LAKEHURST – Street lights, benches, and other issues concerned residents and elected officials at a recent Lakehurst Borough Council meeting.
Council President Steven Oglesby brought up ongoing concerns about street lighting problems. “I’ve been vocal about the street light that is out and I finally heard back (from JCP&L) that the parts were on back order for several months.”
“They could have mentioned that from the beginning but that is the answer to that,” Oglesby said. He also mentioned work involving beach sand at Horicon Lake.
Councilwoman Bernadette Dugan said she and Councilman James Davis met with the head of the Borough’s Department of Public Works who informed them that the athletic field has been lined and will be re-lined as needed. “We have a 2007 Mason dump truck that is in bad need of repair. They are going to take it apart and get an estimate on what it will cost to repair it.”
Also present during the meeting was a Boy Scout who came before the mayor and council looking for approval to put benches along the walking trail that Eagle Scout Gary Lowe Jr. cleaned up last year in back of Horicon Lake.
Resident and Board of Education member Debbie Pease wanted to know who was in charge of Proving Ground Road because an area of road near the Proving Ground Church has “a very bad pothole and I’ve been told three different things.”
Mayor Harry Robbins said he’d contact the Borough Public Works Department about the problem.
Pease also talked about the National Night Out event that was held at Horicon Lake for the last two years. She recommended that it be moved back to its original location at the Lakehurst Elementary School’s athletic field.
“It didn’t flow as nice as it did when it was at the field,” she said.
Manchester Police joined Lakehurst at the event. Manchester Police Chief Robert Dolan noted during a Manchester Township Council meeting that the combination effort may have a rotation of settings with next year’s event possibly being held in his town.
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