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Issues 2012: Stories to Follow in the New Year

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The year may be coming to an end but certain issues are not. Lacey Patch will keep you updated on some of Lacey's most pertinent issues.


Walmart is launching a with OmniWind at four stores across the country. The company would install windmills in the store's parking lots to supply power to the buildings.

The turbines caused quite a ruckus among residents in Lacey for aesthetic and safety reasons.

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In December, the Board of Adjustment confirmed that the application will pass but held off their vote until the January meeting so a list of conditions can be compiled.

his truck to the Forked River House Plaza.

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The food truck has been stationed in a vacant lot for 12 years but in January, the Planning Board , where Dewey’s currently sits.

Since Dewey’s begun operation in Lacey Township, zoning laws have changed. Business stands are no longer a permitted use in town.

The owner and operator of the food truck, Anthony Geiger, is turning to Veterans Assistance and an attorney as he fights to remain in business.


The Lacey Township Board of Education passed a resolution at December’s meeting opposing the application of the Creative Studies Charter School, which was recently denied by the state Department of Education.

The charter school, which would integrate arts with academics, , the same day the Lacey Township School District submitted an appeal to the state.

Pamela Brown, founder of Creative Studies, has the right to appeal the state’s denial and can reapply next year.


The Lacey Township School District was served a subpoena in September in regards to the solar panel project by the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller.

The subpoena is administrative in nature and requests all documents related to the solar panel project.

Generally, an investigation takes six to nine months. Additional information will be made available to the public once the investigation is completed.


Driving around Lacey during election season, motorists could see a myriad of political signs, including some for a new organization: Republicans Against Most (R.A.M.).

Members of the group believe the movement is catching on and plan to continue its efforts prior to next year’s election with a campaign that may be called R.A.G. (Republicans Against Gary).

Both Mayor Gary Quinn and Deputy Mayor Mark Dykoff’s terms expire on Dec. 31, 2012.


Last December, Exelon Corporation reached an agreement with the state to close Oyster Creek Generating Station by Dec. 31, 2019.

Lacey Township continues to fight to replace the nuclear plant with another generation facility in order to create jobs and to secure Lacey’s state aid.

The state Department of Environmental Protection just granted Exelon a permit that allows the plant to continue to withdraw water from the Forked River and discharge it into Oyster Creek.

Environmental and safety issues will continue to arise as advocates protest for plant modifications and even its closure.


The Township Committee authorized an emergency appropriation for $218,250 to reimburse municipal employees for furlough days. The payments will reimburse two employee labor unions that filed grievances over the policy of furlough days that was imposed on Lacey workers in 2010.

The township continues to battle financial woes as funds are limited, most recently having to turn down the purchase of a street sweeper. Although a once again in 2011, the township decided otherwise. Taxes were raised by $6.32 per month.


The Planning Board developed a committee in October to , a guiding document on land use and development. 

The elements that will be looked at include land use, housing circulation, utilities, renewable energy, community facilities, recreation, conservation, farmland preservation, business and the historic district.

The board will consider modifying particular zones, renewable energy, landscaping and streetscaping, a downtown business sector, and zoning the land behind Oyster Creek for a potential generation facility once the plant closes in 2019.


The new superintendent Dr. Sandra Brower has been on the job for just over one month now.

Brower has continued to follow her transition plan and become more acquainted with Lacey Township and the school district.


The debate of building a bypass road along the old Central Railroad of New Jersey has been in the planning stages for over a decade. Although Lacey Township currently awaits approval for the permits from the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), the township is debating whether to move forward on the project.

Mayor Gary Quinn has previously state that based on the economic times, the possibility of building the envisioned roadway is not feasible.


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