{"id":17284,"date":"2020-11-05T01:59:33","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T06:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=17284"},"modified":"2020-11-05T01:59:33","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T06:59:33","slug":"brick-to-add-new-senior-bus-traffic-light-generators-skate-park-turnstile-in-improvement-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2020\/11\/brick-to-add-new-senior-bus-traffic-light-generators-skate-park-turnstile-in-improvement-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick to Add New Senior Bus, Traffic Light Generators, Skate Park Turnstile in Improvement Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Brick Township municipal complex. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n

Brick Township has approved the second portion of its annual capital improvement budget, which allocates funding for town-wide projects such as parks, infrastructure and similar items.<\/p>\n

Mayor John Ducey said this week that the township passed an initial capital budget earlier this year, but held off on some items due to the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. Ducey, as part of his administration\u2019s pledge to reduce the township\u2019s debt, has limited bonding to $8.5 \u00a0million per year throughout his two terms in office, and the two separate measures this year are $8.5 million combined<\/p>\n

The second portion of the budget allocates funding for many items, but most significantly, the mayor said, Brick will purchase a third bus to serve senior citizens. The township currently operates two buses, one of which was cost-free as part of a grant and one of which was purchased.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe demand for the bus service is incredible,\u201d Ducey said.<\/p>\n

The bus provides transportation for anyone age 60 or above to the township\u2019s Senior Center, numerous local shopping plazas, the Ocean County Mall as well as recreational areas.<\/p>\n

The township is also buying sets of generators that will be installed at major intersections in town with the aim of keeping traffic lights operational during power outages.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe seem to be having a lot of power failures, and these are generators that will be hooked up so we don\u2019t have to have our police officers out directing traffic,\u201d Ducey said.<\/p>\n

The generators will be installed permanently at several traffic lights at major intersections which are still being determined. The township already owns several portable generators that can be used to power traffic signals, but most of Brick\u2019s major intersections are county and state roadways, which has led to some backlash from officials at those levels of government.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey want something permanent rather than having us going in there every storm,\u201d Ducey said.<\/p>\n

The remainder of the second portion of the capital budget includes replacement vehicles for some departments, an extra four-wheel-drive pickup truck that can be used for snow plowing by the parks department, and the continued development of the township\u2019s master dredging plan.<\/p>\n

Ducey said another item included in the budget has been requested by those who use the new skate park at Bernie Cooke Park. A turnstile will be installed which will ensure that only skateboarders will be allowed to use the facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had some problems with some bikes going in there,\u201d said Ducey. \u201cIt voids the warranty and endangers the equipment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally, another item of note is a replacement sign in front of town hall. The current sign is showing its age, with some irregular letters and lighting. The new sign will be blue, but otherwise resemble the current sign, the mayor said.<\/p>\n

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