Senator Robert Singer Shana Tova Message 2015

shova and wish the Lakewood Community a happy healthy New Year it's a prosperous year for the Lakewood Community hope all goes well for all of us I have good feelings about it uh it's good we're back from from vacation school has started again it's it's a pleasure seeing our children uh going to school and and seeing the community hustling and bustling uh there are a lot of important things happening this year in town we have to look at um we are doing a concerted effort on the route n project so important to us in W to see that RAB n is dualized all through our community for the first time ever and this is the important aspect of it all four senators from Ocean County all eight assembly people all the freeholders are all 100% behind the route 9 dualization starting and L and they have made this announcement officially uh I was at a meeting with the Senate President there and asked about Transportation everyone uh from these groups said the number one uh Transportation issue in Ocean County is the dualization of route nine starting in lwood so I have some wonderful thoughts about that this is an important year because they're looking to uh refund the transportation trust fund uh they're going to need the support of the delegation from Ocean County that's four senators and 8 assembly people and everyone has said unless Route 9 is a priority Factor don't come to our door with so we're in a good position and I think good things are going to happen uh finally with that I also have to give a Kudos uh to the mayor of Lakewood and the governing body who has committed themselves to helping getting the right of ways for the state on the southern part of Route 9 that is a Monumental job we met with commissioner Fox Commissioner of dot who said if we can do that we can get 60 or 65% of those people committed that's a game Cher and that would certainly help in the whole project and I want to tell the mayor uh and Deputy Mayor Minash Miller and mayor lickstein and Ray Kohl's and Mike deia as well as certainly our mayor akan uh have been a concered effort on this issue and I want to thank them for that because that is certainly the game changer we need and members of the community are helping them thank them also on the other aspect of things uh we certainly are are looking to the school funding issue is an important aspect uh the commissioner has told us they'll be looking at this fall to see how it can be changed we desperately need that change to help funding the schools in Lakewood both public and private uh that change in that formula could to add millions of dollars into our revenues help ease the tax burden on the taxpayers of Lakewood and provide that quality education for all our children so there are good things looking ahead this year um I'm happy about what's what's happening right now and again want to wish all of you a wonderful wonderful new year a healthy one and and a good year forward for all you ourselves and your families and all the residents of Lakewood Ocean County and certainly the state of New Jersey