A Message from Mayor Lucarelli - August 21, 2020

Dear Residents,

Well, it has been quite a year so far, and despite our troubles, we have much to be thankful for. COVID has taken much; suspended employment, closed businesses and curtailed our freedom and liberty for the sake of public health.  And now, at the end of August, we enter we enter what should have been the Fair week, which has signaled the end of summer and back-to-school for decades; an event that defines what makes this town so wonderful. We will all miss this tradition, especially the remarkable members of the Fair Haven Fire Company who dedicate so much of their time and labor to put on the best Fireman’s Fair in New Jersey. The Board of Education, Superintendent McNeil and his staff are working diligently to prepare for back to school in whatever form that may take.

In the wake of Tropical Storm Isaias, we bore witness to another aspect which makes our town so special, a community coming together to recover from a devastating storm.  We should be thankful for our Police Department that kept us safe and checked on our most vulnerable, our DPW Staff that worked untold hours clearing our streets; our First Responders ever ready to answer the call, and our Borough Council and administrative staff that supported the efforts and communicated with our residents. Much to be thankful for.

This Fall, Monmouth County will be paving River Road from Buena Vista Avenue to Lake Avenue. The Council recently voted to extend our streetscape design from Smith Street to Lake Avenue with sidewalks, streetlights and distinctive crosswalks. In the coming weeks, we will be discussing the installation of a Bicycle/Pedestrian design developed in accordance with our Active Transportation Plan. This installation will include bike lanes from Lake Avenue to Hance Road and sharrows from Hance Road to Buena Vista Avenue, along with pedestrian crosswalks and signage.  Information on this design can be viewed on our Website, which includes references to the design concepts employed.

We will also be working to finalize the details for the form and location of our new DPW and Police facilities.

Enjoy the end of summer.

Be Safe, Be Well

Benjamin J Lucarelli
Mayor