Shamong Township may be in for some changes in the 2017, but not with its Township Committee.
The committee reorganization meeting once again saw the swearing in of Timothy Gimbel and Michael Di Croce as committee members, and also their nominations and approvals to continue serving as mayor and deputy mayor, respectively.
“We are all looking forward to a good 2017,” Gimbel said.
The meeting started with Di Croce being sworn in by Township Solicitor Douglas Heinold, followed by Gimbel with his wife Nancy at his side. Both, chosen by the public in the November election, will serve for three years on township committee.
Gimbel was nominated and approved to serve as mayor for a one-year term, while Di Croce was re-nominated and approved to serve as deputy mayor for a one-year term.
Committeemen who continue on the board are Michael Cooney, Sean Gray and Martin Mozitis. Gimbel and Di Croce gave their thanks.
The reorganization meeting continued with routine matters such as yearly appointments and resolutions.
After the reorganization meeting, the regular township meeting began. The committee approved a number of resolutions and the first reading of two ordinances. Resolutions included a shared service agreement with Waterford Township and two change orders, one for the Forked Neck Road project and the other for the 2016 Road Programs. According to Business Administrator Sue Onorato, the change orders both involved savings on the projects. Ordinances approved on first reading were on establishing the cap bank and salary ranges for various township officials.
Two items of note discussed at the meeting included the announcement of Boy Scout Troop 47 collecting Christmas Trees as their day of service project on Jan. 16 and the township looking into wireless nodes.
Onorato said a presentation was made on Verizon Wireless nodes, asking the township if it would be interested in putting nodes throughout the township that would help boost cell service in the area. According to Onorato, the township would have its professionals look further into the nodes, and if the township were to consider it, it would be put on a township committee agenda as a resolution.
