Letter To The Editor

Berkeley Mayor Jason Varano,  Re-Elected Recently By The Largest 2003 Margin Of Any Ocean County Local Official, Says "We Do Our Best To Bring Cost-effective And Productive Local Government Services To Every Individual And Every Community With Impartiality"

Bayville: Mayor Jason J. Varano, re-elected last November by one of the largest margins in the history of Berkeley Township, has submitted the following letter-to-the-editor:

The responsibility of the governing body of every community is to be fiscally responsible in budgeting for the smooth operation of the municipality.

Berkeley Township is a community of 40,000-plus people residing in a 42-square mile area. In that area are more than 400 miles of roadway, 23,00 homes, 10 parks and many miles of waterfront.

Township Consists Of Several Different Communities

The township consists of several different communities that include South Seaside Park, Pelican Island, Manitou Park, Holiday City and Bayville. Within each community there are different sections.

For instance, in Holiday City you have nine different senior communities (Holiday City at Berkeley, Holiday City Carefree, Holiday City Heights, Holiday City South, Holiday City West, Silver Ridge Park East, Silver Ridge Park North, Silver Ridge Park West and Silver Park Westerly), totaling 12,500 homes that house 25,000 people.

Bayville has many different areas, such as Pinewald, Bel Air, Berkeley Shores, Sylvan Lakes, Berkeley Villages, Hidden Meadows and Sandpiper Beach, to name a few, as well as one senior community - Sonata Bay.

"Our Governing Body Serves Diverse Communities"

The governing body is charged with taking care of the needs of these diverse communities on what we would hope is equal footing.

Maintaining our roads, parks and waterfronts, collecting our trash, recycling and bulk, and plowing and salting our roads are just a few of the services for which the township is responsible.

All municipal, state and federal governments are facing difficult budgetary times. Our municipality is no exception.

Strong Effort To Be Fiscally Responsible

In an effort to continue to be fiscally responsible, some of the decisions that are made might not always be favorable to every community; however, you may rest assured that all decisions are made with the welfare of the entire township in mind.

No one community is ever left out of our thinking. We do our best to be sure that our limited resources are used to help satisfy the needs and wants of every individual and every community in the township with impartiality.

Jason Varano, Mayor-Berkeley Township

For More Information, Click Here To See Berkeley Update Part II.            (for 2/08/04)

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