UPDATE: Phase 1 and 2 of the re-entry plan does not apply to everyone in Ortley Beach. Please refer to the attached photograph to see where it applies. The geography of Ortley Beach changes daily, Toms River officials say. The state Department of Transportation and Toms River officials say they're working feverishly to improve the roads in Ortley Beach.
The Toms River Police Department has a plan to enable residents of the Ortley Beach section to re-enter the area, beginning Wednesday.
Residents will have what officials are saying is a "reasonable" amount of time to grab essential personal items.
Phase one will enable residents to retrieve personal items, officials say. Phase two will account for winterization and flood remediation.
The schedule includes:
- Registration will take place from 8 to 8:45 a.m. at the Bellcrest Plaza, 935 Fischer Blvd, Toms River.
- At 8:45 a.m., buses leave for Ortley Beach.
- The buses will make continual loops between the affected area and the registration site.
- The buses will run between 8:45 a.m. and 3 o.m. All residents are to leave the barrier islands by 3 p.m.
- To register, the resident will provide a photo ID, which will be surrendered and stored onsite with the registration form. They will then be given a carbon copy of their registration form (which becomes their ticket to board the bus) and a pass to wear while in the affected area.
- Upon return to the mainland the resident, wills urrender the pass and their photo ID will be returned to them.
- Each bus will have an officer accompanying it to the affected area.
- Entry to the affected area will be restricted to residents only. Two people per residence and proper identification (driver’s license, tax or utility bill) is required.
- A perimeter will be established and manned by police officers around the area in which residents will arrive.
- Residents will be transported to Ortley Beach from theBellcrest Plaza (935 Fischer Blvd) Toms River via a Toms River Regional school bus.
Residents of some portions of the barrier island communities have already gained access to their homes.
Calls demanding access -- borne of overwhelming anger and frustration -- were creating additional problems, Toms River officials said on the township's website.
In a post titled, "Not everyone can be first -- Town Hall and Police inundated with callers," officials urged residents to stop the barrage.
In the Ortley Beach section, Police Chief Michael Mastronardy will let residents know what streets will be allowed in first, and this information will be posted on the township website at www.TomsRiverTownship.com. People can also sign up for the reverse 911 system, as well, to be notified.
One, like you said, until recently. Two, I'm a full timer and I feel my neighbor is 5 months and weekends and pays his $18K taxes a year. (even if he paid $5K) He has just as much right as me to be there. Even is 1 month a year. Three, Its not the beginning, its 2 weeks later. And as far as looting. ID check, genius!! Four, FACT IS BASED ON what TR officials report to him. The foolish little child is you. So now you can go back to your taxpayer collecting job and write some more child and foolish nonsense, of what no one even cares what you have to say. LOSER
Do police work chief......NOT PR Work. Let the DOT decide when its safe. I think they know a little more than all of us about this right now. I do know this.......because I've seen it with my own eyes. Police, local and out of state, construction personnel, Linemen from all over the country, and many more types of first responders are all over that island, Helping every one of us. Locally, I have to say...Every TR cop I've dealt with either at the school bus location, on the buses, at check points all over town....has been a gentleman, very helpful, and patient with everybody. Now.... go help somebody out that needs a hand! It might change the way you feel about things right now. As bad as it is for you, somebody else has it worse.
First, Very sorry about the loss of your home, and mean it. But still stand by my comment above. Just because someone doesn't agree with you or you don't like what they're saying you go off on your high horse. YOU KNOW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT ME. But I'll enlighten you a little. 1st, I do have 2 homes. And today I found out my that my fulltime home at the shore is totaled. And its no big deal to me. I'm still stand. I have lots of memories of that place. I'll either rebuild or sell. Don't know yet. And my 2nd house, yes I do have one. Is a rental that is rented out. And that's where I stayed for 10 days without power with a kind friend you rents it. And yes THANK YOU, for 10 day I was off of work and driving around, handing out water, ice and cooking food for neighbor on the block. We were also going into stores that were open, buy food and giving it out to those who need. Since most didn't have heat, we were inviting them over to my place that my buddy rents from me because there is a gas heater that we hooked up that heated the house. So I guess you were wrong on that assumption. Also, you need to reread before you make comments. I never said that I pay more taxes. I said that my neighbor pays 18K for 5 months and weekends. And even if he paid 5K he had as much right to be there as does a full timer. So now, you can stop your whining and your Wahhh Wahhhing and letsgetreal. Good luck with your home and hope all works out for you.
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