Committee Meeting Postponed A Week to Allow for Budget Prep

Barnegat Township Administrator David Breeden said today that the Township Committee made the decision to postpone tonight's regular meeting in order to finalize details of the municipal budget, which will be presented to the public at the rescheduled meeting next Monday, May 23.

"We have a lot of items that we recently completed that will have a positive impact on the budget," Breeden said, including switching to the state health care plan for township employees and the concessions made by employees' unions.

In addition, he said, the township has received some "very favorable" bids for solid waste collection within Barnegat, and is still weighing its options.

"We are going tthorugh them to decide which one we will accept and how much cost savings it will yeild," said Breeden.

At the 6:30 p.m. meeting next Monday, "we plan to have a very comprehensive presentation not only on the budget, but also how we'll be moving forward as a township," he said. "We want to be prepared."