bacteriological standards this is great and indicated there are no sanitary issues or leaks leaching into the lagoon. In addition, we completed the “Dead Fish Plan” in case we have another incident of dead fish in our coves this Summer. This plan will allow us to respond and mitigate the negative effects as much as possible. I want to thank the Department of Public Works, Public Finance, and the LBI Health Department for their contributions to this plan - which I hope we never need! I am sure you have seen by now that Traffic Lights on the boulevard have been activated and the speed limit lowered. Please drive carefully at all times, and remember to move over one lane for pedestrians or bikers, when possible, and slow down to 25 MPH if you cannot move over. Please note the Lifeguard schedule for beach coverage can be found at www.harveycedars.org. Over the Memorial Day Weekend, the weather was excellent and our town was packed. Our police department was fully staffed and responded to and handled approximately 180 incidents. Below is a brief summary of a few of the incidents that you might find interesting: Fire calls: 2 Medical calls: 4 Missing persons: 1 Motor Vehicle Stops: 60 Motor Vehicle Summons: 15 Trespassing call: 1 Property Checks: 75 Property Damage: 1 Assisted LBTPD: 5 Finally, I hope to see everyone at the Saturday, June 17th Harvey Cedars Taxpayers Association (HCTA) social at Sunset Park from 4:00 - 6:00. The HCTA does a great job for Harvey Cedars and this is just another example of one of their great programs. Come and meet your neighbors and enjoy a Saturday afternoon!

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Beach Badge Information

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Happy Almost Memorial Day Weekend! *Badges required on beach starting June 17th.* *Badges are available at Borough HallMonday-Fridaythrough Friday, June 16th* *Memorial Day Saturday Only!* *** SATURDAY Sales & Pickups *** May 27, 2023 * Memorial Day *SATURDAY* 10:00AM - 3:00PM at the Recreation Booth, Sunset Park West Salem Ave. Beach Badges 2023 Badges are required on all beaches beginning June 17, 2023 for anyone 12 years of age or older. *BADGE RATES* Pre-season rate Seasonal Badges (through June 15th) $35.00 Seasonal Badges after June 15th $45.00 Weekly Badges $20.00 *(Week is from Saturday through Friday)* Daily Badges $7.00 *ALL BADGES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT SUNSET PARK* *BEGINNING SATURDAY, JUNE 17th* Place: Sunset Park W. Salem Ave. Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm Senior badges available for persons 65 & over - $12.00 per season all season. Seniors may purchase a Senior Badge in person with proof of age at the Beach Badge Booth in Sunset Park. Active Military - Free daily beach admission shall be provided to active members of the United States Armed Services and their dependents upon the presentation of a valid military status identification card to any badge-checker or Borough personnel. Veterans - Free daily beach admission shall be provided to any person who has served in any of the Armed Forces of the United States and upon presentation of acceptable proof of honorable discharge to any badge-checker or Borough personnel.

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HC Beach Patrol Community Forum Reminder - Harvey Cedars

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*Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* Just a reminder: This *Thursday, May 25th at 5 p.m. at Borough Hall* will be the *Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Community Forum*, led by Chief of Beach Operations Randy Townsend. Modeled on the very successful HCPD Community Forums, the HC Beach Patrol Community Forum will cover such things as Chief Townsends’ background, the HCBP Organization Chart, responsibilities of the Chief of Beach Operations, lifeguard qualifications and responsibilities, beach-badge checkers, the Lifeguard-In-Training Program, the Beach Access Program, responsibilities of the public, and more. As always, we look forward to hearing feedback and comments from our Harvey Cedars residents!

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Harvey Cedars May Newsletter

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ May 2023 Hometown News [image: IMG_0138.jpg] *Oh Deer!* New visitors have arrived on the island just ahead of the busy season. The dear are a first time sighting for many long time residents. Photo taken by Marc Proetto. *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* I’d like to congratulate Daina Dale, our Municipal Clerk on her retirement. Daina served as the Municipal Clerk for the borough for over 20 years, she’s worn many different hats during her tenure and has contributed to the town and its residents in countless ways. We wish her much health and happiness in her retirement. She will always be a valued member to the Harvey Cedars Community. It will not be long until summer is upon us, and we will be enjoying all that Harvey Cedars has to offer. Public Works is working hard to be ready for Memorial Day and the kickoff of our summer season. The team is hard at work on the beach - pushing up the dunes, clearing entrance ways, and rebuilding the entrance ways which were destroyed by the winter northeast storms. We have been working with the State Department of Environmental Protection to reconstruct the entranceways. We have a lot to accomplish prior to everyone returning, but our goal is to have everything rebuilt by Memorial Day weekend. I want to take this opportunity to thank the volunteers who have been working with me to improve the landscaping at Borough Hall and Sunset Park. Everyone has been so helpful and, if you look around, you will notice the improvement. A loving hand makes a real difference. Volunteerism is alive and well in Harvey Cedars and our town is better because of all that you do. See picture below. [image: IMG_4318.jpg][image: IMG_4311.jpg][image: IMG_4314.jpg][image: IMG_4309.jpg][image: IMG_4310.jpg] We need to make a big push to jump start the Sunset Park Point memorial paver project. We have reached the halfway mark and need to get the word out to push this project over the finish line. If you have not joined the project yet, or know of someone who would like to purchase a memorial brick, take a minute to help us complete this project quickly. Click here for link <https://www.harveycedars.org/cn/webpage.cfm?tpid=18417> The streetscapes project is in final review with the Department of Transportation. We need their final blessing before we can enter the bidding process with contractors. This project will be a great improvement to our downtown business district. I am looking forward to improved safety along with a contiguous walking path for pedestrians. This is not to mention how much better the downtown will look for years to come. I will keep you posted as we progress. You should see construction begin this fall. The beach renourishment project is still online for the fall or early winter. The beaches look good on the north and south end of town. However, the middle of town is compromised, and this summer will be difficult for everyone to navigate the beach. I will keep you posted as things develop surrounding the renourishment of our beaches. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* The second quarter tax payments are currently due. If you forgot, don't worry! There is a 10-day grace period. If you are interested in signing up for the direct debit program, please fill out the form in the following link and return it to our CFO Rebecca Wessler. Click here for Direct Debit Form Link <https://www.harveycedars.org/documents/Forms/Tax%20Direct%20Debit%20Authori…> Since adopting the budget at the last meeting, the Borough has received two grant awards. The annual COPS in Shops grant was awarded to our police department in the amount of $1,440. The Borough also received $70,000 in the FY2023 Local Recreation Improvement Grant. Bill and the public works department are in the process of getting bids to help improve our beloved Sunset Park. The 2023 Pickleball Badges are now on sale at Borough Hall. Residents can come in with their 2023 seasonal beach badge to get their personal pickleball badge. There is a limit of six (6) per household. For nonresidents, a seasonal badge is $100. If you have a 2022 pickleball badge, please bring it to Borough Hall during borough hours for renewal along with this year’s beach badge. The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee will be meeting this month to finalize the details of our summer events. Click here <https://www.harveycedars.org/documents/2023%20Calendar%20of%20Events.pdf> to take a look at the events calendar for 2023. The physical copy of the calendar will be sent out with the utility bills in June and will be available in borough hall in the upcoming weeks. When you stop in to borough hall this month to pick-up your beach badges, check out the new merchandise and clearance sale going on! All sales benefit the events that our HCAC sponsors throughout the year. If you can't make it into the borough hall or would like retired design, click here <https://shorepromotions.com/harvey_cedars/shop/home> to visit our online store. Thank you to all who have donated so far to the September 2nd fireworks show! The fireworks t-shirt is now available for purchase. This t-shirt will be a limited print so grab it while you can. [image: b58b4470-00d1-41d4-9949-2d1bc1e1ade5.jpg] *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* First let us offer our sincere thanks and best wishes to our retired Borough Clerk, Daina Dale. Daina has been an amazing asset for Harvey Cedars for so many years. She will be missed and we wish her the best in whatever her future holds. Also, we want to congratulate Anna Grimste on becoming the new Harvey Cedars Municipal Clerk. We are extremely fortunate to have Anna step into this new role. The Harvey Cedars Public Safety Community Forums resume on Thursday, May 25th at 5 p.m. at Borough Hall with the *Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Community Forum*, led by Chief of Beach Operations Randy Townsend. Modeled on the very successful HCPD Community Forums, which were recognized and honored by the N.J. State Legislature, the HC Beach Patrol Community Forum will cover such things as Chief Townsends’ background, the HCBP Organization Chart, responsibilities of the Chief of Beach Operations, lifeguard qualifications and responsibilities, beach-badge checkers, responsibilities of the public, and more. Beach badges are available for purchase daily at Borough Hall, from 8:30 until 4:00. The Beach Badge booth in Sunset Park will open for sales on the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend, May 27th between the hours of 10am and 1pm. The HCPD has once again received a grant of $1,440 for the “Cops in Shops” Program, which monitors alcohol purchases by minors. The HCPD continues to apply for and receive grants such as this so that we may run specialized programs without impacting our budget. The HCPD participated in the DEA “Operation Take Back” in April, during which residents could bring in unused, expired and unneeded medications for safe disposal. Don’t forget that we have a permanent prescription drug collection box in our Boro Hall for all to use 24/7/365. In April we introduced an ordinance to ban gas-powered compressors from construction sites. The new requirement adds gas-powered compressors to the existing ban on gas-powered generators. We will also be preparing a new set of instructions for all builders, contractors, and anyone who comes in for a permit, detailing all of the Borough’s rules for construction sites, including the new gas-powered restrictions, but also laying out in detail such requirements as dumpsters being covered at all times. Contractors will be required to sign and acknowledge receipt of such requirements. I want to thank Chief Burnaford, Zoning Official Ceci Morillo and Construction Official Sean MacCotter for their work on this, and especially the residents who bring these ideas and issues to my attention. Thank you to all who attended and supported the very successful Casino Night fundraiser for the Harvey Cedars Police Foundation and High Point Vol. Fire Company. President of the Foundation, Sergeant Kevin Snow, and Foundation Trustee CFO Rebecca Wessler along with many others did a wonderful job organizing the event!! We look forward to making it an annual event. Traffic light activation date is set for Monday May 22nd and the speed limits are reduced around this time period. Please, as always, drive carefully. And finally, I want to thank Chief Burnaford and HCPD Chaplain Wes Smith for attending, and representing Harvey Cedars, at the Second Annual Ocean County PeaceKeepers and Prayer Leaders Luncheon. This luncheon brought law enforcement leaders as well as faith based leaders together to continue to build great relationships.

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Harvey Cedars Brick Campaign

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‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [image: Logo] [image: Brick border title 1000.jpg] *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> [image: Sunset Park - clay brick.jpg] Harvey Cedars Borough 7606 Long Beach Blvd., PO Box 3185 Harvey Cedars, NJ 08008 3gs2bymgoek6

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Harvey Cedars April Newsletter

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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. [image: Sweatshirt - Collegiate HC.jpg] 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!

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Harvey Cedars March Newsletter

