CLERK/ADMINISTRATOR’S OFFICE Michele Darling, RMC, Deputy Borough Clerk 732-502-4510 Ext. 232 E-mail address: avon@monmouth.com The Borough Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. We invite you to call or stop in with questions or concerns. Beach Badges: Gift certificates are available in the Borough Office. These make great Christmas gifts. The price for a Season Badge is $60.00. Senior Citizen and Teen Badges are $30.00. You may walk your dog on the beach November 1st through April 1st. They must be on a leash and you must clean up after them. Animals are NEVER permitted on the boardwalk. Reminder: You must license your dogs and cats the beginning of each year. A current rabies certificate is mandatory. If the certificate expires before November 1, 2003 you must get your pet re-vaccinated before you can obtain a license.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SANITATION 732-502-4520 Trash: The Department of Public Works and Sanitation is on their winter schedule. Have your trash out BEFORE 7:00 a.m. on the day of pick-up. For those residents that have access to a lane, put your trash there. For those of you who are “walk-ins” do not put your trash out any earlier than 24 hours. Trash pickup is once a week as follows: North side of town - Thursday South side of town – Monday Please note that trash or recycling pick-up may be suspended due to heavy snowstorms. Pick-up will resume as soon as possible. Please shovel out your trashcans after a storm. ALL GARBAGE MUST BE IN CANS WITH LIDS PER BOROUGH ORDINANCE! Recycling: Recycling is every other Wednesday, Rain or Shine, in the entire town as follows: Put your recyclables out the night before – The men start early in the morning. Your recyclables must be out on the lane or curb in proper containers where they are easily seen. Do not put lids on the containers. Mark your containers with an “R” or “Recycling” and pull them out to the edge of the street so they are easily identified as recyclables. Newspapers must be tied in bundles. We do not pick up residential cardboard, junk mail or magazines any longer. You may bring cardboard to the recycling center if you wish. Junk mail and magazines go in regular garbage. We do pick up cardboard from businesses only. Please remember that GLASS MEANS BOTTLES ONLY. It does not include drinking glasses, dishes, plate glass, windows, light bulbs, etc. These items belong in the garbage. The recycling drop off center is located at the Public Works Yard. It is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Drop off center is closed on holidays. Things that are accepted: glass bottles, tin cans, plastic bottles, aluminum cans and newspapers. We don’t pick up cardboard, but you can bring it to the drop off center. It must be broken down and tied in bundles. PLEASE, this recycling area is for AVON RESIDENTS ONLY & FOR RECYCLABLES ONLY! NO TRASH OR GARBAGE OF ANY KIND!!!!! PLEASE PARK IN THE DESIGNATED AREA ONLY. DO NOT LEAVE THINGS OUTSIDE THE GATE! Do not bring bulk or metal items to the Borough yard! It will be picked up curbside. Leaves: Leaves are to be put loose in the curb until about December 15th. They are to be put in the main avenues, not the lanes. Please keep the piles of leaves 3 feet away from the curb, so rain doesn’t wash them down to the culverts. Please advise your gardeners and landscapers of these rules. Brush: Will be picked up by Public Works, if it is cut into 4-foot lengths and tied in bundles. Snow Removal: As per Borough Ordinance Chapter 161, Article IXA, during a snowstorm, do not park on the east and north sides of the streets. Within twenty-four hours of the snow stopping, move your car to the opposite side of the street. Any vehicle parked in violation of this ordinance could be subject to a fine and the vehicle may be towed.

RECREATION DEPARTMENT 732-502-4517 Winter Hours: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Office is located at 605 Woodland Avenue. Please feel free to contact the Recreation Office if you should have any questions on our upcoming events, or if you would like to volunteer to help with any of our programs.

TAX & WATER/SEWER OFFICE 732-502-4510 Ext. 233 Water/Sewer bills for the fourth quarter are due December 2nd. There is a ten (10) day grace period. ATTENTION: Anyone who uses Payment Processing Centers to pay their bills. PLEASE be sure that they have all the proper information to identify the check, especially the Block and Lot number. We get a lot of checks in with little or no information. If we can’t identify it, it will not get properly credited to your account and you risk being charged late fees. Our Assessor has office hours on Monday evenings, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. His telephone number is 732-502-4510, Ext. 239.

AVON POLICE DEPARTMENT 732-502-4500 EMERGENCIES 9-1-1

AVON MUNICIPAL COURT 732-502-4515 Court Office Hours: 9:00 am to 12:00 Noon Court sessions are held in the Bradley Beach Courtroom, 701 Main Street in Bradley Beach, on the first and third Wednesday of each month.

CONSTRUCTION/CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE 732-502-4510 George Christopher has retired from the Construction Office. Mr. Pat McMahon has assumed the position of Construction Official and Zoning Officer. His office hours for building permits and code and zoning questions are 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The construction office has been relocated back to 301 Main Street. Our Fire Official, Tony Vecchio, will take over doing Certificates of Occupancy for sales and rentals. Mr. McMahon will do C.O.’s for new construction. Mr. Vecchio’s phone number is 732-502-4518.

AVON PUBLIC LIBRARY < 732-502-4525 Winter Hours: Call for times,

AVON FIRE DEPARTMENT 732-774-9602 Entertainment books are on sale. The price is $30.00. To purchase a book or get further information, please contact Cliff or Nancy Brautigan at 732-776-6887. There are also a limited number of books available in the Borough Office. FLOODS HAPPEN ANYTIME, ANYWHERE Flood Hazard: Avon-By-The-Sea is subject to serious flooding conditions from the ocean and the Shark River during hurricanes and other high-tide storms. Detailed flood insurance maps showing the 100-year flood plain in which we are located are on file for your inspection at the Borough Office, 301 Main Street. An extensive collection of flood-related materials are available on loan from the library. In addition, many free publications may be obtained. Flood Warning: The municipal siren system will be used during a major emergency. Listen for the alert signal (steady) for 3 minutes. The same alert for storm or flood warning will be sounded. For information on weather advisories, listen to the Cable Weather Channel #53, Cable Channel #12, Cable Channel #34 or turn your radio to WJLK 94.3 FM and WCVU 107.1 FM. For information and advisories during the emergency, please call the following telephone numbers to the Office of Emergency Management: 732-502-4510, 732-502-4511, 732-502-4512 and 732-502-4522. Please DO NOT call Police Headquarters for information, ONLY FOR EMERGENCIES. Return to Top lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll ..... lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll ...... lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll New Jersey SHore Chamber of Commerce lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll lllllll