Council puts final stamp on swim club agreement

Manalapan residents and rec camp will use Marlboro facility

BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

MARLBORO – The first of Marlboro’s attempts to develop shared services agreements with surrounding municipalities is under way. The Township Council has adopted an ordinance and resolution which will open the doors of the Marlboro Swim Club to Manalapan residents.

Mayor Jonathan Hornik expressed his hope that this will be the first of many resolutions related to shared services. The mayor announced that Marlboro will host its first shared services summit on July 15 at 6:30 p.m.

The resolution which grants access to the Marlboro Swim Club to Manalapan residents is for a period of three years. The agreement between the towns allows for Manalapan residents to have non-resident member privileges at the facility and also allows Manalapan’s summer recreation campers to use the swim club pools.

The Marlboro Swim Club is on Masepe Trail, off Gordons Corner Road.

The cost of membership for non-Marlboro residents will be $525 for a family; $260 for an individual; and $130 for senior citizens. The fees for non-resident membership will be paid directly by Manalapan residents to the swim club.

Manalapan’s summer recreation camp will have access to the Marlboro Swim Club on Monday through Friday from 9- 11 a.m. According to the resolution, Manalapan will pay $5 per child/per day for the first 40 children who arrive in the first hour of camp every day.

For any additional children arriving in the first hour, Manalapan will pay Marlboro $2.50 per child/per day so long as Manalapan guarantees the attendance and payment for 40 children during the second hour of camp. A maximum of 100 children will be permitted at camp for the first hour and a maximum of 40 is allowed during the second hour.

The Marlboro Swim Club has four pools and two waterslides. The 7-acre property provides shade from trees and large umbrellas. Playgrounds and volleyball courts are also accessible. The snack bar at the facility will be open during the hours the Manalapan camp program visits.

A second shared services resolution betweenManalapan and Marlboro’s Department of Public Works was tabled at the council’s June 5 meeting. It is expected to be heard at the next council meeting on June 26.

In other business, the Marlboro Recreation and Parks Commission honored resident Jeff Riback as the 2007 Volunteer of the Year. The honor was bestowed upon Riback in recognition of his dedication to the township’s recreation basketball program and his time as a member of the Marlboro Basketball Association Board of Directors.

Recreation and Parks Commission Chairman Stephen Dick said Riback has been involved with recreation basketball for 11 years, starting out by coaching his two sons. He expressed the commission’s thanks for Riback’s dedication to ensuring that teams were evenly matched and to making certain that the right coaches were selected.

In other council business, an ordinance increasing the fees for motor vehicle junkyard licenses was approved. The fees are being increased from $250 to $1,000.

Also adopted that evening was an ordinance relating to the installation and maintenance of grease traps for all units, except single-family homes, that are connected to the public sewer system and from which large quantities of grease are expected to be generated.