BRICK – The renovation of Cedar Bridge Manor Park is underway after officials broke ground at the .91-acre waterfront park late last month.
A $130,820 bid for the purchase and delivery of playground equipment for the “pocket” park has been awarded to Game Time Equipment of Spring Lake.
The playground equipment is part of the renovation project that includes shoreline stabilization, a half basketball court and other enhancements to the neighborhood park, said Councilwoman Melissa Travers during the June 13 Council Meeting.
The council also passed a resolution to approve the acceptance of a donation by Game Time Equipment to install the playground equipment, which is valued at $43,000.
In other township news, the governing body approved the submission of an application to the NJ Department of Transportation 2024 Municipal Aid Program Grant to fund roadway elevations of Broad Avenue, Arrow Court and Normandy Drive, all located on the barrier island.
The governing body also authorized a receipt of bids for roadway improvements to Pinewood Drive, located off Route 88, which was funded in the 2022 capital budget.
During the portion of the meeting set aside for elected officials to comment, Mayor Lisa Crate said that Brick Memorial High School has a class – the only one in the state of New Jersey – that teaches mural painting.
“It’s a rigorous process, but students have the opportunity to design and then be chosen and then paint their murals throughout the school,” she said. There are currently over 50 at the high school, she added.
“There’s lots of wall space left for future seniors to participate in that activity,” the mayor said. “We have some amazingly talented students.”
The students have also painted some murals at Brick Township High School. Mayor Crate said she hopes that the class could paint a mural somewhere outside the schools in the community.
“That’s something we’ll be talking about and see if we can come together as the school community and the community at large to put together for everyone in the town to enjoy,” she said.
Photo by Judy Smestad-Nunn
And finally, Council President Heather deJong spoke about the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, which provides nutritional health and the availability of locally-grown produce to seniors over 60 and who fall within a certain income limit.
“Not only is it the healthy eating but it supports our local farmers, who are our small businesses, and we do actually have someone at our farmers market, Farmer Al who is the first one on the right hand side when you go in, who accepts the senior farmers market nutrition program vouchers,” deJong said.
The program is being run a little differently this year, she said. Seniors must register through Senior Services who will issue a booklet containing a QR code, so the vouchers are issued electronically.
In the past, Senior Services issued checks, but this year it will be more technology-friendly, deJong said.
“All you have to do is show your QR code to the farmer, and he’ll have the technology to scan it, and that is it,” she said.
The program begins on July 1.
For more information about the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, call Senior Services at 732-920-8686.
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