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ March 2023 Hometown News *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Some of the old timers may recall that the 1962 storm occurred in March. It blew out of the northeast for fifteen days and the dunes could not hold up with all the high tides. Over half of the homes washed away during that great storm. We watched many homes wash out of Harvest Cove and into the bay. When you looked out of the window of our home, there was only one house that remained to the east and that was the house on Burlington Avenue in which Judy Gerkins now lives. In fact, my mother took one of the pictures used in the National Geographic magazine which covered the storm. You may have seen it. We are fortunate today that our dunes are intact. They could withstand a pretty good storm. The problem is that the beach is not in good shape. I met with the Army Corps of Engineers and State Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to develop a plan to access the beach where there is a significant drop-off from where the dune is eroded down to the flat beach. We will have that plan in place very shortly and will make sure all public beach accesses are accessible by Memorial Day. We do not want to start the project too soon and have a random storm destroy all our hard work. It is disappointing that the beach sand replenishment will likely not be done until the fall. Our Streetscapes Committee has finalized the plan for improving the downtown area for pedestrian traffic. The plan will provide a contiguous sidewalk from Borough Hall to 80th Street on the west side of Long Beach Boulevard and from 78th Street to 80th Street on the east side of the boulevard. The project will be a tremendous improvement for public safety on the boulevard. We will be submitting our final plan to the DOT for final approval shortly and will then proceed to the bidding process. I had our yearly meeting with the Ocean County Road Department and requested from them to add a crosswalk at James Street, along with trimming trees along Long Beach Boulevard, and clearing the shoulder to the edge of the pavement. Other plans in place are to raise the bulkhead on 80th Street and various yearly activities like cleaning storm drains to improve drainage. We discussed the Streetscapes project, and the County will be supporting us as we seek the final approval from the DOT. There are many other things happening to get ready for summer. Please feel free to contact us with any of your concerns. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee is having their first meeting of 2023 in the upcoming weeks to discuss the summer events and Labor Day fireworks! A donation request for fireworks was included in the mailing of water bills. Thank you again to all of those who have already donated! The 2023 beach badge order form is now available. The form was mailed with water bills this month. A special email was sent to our e-bill account holders. If you did not get the email, please check your spam mail. The forms can also be found on the Harvey Cedars website by clicking here <https://www.harveycedars.org/documents/Forms/2023%20badge%20form.pdf>. This form is for pre-order of regular seasonal badges only. Badges will not be available for pick-up until the spring. Please support our summer events by visiting our storefront. Click here to check it out! <https://shorepromotions.com/harvey_cedars/shop/home> All events are paid for by donations and merchandise sales only. In case you missed it, the Borough of Harvey Cedars and the Harvey Cedars Taxpayers Association are working together to create beautiful new areas in our park with a personalized brick campaign. For more information and to purchase a brick, click here <https://www.harveycedars.org/cn/webpage.cfm?tpid=18417>. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* I hope everyone is safe and healthy, and ready for Spring to arrive. In February I received the report on the review of the HCPD by the Law Enforcement Risk Control Consultant, J.A. Montgomery Consulting. The review is done annually in conjunction with the Ocean County Joint Insurance Fund, on which I sit as the Harvey Cedars representative. The review covered some 31 points and concluded with: “There are no suggestions for improvement at this time.” Anyone or any department that has ever been audited knows what a rare accomplishment that is. Congratulations to Chief Burnaford and the entire HCPD. And note that while the auditors may not have found anything that needs improvement, achieving constant, steady improvement is and always will be a guiding principle of the HCPD! I want to thank our Traffic Safety Officer, Ben Mrozinski, and Chief Burnaford for their review of the proposed Streetscape plan as it relates to boulevard safety. Their review and input was presented at the last Streetscape Committee meeting and was extremely useful in finalizing plans. In February I met with Dan Krupinski, LBI Health Department to further develop a plan in case we are hit with a dead fish problem again this year. Input towards a plan has already been provided by Public Works, Public Safety, and Public Finance and we will all meet again to finalize a plan so we are ready…..just in case! By now you have probably heard that outdoor dining will be permitted again this year in Harvey Cedars. We try to learn every year how to make the process smoother, safer, and more convenient. I want to thank the many people who emailed, wrote, and called expressing their support and offering their thoughts, especially around traffic and parking. The Chief and I are committed to making sure the process improves year over year, so that our residents and visitors can enjoy our great restaurants. Remember to obey all regulations and to respect the neighbors and we will have another great year. Last summer we were extremely fortunate to have Officer Danielle Bialecki with us as a Seasonal Officer. She was a constant presence in Harvey Cedars, biking around town, patrolling the beach, and interacting with so many residents. I am happy to say that Officer Bialecki will be with us again this season. We were fortunate to have her last year and we are fortunate that she will be back! We do have an opening for an additional Class 1 Seasonal Officer for this summer. Applications may be picked up at Borough Hall or downloaded on the Harvey Cedars website. Please share the opportunity! I want to thank the many Harvey Cedars residents who attended the presentation I gave in February at the Library in Surf City at the request of the Friends of the Library. Part 2 of this American History program, focusing on the policies and people that have kept us together as a nation, will be on Sat., March 11th at 10 A.M. I expect we will have another good interactive discussion. For information about membership in the Friends of the Island Library, stop by the library for a brochure or email lbif(a)theoceancountylibrary.org Another reminder to Mark Your Calendars ! - Casino Night: Saturday, April 22nd, 6 P.M. at the High Point Firehouse, to benefit the Harvey Cedars Police Foundation and the High Point Volunteer Fire Company. - Thursday May 25th, 5 P.M. at Borough Hall, will be the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Community Forum, led by HCBP Chief Randy Townsend, and modeled after the very successful HCPD Community Forums.

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Harvey Cedars February News

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ February 2023 Hometown News *[image: Snow covered beach bench for newsletter.jpg]* *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* It is February already. The winter is flying by and spring will be here before you know it. We have good news and bad news. First the good news. We have secured 50 million dollars for the LBI beach project between all the partners. This will allow us to restore the beaches, fix the walkovers and repair all the beach accesses. I’m glad that there are resources to make it through another round of renourishment. The bad news is that the funding will not be in place for the 2023 season. The Federal Government will most likely have the money in place this spring but it will take some time for our state partners to get together and before contracts can be advertised. We will likely not see more sand on the beach until the fall or winter months, while this is disconcerting to us, we must look at the bright side. The good news is that our dunes are intact and homes are protected. The bottom line is, there is money for restoration and we will see a beach project in the near future. Obstacles that may delay the beach replenishment project include regulations that dredging companies must be US owned in order to be awarded the contract. Currently, there are only two dredging companies that are US owned and operated; Great Lakes and Weeks Marine. In the meantime, we are putting plans in place to provide access to the beach on all the public walkovers. Our public works will be working with our State and Federal partners to establish and rebuild walkovers for all the public access points. We will also bolster our Beach Wheels program to help our disabled and elderly population have better access to the beach due to the challenges caused by erosion. I have had numerous conversations with our State and Federal partners, and because of our established relationship, we will move up the list quickly if the funds become available sooner. I am sure many of you are disappointed that the project won’t start right away, I am as well. However, I wanted to communicate with you that as things develop we will let you know our plans for our beaches as summer approaches. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* February 1st brings our first snowfall of the year (and the first quarter tax due date)! If you are interested in the direct debit program for taxes or water/sewer, the forms can be found by clicking here <https://www.harveycedars.org/cn/webpage.cfm?tpid=14942>. In January, we filed our Annual Debt Statement. Our Net Debt is 0.186%, where the state allowed up to 3.5%. The town is in good financial shape and continues to have a very low debt percentage. The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee is in full swing with summer preparations. The concert line-up for Wednesday night summer concerts has been finalized and vendors are applying for the craft and art events. The calendar of events will be available early spring! The HCAC will be hosting our fireworks this year on Labor Day weekend, Saturday, September 2nd. The fireworks are funded through donations only, not from your tax dollars. A donation request will be included in the mailing of your water bills. Thank you to those who have already donated! Besides shirts and sweatshirts, the HCAC has a variety of items available for purchase at borough hall. Stop by to check out the wine glasses, lanterns, totes, hats, and cookbooks! All purchases support the events throughout the year. Visit the online shop by clicking here <https://shorepromotions.com/harvey_cedars/shop/home>! Don't forget to get your new dog license! Getting your dog licensed is the law, but there are also many benefits for the dog owner. A licensed dog can easily be returned to their owners! The process also reminds you to keep your dog up to date on their rabies vaccination. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* In another feather in the cap of the Harvey Cedars Police Department, HCPD Chief Robert Burnaford was asked to help teach water rescue to the new recruits at the Ocean County Police Academy, clearly demonstrating the level of expertise we have here in Harvey Cedars. Congrats to our Chief. Once again there have been some sightings of coyotes both on the bay and ocean sides of town. The following are things you can do if you spot a coyote in your neighborhood or near your home: · Frighten coyotes with loud noises. · Fear of humans is important for coyote survival. · Keep garbage in a tightly sealed container. · In your yard, remove pet food, fallen fruit and spilled seed beneath bird feeders. · Use yard lights or motion detectors to frighten them away. · Keep pets in fenced areas or covered kennels. · Stay with your pets while outdoors, unless pets are in a secured, covered kennel. · Do not allow pets to run loose. Keep pets on a leash. A very important reminder: PLEASE make sure your house number is Visible and Clear. Should emergency vehicles get a call for an address, it is important that they can quickly identify the house. Mark your calendars now for some upcoming events you do not want to miss! - Saturday night, April 22nd the Harvey Cedars Police Foundation will be holding a Casino Night at the High Point Firehouse. Proceeds of the event will help support the charitable work of the non-profit Harvey Cedars Police Foundation and the High Point Volunteer Fire Company. It's a great partnership and a fun night to raise some funds. Food and beverages will be provided. - After the very successful HCPD Community Forums, we have scheduled a Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol Community Forum, led by HCBP Chief Randy Townsend, for Thursday night, May 25th, right before the start of the full beach season. More information as we get closer. - From an idea that arose at one of the HCPD Community Forums, we have begun discussions to hold CPR/First Aid training in coordination with the High Point Volunteer Fire Company. Dates and details to be announced soon. - On a personal note, I have been asked by the Friends of the Island Library to be the guest speaker for a two-part American History program focusing on the policies and people that have kept us and our nation together. The presentations will be at the OC Library in Surf City, Part 1 on Saturday, Feb 25th, 10:00 - 11:30, and Part 2 on Saturday March 11th, same time. I hope to see many of my Harvey Cedars neighbors there for what I hope will be a good interactive discussion. The Friends of the Island Library is an all-volunteer non-profit organization devoted to supporting & promoting the Long Beach Island Library in Surf City. For information about membership in the Friends of the Island Library, stop by the library for a brochure or email lbif(a)theoceancountylibrary.org A couple of quick reminders: In case you are just now getting away for the winter, you can still register for the Winter House Checks Program, a service that has our officers periodically checking in on properties when they are unoccupied for any period of time, and notifying the owners of any issues. We encourage everyone to take advantage of this free and invaluable service! Visit www.hcpolice.org and click on “Winter House Check” to sign up today. We do ask that everyone signs up every year to ensure that the department has the most current contact information. If you're one of the hearty individuals out walking, running, or biking when it is dark out, stop by Borough Hall and pick-up a free “High Reflective Visibility Reflector Bands for Wrist, Arm, or Leg.” These bands are worn to enhance your visibility and safety.

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Harvey Cedars January 2023 Newsletter

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ January 2023 Hometown News *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* Happy New Year! 2023 looks to be a good year. We have many exciting things planned for this year. We hope to get the park project going. There are two streets where we are going to replace the water mains and repave the roads. We are looking forward to completing phase one of the Streetscape Project. The Streetscape Project will be a big improvement to the general business district in downtown Harvey Cedars. The project will not only improve the look of the downtown area, but it will also make it much safer for pedestrian foot traffic. I want to remind you to make sure your house is prepared for the cold winter weather. Remember to turn off and drain your outside showers. Many people drain their homes and turn the water off at the meter. If you don’t turn the water off, set the heat high enough to keep the pipes from freezing. Trying to save a few dollars by keeping the heat low could cost you thousands of dollars in water damage from broken pipes. Again, I want to wish you a happy New Year. Looking forward to another great year in Harvey Cedars. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* Happy New Year! As we move into a new year, we begin work on the 2023 annual budget. The finance department is working hard to keep expenses down and no/minimal tax increase. The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee would like to thank everyone that purchased merchandise during the holiday season! Your purchases will help the HCAC fund all of our events throughout the summer. Check out the online storefront by clicking here <https://shorepromotions.com/harvey_cedars/shop/home>! Have a safe and healthy New Year. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* On behalf of myself, Police Chief Burnaford, Beach Patrol Chief Townsend, and all of our staff, we wish everyone a great, safe, Happy (and healthy) New Year. The beginning of December brought incredible pride to Harvey Cedars when, as a result of 6 HCPD Community Forums, the New Jersey State Legislature passed and presented to Harvey Cedars a Joint Resolution of the State Senate and the General Assembly recognizing the Harvey Cedars Police Department as being “highly esteemed in Ocean County and throughout the Garden State.” It further stated that the HCPD: “has set a standard of excellence and established a model to emulate through its trailblazing Community Forums Initiative.” The State Resolution, sponsored by Senator Connors, Assemblywoman Gove, and Assemblyman Rumpf, also praised the members of the HCPD as “individuals of strong character and uncommon determination.” The N.J. Joint Resolution concluded by calling the Harvey Cedars Police Department “a leader in the State” and the legislature paid tribute to its “exemplary officers.” The full Resolution is pasted at the bottom of this email. Congratulations to every member of the HCPD. We would like to thank everyone who brought toys to Borough Hall for the Harvey Cedars Police Foundation “Fill A Patrol Car” Toy Drive to benefit CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates.) Through your generosity, the goal was more than met - the Patrol Car was stuffed with toys when they were delivered for the children at CASA. The Sandpaper recently did an article regarding the volunteer Fire and First Aid responders who service Harvey Cedars and how we as residents can contribute time and money for their support. The full article can be read at Sandpaper Link <https://www.thesandpaper.net/articles/jcta-campaigns-to-help-volunteer-firs…> Many thanks to the Harvey Cedars Taxpayers Association (HCTA) and the Joint Council of Taxpayers Associations (JCTA) for their work in publicizing the need for us to support our volunteers. A reminder to be careful when walking the boulevard in the dark. Even with lighter clothing, it may be hard for cars to see you on the boulevard. Harvey Cedars residents can pick up free reflectors to be worn for your safety at our Police Station. These “High Reflective Visibility Reflector Bands for the Wrist, Arm, or Leg” can be worn as you walk or run, enhancing your visibility and safety. If you are one of the hearty souls out there walking or running in the dark, pick one up, and be safe! Here is the full New Jersey State Legislature "Joint Legislative Resolution” praising the HCPD.: [image: Police letter.jpg]

