1. Oyster Creek Power Plant – The decommissioning of the plant creates obvious concerns about the future of our local economy. Click Here to read more.

We support the following actions at the Oyster Creek site:

• Work closely with Holtec to ensure that no spent nuclear material is introduced to the site from outside Lacey and that on site material is stored securely and safely.
• Work with various elected officials to ensure adequate reimbursement for storage of spent nuclear waste at the plant. Congressman Kim has already committed to supporting such legislation in Congress.
• Support OC as the on-land transmission site for energy generated by the proposed offshore wind farms. The continued utilization of the plant infrastructure will allow reimbursement of Energy Tax Receipt to the township.
• Support alternative uses for the plant’s brown field property such as a solar farm similar to the one proposed for the former Ciba Geigy property in Toms River.

We do not currently support installation by Holtec of their new modular nuclear reactors (SMR-160) at the plant.

2. Cannabis Sales – In the election of 2020, the voters of Lacey Township voted to approve recreational use of cannabis 10,733 (64%) to 6,017 (36%). Unfortunately, our all-Republican Township Committee had previously voted 5-0 to ban cannabis sales in town. We propose that the Township Committee comply with the wishes of the voters and permit cannabis sales with a 2% local sales tax. To learn more about the economic benefits of legal marijuana, click HERE.
3. Traffic Safety – The intersection of Haines St and Lake Barnegat Dr is dangerous, and there has been discussion of installing a traffic light there since 2015. The time to get it done is now.
4. Traffic Congestion – Route 9 south from Lacey Rd is subjected to gridlock at rush hour. In 1980, when the population of Lacey Township was 14,161 our roadways were adequate. In 2019, when our estimated population was 29,295 those same roadways were swamped. The Township Committee’s stated solution is to petition the state to change the timing of the traffic light near Caffrey’s, which is like tossing a band aid on an amputated limb. It can’t hurt but is probably inadequate. We suggest that the Township immediately begin to explore construction of an alternate southern route, similar to the Railroad Ave solution to our previous northern gridlock problem.