Tell Us: Should the Racetrack Continue to Hire Police to Regulate Traffic?

A recent decision by to stop hiring local police to help regulate traffic is viewed by many local officials as a "nightmare," according to an article in the Asbury Park Press.

For decades, the race track would pay police to man traffic lights at several high traffic intersections to ease congestion and reduce the incidence of accidents, according to the article.

Officials in Oceanport, West Long Branch and Eatontown received the notice from Monmouth Park about the decision, and say in the article that their departments don't have the funding to pay for the officers.

Eatontown Mayor Gerald Tarantolo said during Wednesday night's council meeting that the will only cause greater congestion for motorists.

The mayor said he hopes to get in touch with the state to try and get them to send officers to work the lights in order to ease traffic.