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Harvey Cedars January 2023 Newsletter

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ January 2023 Hometown News *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* Happy New Year! 2023 looks to be a good year. We have many exciting things planned for this year. We hope to get the park project going. There are two streets where we are going to replace the water mains and repave the roads. We are looking forward to completing phase one of the Streetscape Project. The Streetscape Project will be a big improvement to the general business district in downtown Harvey Cedars. The project will not only improve the look of the downtown area, but it will also make it much safer for pedestrian foot traffic. I want to remind you to make sure your house is prepared for the cold winter weather. Remember to turn off and drain your outside showers. Many people drain their homes and turn the water off at the meter. If you don’t turn the water off, set the heat high enough to keep the pipes from freezing. Trying to save a few dollars by keeping the heat low could cost you thousands of dollars in water damage from broken pipes. Again, I want to wish you a happy New Year. Looking forward to another great year in Harvey Cedars. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* Happy New Year! As we move into a new year, we begin work on the 2023 annual budget. The finance department is working hard to keep expenses down and no/minimal tax increase. The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee would like to thank everyone that purchased merchandise during the holiday season! Your purchases will help the HCAC fund all of our events throughout the summer. Check out the online storefront by clicking here <https://shorepromotions.com/harvey_cedars/shop/home>! Have a safe and healthy New Year. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* On behalf of myself, Police Chief Burnaford, Beach Patrol Chief Townsend, and all of our staff, we wish everyone a great, safe, Happy (and healthy) New Year. The beginning of December brought incredible pride to Harvey Cedars when, as a result of 6 HCPD Community Forums, the New Jersey State Legislature passed and presented to Harvey Cedars a Joint Resolution of the State Senate and the General Assembly recognizing the Harvey Cedars Police Department as being “highly esteemed in Ocean County and throughout the Garden State.” It further stated that the HCPD: “has set a standard of excellence and established a model to emulate through its trailblazing Community Forums Initiative.” The State Resolution, sponsored by Senator Connors, Assemblywoman Gove, and Assemblyman Rumpf, also praised the members of the HCPD as “individuals of strong character and uncommon determination.” The N.J. Joint Resolution concluded by calling the Harvey Cedars Police Department “a leader in the State” and the legislature paid tribute to its “exemplary officers.” The full Resolution is pasted at the bottom of this email. Congratulations to every member of the HCPD. We would like to thank everyone who brought toys to Borough Hall for the Harvey Cedars Police Foundation “Fill A Patrol Car” Toy Drive to benefit CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates.) Through your generosity, the goal was more than met - the Patrol Car was stuffed with toys when they were delivered for the children at CASA. The Sandpaper recently did an article regarding the volunteer Fire and First Aid responders who service Harvey Cedars and how we as residents can contribute time and money for their support. The full article can be read at Sandpaper Link <https://www.thesandpaper.net/articles/jcta-campaigns-to-help-volunteer-firs…> Many thanks to the Harvey Cedars Taxpayers Association (HCTA) and the Joint Council of Taxpayers Associations (JCTA) for their work in publicizing the need for us to support our volunteers. A reminder to be careful when walking the boulevard in the dark. Even with lighter clothing, it may be hard for cars to see you on the boulevard. Harvey Cedars residents can pick up free reflectors to be worn for your safety at our Police Station. These “High Reflective Visibility Reflector Bands for the Wrist, Arm, or Leg” can be worn as you walk or run, enhancing your visibility and safety. If you are one of the hearty souls out there walking or running in the dark, pick one up, and be safe! Here is the full New Jersey State Legislature "Joint Legislative Resolution” praising the HCPD.: [image: Police letter.jpg]

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Time for Shore Protection - How You Can Help

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Save Your Shore‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [image: Harvey Cedars Borough Logo.jpg] How You Can Help to Save Your Shore [image: beach-erosion.png] Dear Harvey Cedars Property Owner: If you have not already contacted your Senators and Congressman, now is the time to contact them. With another storm approaching, maintaining our shoreline is critical. As stated in previous emails, Harvey Cedars and LBI are due for our 7-year renourishment project in 2023, but first we require Congress to appropriate the necessary funds. You can help by contacting your US Representatives urging them to support the funding by clicking on the button below. Please share this link and information with anyone you know. * If you reside in another district, you can still help by contacting your district's representative. More information is provided by clicking on the link below.* Your assistance and support are greatly appreciated. Click Here to Contact Legislators <http://www.harveycedars.org/cn/webpage.cfm?tpid=18451> pn7ve9ki3pgu

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Shore Protection - How You Can Help

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Save Your Shore‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [image: Harvey Cedars Borough Logo.jpg] Save Your Shore [image: beach-erosion.png] Dear Harvey Cedars Property Owner: As we have all witnessed, our beach is in need of sand; some areas of town more than others, but we all know this can change with just one storm. Harvey Cedars and LBI are due for our 7-year renourishment project in 2023, but first we require Congress to appropriate the necessary funds. You can help by contacting Senators and Congressmen urging them to support the funding by clicking on the button below. Please share this link and information with anyone you know. Your assistance and support are greatly appreciated. Click Here to Contact Legislators <http://www.harveycedars.org/cn/webpage.cfm?tpid=18451> pn7ve9ki3pgu

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Harvey Cedars December 2022 News

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ December 2022 Hometown News *[image: image.png]* *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* The holiday season is just around the corner, and we have been hustling and bustling around town to put up decorations. We have also been working on the Borough Hall - the clock tower was in disrepair and many of the trim boards were rotten. Repairing and replacing rotten boards is a slow process and it is much like renovating your home while you are living in it. Our team is doing a great job. When the work is completed, you will see a major improvement in the appearance of the Borough Hall. The Public Works Department continues to repair the beaches and we are trying to provide access for everyone. We are really struggling from Essex Avenue down to Atlantic Avenue as there is so little sand in that area to fix the accesses. The minute we push up some sand, the next high tide takes it out. I was on the phone this morning with the Army Corps of Engineers and was reminded that, during the government’s budgeting time, it is necessary to let our representative know our need for beach renourishment. There was ice on the puddles outside this morning and I want to remind everyone to shut off all outside showers and spigots. You will also want to make sure your sprinkler systems are blown out. Water leaks are common when it gets cold, and a leak can cause a significant amount of damage. The Harvey Cedars Taxpayers Association is launching a membership drive. I have attached information on how to become a part of the association. We are continuing to work together on the commemorative brick project at Sunset Park. I wish you all a wonderful Holiday season. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* Water bills are currently being processed and will be mailed out shortly. If you are interested in signing up for direct debit for future billings, click here <https://www.harveycedars.org/cn/webpage.cfm?tpid=14942>. Included with your water billing will be the 2023 recycling and trash schedule. On behalf of the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee, we want to thank everyone for your donations and support this year! Every event hosted by the HCAC is fully funded by donations and orchestrated by our wonderful volunteers. If you are looking for a Harvey Cedars holiday gift, stop by Borough Hall! There is a wide assortment of merchandise available for purchase. The HCAC is selling t-shirts, sweatshirts, lanterns, tote bags, hats, and Harvey Cedars wine glasses. More colors and sizes are available on the HCAC storefront. Click here to shop <https://shorepromotions.com/harvey_cedars/shop/home>. Holiday beach badges are available for purchase now at Borough Hall. Each badge is $35 and can be used for the 2023 season. Order forms can be found by clicking here <https://www.harveycedars.org/documents/Forms/2023%20Holiday%20Badge%20Order…>. Gift boxes can be purchased for an additional $2. Keep an eye out for Santa on December 19th! Santa will be starting at Tidal Drive and heading south on the Boulevard starting at 6PM. If you would like to request a present from Santa, please contact the Fire Chief at (609) 494-9169 or email him rsf5130(a)gmail.com with the address, age, and gender of the child. A new activity will be coming to town next year. The Harvey Cedars Police Foundation is pleased to announce their first Annual Casino Night. A night of food, drinks, gambling and prizes on April 22nd, 2023 from 6pm to 10pm at the High Point Fire Company Firehouse. Portions of the proceeds will go to the Fire Company and Scholarships for outgoing High School Seniors. Stay tuned for more details to come in 2023! Happy holidays from the Finance Department! *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* On behalf of myself and Chief Burnaford we want to wish all a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year. Speaking of the holidays, be sure to look for Officers from the Harvey Cedars Police Department on Monday night December 19th, as they assist our Fire Company with escorting Santa around town. We can all be Santa and bring cheer for the holidays: from November 23rd - December 14th, The Harvey Cedars Police Foundation and The Harvey Cedars Police Department will once again be sponsoring the “Fill A Patrol Car” Toy Drive to benefit CASA. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates which helps neglected and fostered children right here in Ocean County. CASA assists children with continuing their education, emotional support, and providing any medical attention needed. You can find more information at www.casaofoceancounty.org. Last year our generous residents more than filled the police car, it overflowed! I know that this year will be just as successful. Anyone interested can bring a new unwrapped toy for children from the ages of 3 -17 years old and bring the toys to the lobby at the Harvey Cedars Borough Hall. Any questions, please contact Sgt. Kevin Snow at ksnow(a)hcpolice.org Also, last year, Harvey Cedars began a tradition, initiated by Harvey Cedars’ own Dave Burns, of using home holiday lighting to honor EMT workers, police, firefighters, and the military. Residents are again encouraged to put up red, white, and blue lights: Red to honor firefighters; White to honor First Aid workers; and Blue to honor the Police. In November we held the final HCPD Community Forum for the year, with Officers Nick D’Andrea and Chris Oldham presenting First Aid and more. Over the series of six Community Forums every member of the HCPD presented their background and expertise to the community. I want to thank them and all of the Harvey Cedars residents who participated and made this series such a terrific success. More such community forums are being planned for next year, including the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol. "LET-IT-GROW” aka “No Shave NOVEMBER” is over and I want to thank all the officers and others who participated, and especially thank those who made generous donations to "David's Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation” or their own favorite charity.

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Harvey Cedars Police Department FORUM this Wednesday

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*FROM:* Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale *RE:* Reminder: HCPD Community Forum *Wednesday, Nov.16th at 5:00* I wanted to remind everyone that this *Wednesday, November 16th at 5:00 at Borough Hall will be the last HCPD Community Forum *for this year*, *featuring Officers Nick D’Andrea and Christopher Oldham. In addition to presenting their background, as always, the Officers will be presenting: First Aid, with topics to include a CPR Demo, other first aid topics, 911 procedures, First Aid/AED equipment, the HCPD drone program and more. After this HCPD Forum every member of the Harvey Cedars Police Department will have participated in meeting the community, and presenting their background and their role in the HCPD. I want to thank Chief Burnaford and every member of the HCPD for making these community forums a terrific success. Of course they would not have been a success without the participation of Harvey Cedars residents and the great discussions that were part of every Community Forum. See you Wednesday at 5:00!

