JACKSON – The Township Council has adopted a $2.4 million bond ordinance that will pay for the acquisition of equipment and the completion of road work throughout Jackson.
Council members adopted the ordinance in a unanimous vote on July 26. The ordinance authorizes the issuance of $2.28 million in bonds and a $120,117 down payment from Jackson’s capital improvement fund.
According to the ordinance, the following items will be funded:
- The Department of Public Works will acquire new equipment, including a brake lathe, a tire machine, a “Gasboy” pump and dispenser, and a rear loader garbage truck. The total cost is estimated at $660,100.
- Several public works projects and repairs will be covered by the bond ordinance. The total cost is estimated at $80,500.
- The ordinance will fund improvements to the Jackson Justice Complex, including sally port doors (a secure controlled entrance) and improvements to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system. The total cost is estimated at $132,250.
- The Jackson Police Department will receive funding for a Computer Aided Dispatch/Records Management Systems Project and two non-passenger vehicles. The total cost is estimated at $379,500.
- Funding will cover road, drainage and sidewalk improvements throughout the municipality. The total cost is estimated at $1.15 million.
In other action at the council meeting, officials authorized the renewal of a campground license to Block 7, LLC (Timberland Lake Campground), 1335 Reed Road, and they authorized a mobile home park license for 2016 to Quack Properties, LLC (All Seasons Mobile Home Park), Toms River Road.
Finally, council members passed a resolution extending the grace period to Aug. 12 for the payment of property taxes that were due on Aug. 1. The grace period was extended due to a delay in mailing the tax bills to property owners, according to municipal officials.
