Accomplishments

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  • Brookdale 6 acre tract of land rescued from commercial development and dedicated as open space
     
  • Worked with township in designing, building, and funding the new park
     
  • Organized resources for the construction of bocce court at the park and hosted Bocce Day at the Park
     
  • Planned and organized fundraising activities to supplement funding for the new park, including three Community Yard Sales, the Bill Harley Concert and three 'Afternoon of Polo' events
     
  • Solicited donations for an advertising journal that the LVGA has written and distributed at all fundraising events
     
  • Planned and organized the Annual Picnic in the Park including a Tom Chapin Concert in 2007
     
  • Secured over 2,000 signatures and assembled over 300 people at a county meeting in opposition to the widening of Newman Springs and Middletown Lincroft Roads.  Instrumental in stopping a widening of Newman Springs Road in front of Lincroft School
     
  • Persuaded county to table controversial "road improvement" projects (jug handles, road widening, traffic signals) at Brookdale Community College entrances on Newman Springs and Phalanx Roads
     
  • Hired a private consultant who was instrumental in convincing the county to build a roundabout on Newman Springs Road at the Brookdale Community College entrance
     
  • Successfully petitioned the County to incorporate a “dedicated pedestrian phase” at Hurley’s Lane/Newman Springs Road traffic light
     
  • Convinced township officials to install blinking school lights on Newman Springs Road
     
  • Successfully petitioned Middletown Township to pass a resolution regarding a study for creating Garden State Parkway Interchange 107
     
  • Worked with NJTransit to secure a second bus shelter and replace the existing bus shelter on Newman Springs Road
     
  • Involved in an advisory capacity in the central village streetscaping project (Lincroft Village Task Force)
     
  • Involved in organizing the restoration of Lincroft historical cemeteries
     
  • Convinced county authorities to temporarily lower the speed limit on Swimming River Road to 35MPH
     
  • Collected over 1000 signatures in a petition opposing the expansion of Republic Services (Marpal) and the truck traffic it would create
     
  • Met with the Two River Mayors Council, the NJDOT and the Turnpike Authority to encourage the study of creating better GSP/Rt 18 connections, alternate routes for trucks and an additional Rt 18 exit at Laird Road.
     
  • Participated in the 2007 CR520 Task Force formed by the Monmouth County Engineering Department
     
  • Created a website and email system to provide information for our members
     
  • Granted and beautified the first Monmouth County Adopt a Site at the Normandy Road overpass of Newman Springs Rd
     
  • Successfully began (in 2009) an annual Candidates Night before the fall elections
     
  • Incorporated and grown to over 900 members