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Harvey Cedars November 2022 News

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ *[image: November autumn.jpg]November 2022 Hometown News* *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* Fall is in the air, but winter is around the corner. Our Public Works crew has been busy working on the beach, flushing hydrants, and putting summer to bed for the winter months. We are looking to add a piece of playground equipment to Sunset Park this year and, during the budget process, we will be looking to put in for some additional replacement and improvements at the park. Keep your fingers crossed. We are also doing a bit of cosmetic work at the Borough Hall. The building was built in the early 1990s and, after 30 years of use, is starting to show its age. You will see us working on much of the trim and front entrance area. There is a lot of deterioration at the clock area and it will require a significant amount of rebuilding. When work on the Hall is completed, we will all be proud of the building again. Adding to the improvements at the Borough Hall are new plantings and the care of those by some of our residents is making a real difference. Thank you to those who are volunteering to help make Harvey Cedars a better place. We have partnered with the Taxpayers Association to get the word out about a great project in Sunset Park. Click here for information about an opportunity to purchase a brick <https://mailchi.mp/245068d782ff/hcta-news-10-17-2022?e=63659e7dff> in Sunset Park and partner with Harvey Cedars to invest in our community. The Brick Project also offers a holiday gift opportunity with an order *deadline of November 7th*. I appreciate the work of the Taxpayers Association on this project. Have a Happy Thanksgiving, Jonathan Oldham *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* As a friendly reminder, fourth quarter taxes are due today with a 10 day grace period. Thank you to everyone that has already paid. 2023 Holiday Beach Badges are on sale now. This year's holiday badge has limited quantities for sale and features an exclusive holiday design. The badges can be purchased in person at Borough Hall during regular business hours or mail your check in with the order form available by clicking this link. <https://www.harveycedars.org/documents/Forms/2023%20Holiday%20Badge%20Order…> Badges will not be mailed, they must be picked up. The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee's Annual Wine Tasting has returned! Join us on Saturday, November 5th at the High Point Firehouse from 5:30PM-7:30pm for 35+ different wines and hors d'oeuvres. There are still tickets available! Tickets can be purchased at Borough Hall during regular office hours for $45 per person. The finance department wishes you a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving! *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* We held another very successful HCPD Community Forum on October 26, with Detective Tim Butler presenting an overview of the role of the detective in the HCPD, and discussing crime prevention, scams, grants and much more. As usual, the Q and A session was terrific, so thank you to all who attended. Next up, on Wednesday, November 16th at 5 P.M. will be the final HCPD Community Forum for this year, with Officer Nick D’Andrea and Officer Chris Oldham presenting First Aid and Resident Services, with topics to include a CPR Demo, other first aid topics, 911 procedures, First Aid/AED equipment, the HCPD drone program and more. Mark your calendar for another excellent HCPD Community Forum. November marks another year of the HCPD participating in the “No Shave November” campaign to raise money and awareness for those impacted by a cancer diagnosis. The Chief, our Officers, and I will put down our razors for the entire month in an effort to support David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation efforts. Please help us raise money by donating today! More info can be found on our website www.hcpolice.org. At the Borough meeting on October 7th, we had a great presentation from Bob Schuster of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding the dead fish in our coves this summer. He was able to present the “why” of why this happened. However, as there were outstanding questions about any health implications from the dead fish, I have invited Dan Krupinski, the head of the LBI Health Department to attend the first Borough meeting in November - Friday, Nov. 4th at 4:30 to discuss any health concerns regarding the fish kill and answer all questions. Thanks to all who participated in the Town-wide clean-up on Saturday, October 22nd, and a special Thank You to the Harvey Cedars Taxpayers Association for their leadership in this, and so many other events. October brought the ten year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. Chief Burnaford delivered remarks at Southern Regional High School’s “Homage to Heroes” on Oct. 18th on behalf of all first responders at a concert to commemorate the event. We should be proud that it was the HC Chief of Police who was asked to speak. Hope to see you at the High Point Firehouse for the Wine Tasting on Saturday, November 5th! Another reminder: If you are going to be away at all, register for the HCPD Winter House Registration Program. Property owners can register online ( www.hcpolice.org) or fill out this form and email it to dtilton(a)hcpolice.org And on behalf of Chief Burnaford and myself, a Happy Thanksgiving to all! [image: Thankful.jpg]

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Reminders: HCPD Forum, Next Borough Meeting

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*FROM:* Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale *RE:* A Couple of Reminders: HCPD Community Forum and LBI Health Dept. I wanted to remind everyone that next *Wednesday, October 26th at 5:00 at Borough Hall will be the next HCPD Community Forum*, featuring Detective Tim Butler. Detective Butler will be presenting crime prevention, scams, investigations and more. In addition to detailing the role of a detective within the HCPD, Detective Butler will cover such topics as Senior Financial Abuse and other scams, home security systems, burglary prevention tips, vehicle theft prevention tips, and more. Mark your calendar! Also, at the Borough meeting on October 7th, we had a great presentation from Bob Schuster of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding the dead fish in our coves this summer. He was able to present the “why” of why this happened (basically: water too warm; oxygen level too low). For those who could not attend, I have attached a copy of his presentation below (a great suggestion I got from a resident ). However, as there were outstanding questions about any health implications from the dead fish, I have invited Dan Krupinski, the head of the *LBI Health Department to attend the first Borough meeting in November - Friday, Nov. 4th at 4:30 *to discuss any health concerns regarding the fish kill and answer all questions. Thank You, John Attached is the DEP presentation.

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Harvey Cedars October 2022 News

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ October 2022 Hometown News *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* We are in the middle of another hurricane. As I write this, Ian is passing through New Jersey. The beaches have already suffered a significant amount of erosion and the rain continues to come down. The flooding on some of the typical streets has been difficult. You really must watch the tides as you navigate your way on and off the island. Columbus Day weekend is this upcoming weekend, and a lot of people will be on the island for the holiday. Public works will be working to restore the beach entrances as soon as the surf subsides. I am not sure we will be able to repair all the accesses, but we will do our best. We will focus on the street ends first and will target the area between Essex Avenue and Salem Avenue. This is where we are the most vulnerable. We are expecting to have our application approved to install the new monitoring well at the Borough Hall. This will be a costly project, but the cost will be shared by Harvey Cedars, the State of New Jersey, and Long Beach Township. The State is mandating us to install an additional well because we continue to exceed the amount of water we are permitted to draw out of the ground. More information will follow as things progress. We are working with the Taxpayers Association on the brick project at Sunset Park. The area around the existing flagpole will have a paved area with a short wall for sitting along with benches. Landscaping will also be added. Brick pavers may be purchased and engraved with messages in honor of or in memory of a loved one, event, pet, etc. Good progress has been made with this improvement at the park. Here is a link to become a part of the project: https://www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/harveycedars The Harvey Cedars Taxpayers Association (HCTA) is operated by a group of dedicated volunteers focused on enhancing the quality of life for residents, businesses, taxpayers, and guests of our town. It also facilitates communication among taxpayers and between the taxpayers and the government. Membership is just $35 per household, the cost of a seasonal beach badge. Becoming an HCTA member is the first step in having more involvement in what happens in our Borough and across the Island. Please check out their website (www.harveycedarstax.org) and feel free to contact any of the current trustees for more information about how to get involved. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* Happy October! As a friendly reminder, the 4th quarter tax payment of 2022 is due on November 1st. Added/omitted bills will be sent out in the next few days for those property owners that have additional assessments. The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee is excited to announce the return of the fall wine tasting! The event will take place on November 5th from 5:30pm-7:30pm at the High Point firehouse. There will be 35+ national brand wines to sample and hors d'oeuvres. Tickets for the wine tasting will be $45 per person and you must be 21+ to enter. To purchase tickets visit Borough Hall or mail payment with attendee names to: Harvey Cedars Activity Committee, PO Box 3185, Harvey Cedars, NJ 08008. If you missed out on our new 2022 t-shirt design, visit our online shop by clicking here. Available in a t-shirt and sweatshirt! Stay dry. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* The HCPD Community Forums resumed in September with Sergeant Steve Frazee and Officer Dan Grundtisch presenting “Firearms, SWAT, and Officer Training. I want to thank Sergeant Frazee and Officer Grundtisch for a great job, as they were extremely informative and their dedication and professionalism were clearly demonstrated. Chief Burnaford also went over the department’s Organization Chart again and led a spirited question and answer session. Thanks to everyone who attended, and to those who sent myself and the Chief some extremely positive notes and emails afterward. I would like to remind everyone that the next HCPD Community Forum will be on *Wednesday, October 26th at 5:00 pm with Detective Tim Butler presenting: Protecting Our Citizens: Crime Prevention, Scams, and Investigations.* Mark your calendar for another excellent HCPD Community Forum. Chief Burnaford and I want to thank our Seasonal Officer, Danielle Bialecki, for her valuable service to Harvey Cedars this summer. Her patrol of the boulevard and streets, mostly on a bicycle, and her patrol of the beach, greatly improved our efficiency and coverage. We look forward to Officer Bialecki returning next year. And I am happy to report that two local LBI residents have donated two Electric Bikes to the Harvey Cedars Police Department. These electric bikes will only make patrolling our town even more efficient next year. I want to thank Chief Burnaford for maintaining the excellent community relations that make donations such as this happen. Last year we requested additional crosswalks on the Boulevard and the County added 7 Crosswalks to our streets - almost all we requested. I am happy to note that this month they came back and did the rest, adding crosswalks on Union, 72nd, 84th, and 85th streets. Please remember to be safe when walking, and stop for pedestrians when driving. Many of us have dealt with the “unpleasantness” of the fish kills in Kinsey and Harvest Cove this summer. The Chief has been working with the LBI Health Department, NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and NJ State Police since the original occurrence. For those interested, we have asked a representative of the DEP and a representative of the LBI Health Department to attend the first Borough meeting in October (Friday, Oct. 7th ; 2 P.M. NOTE the earlier time than usual) to discuss the causes and any concerns the community has. Another reminder: It is not too early to think about registering for the HCPD Winter House Registration Program. Property owners can register online (www.hcpolice.org) or fill out this form and email it to dtilton(a)hcpolice.org

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Harvey Cedars Police Forum - September 28th

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*REMINDER: HARVEY CEDARS POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY FORUM WEDNESDAY, SEPT 28TH, 5PM* The next HCPD Community Forum will be on Wednesday, September 28th at 5:00 pm at Borough Hall with Sergeant Steve Frazee and Officer Dan Grundtisch presenting: Officer Training, Firearms, and SWAT. Chief Burnaford will also review the HCPD Organization Chart as he has done at each HCPD Community Forum. This will be the fourth in a series of six HCPD Community Forums. Mark your calendar for another excellent HCPD Community Forum.

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Harvey Cedars September 2022 News

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ September 2022 Hometown News *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* The unofficial end of the summer season is near, and I wish everyone a happy and safe Labor Day weekend. As mentioned in my previous newsletter, we partnered with the Taxpayers’ Association to create a way for you to cement a place in the history of Harvey Cedars by purchasing a commemorative brick to be placed around the viewing area at Sunset Park. You can choose wording for the brick to honor or remember a loved one or for yourself and/or your family. Please click this link for more information and to place an order. https://www.bricksrus.com/donorsite/harveycedars As we have all witnessed, our beach is in need of sand; some areas of town more than others, but we all know this can change with just one storm. Harvey Cedars and LBI are due for our 7-year renourishment project in 2023, but first we require Congress to appropriate the necessary funds. We can all help by contacting Senators and Congressmen requesting them to support the federal funding for beach renourishment in the FY23 cycle in the amount of $32 million. The following are links to contact Senators and Congress: US Senator Cory Booker https://www.booker.senate.gov/contact/write-to-cory US Senator Bob Menendez https://www.menendez.senate.gov/contact/email US Congressman Jefferson Van Drew https://vandrewforms.house.gov/contact/ US Congressman Andy Kim https://kim.house.gov/contact/email-me Please reach out to these representatives so they are aware of how important the project is to protect our community. Stay safe, and enjoy the final days of the summer. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* It was wonderful to see so many taxpayers at the Harvey Cedars annual taxpayers association meeting. The tax rate in Harvey Cedars is 0.967, making the average tax bill $10,196.29. Your total tax bill is divided as follows: 28.2% of the tax bill goes to fund the municipal budget, 41.16% to the county, 25.03% to the regional school, 4.55% to the local school and 1.03% to the municipal open space fund. The municipal portion of the taxes remained flat to help keep our low tax rate and maintain a steady tax bill. The municipal tax sale for the delinquent 2021 taxes and municipal charges is scheduled for Friday, October 14, 2022 at 10AM. At this time, there are 6 properties scheduled to be sold at the tax sale. This summer provided excellent weather for all of the events hosted by the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee. Thank you to all who attended, donated, and volunteered their time to make each event great. The HCAC volunteers collected $2,498.86 in bucket donations from concert attendees. These donations provide funds for future concerts and events. If you're looking for a new Harvey Cedars t-shirt, stop by Borough Hall to check out the newest design in mint and navy. The HCAC will be meeting soon to wrap-up the summer season and begin the planning of the fall wine tasting. [image: Mint - New HC Design.jpg] The High Point Volunteer Fire Company held the first in person Dog Day Road Race since COVID. The community support for our local fire company and their events never goes unnoticed. Thank you to everyone who helped the fire company have a successful race! If you were unable to attend the race but would like to purchase a Dog Day t-shirt please contact the fire company. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* Labor Day Weekend is here and another summer season is coming to an end. I hope everyone enjoyed it and was safe and healthy. I would like to thank HCPD Chief Burnaford and HCBP Chief Randy Townsend for a terrific job this summer. They and their teams did their usual great job, and I know our residents and visitors are appreciative of their efforts. Thanks to the presence of our Seasonal Officer and the addition this year of a Confidential Administrative Assistant, we were able to significantly increase Officers visibility on patrol this summer. And our Beach Patrol remained fully staffed through the middle of August, and is still doing a great job staffing as best as possible as we close out summer. Please note that the postseason lifeguard schedule is as follows: Tuesday, Sept 6th through Friday, Sept 30th Middlesex Ave will be guarded daily. 80th st beach will be guarded on weekends pending weather and staffing. The Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol received another valued accreditation in August, from the United States Lifeguard Association (USLA) for our “Open Water Lifeguard Training Program.” Congrats to Chief Townsend and his staff. I want to thank Agnello’s By The Cove for hosting a “Coffee With A Cop” in August, completing the Coffee With A Cop Program for this year, after our July stops at the Neptune Market and Birdy’s. Chief Burnaford and I appreciate all the residents who stopped by at these events, and would like to remind everyone that the next HCPD Community Forum will be on Wednesday, September 28th at 5:00 pm with Sergeant Steve Frazee and Officer Dan Grundtisch presenting: Officer Training, Firearms, and SWAT. Mark your calendar for another excellent HCPD Community Forum. It is not too early to think about registering for the HCPD Winter House Registration Program. Property owners can register online (www.hcpolice.org) or fill out this form and email it to dtilton(a)hcpolice.org While the dead bunker fish washing up in our bay waters over the last few weeks were definitely unpleasant, tests have shown that the fish died simply because they were in too close (maybe chased in by predator fish) where the water was too warm and oxygen levels too low for them. We appreciate the efforts of Dan Krupinski and the LBI Health Department, the DEP and the NJSP. A year or so ago, Chief Burnaford and I announced the “Cops Contributing To The Community" Program to capture the great work done by the HCPD Foundation. The latest effort is the “Sneaker Fundraiser Program” run through Gotsneakers.com <http://gotsneakers.com/>, a sneaker recycling organization. That organization collects and distributes used sneakers, either by donating them directly or ensuring that they are recycled, and compensates not-for-profit organizations for their donations. The funds raised through the Used Sneaker Drive will help the HCPD Foundation fulfill its purpose, so please drop off your used sneakers at Borough Hall and help make this program a success. An estimated 200 million pairs of used sneakers go into landfills every year, yet every single one of them can be recycled and the majority of them can be used again by people in need. Let your used sneakers go to good use!

