Township Committee to Formally Interview WMUA Applicants

After a fraudulent passed resurfaced about the last WMUA Commissioner chosen by the committee, a formal interview process for applicants to the position will be performed.

Letter to the Editor: Electing Commissioner with No Background Check?

Manalapan resident Gerard Ward discusses his thoughts on how the Township Committee chooses people in power.

February 3rd's Asbury Park Press article was aptly titled "Shameful Start Out of the Box".  "The new 5-0 Republican majority on the Monmouth County Freeholder Board got off to a disgraceful start this week: Its first order of business was rescinding its tough 2008 pay-to-play campaign finance restrictions. Welcome back to the world of one-party rule." In Manalapan, the 5-0 Republican Committee is also off to a disgraceful start. The appointment on January 18th of a new commissioner to the WMUA has been a nightmare from the start. First, the candidate was nominated by Andrew Lucas who then voted yes to the appointment. Not only is this person a close neighbor of Mr. Lucas, one of the other elected officials claims that Mr. Lucas and his …

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New WMUA Commissioner Steps Down, Committee Discovers Fraudulent Past

Steven Plinio, who was appointed by the committee as WMUA Commissioner at the last Township Committee meeting, has stepped down before being sworn in.