p r e v i e w HAZLET, KEYPORT AND MATAWAN Page 53 4 0 CENTS VOLUME 25, NUMBER 14 G oldberg to top altern ative ticket leaving Goldberg out in the cold. Sm ith, Zelina and ; However, since that election, two of jhose candidates — Zelina and Perry — Perry to run w ith have decided to run with Goldberg, in­ jilted incum bent stead. And, Smith,'who originally did not seek re-election, has had a change of BY LAUREN JAEGER_______ heart and decided to run with Goldberg, Staff Writer | also. “After seeing Deputy Mayor Goldberg A berdeen Deputy Mayor Richard j get slighted by the committee, I felt it Goldberg announced Monday necessary to run for re-election in order to that he will run for re-election continue the work and build on the many come November — without the endorse­ accomplishments this council has ment from the Republican Party. achieved in the past four years,” Smith At the March 20 meeting of the explained in an official press release. Aberdeen Township Republican “I am supporting and running with the Committee, Councilman John Polito was person who should have been the leader the only incumbent to get an endorsement of the Republican ticket and who has at the secret ballot election, while the two done so much for the township during the other Republican councilmen whose past four years, Deputy Mayor Richard terms are about to expire, John Mackay Goldberg. It’s the right thing for me to and Wayne Smith, said that they were not do,” Zelina said in the same release. interested in running again. Not yet known, however, is whether So in addition to Polito, endorsed at these four candidates will run under the the meeting were newcomers Ron Republican banner. Mirante. Mark Zelina and Tom Perry, Continued oh page 9 State aid takes a b ig bite out o f tax h ike BY MARILYN DUFF lion, but that has been cut in half, mainly with the help of $340,000 in state discre­ Staff Writer tionary aid. Loretta Bray, a volunteer for the Monmouth County SPCA, takes Ginger out for a Besides the additional aid, the town­ walk. Ginger and many other animals are up for adoption at the shelter, which is W ith the help of extra state aitl celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. (Photo by Rich Schultz) ship is increasing other anticipated rev­ and an increase in anticipated enue and decreasing its debt service. 1 1 1 revenue, the Hazlet Township The other revenue increases include an Committee has been able to cut a nickel additional $50,000 in the reserve for pay­ from the proposed 1995 municipal t^x ment of bonds account, plus another increase, reducing it from 9.6 to 4.6 cenjts $64,893 resulting from the liquidation of 50 years o f carin g per $ 100 of assessed valuation. a trust account, according to Chief “In view of where we were, it is a sig­ Financial Officer Pat Frank. Liquidation nificant improvement,” said Mayor John BY LAUREN JAEGER in Eatontown. of the trust account will provide $40,000 Bradshaw. from the trust, plus $24,893 in escrow Staff Writer It had suffered a burst bladder and a The committee introduced the budget broken pelvis, but, on the outside, showed interest. An extra $7,000 in construction n the afternoon of March 10, a amendments at a March 28 workshop O no signs of being bruised. revenue is also anticipated. purebred cocker spaniel, lost and meeting. A public hearing, prior to final “It would have died,” Goetz said. A $23,000 decrease in debt service is hurt, was found wandering on adoption, will be held at 6:30 p.m., Debbie Taylor, the vet technician for from savings in a Monmouth County Cooper Road in Middletown. Tuesday, April 11, at town hall. Improvement Authority loan. “We didn’t The 1-year-old dog, with long black the SPCA. knew immediately that some­ The change would mean a munici ?al thing was wrong, even though the injuries use all that we applied for,” explained hair and big, floppy ears, had been either tax rate of about 42 cents or $420 per were internal. Frank. badly abused or hit by a car, said Ursula $ 100,000 of assessed property value. “It was not crying, but she seemed very Bradshaw said if you spread this Goetz, the executive director of the The $9,669,019 budget was introduced depressed and was laying in the cage,” year’s increase over the past five years, Monmouth County Society for the Feb. 10. At the time, the township ifvas you would have a flat tax rate because Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Continued on page 30 looking at a revenue shortfall of $1 mil­ during that time, the rate has decreased. 2 APRIL 5, 1995, THE INDEPENDENT ^ ^ f p E C L A L S B S td g g /n o . 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