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Harvey Cedars August 2022 News

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ August 2022 Hometown News *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* August is here and summer is flying by. Before you know it Labor Day will be here, and everyone will be packing up for the fall and winter. As I mentioned in the last newsletter, we are unveiling an improvement project to the point at Sunset Park. We experience some of the most wonderful sunsets at the point. It is our plan to create a much-improved space to watch the sun set over Woods Island and Barnegat Bay. We are partnering with the Taxpayers’ Association to create a way for you to cement a place in the history of Harvey Cedars by purchasing a commemorative brick to be placed around the viewing area at Sunset Park. You can choose wording for the brick to honor or remember a loved one or for yourself and/or your family. We will also be offering the opportunity for a commemorative brick to be placed in the downtown section of town as part of the upcoming streetscapes project. I am attaching an artist’s rendering of the park improvement project. Guidance on how you can participate in this project and how you can create your own original Borough of Harvey Cedars honorary brick will be coming soon. This is going to be a great project. I hope you find your way to add your memories to the point. [image: Sunset Park - clay brick.jpg] *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* The new tax bills were mailed in mid-July. The grace period has been extended through August 16, 2022. We offer convenient online bill pay for tax and utility bills at www.harveycedars.org with minimal processing fee. The Annual Blue Claw Craft Show will be on August 20, 2022. The Long Beach Island PBA #175 will host the crab race. Come support local crafters and/or race your own crab! The following day on Sunday, August 21st, is the return of the Fire Company's Annual Dog Day Road Race. This is one of the Fire Company's biggest fundraisers. Remember, as in the past races, the one southbound lane of the Boulevard will be closed for the race Sunday morning until around noon; plan accordingly if you're traveling. Wednesday night concerts run through August 24th from 6pm to 8pm. Concerts are funded through donations, not tax dollars. Donations are appreciated during the concert; watch for the orange buckets! Every dollar collected helps pay for the concerts, events and future fireworks. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* I hope everyone is having a safe and healthy summer - and will continue to do so! I want to thank Birdy’s Cafe and the Neptune Market for each hosting “Coffee With A Cop” in July. Many residents and visitors stopped by to meet Chief Burnaford and our Officers. Between events such as these and the HCPD Community Forums we are forming a great bond between the HC Police Department and our citizens. Next up for Coffee With A Cop will be Agnello’s By The Cove on Friday August 19th from 8am - 10am. Speaking of the HCPD Community Forums, another reminder that they will pick up again on Wednesday, September 28th at 5:00 pm with Sergeant Steve Frazee and Officer Dan Grundtisch presenting: Officer Training, Firearms, and SWAT. Mark your calendar for another excellent HCPD Community Forum. Lifeguard Chief Randy Townsend and the HC Beach Patrol continue to provide excellent coverage on our beaches. Although the water has been + or - 60 degrees, our beaches have been fully staffed. A quick further note, in July the HC Beach Patrol underwent a “Sanitary Inspection” by the LBI Health Department and passed the inspection perfectly. Congratulations Chief Townsend. The police department is currently investigating a few reports of vandalism, especially around homes under construction. If you see anything suspicious, or you are unsure, please call the HCPD immediately. “If you see something, say something.” A couple of upcoming events in August that I would like to note: Sunday, August 21st will be the Dog Day Road Race to support the High Point Volunteer Fire Company. Whether you are participating in the run or not, come and support this key fundraiser for the High Point Volunteer Fire Company. Harvey Cedars' own Mike Kramer and the Cornelia Street Band will be playing Friday night, August 12th at 7 PM at the LBIFoundation of the Arts and Sciences (LBIF) in Loveladies. The LBIF is a great organization, worthy of support from everyone on LBI, and the music will be fabulous. There is a large contingent of Harvey Cedars residents already signed up, so come and party with your neighbors if you can. Tickets can be gotten at the LBIF website: www.lbifoundation.org/performingarts

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(ATTACHMENT CORRECTION) Harvey Cedars July News

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ July 2022 Hometown News *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* The fourth of July is here, and summer has begun! Public works is almost caught up with all the things we need to accomplish for the summer. There are new plantings at the Borough Hall and at the Harvey Cedars sign by Salem Avenue. I want to thank the taxpayers and the planting committee for helping make this happen. The Public Works team has all of the beach mats out and in place. As you know there is not much beach left on Middlesex Avenue. I have spoken with Jeff Van Drew and with Cory Booker’s Chief of Staff about the need to have the refurbishment of the beaches of LBI in the 2023 budget. If you have contact with our Senators and Congressmen, please reach out to them concerning our needs. Looking forward, most of our time will be spent on maintaining the beach. We rake the beach every other day, pick up trash, and fix walkovers after rainstorms constantly. We currently have a project at the Borough Hall including several repairs to the aging trim which will be replaced with Azack, a plastic wood. We are also in the process of getting approval on a new well to be located at 76th Street. We continue to go over our diversion permit, and the amount of water we are allowed to pump out of the ground in any given month, as a result, the state of New Jersey is forcing us to put in an additional water well so they can monitor the water table. There will be more information about this as this project progresses. I hope everyone has a safe fourth of July. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* Thank you to all the residents that came out to the Block Party and supported the Fire Company. The Annual Dog Day Road Race is back!! If you are interested in running or becoming a sponsor please visit Dog Day Race <http://www.dogdayrace.com/>. As you may be aware, some changes are being made to the pickleball fees. Beginning July 21st the fee for non-residents will be increasing to $100. The fee for Harvey Cedars residents will remain a seasonal beach badge. All players will be required to have a Pickleball ID. In order to make the transition smoother, we are going to start making IDs for residents only on July 5th. If you would like to play Pickleball please stop by Borough Hall Monday- Friday between 8:30 AM-4:00 PM with your regular seasonal beach badge and a photo ID. Our staff will verify your Harvey Cedars address and make your Pickleball ID. For information about obtaining an ID on the weekend please contact Borough Hall during normal business hours. New tax bills will be sent out as soon as the rates are certified by Ocean County. If the bills will be mailed late, the grace period will be extended accordingly. July brings the start of the events sponsored by the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee! On July 2nd check out Craft Day by the Bay in Sunset Park. There will be something for everyone. Summer concerts begin July 13th with The Impulsives from 6-8 PM. Our full event schedule can be found here <http://www.harveycedars.org/documents/2022%20Calendar%20of%20Events(1).pdf>. If you're looking for a new HC t-shirt, a new design is now available for sale in Borough Hall! All proceeds go to supporting the events sponsored by the HCAC. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* Happy 4th of July to all, and have a safe and enjoyable summer! With the 4th of July weekend coming up, please be aware that illegal fireworks will not be tolerated. A notice stating such will be on the boulevard signboard and posted on our social media platforms. Please see the poster at the bottom of page regarding new Jersey laws pertaining to fireworks. The Harvey Cedars Police Department will be hosting Coffee with a Cop. The first will be at Birdy’s Café on Saturday, July 2nd, 8:00 am-10:00 am, Neptune Market on Friday, July 22nd, 8:00 am-10:00 am, and then at Agnello’s by the Cove on Friday, August 19th, 8:00 am-10:00 am. I encourage every resident to stop by and meet our dedicated officers. The HCPD Community Forums continued in June with Officers Ben Mrozinski and Matthew MacCorkle presenting “Officers on Patrol” and Traffic, Pedestrian, and Bike Safety. I want to thank the Officers for a great job, as they were extremely informative and their dedication and professionalism were clearly demonstrated. Chief Burnaford also went over the department’s Organization Chart again and led a spirited question and answer session. Thanks to everyone who attended, and to those who sent myself and the Chief some extremely positive notes and emails afterward. The HCPD Community Forums will pick up again on Wednesday, September 28th at 5:00 pm. Sergeant Steve Frazee and Officer Dan Grundtisch will be presenting: Officer Training, Firearms, and SWAT. Mark your calendar for another excellent HCPD Community Forum. Our Seasonal Officer, Danielle Bialecki has been on patrol, including biking the boulevard, side streets and patrolling the beaches. Please remember to bike with traffic, walk and run against traffic, and observe all traffic regulations, including the Safe Passing Law (move over one lane for pedestrians or bikers, when possible, and slow down to 25 MPH if you cannot move over) and remember to stop for pedestrians at all street corners. Traffic, bike, and pedestrian activity is at its height now, so please all be safe and observe all regulations. Our HC Beach Patrol is fully staffed for July, thanks to great off-season recruitment and retention work put in by our Chief of Beach Operations Randy Townsend. Speaking of which, Congratulations are in order for Lifeguard Chief Townsend, his management team, and all of the HC Lifeguards, as the HC Beach Patrol was just once again fully accredited, after a thorough observation, by the Ocean Lifesaving Association (OLA). To quote the “Beach Visitation - Observation” report submitted by OLA: The Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol is a “very good operation - always progressive and constantly striving to improve their operation. Lifeguard Chief Townsend does a terrific job!” And furthermore, for your information (and some hometown pride!) the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol is the ONLY agency on LBI that is accredited by two different certifying bodies: the Ocean Lifesaving Association (OLA) and the US Lifeguard Association (USLA). Congratulations again to Chief Townsend for this well-deserved accomplishment. *Please see the attached PDF below for 2022 NJ Legal Fireworks!* *In Other News!!!* The Long Beach Island Health Department would like to remind all of our residents that free blood pressure screenings are available without the need for an appointment. Please see the attached PDF below for locations and screening times.

