The Howell Township Council has authorized the resurfacing of Casino Drive and Southard Avenue. Mayor Theresa Berger, Deputy Mayor Evelyn O’Donnell, Councilman John Bonevich, Councilman Thomas Russo and Councilwoman Pamela Richmond voted to authorize the Community Development Block Grant resolution at the council’s March 19 meeting. The resolution authorized a project with Monmouth County for the resurfacing of both streets. The grant allocates $135,000 toward the road improvement project. In other business, the council introduced an ordinance authorizing the purchase of a 10-acre property adjacent to Deerwood Park, Lakewood-Allenwood Road. The purchase will be made with open space funds. A public hearing on the ordinance was scheduled for April 2.
The Monmouth County SPCA will celebrate its 25th anniversary dog walk and pet fair on April 27 at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The theme will be “My Dog is a Superhero” and will encompass a fun, colorful and exciting comic book theme. There will be dogs available for adoption, live music by The Wag, vendors, food trucks and refreshments, games and activities for children of all ages, plus fun photo ops with comic book characters. A new attraction this year is the “Disc-Connected K9’s Frisbee Dog Team,” a professional touring team which will bring their high-flying performances throughout the day. The guest speaker will be the author of “Walking With Peety,” Eric O’Grey, whose inspirational story of health and recovery were made possible with the help of his adopted shelter dog. For more information, email events@monmouthcountyspca.org or visit www.mcspcadogwalk.org
Monmouth County has entered into a shared service agreement with Brookdale Community College in the area of technological services (IT).
The Brookdale Community College Office of Information Technology (Brookdale OIT) and Monmouth County Information Technology Services (Monmouth County ITS) have been working together to evaluate IT challenges. The two departments discovered a potential shared service model that represents value and a reduction in duplicity, according to a press release.
“This initiative is another great example of the importance of shared services,” said Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone. “By joining these networks together, we will save taxpayer money and increase efficiency of services, which is exactly what shared services are intended to do.”
Brookdale OIT, in Lincroft, plans to partner with Monmouth County ITS, in Freehold, to connect both local area data networks. The partnership will create an 8-mile network connection between the college and the county and demonstrates the practice of leveraging both data and voice networks, according to the press release.
The initiative will allow the two agencies to expand data networks, increase their technical capacity and deliver competent services with less financial investment, according to the press release.
