Neptune City Narrows Search To 2 for Redevelopment Project
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
Neptune City council members have narrowed the search for developers of the Steiner Avenue Redevelopment Zone down to two.
PRC Group from West Long Branch and Maxwell Developers are both capable and experienced, which Mayor Thomas Arnone said makes the choice even more difficult.
Both developers can start the job and both can finish it, Arnone said.
The mayor said he visited three sites completed by each developer.
Ive been from here to Staten Island, he said.
Arnone said a final decision will be made in 30 days.
Council reported that a yield to pedestrian sign that was removed from West Sylvania Avenue will be replaced.
At councils last meeting a resident complained about the signs removal saying it made crossing the street too difficult.
It will take about 60 days to have the sign back in place.
Arnone also announced that the Board of Recreations bocce tournament Oct. 20 was a big success, raising about $2,000.
The mayor said funds were given to three groups in town; the eighth grade class at the Woodrow Wilson School received $800 for their class trip, the play ground committee received $500 and the board of recreation received $625.
Arnone thanked residents Liz and Sal Caliendo for their help in organizing the event.
Council also agreed to participate in a state records management program, which could make it easier for them to receive up to $50,000 in Public Archives and Records Infrastructure Support (PARIS) grants.
According to its Web site, New Jersey has launched the new Public PARIS grant program in 2005 to meet the strategic and emergency records management, preservation, and storage needs of county and municipal governments.
The vote will allow the county to conduct a needs assessment in the area of records management for the borough.
Also at the meeting court administrator Dorothy H. Reibrich presented a progress report to council stating that traffic volume has increased by 350 summonses compared to last years figures.
The court also has the second lowest backlog record in the county with 13.2 percent held over 60 days.
Reibrich also said an agreement with Avon to use the Neptune City court has been working well after two years and hopes to see it continue.
Contact Joanne Papaianni at joanne@thecoaster.net.
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