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Harvey Cedars July News

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ July 2022 Hometown News *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* The fourth of July is here, and summer has begun! Public works is almost caught up with all the things we need to accomplish for the summer. There are new plantings at the Borough Hall and at the Harvey Cedars sign by Salem Avenue. I want to thank the taxpayers and the planting committee for helping make this happen. The Public Works team has all of the beach mats out and in place. As you know there is not much beach left on Middlesex Avenue. I have spoken with Jeff Van Drew and with Cory Booker’s Chief of Staff about the need to have the refurbishment of the beaches of LBI in the 2023 budget. If you have contact with our Senators and Congressmen, please reach out to them concerning our needs. Looking forward, most of our time will be spent on maintaining the beach. We rake the beach every other day, pick up trash, and fix walkovers after rainstorms constantly. We currently have a project at the Borough Hall including several repairs to the aging trim which will be replaced with Azack, a plastic wood. We are also in the process of getting approval on a new well to be located at 76th Street. We continue to go over our diversion permit, and the amount of water we are allowed to pump out of the ground in any given month, as a result, the state of New Jersey is forcing us to put in an additional water well so they can monitor the water table. There will be more information about this as this project progresses. I hope everyone has a safe fourth of July. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* Thank you to all the residents that came out to the Block Party and supported the Fire Company. The Annual Dog Day Road Race is back!! If you are interested in running or becoming a sponsor please visit Dog Day Race <http://www.dogdayrace.com/>. As you may be aware, some changes are being made to the pickleball fees. Beginning July 21st the fee for non-residents will be increasing to $100. The fee for Harvey Cedars residents will remain a seasonal beach badge. All players will be required to have a Pickleball ID. In order to make the transition smoother, we are going to start making IDs for residents only on July 5th. If you would like to play Pickleball please stop by Borough Hall Monday- Friday between 8:30 AM-4:00 PM with your regular seasonal beach badge and a photo ID. Our staff will verify your Harvey Cedars address and make your Pickleball ID. For information about obtaining an ID on the weekend please contact Borough Hall during normal business hours. New tax bills will be sent out as soon as the rates are certified by Ocean County. If the bills will be mailed late, the grace period will be extended accordingly. July brings the start of the events sponsored by the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee! On July 2nd check out Craft Day by the Bay in Sunset Park. There will be something for everyone. Summer concerts begin July 13th with The Impulsives from 6-8 PM. Our full event schedule can be found here <http://www.harveycedars.org/documents/2022%20Calendar%20of%20Events(1).pdf>. If you're looking for a new HC t-shirt, a new design is now available for sale in Borough Hall! All proceeds go to supporting the events sponsored by the HCAC. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* Happy 4th of July to all, and have a safe and enjoyable summer! With the 4th of July weekend coming up, please be aware that illegal fireworks will not be tolerated. A notice stating such will be on the boulevard signboard and posted on our social media platforms. Please see the poster at the bottom of page regarding new Jersey laws pertaining to fireworks. The Harvey Cedars Police Department will be hosting Coffee with a Cop. The first will be at Birdy’s Café on Saturday, July 2nd, 8:00 am-10:00 am, Neptune Market on Friday, July 22nd, 8:00 am-10:00 am, and then at Agnello’s by the Cove on Friday, August 19th, 8:00 am-10:00 am. I encourage every resident to stop by and meet our dedicated officers. The HCPD Community Forums continued in June with Officers Ben Mrozinski and Matthew MacCorkle presenting “Officers on Patrol” and Traffic, Pedestrian, and Bike Safety. I want to thank the Officers for a great job, as they were extremely informative and their dedication and professionalism were clearly demonstrated. Chief Burnaford also went over the department’s Organization Chart again and led a spirited question and answer session. Thanks to everyone who attended, and to those who sent myself and the Chief some extremely positive notes and emails afterward. The HCPD Community Forums will pick up again on Wednesday, September 28th at 5:00 pm. Sergeant Steve Frazee and Officer Dan Grundtisch will be presenting: Officer Training, Firearms, and SWAT. Mark your calendar for another excellent HCPD Community Forum. Our Seasonal Officer, Danielle Bialecki has been on patrol, including biking the boulevard, side streets and patrolling the beaches. Please remember to bike with traffic, walk and run against traffic, and observe all traffic regulations, including the Safe Passing Law (move over one lane for pedestrians or bikers, when possible, and slow down to 25 MPH if you cannot move over) and remember to stop for pedestrians at all street corners. Traffic, bike, and pedestrian activity is at its height now, so please all be safe and observe all regulations. Our HC Beach Patrol is fully staffed for July, thanks to great off-season recruitment and retention work put in by our Chief of Beach Operations Randy Townsend. Speaking of which, Congratulations are in order for Lifeguard Chief Townsend, his management team, and all of the HC Lifeguards, as the HC Beach Patrol was just once again fully accredited, after a thorough observation, by the Ocean Lifesaving Association (OLA). To quote the “Beach Visitation - Observation” report submitted by OLA: The Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol is a “very good operation - always progressive and constantly striving to improve their operation. Lifeguard Chief Townsend does a terrific job!” And furthermore, for your information (and some hometown pride!) the Harvey Cedars Beach Patrol is the ONLY agency on LBI that is accredited by two different certifying bodies: the Ocean Lifesaving Association (OLA) and the US Lifeguard Association (USLA). Congratulations again to Chief Townsend for this well-deserved accomplishment. [image: image.png] *In Other News!!!* The Long Beach Island Health Department would like to remind all of our residents that free blood pressure screenings are available without the need for an appointment. Please see the attached PDF below for locations and screening times. [image: image.png] Harvey Cedars News mailing list -- harveycedarsnews(a)lists.cit-e.net To unsubscribe send an email to harveycedarsnews-leave(a)lists.cit-e.net

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HCPD Community Forum this Wednesday

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From the Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale Just a reminder to all, the 3rd in the series of Harvey Cedars Police Department Community Forums will be held this Wednesday, June 22nd at 5:00 at Borough Hall. This HCPD Community Forums will be presented by Officers Ben Mrozinski and Matthew MacCorkle. and will detail “Officers on Patrol: Traffic, Pedestrian, and Bike Safety." Officer Mrozinski is the HCPD Traffic Safety Officer and Officer MacCorkle is the department’s newest Officer. Come and meet them and learn how they go about their duties in keeping us safe. I am certain another excellent q and a session will take place.

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Harvey Cedars June 2022 News

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ June 2022 Hometown News *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* Memorial Day has passed, summer has officially begun, and it was hot enough Monday to make us wish for Fall. Before you know it, it will be the Fourth of July, and summer will be in full swing. We are working hard to get all the beach walkovers cleaned and open because the storm came too close to complete this project by Memorial Day. It took 3 days for Public Works just to clear out the handicapped ramp at 80th street. We still need to install beach mats and then get the trash receptacles distributed to the street ends. Until they are there, please take your trash off the beach when you leave. We had a water leak in one of the transmission lines in the Boulevard which I hope is not a sneak preview of things to come. This is the third repair to the water main in the Boulevard since the road was paved. On a good note, there have been some planting improvements around town. During the week of June 20th we will be planting flowers at the Sunset Park sign on Salem Avenue, as well as in front of the Borough Hall. We can still use some volunteers if you’re interested. We appreciate any help you can give! [image: IMG_3956.jpg] I am sure that some have seen the flagpole in Sunset Park out on the point. We will be introducing a memorial brick and observation area project for that spot. It will be a great addition to our park and a nice way to remember a loved one, and for the community to be involved in the beautification of the town. More information will be coming out shortly on how you can get involved. The Island mayors have worked with the DOT and have been able to delay the construction on Ninth Street in Ship Bottom until the Fall, however construction will continue on Eighth Street throughout the summer. The construction that you see in North Beach will continue, Monday through Thursday until mid-June. At that time the infrastructure project will end and reconvene in the fall. Finally, the High Point Volunteer Fire Company is hosting a Block Party on June 11th. Come out to support the Fire Company and have some fun! *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* What a fantastic Memorial Day weekend and start of the summer season!! Badges will be required on the beach starting June 18th. Preseason badge rates are in effect through June 15th. Any order dropped off or postmarked by June 15th will be at the reduced rate of $35. Currently, pre-ordered beach badges are available for pickup at Borough Hall during normal business hours. Badges will be available daily starting June 18th at the Beach Badge Booth in Sunset Park from 10 am to 3 pm. June is water/sewer billing month. You will see an increase in your bill due to the new water/sewer billing rates. This is the first increase since 2013. This increase will allow us to operate and maintain our system and infrastructure. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* The Chief and I hope everyone had a great and safe Memorial Day weekend and are ready for a great Summer! The HCPD Community Forums continued in May with Sergeant Kevin Snow presenting the department's Administrative functions, including Administration, Scheduling, and Record Keeping. Chief Burnaford and I want to thank Sergeant Snow for a great presentation, and thank all of the residents who attended and were part of a terrific conversation. Next up for the HCPD Community Forums will be Officers Ben Mrozinski and Matthew MacCorkle on Wednesday, June 22nd at 5 P.M. presenting “Officers on Patrol: Traffic, Pedestrian, and Bike Safety." Officer Mrozinski is the HCPD Traffic Safety Officer and Officer MacCorkle is the department’s newest Officer. Come and meet them and learn how they go about their duties in keeping us safe. I am certain another excellent q and a session will take place. At the Borough’s May 6th meeting we appointed Danielle Bialecki as s Class 1 Officer for the Summer season. Officer Bialecki will greatly assist our full time officers with certain calls for service. Weather permitting, she will be assigned to bike patrol which will allow her to travel throughout town enforcing and educating our pedestrians and bicyclists on the rules of the road. Her visibility on the bike will create many opportunities for her to interact with people in a positive manner. Community policing is something that we take very seriously and this is just another way to do that and enforce our laws. Officer Bialecki will also regularly patrol our beaches and be a presence in Sunset Park and at borough events, such as the Summer Concert series. I am sure you have seen by now that Traffic Lights on the boulevard have been activated and the speed limit lowered. Please drive carefully at all times, and remember to move over one lane for pedestrians or bikers, when possible, and slow down to 25 MPH if you can not move over. Please note that Parking Spaces across from the High Point Firehouse have been designated for “Take-out” pick-up only - short-term parking that should aid in the traffic flow and parking for our restaurants. Please respect this restriction. I hope to see everyone at the Saturday, June 11th High Point Volunteer Fire Department’s Block Party, 12 P.M. - 8 P.M. Come support your volunteer fire company, meet your Harvey Cedars neighbors, and enjoy a fun day! Please note the Lifeguard schedule for beach coverage can be found at www.harveycedars.org. Boulevard safety continues to be one of the police department's top priorities, particularly in the summer months. In addition to increasing presence with education and enforcement, and adding signage throughout the town, Chief Burnaford has been asked to be interviewed on 94.3FM, ThePoint, and 105.7 FM, TheHawk, in June to promote pedestrian and bike safety. We should be proud that Harvey Cedars, and our Chief, is the media's go-to source for safety messaging.

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Harvey Cedars Wetlands Clean-up Sunday

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HCPD Community Forum - Wednesday May 18th

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*From the Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale:* *HARVEY CEDARS POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY FORUMS* *SECOND IN THE SERIES THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 18TH, 5:00PM, BOROUGH HALL* *SERGEANT KEVIN SNOW TO PRESENT: ADMINISTRATION, SCHEDULING, AND RECORD KEEPING* *NEXT UP FOR THE HCPD COMMUNITY FORUMS WILL BE THE HCPD’S OFFICER OF THE YEAR, SERGEANT KEVIN SNOW. THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 18TH AT 5:00 AT BOROUGH HALL, SERGEANT SNOW WILL PRESENT THE DEPARTMENT’S ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATION, SCHEDULING, AND RECORD KEEPING. PLEASE COME, MEET SERGEANT SNOW, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WORKS.*

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Harvey Cedars May 2022 News

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ May 2022 Hometown News *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* May flowers are coming up all over, and Memorial Day is just around the corner. Public Works has a lot to do before summer begins. We just completed the water main loop to Bay Terrace and the water pressure has increased dramatically. We will be completing North Holly and Essex Avenue in the next two weeks. I want to thank everyone for their patience during this project. We have a lot of work to do down at the park. A number of pieces for the playground are backordered due to supply chain issues. Within the next five years we are going to have to invest in new playground equipment. We are working on plans for a look-out near the flagpole at the point, overlooking Woods Island. More information on this will follow. I am looking forward to improving the gardens at the Borough Hall and at Sunset Park. We are working with the Taxpayers Association and are looking for volunteers to adopt gardens. If you have an interest and a green thumb, please let us know. You can make a big difference and help make Harvey Cedars a better place. The DOT will be working on the Causeway throughout the summer. They will be closing one lane on both the east and westbound lanes. Construction will be Monday through Thursday nights. Although there will not be construction during the weekends, the lanes will remain closed during the project. If you plan accordingly, you shouldn’t experience delays when you travel on or off the Island. We are looking forward to a great summer. The Fourth of July will be here before you know it. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* The Harvey Cedars 2022 Annual Budget has been adopted. Thank you to the Commissioners, Department Heads, and Taxpayers Association for your participation and input during the budget process. The municipal tax rate will remain the same. The budget is available for viewing on our website www.harveycedars.org under Finance. Pre-season beach badges are *now available* for purchase and pick-up at Borough Hall during regular business hours. Seniors 65+ may purchase the $12 Senior badge any time during the season with proper ID. The discounted preseason rate of $35 ends June 15th. All orders must be postmarked by June 15th to receive the discounted rate. After June 15th, the rate is $45. Starting June 18th, all badges will be available daily from 10am-3pm at the Recreation Booth in Sunset Park. The bag ban is back into effect on May 4th. When visiting Borough Hall, check out our 100% organic cotton reusable Harvey Cedars tote for $20! Support the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee while being Earth friendly. To learn more about the State's plastic ban click here <https://www.nj.gov/dep/get-past-plastic/?utm_campaign=20220429_nwsltr&utm_m…> . Visit the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee storefront to purchase your HC merchandise for 2022. Click here <https://shorepromotions.com/harvey_cedars/shop/home>to visit! *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* The HCPD Community Forums kicked off on April 27th with a great presentation by Chief Burnaford, with the assistance of the HCPD’s new Confidential Administrative Assistant, Danielle Tilton. They did a great job laying out the HCPD Organization Chart, Mission and Values Statement and Day-To-Day Operations. I want to thank all of the HC residents who attended; a great Q & A session was an instrumental part of the Forum - great questions and comments from the attendees. A great discussion; thank you all! Next up for the HCPD Community Forums will be Sgt. Kevin Snow on Wednesday, May 18th at 5 P..M. at Borough Hall. Sgt Snow, our 2021 Officer of the Year recipient, will present the department's Administrative functions, including Administration, Scheduling, and Record Keeping. Please come, meet Sgt Snow and learn more about how your HCPD works, so mark your calendars now! Chief Burnaford attended all of the meetings with the 3 Commissioners as we approved, with some modifications, the outdoor seating plans for the Borough’s restaurants. The Chief’s suggestions, meant to improve parking and traffic flow, will go a long way to ensuring a successful summer season for all. On Saturday, April 30th, the HCPD participated in the DEA “Operation Take Back” during which residents could bring in unused, unneeded medications for safe disposal. Don’t forget that we have a permanent prescription drug collection box in our Boro Hall for all to use 24/7/365. Today, May 3rd, I will be attending the Resilient LBI meeting where municipal representatives on LBI will review specific sites and actions to be written into the organization’s Resilience Action Plan, and review site-specific demo projects. Traffic light activation date is set for Monday May 23rd and the speed limits are reduced around this time period. Please, as always, drive carefully. Among all of the activities of the HCPD in April, two Police Incidents are worth noting: On April 23rd at approximately 12:39pm, Officer Ben Mrozinski was on a Distracted Driving Detail when he pulled over a possible stolen vehicle near the intersection of 80th Street and Long Beach Blvd operated by 44 year old male from Croydon, PA named Rafal Delega. After further investigation, Officer Mrozinski confirmed that the vehicle was stolen and after conducting a preliminary search of the vehicle, a loaded 9mm handgun was recovered. The vehicle was impounded in our impound yard and Mr. Delega was processed at our police headquarters and transported to the Ocean County Jail in Toms River. During the early morning hours of Sunday April 24th, Neptune Market was burglarized by two persons. The suspects left with cash and a few items from Neptune Market. Det. Butler, Officer Chris Oldham, who is the HCPD’s Juvenile Officer, and others worked tirelessly to identify these two suspects. Pictures of the suspects, taken from video surveillance, were enhanced and posted on the HCPD social media accounts, where they reached over 40,000 views. The suspects were subsequently identified and arrested. Terrific work by the Harvey Cedars Police Department resulted in this quick resolution. They are to be congratulated on fine police work.

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HCPD Forum Reminder - Tomorrow

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*Harvey Cedars Police Department * *COMMUNITY FORUM * *TOMORROW NIGHT **(WEDNESDAY) * *APRIL 27TH * *5:00PM* * AT BOROUGH HALL* *Just a reminder to all that tomorrow night, Wednesday, April 27th at 5:00 at Borough Hall, Chief Robert Burnaford, along with Administrative Assistant Danielle Tilton, will present the first in the series of HCPD Community Forums. * *Chief Burnaford will discuss the HCPD organization, Mission, Values, and Day-To-Day Operations of the Harvey Cedars Police Department. * *All residents are encouraged to attend!* *Thank You,* *John Imperiale, Deputy Mayor, Commissioner of Public Safety and Public Affairs*

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Resilient LBI Project workshop

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RSVP for Resilient LBI Action Planning Workshop On *May 3, from 5-7pm at the St. Francis Community Center*, the Resilient Long Beach Island project is *hosting an in-person workshop to craft the Resilience Action Plan. * You’ll see the final resilience Scenario options and be able to choose what works best for LBI. Registration is recommended by clicking here <https://forms.office.com/r/7U30W82yZZ> [image: A group of people sitting at tables Description automatically generated with low confidence]

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Harvey Cedars April 2022 News

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ April 2022 Hometown News *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* April is here and Spring is trying to take the place of winter. I am sure you have noticed the construction that is going on in North Beach. They are replacing sewer mains and it will be a mess for quite some time. Our sewer system is in good shape, and you will be glad to hear that we will not be taking on a major project like that. We will, however, be adding a well on 76th Street in the near future. We are looking for some of the infrastructure money to defray some of the cost. The State is forcing us to install an additional well, because we are using more water than our allocation permit allows. Installing meters has not reduced consumption, and we are left with no other option, but to install the new well. We are working with the Taxpayer’s Association to team up and improve some of the plantings around town. We are looking for volunteers, with a green thumb, to help us make the town look better. There are also a couple of clean up days coming, in the next two months, to pick up after the long winter. We are happy that Southern Regional will be sending some kids over for one of the cleanup days. Public works has a few projects to complete, including drainage and the water main on Bay Terrace. We will then turn our attention to getting ready for the summer. Beaches, park, trash cans, walkovers, bathrooms, and painting. So much to do and summer will be here before we know it. Your Public Works team is working hard to make Harvey Cedars better. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* After our most recent review of the budget, several modifications were made. The new local tax rate *will be doubled from last year.* *APRIL FOOLS!* But seriously, the budget is expected to be adopted at the April 18th meeting with *no *local tax increase. As we move towards summer, the town has a plethora of fun events planned. Be on the lookout in your mailboxes for the summer events calendar, and the beach badge order forms, they will be coming your way in the next few weeks. The events hosted by the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee are funded entirely by donations and merchandise sales. Check out our Harvey Cedars online store <https://shorepromotions.com/harvey_cedars/shop/home> to get your warm weather gear and support the HC events! The High Point Volunteer Fire Company will be back in action hosting events this summer. They will be kicking off the summer with a Block Party on Saturday, June 11th. A full day of fun with food, beer, wine, and live music. This summer also marks the return of the Dog Day Road Race! The annual August race is back in-person for its 43rd Year! If you aren't able to attend either of these events, be sure to check out the High Point Volunteer Fire Company's website <http://www.hpvfc.com> for other information on how you can support our local volunteers. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* April is the start of what we hope to be a great series of presentations: the Harvey Cedars Police Department Community Forums. This series, to roll out over six months in the Spring and Fall, begins on Wednesday, April 27th, 5 P.M. at Borough Hall, with our Chief of Police, Robert Burnaford, presenting the HCPD Organization, staff, and Day-to-Day Operations. I know that you will find this an interesting and enlightening presentation. Please try and attend. Seating is limited. April brings two great new additions to the HCPD. Chief Burnaford and I are happy to welcome Patrolman Matthew MacCorkle as a new full-time Harvey Cedars Police Officer. Officer MacCorkle comes to us with 5 years of law enforcement experience, maturity and the passion for community policing. He will be a great asset to our agency and we are lucky to have him on board. Officer MacCorkle is not an addition to the department but replaces an Officer who is leaving. Also new to the HCPD is Danielle Tilton who will be the department’s Confidential Administrative Assistant. Ms. Tilton was previously at Bank of America and will be responsible for many administrative duties, as well as communicating with the public as they enter the Borough Hall to assist them with any requests and inquiries. As Confidential Administrative Assistant, she will be able to relieve the officers of many tasks, greatly improving their productivity and time on the road. When you are at the Borough Hall be sure to welcome her to Harvey Cedars! Throughout April, HCPD Officers, through a $7,000 grant that we received from the State, will be participating in the “Distracted Drivers” Campaign. During this time, you will see an increased presence of our officers on the road. No one should ever be driving while distracted, texting, eating, drinking or doing anything other than paying attention to the road. The April Distracted Driving Campaign is meant to educate motorists to help prevent accidents from occurring. I am happy to report that in April the HCPD will receive a $3,333 award from the Ocean County Joint Insurance Fund as a result of their continued successful achievement of being an accredited agency through the New Jersey State Chief of Police Association. Congratulations to Chief Burnaford and the entire department. 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. *Other Town News * COVID-19 RATEPAYER RELIEF MEASURES <http://www.harveycedars.org/Cit-e-Access/news/index.cfm?NID=53970&TID=150&j…> *Babies born on March 31st are the easiest to prank on April Fool's..... they were literally born yesterday!*

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Harvey Cedars March 2022 News

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ March 2022 Hometown News *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Spring is just around the corner but first we need to get through March. A few of the old timers remember that March is when the ‘62 storm hit and took out 50% of our homes, wreaking havoc on our town. March is usually good for one big storm and then Spring arrives. Let’s hope for a quiet month as Public Works starts to gear up for summer. Now that the directional drill is in place on Bay Terrace, we will start connecting both ends of the water main. A tide valve was installed out on Bay Terrace to alleviate some of the flooding that occurs during high tides and rainstorms. You will also start to see action on the drainage project on Essex Avenue. That should start this week. Once the drainage project is complete, North Holly and a portion of Essex Avenue will be repaved. Every year we have a meeting with Ocean County to discuss the Boulevard. We met Monday and again asked for three lanes. While that request did not gain any traction, we did discuss the Streetscapes project, which has the goal of keeping pedestrians safer, along with the outstanding manhole problem. Our next step is to survey the downtown portion of town and provide Ocean County with a couple of Streetscapes designs to review. I also have received a promise from Verizon that they will be fixing their manholes which are causing problems throughout the town due to either jutting too high or dipping too low from the road surface. We still have a lot to complete before summer. Stay Safe. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* I am pleased to announce that there will be no increase in the municipal tax rate. The Finance department worked diligently to balance the necessary increases in appropriations while keeping the amount to be raised by taxation flat. The Harvey Cedars online store has officially launched! You can now purchase Harvey Cedars merchandise online and have it shipped directly to you. All merchandise sales go towards the events hosted by the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee. Click here to visit the store. <https://shorepromotions.com/harvey_cedars/shop/home> The HCAC will be meeting within the next few months to plan and discuss upcoming events. If you are interested in being a member of the Activity Committee, please email Christine at events(a)harveycedars.org. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* I hope everyone is safe and healthy, and ready for Spring to arrive. First I would like to thank the many people who emailed, wrote, and called regarding outdoor dining, and especially thank those who were able to come to the last Borough meeting where we approved a Resolution allowing outdoor dining for this year. Be assured that the Chief and I are committed to making the process continue to go smoothly regarding traffic and parking. Every year gets better, so continue to enjoy our great restaurants, respect the neighbors, follow the traffic regulations, and we will all have a great season. I am happy to say that the LBI Health Department will be conducting another Covid Vaccine Clinic at Harvey Cedars Borough Hall on Tuesday, March 15th from 10 A.M. until 11:30 A.M. No appointment is necessary. Rip Current signs are in and are already being installed at beach entrances. Take a moment to look at the sign every time you go up to the beach, and by the time warm weather comes and you jump in, you will be fully aware of how to recognize, avoid, and respond to a rip current! In February I received the report on the review of the HCPD that was done by the Law Enforcement Risk Control Consultant, J.A. Montgomery Consulting. The review, which was initiated by the Ocean County Joint Insurance Fund, concluded “Chief Burnaford continues to be focused on professionalism, officer safety, and the liability issues that challenge the law enforcement community. There are no suggestions for improvement at this time.” Anyone who has ever gone through any kind of audit process knows how rare it is to have no suggestions for improvement. Congratulations to Chief Burnaford and the entire department. The schedule for the *Harvey Cedars Police Department Community Forums* has been set. Chief Burnaford will kick off the series on Wednesday, April 27th, and Officers will be assigned to each of the other sessions so that you can meet all of the members of the HCPD throughout these HCPD Community Forums. Please try to attend as these will be informative, two-way sessions! Wednesday, April 27th; 5 P.M. Chief Robert Burnaford: The Harvey Cedars Police Department organization, staff, and day to day operations. Wednesday, May 18th; 5 P.M. HCPD Administration, Scheduling, and Record Keeping Wednesday , June 22nd; 5 P.M. Officers on Patrol: Traffic, Pedestrian, and Bike Safety Wednesday, September. 28th; 5 P.M. Firearms, S.W.A.T. and Training Wednesday, October 26th; 5 P.M. Crime Prevention, Scams, Investigations, and Accreditation. Wednesday, November 16th; 5 P.M. First Aid and Resident Services, drone program Full details of each session, including which Officers will be conducting each session, will be sent on the first of each month. *DID YOU KNOW? * Continuing the “Did You Know?” section, Did You Know that HCPD Officers on the overnight shift, on top of handling calls for service, regularly check on multiple properties, as part of the Winter House Watch Program, and check all businesses in town for any problems or suspicious activity. *Other Town News * COVID-19 RATEPAYER RELIEF MEASURES <http://www.harveycedars.org/Cit-e-Access/news/index.cfm?NID=53970&TID=150&j…>

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Harvey Cedars February 2022 News

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ February 2022 Hometown News *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow. Wow, what a storm! We are still cleaning out: plowing street ends, clearing around fire hydrants, and opening easements. There was a lot of snow. Our team started at 4:00 am on Saturday and are still at it. The wind kept the snow drifting and filling-in opened areas as soon as they made a pass with the plow. We were fortunate that the dunes remained intact despite the strong northeasterly winds. We will begin to hook up the directional drill on Bay Terrace shortly. We have ordered the parts and, as soon as they arrive, we will complete the water loop on Bay Terrace. This will greatly improve the water pressure and help circulation. The drainage project on Essex Avenue will begin next month and we are planning to have a portion of Essex Avenue and North Holly paved as soon as the asphalt plants reopen. As you may know, the windmill farm off our shores is moving along. Green energy is the passion of our leaders, but we are concerned for how the windmills may affect our island, and are working to try to have them moved further offshore. They will be over 800 feet tall, and we will see them on the horizon. If you would like more information, click on this link https://www.savelbi.org/. People are not talking about this, but it will increase our electric bills significantly. Our efforts are not to stop the project, but to move the windmills further offshore. Please stay safe and warm. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* The Commissioners and Department Heads are wrapping up work on the 2022 municipal budget. We don't expect a significant increase in the local tax rate. We hope to have the budget finalized in the next few weeks. The finance department also filed our Annual Debt Statement at the end of January. Our net debt to valuation percentage is 0.344% where the state allows for 3.5%. Please remember to get your dog licensed. Getting your dog licensed is the law, but there are also many benefits for the dog owner. A licensed dog can easily be returned to their owners! The process also reminds you to keep your dog up to date on their rabies vaccination. The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee is working on finalizing details for an online store. The online store will allow you to purchase Harvey Cedars merchandise and have it shipped directly to your home. All proceeds of merchandise sales go towards the events hosted by the HCAC. If you are interested in joining the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee, please reach out to Christine at events(a)harveycedars.org. As a reminder the 1st quarter property taxes are due today, February 1st. If you would like to sign up for the direct debit program, the forms can be found by clicking 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 stayed safe, healthy, and warm through this past weekend’s blizzard! I want to thank the Chief, all of the Officers of the HCPD, and all of our Borough workers for their excellent work before, during, and after the storm. Speaking of healthy, I want to thank the LBI Health Department for conducting a Covid Vaccine Clinic at Harvey Cedars Borough Hall on January 25th. It was terrific outreach on their part and a good demonstration of the benefits of relationship building with other agencies and officials in the County and State. Chief Burnaford and I took advantage of the good relationship we have with our State Legislators to meet with them in January to discuss State funding for the Body Worn camera mandate. We met with Senator Chris Connors, Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove, and Assemblyman Brian Rumpf and laid out for them the significant shortfall between the costs to the HCPD of the cameras themselves and ancillary costs, such as hiring additional personnel, upgrading computer systems and the funding provided by the State. All three local legislators expressed their support for seeking more funding for the program. The HCPD has signed a Shared Service Agreement with the County for the Move Over Law Enforcement Program (MOLEP) - specifically to address reckless driving. We successfully participated in this program last year. MOLEP is a traffic safety program for the purpose of identifying, educating, and removing reckless drivers from the roadways. The County covers the cost of the program and the HCPD provides in-service training to those officers assigned to MOLEP. This year, beginning in April, we plan on holding the *HCPD Community Forums*, which were planned for 2020 and again for 2021 but postponed due to Covid. At these HCPD Community Forums, you will have the opportunity to meet and learn everything about the HCPD and its Officers through a series of six meetings. Once a month, in April, May, June, Sept, October, and November, members of the HCPD will present their backgrounds and their specific responsibilities within the HCPD. The series will start off in April with Chief Burnaford presenting the HCPD Organization Chart and the day to day operation of the department. All sessions will include a question and answer period. Exact dates and times, and the full details of each session will be announced soon; look for them and come to Borough Hall for these informative sessions. A couple of quick reminders: In case you are just now getting away for the winter, you can still register for the Winter House Checks Program, a service that has our officers periodically checking in on properties when they are unoccupied for any period of time, and notifying the owners of any issues. We encourage everyone to take advantage of this free and invaluable service! Visit www.hcpolice.org and click on “Winter House Check” to sign up today. We do ask that everyone signs up every year to ensure that the department has the most current contact information. If you're one of the hearty individuals out walking, running, or biking when it is dark out, stop by Borough Hall and pick-up a free “High Reflective Visibility Reflector Bands for Wrist, Arm, or Leg.” These bands are worn to enhance your visibility and safety. *DID YOU KNOW?* Continuing the “Did You Know?” section, Did You Know that the HCPD utilizes the off-season to concentrate on the bulk of their training? Some of their training includes, but is not limited to, crime scene investigation, ethics, leadership, deescalating techniques, use of force and more. *Other Town News * COVID-19 RATEPAYER RELIEF MEASURES <http://www.harveycedars.org/Cit-e-Access/news/index.cfm?NID=53970&TID=150&j…>

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COVID-19 Vaccination Available at Harvey Cedars Borough Hall

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Vaccine Clinic in Borough Hall LONG BEACH ISLAND HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS HOSTING A *COVID-19 VACCINE CLINIC* IN THE HARVEY CEDARS BOROUGH HALL WEST 76TH & BLVD, HARVEY CEDARS *JANUARY 25, 2022* *9:30AM - 11:30AM* Attached is a flier with embedded links to schedule an appointment. However, the Health Department will be accepting any Walk-Ins. Please bring your Covid-19 CDC Vaccination Record Card. Masks are required.

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Harvey Cedars January 2022 News

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ January 2022 Hometown News *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* The new year opened up with a big snow storm. It is hard to believe we went from 62 degrees on Sunday to 6 inches of snow on Monday. The team did a good job getting the roads cleaned up and access to the hydrants. This was the first northeast storm of the year. We have our fingers crossed that we will not have significant beach erosion as the months go by. This month we will be finishing up the water services on North Holly Avenue, as long as weather permits. They just completed the directional drill from Bay Terrace to 84th Street. Our team will be connecting the water main on each end. This will make a big improvement to the water pressure out on Bay Terrace and also increase the water flow. The bid was just awarded for the water drainage on North Holly and Essex Avenue. The repaving of North Holly and a portion of Essex Avenue will take place this spring. This project will make a big difference, and we are looking forward to having the road paved and the project completed. Agnello’s By the Cove just opened up on the corner of Camden and the Boulevard. It is great to see two young guys take initiative, and open up a new business in town. I encourage you to stop in, it will be an encouragement to them. We wish them well. They will do a great job. Happy New Year to all. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* As a new year begins, we are starting to work on the 2022 annual budget. The finance department is working hard to keep expenses down and no/minimal tax increase. The Borough received the first of three expected FEMA reimbursements at the end of December for the February 2021 winter storm Orlena. The Public Works secretary, Briana, is diligently working at gathering all the necessary documentation to be finalized. This summer season we have a full concert schedule, craft shows, and annual arts festival. The Harvey Cedars Activity Committee is collaborating with the Harvey Cedars Police Foundation to expand the Kids Night in the Park and a fun new event in October. Full details will be available as summer approaches. The HCAC is always looking for new volunteers. If you are interested in being a part of the committee, please reach out to Christine at events(a)harveycedars.org. Have a safe and healthy New Year. *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* On behalf of myself, Police Chief Burnaford, Beach Patrol Chief Townsend, and all of our staff, we wish everyone a great, safe, Happy (and healthy) New Year. First, we would like to thank everyone who brought toys to Borough Hall for the Harvey Cedars Police Foundation “Fill A Patrol Car” Toy Drive to benefit CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates.) Through your generosity, the goal was more than met - the Patrol Car was stuffed with toys when they were delivered for the children at CASA. With the days short in the Winter, we see many people walking the boulevard in the dark - wearing dark clothes! Not a good idea, and even with lighter clothing, it may be hard for cars to see you on the boulevard. To that end, the HCPD has acquired “High Reflective Visibility Reflector Bands for Wrist, Arm, or Leg.” These bands can be worn as you walk or run, enhancing your visibility and safety. Any Harvey Cedars resident can pick one of these Reflectors up, for free, at Borough Hall. If you are one of the hearty souls out there walking or running in the dark, pick one up, and be safe! *DID YOU KNOW?* Continuing the “Did You Know?” section, Did You Know that through a recent and generous donation of a Drone from Benée Scola, Owner/Broker of Record of Benée Scola & Company, Realtors, right here in Harvey Cedars, the Harvey Cedars Police Department is now able to add this element of policing. Drone usage in law enforcement has become increasingly more useful in the last few years. Some of the ways in which the department will use this is for assisting with locating missing persons, taking aerial photography of various crime scenes, accident scenes, planned events, and the marketing of our department’s social media platforms, to name just a few. We are very thankful for Benée for thinking of our Police Department and we really appreciate the great working relationships we have with all of our local businesses. The Harvey Cedars business community is a great, integral part of our town. Each and every one of them deserve our support.

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Harvey Cedars December 2021 News

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Borough of Harvey Cedars, Ocean County, NJ December 2021 Hometown News *[image: image.png]* *Department of Public Works & Public Property - Commissioner/Mayor Jonathan Oldham* Thanksgiving is over and Christmas will be here before you know it. We just installed the snowflakes out on the boulevard, and it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas up and down the Island. You will not want to miss the Christmas parade this Saturday, always an island favorite. If you are good, you will see Santa taking a trip around the town on the Fire truck again this year. Thank you to the fire company, and back by popular demand. This was a great event last year for young and old alike. There are two projects underway right now. We are halfway through the water main renewal on North Holly. Once we tie in both ends of the main line, we will connect each individual water service. Our public works guys are doing a great job. They are working hard to disrupt life as little as possible. Earl Asphalt and Paving Company finally arrived to pave 72nd and 85th Streets. The paving will have to be completed before the plants close due to the cold weather. I am looking forward to having this project completed before Christmas. Homeowners on 72nd Street have been patiently waiting for the completion of the paving. We are out to bid on the Essex and North Holly paving and drainage project. We will be awarding the project before the end of the year. Once the asphalt plants reopen, we will begin the project. It will be a great improvement to have a new water main and a newly paved road for this section of town. I have not forgotten the manholes. I have been promised that Verizon will fix them shortly. We want to wish everyone a safe and wonderful Holiday Season. Take the time to cherish your friends and family. *Department of Revenue & Finance – Commissioner Paul Rice* With the Holiday season in full swing, I would like to remind everyone that the Harvey Cedars Activity Committee has Harvey Cedars merchandise available for purchase at Borough Hall. There are t-shirts, cookbooks, tote bags, hats and other various items to choose from for anyone on your shopping list. All proceeds from merchandise sales go towards our events and activities hosted by the HCAC. Holiday themed Beach Badges for the 2022 season are now available for sale in Borough Hall. These badges are in limited supply and are perfect for a holiday gift. I would like to thank the office staff at the Borough Hall for all of their hard work this year. Have a Wonderful Holiday, Paul Rice *Department of Public Safety & Public Affairs – Commissioner/Deputy Mayor John M. Imperiale* On behalf of myself and Chief Burnaford we want to wish all a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year. Speaking of the holidays, be sure to look for Officers from the Harvey Cedars Police Department on Monday night December 20th, as they assist our Fire Company with escorting Santa around town. Also, a great Harvey Cedars friend and neighbor, Dave Burns, has started the tradition of people putting a red, a white, and a blue candle in their window, not just for America, but the red in support of our firefighters, the white in support of our EMT workers, and the blue in support of our police. A wonderful holiday idea…help it spread! In keeping with the holiday messaging, we are excited to announce that the Harvey Cedars Police Foundation and the Harvey Cedars Police Department will be hosting our first “Fill A Patrol Car” Toy Drive to benefit CASA. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates which helps neglected and fostered children right here in Ocean County. CASA assists children with continuing their education, emotional support, and providing any medical attention needed. You can find more information at www.casaofoceancounty.org. The Toy Drive will start on Monday, Dec. 6th and run until Dec. 10th at 4 P.M. Anyone interested can bring a new unwrapped toy for children from the ages of 3 -17 years old and place the toys inside of “Santa’s Sleigh” or inside the lobby at Harvey Cedars Borough Hall. Any questions, please contact Sgt. Kevin Snow at ksnow(a)hcpolice.org "LET-IT-GROW” aka “No Shave NOVEMBER” is over and I want to thank all the officers and others who participated, and especially thank those who made generous donations to "David's Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation” or your own favorite charity. As of this date, close to $25,000 has been raised via this campaign to help those who have been impacted by a cancer diagnosis. In our continuing efforts to improve traffic flow and parking in and around our business district, we had previously opened up parking on the Municipal Property between the intersection of West 80th Street/Anchor St and #9 West 80th Street. The objective was to facilitate parking for businesses and restaurants, allowing more patrons to use these spots when dining etc. However, they have become utilized by cars parking all day/all night, somewhat minimizing the planned benefit. Therefore we updated the Borough’s parking ordinances to limit this area to 3 hour parking, so that it would meet the intended purpose of facilitating parking for business and restaurant patrons. In addition, the Borough has plans on adding signage along West 80th Street and Bay Terrace, such as the “No Trailer Parking” signs that have become hidden by growth, and others that are missing or in disrepair. *DID YOU KNOW?* Continuing the “Did You Know?” section wherein we present an interesting fact about the HCPD that you should be aware of: Did you know that we have an Officer that is certified through the National Highway Traffic Safety Association to conduct inspections and properly install your child’s car seat. Need this service? Contact Det. Tim Butler at tbutler(a)hcpolice.org for scheduling.

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